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 Antônio Sampaio Laura Adal Lyes Tagziria

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
Cecilia Farfán-Méndez Helene Tigroudja Adam Baird Agustina Diaz Rhein Riikka Puttonen

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Cyberspace as the new battlefield

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

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

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

Criminal gangs

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

Organised crime in France

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

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized financial crimes and fraud

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

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

Illicit product counterfeit markets: Examining stakeholder roles and effects

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

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

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

Criminal business models and enablers

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

Criminal networks

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

Organized crime and corruption

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

Money laundering

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

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

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

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

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

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

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

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 Damon McCoy Layla Hashemi Edward Huang