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 Antônio Sampaio Kosyo Ivanov Lyes Tagziria

Drugs and development debate in Africa - Drugs and Development Hub

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

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

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

Breaking drug policy silos: Examples from France and Canada

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

Cyberspace as the new battlefield

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

Organized corruption: Manifestations, impact and remedies

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

Criminal gangs

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

Organised crime in France

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

Organized crime during the COVID-19 pandemic

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

Organized financial crimes and fraud

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

Assistance to victims of trafficking in persons

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

Illicit product counterfeit markets: Examining stakeholder roles and effects

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

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

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

Criminal business models and enablers

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

Criminal networks

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

Organized crime and corruption

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

Money laundering

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

Organized crime and urban violence

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

Organized crime in Brazil

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

Organized environmental crimes

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

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

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

Criminal dynamics, illicit markets and violence in Latin America

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

Intelligence and its role on countering transnational organised crime

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

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

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

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
Layla Hashemi Edward Huang Damon McCoy Louise Shelley