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
Kosyo Ivanov Lyes Tagziria Antônio Sampaio Laura Adal

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

01 December 2021, 02:30 PM
Anna Paus Maria-Goretti Loglo Bernice Auma Apondi John Collins 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
Adam Baird Riikka Puttonen Agustina Diaz Rhein Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Helene Tigroudja

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Cyberspace as the new battlefield

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

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

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

Criminal gangs

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

Organised crime in France

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

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized financial crimes and fraud

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

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

Illicit product counterfeit markets: Examining stakeholder roles and effects

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

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

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

Criminal business models and enablers

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

Criminal networks

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

Organized crime and corruption

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

Money laundering

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

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

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

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

02 December 2021, 01:00 AM
Ana Velasco Mario Abrego Estefania Bernal 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
Damon McCoy Louise Shelley Layla Hashemi Edward Huang