regular panel

A moderator and three panelists, limited to 10-minute presentations on the latest research. Introductions by the moderator, followed by 30 minutes of presentations (3 x 10), then questions from those submitted online via chat.

Meet our Speakers

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.

Dr Reychad Abdool

Dr Reychad Abdool

African Union

Jay Albanese

Jay Albanese

Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Anna Alvazzi del Frate

Bernice Auma Apondi

Bernice Auma Apondi

VOCAL- Kenya

Felipe Botero

Felipe Botero

Coordinator for Colombia, GI-TOC

Li-Fung Cho

Li-Fung Cho

Lecturer, University of Hong Kong Department of Sociology

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Judy-Ann Cilliers

Communications Manager & Researcher, MathMoms

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Associate Professor Cassandra Cross

Queensland University of Technology

Dr Nicholas Gilmour

Dr Nicholas Gilmour

Dr Branislav Hock

Dr Branislav Hock

Institute of Criminal Justice Studies (ICJS)

Anine Kriegler

Anine Kriegler

University of Cape Town

Karen Laidler

Karen Laidler

Director, Centre for Criminology, University of Hong Kong

Maria-Goretti Loglo

Maria-Goretti Loglo

Africa Consultant, IDPC

Ekaterina Porras Sivolobova

Ekaterina Porras Sivolobova

Founder & Director, Do Bold

Riikka Puttonen

Riikka Puttonen

UNODC, UNODC

Tuesday Reitano

Tuesday Reitano

Deputy Director, The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Gopala Sasie Rekha

Gopala Sasie Rekha

Lecturer in Criminology, University of Winchester

Mr Dirk Robertson

Mr Dirk Robertson

Visiting Fellow, Southampton Solent Univsiety

Professor Anna Sergi

Professor Anna Sergi

University of Essex

Dr David Shepherd

Dr David Shepherd

Senior Lecturer, University of Portsmouth

Dina Siegel

Dina Siegel

Utrecht University, Utrecht University / CIROC

Helene Tigroudja

Helene Tigroudja

Faith Tunde-Yara

Faith Tunde-Yara

Doctoral Researcher, Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town

Lin van Schalkwyk

Lin van Schalkwyk

Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University

Daan van Uhm

Daan van Uhm

Utrecht University

Talks

Taking the measure of crime: The 2021 Global Organized Crime Index

01 December 2021, 01:00 PM
Laura Adal Lyes Tagziria Kosyo Ivanov Antônio Sampaio

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
John Collins Bernice Auma Apondi Maria-Goretti Loglo Anna Paus Anine Kriegler Dr Reychad Abdool

Mainstreaming gender and human rights in the implementation of the Organized Crime Convention (UNTOC)

01 December 2021, 04:00 PM
Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Helene Tigroudja Agustina Diaz Rhein Adam Baird Riikka Puttonen

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Karine Bertrand Marie Jauffret-Roustide Déborah Alimi Laurie Wdowiak

Cyberspace as the new battlefield

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Paloma Mendoza-Cortes Alba Gabriela Garay Romero Gustavo Mauricio Bastien-Olvera Juan Manuel Aguilar-Antonio Mariana Díaz García

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

01 December 2021, 05:30 PM
Suncana Roksandic Bojan Dobovsek Ugljesa (Ugi) Zvekic Eldan Mujanovic

Criminal gangs

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Lin van Schalkwyk Judy-Ann Cilliers Amir Rostami Andrew Miller Paul Friedberg

Organised crime in France

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Tommaso Giuriati Déborah Alimi Fabrice Rizzoli Jacques Follorou

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized financial crimes and fraud

01 December 2021, 07:00 PM
Anna Laskai Jay Albanese Maria Jofre Frauke Wittevrongel

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

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

Illicit product counterfeit markets: Examining stakeholder roles and effects

01 December 2021, 08:30 PM
Dr. Jeremy M. Wilson David Shepherd Dustin Cooley Branislav Hock Dilara Bural

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

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

Criminal business models and enablers

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Hai Luong Maryja Šupa Aleksandras Dobryninas Diorella Islas Anna-Greta Pekkarinen Donato Vozza

Criminal networks

01 December 2021, 10:00 PM
Philip Jones Anna Sergi Filipa Silva Pedro Sousa Ana Guerreiro David Bright

Organized crime and corruption

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

Money laundering

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Mirko Nazzari Dirk Robertson Nicholas Gilmour Crispin Yuen Jo-Anne Kramer

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

Organized environmental crimes

01 December 2021, 11:30 PM
Willis Okumu Yuliya Zabyelina Meredith Gore Juneseo Hwang

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

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

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

Regulation of smuggling and circulation of drugs in China and India: A historical review

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Yun Huang Ved Baruah Ya-kai Wang

The exponential growth of counterfeit PPE and other counterfeits during the COVID pandemic: Illicit trade in the open and dark web

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Louise Shelley Layla Hashemi Damon McCoy Edward Huang