Latin America & Caribbean

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We've gathered some of the top experts in the field to discuss this topic. With years of experience between them, they're well-equipped to offer invaluable insights and perspectives.

Ces Marianne

Ces Marianne

Mariola Marzouk

Mariola Marzouk

University of Portsmouth

Fatjona Mejdini

Fatjona Mejdini

Director, South Eastern Europe Observatory

Mónica Meltis

Mónica Meltis

Data Cívica

Karla Mendes

Karla Mendes

Brazil Contributing Editor, Mongabay

Rossella Merlino

Rossella Merlino

University of Messina

Joshua Mitrotti

Joshua Mitrotti

Chief of Party, PADF

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Edgar Morales

Edgar Morales

Ministerio Público

Juan Carlos Nieto

Juan Carlos Nieto

Dr Andrea Oelsner

Dr Andrea Oelsner

University of San Andrés, University of San Andrés

Daniel Ogunniyi

Daniel Ogunniyi

University of Hull

Brian Omondi, CPA, CFE

Brian Omondi, CPA, CFE

Managing Partner, Brian Forensics

Dr Delon Omrow

Dr Delon Omrow

Ontario Tech University, Ontario Tech University

Andrés Ormaza

Andrés Ormaza

Pan American Development Foundation

Angélica Ospina-Escobar

Angélica Ospina-Escobar

International Crisis Group, Mexico, Conahcyt

Lovina Otudor

Lovina Otudor

Executive Secretary, Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime Network

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

Luiz Guilherme Paiva

LAUT, Centre for the Analysis of Liberty and Authoritarianism

Dawn Marie Paley

Dawn Marie Paley

Andrea Julieth Pelaez

Andrea Julieth Pelaez

EAFIT University

Sandra Pellegrini

Sandra Pellegrini

Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED)

Julie Peña

Julie Peña

Valentin Pereda

Valentin Pereda

International Centre for Comparative Criminology, University of Montreal

Vania Pigeonutt

Vania Pigeonutt

Damian Platt

Damian Platt

Talks

The politics of violence in Mexico and Central America

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Romain Le Cour Grandmaison Sandra Ley Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Markus Hochmüller

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Rossella Merlino Camilo Tamayo Gomez Francesca Rispoli Leo Lin Marco Antonelli

Organized crime in Latin America: What is new?

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Concepción Anguita Olmedo Adriana Abdenur Andrea Oelsner Marcos Alan Ferreira Carolina Sampó Mariano Bartolomé

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Mayra Hernandez-Figueroa Livia Wagner Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera Raquel Caspi

Los Plebes - Young people working for Mexican Cartels

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Karina Garcia Reyes Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Eduardo Giralt

Partnerships for peace: Standing up against violence one destroyed weapon at a time

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Montserrat Deu Pons Laura-Lee Gillion Elba Chacon Héctor Carrillo

Cars, gold, and territories: Trends of organized crime in Brazil

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Luiz Guilherme Paiva Carolina Grillo Janaina Maldonado Ana Carolina Haliuc Bragança Gabriel Feltran

Organized crime and corruption

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Fernando Zarabozo Ian Tennant Elizabeth SAENZ Tuesday Reitano

Organized crime and urban violence

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Zachary Porreca Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas Andrea Julieth Pelaez Maria Puolakkainen Fausto Carbajal-Glass

Organized crime in Brazil

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Gabriel Funari Alice Alves Casanova Andrea Varsori André Duffles Teixeira Aranega Giselle Florentino Camila Dias

Comparative perspectives on illicit crop economies and non-punitive rural drug policies

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Maria López-Uribe María Alejandra Vélez David Restrepo Romain Le Cour Grandmaison

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Camila Dias Veronica Zubillaga Sérgio Adorno Arturo Alvarado Mendoza

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Mario Abrego Diorella Islas Estefania Bernal Ana Velasco

Critical review of Mexico’s security policy

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Zara Snapp Oswaldo Zavala Dawn Marie Paley Luis Daniel Santiago Vidargas

Organized crime: Human trafficking, contraband and repression

02 December 2021, 02:30 AM
Leo Lin Mathew Charles Maria Zuppello Taciana Santos de Souza

Rio's 'jogo do bicho' [gambling] organisation: Brazil's unknown 'cosa nostra'

02 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Amy Chazkel Damian Platt John Dickie Damián Zaitch

Resilience as a prevention mechanism: Colombia

13 October 2022, 02:30 PM
Alejandro Cruz Julie Peña Felipe Botero Ces Marianne Juan Carlos Nieto Joshua Mitrotti

Ports

13 October 2022, 05:30 PM
Ruggero Scaturro Fatjona Mejdini Kristina Amerhauser Anna Sergi

Environmental defenders

13 October 2022, 07:00 PM
Karla Mendes Julius Kaka Peter Stoett Delon Omrow

Criminal dynamics and exploitation of communities in Chiapas and Chihuahua, Mexico

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Livia Wagner Diana Siller María Landa

The path to the North: Migrant smuggling in the Darien region

13 October 2022, 08:30 PM
Paula Tobo Mariana Botero Restrepo Jay Albanese

How US policy shapes organized crime in Mexico

13 October 2022, 10:00 PM
Luis Daniel Vazquez Mónica Meltis Olivia Leon Michael Chamberlin Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Gabriel Mondragón Toledo

Gender violence and organised crime in Mexico

13 October 2022, 11:30 PM
Yael Anahí López Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero Daniela Cristóbal Nayely Iturbe

Trying to make it the enterprises, gangs, and people of the American drug trade

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Tim Lauger Guadalupe Correa Cabrera R. V. Gundur Rebecca Wickes Christian Bolden

Women in OCGs Latin America

14 October 2022, 01:00 AM
Gema Kloppe-Santamaría Elaine Carey Deborah Bonello Carolina Sampó