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SUMMARY:Sourcing data for the next generation of illicit finance research
DESCRIPTION:Researchers are faced with an abundance of data that can illuminate the shadowy worlds of illicit finance\, organised crime and corruption. But gaining access to these data\, narrowing down to the most promising\, identifying research questions\, and making them usable in academic research can be laborious and time consuming. \nThis online seminar\, organised in collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab\, presents recent work to lower barriers to such data. This ranges from tackling inconsistencies in public registries of corporate\, property\, and trade data available unevenly around the world\, to handling sensitive leaks shared with journalism organisations and archives. \nSpeakers \n\nMichelle Kendler Kretsch\, Research Fellow\, Anti-Corruption Data Collective\nAlexandra Gillies\, Chief Impact Officer\, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project\nAmra Dzonlic Zlatarevic\, Research and Data Operations Manager\, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project\nMilo Z. Trujillo\, Postdoctoral Researcher\, Data Scientist\, Northeastern University and Distributed Denial of Secrets\nElizabeth David-Barrett (Chair)\, Programme Director\, GI ACE\n\nWatch the recording
URL:https://giace.org/event/sourcing-data/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T140000
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SUMMARY:The promise and perils of using leaked and sensitive data to research illicit finance
DESCRIPTION:This seminar explores how leaked and sensitive datasets – often held by media organisations – can underpin research into corruption and illicit finance\, drawing on GI ACE research using leaked banking data from the DRC and work mapping enabler networks. \nHeld in collaboration with the Illicit Finance Data Lab (ACDC & OCCRP). \nSPEAKERS\nDavid Szakonyi\, Associate Professor of Political Science\, The George Washington University; Co-Founder\, Anti-Corruption Data Collective \nTom Mayne\, Research Fellow University of Exeter \nLiz David-Barrett (Chair)\, Director\, CSC; Programme Director\, GI ACE \nWatch the recording
URL:https://giace.org/event/using_leaked_and_sensitive_data_to_research_illicit_finance/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20251211T150020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T133930Z
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SUMMARY:Consultants\, capture\, and kleptocrats: how professional service providers enable corruption
DESCRIPTION:This roundtable brought together leading scholars from the GI ACE programme and beyond to examine how consultancies\, lawyers and other intermediaries facilitated illicit influence across jurisdictions. \nDevi Pillay examined how McKinsey & Company and its local subcontractors contributed to state capture in South Africa’s public utilities. Alex Cooley and John Heathershaw shared insights on the Kazakh government’s engagement with firms such as Tony Blair Associates and Arcanum. Corentin Cohen explored the hierarchy and complementary functions of different types of enablers. Tena Prelec addressed the evolving and contested role of lawyers in facilitating kleptocracy and grand corruption. \nThe discussion shed light on the systems\, incentives and networks that make professional enablers central to contemporary corruption challenges. \nThis research is part of the Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI ACE) programme which is hosted by the Centre for the Study of Corruption\, University of Sussex and funded by UK International Development from the UK government. GI ACE generates actionable evidence that policymakers\, practitioners and advocates can use to design and implement more effective anti-corruption initiatives. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect the UK Government’s official policies. \nWatch the recording
URL:https://giace.org/event/consultants-capture-and-kleptocrats/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T123108Z
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SUMMARY:Corruption in Paradise: Real Estate Money Laundering in Emerging Markets
DESCRIPTION:This seminar examines real estate-linked money laundering in the Global South\, focusing on Brazil\, Kenya\, and Indonesia\, revealing how rapid urbanization\, particularly in touristic destinations\, has enabled different actors to exploit weak enforcement systems. The research documents severe consequences\, including distorted housing markets\, while demonstrating that current international AML framework for the real estate sector fails in emerging markets. \nSPEAKERS\nJean-Patrick Villeneuve\, Full Professor of Public Administration and Management\, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) \nFabiano Angélico\, Senior Researcher\, Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) \nDieter Zinnbauer\, Research Fellow\, Copenhagen Business School (Discussant) \nElizabeth David-Barrett\, Programme Director at GI ACE and Director at CSC\, University of Sussex (Chair). \nWatch the recording
URL:https://giace.org/event/corruption-in-paradise-real-estate-money-laundering-in-emerging-markets/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="GI ACE":MAILTO:www.giace.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T140000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20251016T135436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T173944Z
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SUMMARY:Shadow Economies: Illicit Financial Flows and Sanctions Evasion in the Balkans and Black Sea
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will launch the new research paper Shadow Economies: The Rise of Illicit Networks and Alternative Markets in Sanctions Circumvention. The study examines how illicit financial flows linked to sanctions evasion have surged across the Western Balkans and Black Sea region\, doubling to more than $31 billion in 2023. \nIt shows that European companies continue to sell sanctioned dual-use goods to Russia\, often by falsifying documentation\, using shell companies or rebranded firms\, and relying on entrenched state-capture networks to sustain Russia’s access to dual-use technologies and critical supplies. The discussion will focus on the paper’s findings\, including the broader economic and governance implications for countries in Europe’s neighbourhood\, as well as the global risks of sanctions evasion as similar patterns begin to appear in emerging markets. The session will also explore policy responses for the EU\, UK\, and G7\, ranging from stronger export controls to early warning systems and long-term efforts to counter state capture. \n  \nSPEAKERS\nTihomira Kostova\, Senior Analyst\, Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) \nElizabeth David-Barrett\, Programme Director at GI ACE and Director at CSC\, University of Sussex (Chair). \n  \nWatch Recording here: https://youtu.be/xa2Mo4Y3McI
URL:https://giace.org/event/shadow-economies-illicit-financial-flows-and-sanctions-evasion-in-the-balkans-and-black-sea/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250918T133000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20250917T162147Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T124447Z
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SUMMARY:Scoping Corruption in Voluntary Carbon Markets
DESCRIPTION:This seminar presents emerging insights from RUSI’s Interrogating Corruption Risk in Voluntary Carbon Markets project. Drawing on early evidence and case studies\, the discussion explores how market volatility\, weak oversight\, and governance gaps create vulnerabilities to fraud and corruption in voluntary carbon markets. The session will highlight key risks\, evidence gaps\, and potential policy and industry responses to strengthen integrity and restore confidence in these markets. \n  \nSPEAKERS\nJennifer Scotland\, Research Analystm Organised Crime and Policing\, RUSI. \nDan Marks\, Energy Security Programme\, RUSI. \nPablo Fernandez\, Chief Executive Officer\, EcoSecurities (Discussant). \nElizabeth David-Barrett\, Programme Director at GI ACE and Director at CSC\, University of Sussex (Chair). \n  \nWatch here: https://youtu.be/rmyQBDMzaa4
URL:https://giace.org/event/scoping-corruption-in-voluntary-carbon-markets/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250710T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250710T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20250708T104008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T124400Z
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SUMMARY:Inside the Congo Hold-Up: How a Captured Bank Enabled Grand Corruption
DESCRIPTION:Financial institutions serve as the circulatory system of modern economies but\, when corrupted\, also as the lifeline of illicit wealth. By collating insights from dozens of journalistic reports in the Congo Hold-Up investigation\, a new briefing by the Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) and the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF) examines how BGFIBank in the Democratic Republic of Congowas transformed into an engine of grand corruption. Far from being a rogue operation in isolation\, BGFIBank DRC represents a striking case study in how political control over financial institutions not only allows the theft of state resources\, but also facilitates the laundering of the proceeds of corruption and crime. \n  \nSPEAKERS\nElizabeth David-Barrett\, Deputy Director (Research) at GI ACE and Director at CSC\, University of Sussex \nDavid Szakonyi\, Co-founder of the Anti-Corruption Data Collective (ACDC) and Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University \nAnrike Visser\, Independent policy advisor\, investigator and founder of Global Ground Consulting \n  \nWatch here: https://youtu.be/-OICkBtTjf8
URL:https://giace.org/event/inside-the-congo-hold-up-how-a-captured-bank-enabled-grand-corruption/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250414T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250414T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20250708T104008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T172738Z
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SUMMARY:Hidden Trade Routes: Illicit Networks and Alternative Markets in Sanctions
DESCRIPTION:Illicit Financial Flows have long been recognized for their destabilizing impact on economies\, yet their role in enabling corruption and institutional capture\, related to sanctions evasion and sustaining military conflicts has received less mainstream attention in comparison to issues like tax evasion or organized crime. How state capture and corrupt practices within governments and institutions contribute to the proliferation of illicit trade networks? How vulnerable are countries with historical ties to the Kremlin to becoming key hubs for illicit trade in dual-use goods\, facilitating sanctions evasion and fuelling war efforts? Can corruption and related illicit trade be considered primary tools for circumventing sanctions and undermining multilateral efforts for peace and security? What could the donor community do to address these issues at the current geopolitical cross-roads? \n  \nSPEAKERS\nPaul M. Heywood\, Programme Director at GI ACE and Sir Francis Hill Chair of Politics\, University of Nottingham \nTihomira Kostova\, Senior Research Analyst\, Center for the Study of Democracy \nNedim Hogic\, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, University of Oslo \n  \nWatch here: https://youtu.be/2qiOHZvoWBA
URL:https://giace.org/event/hidden-trade-routes-illicit-networks-and-alternative-markets-in-sanctions/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250127T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250127T140000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T172830Z
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SUMMARY:Ethical Leadership: Lessons from Ethics Training in the Global South
DESCRIPTION:In this session Jan Meyer-Sahling discusses his work exploring ethical leadership training as a tool to combat corruption\, drawing on evidence from Nepal and Bangladesh. The findings demonstrate that ethics training\, often overlooked in the Global South\, can drive behaviour change\, reshape attitudes\, and support the modernisation and professionalisation of public services. Much of this work was developed through research projects funded by GI ACE. ‘Civil Service Reform and Anti-Corruption Project’ (funded under Phase 1 of the ACE programme) sought to identify which civil service management practices are effective in reducing corruption in the civil service. To shed light on this question\, the project conducted civil service surveys in ten countries in four developing regions. With 23.000 participants\, it produced the largest cross-country survey of bureaucrats in developing countries ever conducted. Among other findings\, the survey showed that one common management practice—ethics training—does not correlate with lower corruption or more ethical behaviour of civil servants. In response\, several governments asked for guidance on how to design effective ethics trainings for civil servants. A subsequent phase of the project provided evidence of the effects of such trainings\, surveying corruption and (un)ethical behaviour of 1\,200 civil servants in Nepal and Bangladesh over time while providing state-of-the-art ethics training. \n  \nSPEAKERS\nPaul M. Heywood\, Programme Director at GI ACE and Sir Francis Hill Chair of Politics\, University of Nottingham \nJan Meyer-Sahling\, Professor of Political Science\, University of Nottingham \nWilleke Slingerland\, Professor of (Applied Research) Resilient Democracy at Saxion University of Applied Sciences \n  \nWatch here: https://youtu.be/MIeo9MZwrB0
URL:https://giace.org/event/ethical-leadership-lessons-from-ethics-training-in-the-global-south/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241211T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241211T090000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20241211T190744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241211T192507Z
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SUMMARY:The RIFF dataset launch: 30-years of financial secrecy and AML reform trends
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of the groundbreaking Regulation of Illicit Financial Flows (RIFF) dataset. \nJoin us for the launch of the groundbreaking Regulation of Illicit Financial Flows (RIFF) dataset—the most comprehensive resource to date tracking long-term change in the global IFF regulatory landscape. Developed with support from the GI ACE programme and the Tax Justice Network\, the RIFF dataset provides annual data on 23 regulatory indicators across 70 jurisdictions from 1990 to 2020. This session will explore key findings\, including trends in anti-money laundering (AML)\, countering the financing of terrorism (CFT)\, and beneficial ownership transparency. Discover how international regulatory convergence is reshaping the IFF regulatory landscape in some areas\, while key gaps persist in others. Ideal for policymakers\, researchers\, and civil society organizations aiming to deepen their understanding of efforts to combat illicit financial flows and boost financial transparency. \nAbout the Speakers \nDaniel Haberly is a Senior Lecturer in Human Geography in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex\, and the co-author of Sticky Power: Global Financial Networks in the World Economy (Oxford University Press). His work examines the architecture\, evolution and governance of global financial networks\, and in particular offshore and illicit financial networks. Since 2019 he has been the principal investigator in three phases of a UK Foreign\, Commonwealth and Development Office-funded Governance and Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) project which has systematically mapped and analyzed multiple types of illicit global financial networks and related global regulatory regimes. \nAlex Cobham is an economist and chief executive of the Tax Justice Network\, and recently served as a Commissioner for the Scottish Government’s Poverty and Inequality Commission. Alex’s research has focused on illicit financial flows\, effective taxation for development\, and inequalities\, variously at Oxford University\, Christian Aid\, Save the Children\, and the Center for Global Development\, and he has consulted widely\, including for UNCTAD\, the UN Economic Commission for Africa\, the UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia\, DFID\, and the World Bank. Published books include The Uncounted (Polity Press) and Estimating Illicit Financial Flows: A Critical Guide to the Data\, Methodologies\, and Findings\, with Petr Janský (Oxford University Press\, open access). His new book\, What Do We Know and What Should We Do About… Tax Justice? is published by SAGE. \nLiz David-Barrett is Professor of Governance and Integrity at the University of Sussex and Director of the Centre for the Study of Corruption. Her research focuses on corruption risks at the interface of business and government\, including in state capture\, public procurement and bribery in international business – and on approaches to countering these risks\, including transnational governance networks in law enforcement and investigative journalism. \nRecent co-edited books include the Dictionary of Corruption (2023\, Agenda\, with Robert Barrington\, Rebecca Dobson Phillips and Georgia Garrod) and Understanding Corruption: How Corruption Works in Practice (2022\, Agenda\, with Robert Barrington\, Sam Power and Dan Hough). Liz engages widely with anti-corruption practitioners globally\, especially in sub-Saharan Africa\, the Caribbean and Europe\, and has advised the UK government and the G20 on their international anti-corruption work. \nBefore becoming an academic\, Liz worked as a journalist in the Balkans for The Economist and Financial Times. In 2022-23\, she was Head of the Global Programme on Measuring Corruption at the International Anti-Corruption Academy. She has a DPhil\, MSc and MA from the University of Oxford and an MA from the University of London. \nRegister here
URL:https://giace.org/event/the-riff-dataset-launch30-years-of-financial-secrecy-and-aml-reform-trends/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241107T180000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20250708T104009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T172918Z
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SUMMARY:Tackling Corruption at the Sector Level
DESCRIPTION:Sector-Based Action Against Corruption: A Guide for Organisations and Professionals is a book by Mark Pyman and Paul Heywood. It sets out their SFRA approach to tackling corruption\, encompassing four core elements. First\, they argue corruption problems should be tackled at the level of the specific sector (like health\, policing\, or agriculture). At this level\, professionals working in organisations have deep knowledge\, extensive operational experience\, and expertise that can be used to solve\, minimize\, or avoid corruption problems in their given setting. Second\, they advise you to focus on specific corruption issues\, not generalities. Unlike the impossibly complex aim of addressing corruption at the country level\, this sector-based model focuses on more manageable manifestations of corruption. The authors provide sector-specific typologies of corruption issues and show how they can be used to understand which ones matter most and why. Third\, they set out remediation options\, using a two-track matrix combining a high-level framing to encapsulate the more political options with a wide range of detailed measures. Finally\, using a range of different ‘lenses\,’ they set out how to decide which combinations of broad framings and detailed measures represent the best action to take. \n  \nSPEAKERS\nPaul M. Heywood\, Programme Director at GI ACE and Sir Francis Hill Chair of Politics\, University of Nottingham \nAndrew Hayward\, Group Head of Compliance and Ethics Subsea 7 S.A. \nElizabeth David-Barrett\, Deputy Director (Research) at GI ACE and Director at CSC\, University of Sussex \n  \nWatch here: https://youtu.be/AZ96uYzDoeg
URL:https://giace.org/event/tackling-corruption-at-the-sector-level/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241001T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241001T140000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250709T172945Z
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SUMMARY:State Capture and Development
DESCRIPTION:State capture is an extremely harmful variant of corruption. Its distinctive and complex characteristics erode democratic institutions and norms\, while concentrating power and influence in the hands of narrow interest groups – in business\, politics\, or organised crime. \nThis session explained how the concept has evolved\, its mechanisms\, and potential recovery strategies. It showcased a new worldwide state capture index which turns conventional measures of corruption upside down and highlights the prevalence of this challenge in high-income countries as well. \n\nSPEAKERS\nDaniel Kauffman\, Sr Fellow\, Results for Development and the Governance Action Hub \nElizabeth David-Barrett\, Deputy Director (Research) at GI ACE and Director at CSC\, University of Sussex \n  \nWatch here: https://youtu.be/MpIpqiDjrLo \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/state-capture-and-development/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230627T180000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20230621T152452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230621T173035Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Report Launch: Financial Secrets & Shell Companies: Evidence for Anti-Corruption Policies
DESCRIPTION:How can we use data to understand how and where shell companies are used by individuals wishing to hide illicit wealth?\n\n\n\n\nEVENT DESCRIPTION\nJoin us for the launch of our most recent research report on global shell companies and offshore financial secrecy from the Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) programme. The newly generated research uses big data analytics and global mapping to provide an important evidence base for anti-corruption policy-making in the future.\nThe lead researcher\, Daniel Haberly (University of Sussex)\, will discuss the results of statistical analysis of 36\,000 company formations recorded in leaked data from the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)\, and explain the data mapping of the novel Regulation of Illicit Financial Flows (RIFF) dataset that visualized the global spread of regulations to counter financial secrecy and money laundering. \nThis research provides the most detailed evidence base to date for anti-corruption policy related to offshore financial secrecy and shell companies. The discussion will explore the main research findings in regards to Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)\, the impact of the global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) system and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards. It will also focus on urgently needed reforms to combat transnational corruption\, specifically publicly available beneficial ownership registers and removing restrictive banking secrecy measures. It builds on an existing GI-ACE project on offshore financial secrecy reform\, also led by Daniel Haberly. \nThe discussion will be moderated by Paul Heywood (Programme Director\, GI-ACE) and commented on by Erica Hanichak (Government Affairs Director\, FACT Coalition) who will bring a U.S. perspective on the research findings. \nTo join in person (at the Open Gov Hub) or online (on Zoom)\, please sign up here.\n\n \n\n\n\nEVENT PLAN\nThere will be a Q&A session during the event and a social happy hour after it. \nThis event will take place at the Open Gov Hub (inside the Lagos & Kinshasa event space) and is open to the public. It will follow the AC4D forum happening at the World Bank\, so if you have colleagues in town\, feel free to invite them. Please ensure to register for access to the space and the right headcount for the refreshments. \nWe will start the registration at 4:30 PM (with some drinks) with the main event beginning at 5:00 PM. The short presentation will follow a discussion\, The happy hour with great food and drinks will kick off right at 6:00 PM. \nWe hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\nSPEAKERS\nPresenter: Daniel Haberly\, University of Sussex \nDiscussant: Erica Hanichak\, FACT Coalition \nModerator: Paul Heywood\, GI-ACE \n\n\n\n\nBIOS\n\nDaniel Haberly is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Global Studies at the University of Sussex\, and the co-author of Sticky Power: Global Financial Networks in the World Economy (Oxford University Press). He is currently leading a Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) project with the Centre for the Study of Corruption. This seeks to better understand the illicit use of offshore shell companies by making use of leaked data from the Panama and Paradise Papers\, together with a newly constructed dataset of the changing world map of financial secrecy and anti-money laundering regulation since 1990.\n\n\nErica Hanichak is the government affairs director at the FACT Coalition\, where she leads the group’s engagement with federal policymakers\, particularly as it pertains to the FACT’s anti-money laundering priorities. Before joining FACT\, Erica spent six years working with U.S.-based nonprofits focused on advancing transparent governance\, accountability\, and rule of law in the Middle East. Erica served as government relations director at Americans for a Free Syria\, where she partnered with lawmakers\, administration officials\, and grassroots nonprofit organizations to pass bipartisan legislation to counter the financing of human rights abuses and mass atrocities. Erica is a 2022-2023 Penn-Kemble Fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy\, and is an ACAMS certified anti-money laundering specialist. Erica holds a Bachelors of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in International Politics\, with a focus on International Security and Eurasian Studies.\n\n\nPaul Heywood holds the Sir Francis Hill Chair of European Politics\, University of Nottingham\, UK and is the author\, co-author or editor of eighteen books and more than eighty journal articles and book chapters. He concurrently serves as the Programme Director of the FCDO-funded Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) programme\, working with Global Integrity. The GI-ACE programme generates actionable evidence for more effective anti-corruption initiatives. He is the co-founder of CurbingCorruption.com and has been a contributor to many other research projects including ANTICORRP. He is a member ofthe Board of Trustees of Transparency International UK\, and also TI’s International Council.\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT GI-ACE\nThe Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) programme\, funded by UK’s FCDO\, supports research projects around the world that generate actionable evidence on concrete corruption issues that policymakers\, practitioners\, and advocates can use to design and implement more effective anti-corruption initiatives. \nGI-ACE moves away from national-level top-down technical and regulatory approaches and instead prioritizes operationally relevant\, problem-driven\, rigorous\, and actionable research. The programme investigates anti–corruption\, focuses on real-world problems (not just concepts or theory); tackles the politics of anti-corruption (as well as the technical barriers); and seeks to demonstrate impact (by measuring reduced corruption). \nSince 2018\, GI-ACE has supported 19 research projects\, which produced 85+ publications – with the next phase of up to 9 projects kicking off later this year. \n\nSIGN UP HERE
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-report-launch-financial-secrets-shell-companies-evidence-for-anti-corruption-policies/
LOCATION:Open Gov Hub\, 1100 13th Street NW\, Suite 800\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:report launch
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DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Algiers:20221101T090000
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SUMMARY:Procurement Reform: Corruption risks\, Emergencies & Effective Service Delivery
DESCRIPTION:The GI-ACE programme has a number of projects looking at corruption in public procurement\, government responses to crises\, and how civil society can contribute to the contract monitoring processes that drive transparency. In November\, researchers from across GI-ACE project teams shared the stage with Global Integrity’s COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) team to discuss corruption risks in vulnerable sectors at the Open Government Partnership Africa/Middle East regional meeting in Marrakech. \nSpeakers included GI-ACE researcher and Professor at Stellenbosch University\, Sope Williams\, longtime GI-ACE partners Edwin Muhumuza at Open Contracting Partnership\, and Gilbert Sendugwa at the Africa Freedom of Information Centre\, as well as Global Integrity CTAP lead\, Jorge Florez. The panel was moderated by GI-ACE Communications Lead\, Ambika Samarthya-Howard. The conversation highlighted recent research and case studies on locally-led and effective solutions in regards to public procurement and anti-corruption. \nFor some background on Gilbert and Edwin’s work with GI-ACE\, check out this video that describes their efforts to apply GI-ACE research in the development of practical tools to hold governments and funders to account. For more information on Sope‘s project\, check out the project page and policy brief!
URL:https://giace.org/event/procurement-reform-corruption-risks-emergencies-effective-service-delivery/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221018T160000
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SUMMARY:Commodities and Corruption
DESCRIPTION:Video recording here \n  \nThe commodity trading sector has historically been vulnerable to multiple forms of corruption\, including bribery\, mispricing\, embezzlement\, and trade-based money laundering. Today\, these longstanding risks are compounded by the fragmentation of the global trading system in an era of rising populism\, and by global shocks to commodity markets like climate change and the war in Ukraine. \nAs part of the Global Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence (GI-ACE) Programme\, an experienced team of anti-corruption researchers have analysed the emerging corruption risks surrounding global trade in food\, energy and cryptocurrencies to identify opportunities for future research and policy intervention in a changing landscape of global trade. This panel will share their findings\, and open a discussion on trade\, corruption and commodities with researchers\, academics\, and key stakeholders in government and civil society. \nThe event will be held from 16.00 to 18.00 BST on October 18 at 18 Clerkenwell Green\, London. The panel discussion will last from 16.00 -17.00\, and will be followed by a reception with light refreshments from 17.00 – 18.00. \nPlease register early because seating is limited to 40 people. \nTo join us on Zoom\, click here. (the event will take place 16.00-17.00 BST; 11.00-12.00 EDT)
URL:https://giace.org/event/commodities-and-corruption/
LOCATION:Wallacespace\, Clerkenwell Green\, London\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221013T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Report Launch: Curbing IFFs and the Enablers of Corruption
DESCRIPTION:Video recording here \n  \nIn a 2020 report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)\, it was estimated that annual outflows of illicit finance from sub-Saharan Africa were around USD $88.6 billion – almost double of total foreign aid flowing into Africa. Most of that ends up in countries in the global north facilitated by a group of professionals collectively known as “the enablers”. \nWho is behind it and how can this be mitigated? Join this event for an insightful discussion presenting the latest research on this topic\, commissioned by GI-ACE and funded by FCDO.\nThis event will launch a new GI-ACE research report on global finance and the enablers of corruption. Noah Arshinoff will be joined by Jane Humphreys\, one of two co-authors for a conversation moderated by Lakshmi Kumar (Policy Director\, Global Financial Integrity). The discussion will be held live at the Open Gov Hub in Washington\, D.C. on October 13th at 4pm\, with an online option to join and a happy hour to follow. \nThe report examines the evidence of the involvement of various enabler sectors in IFFs and the tools that have been used to thwart them. It also examines whether these tools have been effective and where gaps in research remain that need to be addressed in order to drive actionable policy responses. \nThe authors draw on existing evidence of regulatory frameworks\, tools\, and novel instruments used to deter various enablers (e.g. lawyers\, bankers\, accountants\, educational institutions – among others) from contributing to illicit financial flows around the world. \nLearn more about this short-term research project here.
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-report-launch-curbing-iffs-and-the-enablers-of-corruption/
LOCATION:Open Gov Hub\, 1100 13th Street NW\, Suite 800\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220916T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
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SUMMARY:Do All Drug Routes Lead to Violence?: Trafficking in Central Asia
DESCRIPTION:Video recording here \n  \nJoin us for a conversation on the relationship between state structures and organised crime in developing states on 16 September at 10:00 EDT\, co-hosted by SOC-ACE\, a research programme funded by UK AID. \nIn this event\, researchers Dr. Erica Marat and Dr. Gulzat Botoeva will be joined by Alexei Trochev and Gavin Slade to examine the links between illegal drug trafficking\, violence\, and corruption in Central Asia. \nThe Central Asian region is a major route for the trafficking of drugs from Afghanistan to Russia and Europe. Of the nearly 300 tonnes of heroin produced in Afghanistan (UNODC\, 2021)\, up to 90 tonnes of heroin pass through the countries of Central Asia annually. The region is also increasingly becoming both a transit zone and producer of synthetic drugs. \nThe researchers argue that drug trafficking is highly organised with major criminal and state actors participating\, and with rarely visible but periodic changes occurring among the involved parties. Their analysis of violence and policing dynamics in the region shows how patterns of organised crime depend on state effectiveness\, the state protection of trafficking\, and the presence of competition between traffickers. Illicit drugs flow through the region with the help of the security sectors and political elites\, who share a long history of protecting and participating in drug trafficking. Criminal violence is spread across the region\, especially in urban areas\, but the Central Asian states are capable of intercepting and preventing illicit activities. \nThis research comes at a time of an anticipated increase in drug trafficking from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan\, and of growing economic uncertainty in the wider region due to the implications of the war in Ukraine. In the policy realm\, their research findings can help develop the anti-trafficking strategy in the Central Asian region\, including through better understanding of how drug trafficking can be curbed more effectively by identifying the main actors involved in this highly organised criminal process. In the academic realm\, other scholars will be able to use these findings to explain state decline\, corruption patterns\, and the rise of intrastate violence in the region. \nThe talk will be followed by a Q&A .
URL:https://giace.org/event/do-all-drug-routes-lead-to-violence-trafficking-in-central-asia/
LOCATION:Open Gov Hub\, 1100 13th Street NW\, Suite 800\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220615T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20221110T132038Z
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SUMMARY:Illicit Financial Flows & Russia's Foreign Policy
DESCRIPTION:Video recording here \n  \nA joint event on ‘Illicit financial flows and Russia’s foreign policy: Frameworks to detangle the dangers’ will be held on 15 June at 14:00 UK time\, co-hosted by Global Integrity & the German Marshall Fund of the United States. This hybrid event will be held at Open Gov Hub in Washington DC and online. \n  \nIn this event\, researchers will analyse the intersection between foreign policy objectives and IFFs\, with a specific focus on Russia\, across three areas: \n1) political activities\, which blur formal and informal means of diplomacy and influencing to promote Russia-friendly candidates and political parties \n2) media activities\, which blur truth and falsehood by constructing and disseminating narratives painting Russia and pro-Russia actors in a positive light \n3) political violence\, which blurs legitimate and illegitimate use of force to secure investment projects\, destabilise regions and undermine or eliminate opposition.
URL:https://giace.org/event/illicit-financial-flows-russias-foreign-policy/
LOCATION:Open Gov Hub\, 1100 13th Street NW\, Suite 800\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220303T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220303T100000
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Thorsten Chmura
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn March 3\, Thorsten Chmura Jablonski will present on his project: how do social norms and beliefs about others affect bribery in international business? \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-thorsten-chmura/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220224T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220224T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T142254Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T091921Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Ryan Jablonski
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn February 24\, Ryan Jablonski will present on his project: how can we deter and detect medication theft? \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-ryan-jablonski/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220217T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220217T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T141736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T111334Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Liz David-Barrett and Mihály Fazekas
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn February 3\, Liz David-Barrett and Mihály Fazekas will present on their project: how can big data analytics help us identify corruption risks in public procurement? \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-liz-david-barrett-and-mihaly-fazekas/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220210T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220210T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T135854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220204T111537Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Dan Haberly
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn January 20\, Dan Haberly will present on his project: Does transparency in international architecture bring cleanliness? \n  \n†c
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-dan-haberly/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220208T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220208T110000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T141848Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Mark Buntaine
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn February 10\, Mark Buntaine will present on their project: can positive public recognition lead to good governance? \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-mark-buntaine/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220203T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220203T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T142203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T092404Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Jan Meyer-Sahling
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn February 17\, Jan Meyer-Sahling will present on his project: does ethics training reduce corruption in the civil service? \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-jan-meyer-sahling/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220127T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220127T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T141444Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220119T115459Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Jacqueline Klopp
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn January 27\, Jacqueline Klopp will present on her project: how has COVID-19 impacted small-scale traders in East Africa focusing on the resiliency of corruption at the border? \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-jacqueline-klopp/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220113T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220113T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T135750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T220127Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Amrita Dhillon
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn January 13\, Amrita Dhillon will present on her project: How do audits affect service delivery?
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-amrita-dhillon/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211216T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211216T100000
DTSTAMP:20260410T075349
CREATED:20211103T135531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250219T220212Z
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: John Heathershaw
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn December 16\, John Heathershaw will present: How can we encourage compliance of following diligence requirements in the banking\, real estate\, charitable and public relations sectors?
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-john-heathershaw/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T180000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T154740Z
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SUMMARY:How the UK enables the kleptocrats of Eurasia and weakens its own rule of law
DESCRIPTION:This event launches a Chatham House paper of the same name. It details the laundering of monies and reputations by elites from Eurasia’s kleptocratic states\, and the material and reputational damage rendered to the UK’s sovereignty and democracy. \n\nThe UK’s financial and professional services have long provided a comfortable home to dirty money.  The rapid deregulation and growth of London as a centre for these services from the 1980s coincided with the end of the USSR and the rise of the post-Soviet kleptocracies which today are major sources of customers for British banks\, law firms and related sectors. \nThe full gamut of risks arising from the servicing of these kleptocrats for the UK’s rule of law are only just beginning to be understood. This event will launch a Chatham House paper which details the laundering of monies and reputations by elites from Eurasia’s kleptocratic states\, and the substantive and reputational damage to the UK. It will address regulatory and enforcement failures\, and suggest how the UK can tackle the problem more effectively through a new UK anti-kleptocracy strategy. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis hybrid event will be held both in person at Chatham House and online. Due to COVID safety measures the number of places available for in-person attendance is limited. To register your interest for in-person attendance please email Anna Morgan. Places will be allocated on a ‘first come\, first served’ basis. \n\n\nFor guests wishing to participate virtually you can book your place using the ‘register interest’ button. After registering your interest on the Chatham House website you will receive a confirmation email containing your Zoom joining link. Please note this link is for your personal use and shouldn’t be shared. \n\n\nParticipants\n\nThomas Mayne\, Visiting Fellow\, Russia and Eurasia Programme\, Chatham House; Research Fellow\, University of Exeter \nTena Prelec\, Research Fellow\, Department of Politics and International Relations\, University of Oxford \nAlexander Cooley\, Claire Tow Professor of Political Science\, Barnard College; Director\, Columbia University’s Harriman Institute \nJohn Heathershaw\, Professor of International Relations\, University of Exeter; Convenor\, Exeter Central Asian Studies; Principal Investigator\, Anti-Corruption Evidence project\, 2019-2021 \n\nEvent Link
URL:https://giace.org/event/how-the-uk-enables-the-kleptocrats-of-eurasia-and-weakens-its-own-rule-of-law/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T110000
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SUMMARY:Unlocking corruption: Frontline perspectives on locally-led solutions
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nCorruption persists because it suits the interests of powerful players\, and because anti-corruption initiatives often fail to unlock the political-economy drivers that hold corruption in place.\nJoin the conversation! This session will focus on the value\, and limits\, of locally-led approaches to unlocking the complex challenge of corruption. The speakers will draw the first-hand experience of civil society and government representatives from around the world. This is a hybrid event held online\, with the option to attend at OGH (with refreshments). \nWe will do this by facilitating a conversation about countries’ policy journeys\, the implementation and impact of policy commitments\, the value of external assistance\, and the role that Global Summits can play in advancing effective and locally-led approaches to tackling corruption. \nOur hope is that such conversations – which put the first-hand experience of people on the front lines of the fight against corruption center stage – will increasingly inform policy commitments and investments to address corruption\, so that they contribute to effective anti-corruption initiatives\, with strong local leadership. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis will be a hybrid event held at the Open Gov Hub in Washington. D.C. & on Zoom.\nOrganized by Global Integrity and the Open Government Partnership.\nHeld in English.\n\n\nSPEAKERS \n\nIntroduced and chaired by Dr. Pallavi Roy\, SOAS-ACE (Anti-Corruption Evidence Research Programme\, SOAS\, University of London)\nThree brief presentations by anti-corruption champions from Africa\, Asia and Latin America\nReflections from a representative of the USAID Anti-Corruption Task Force\n\nPLANNED FORMAT \n\nMixture of plenary and small group discussions.\nHybrid event\, held online – with an in person option.\n25 spaces for participants to gather together at the Open Gov Hub\, Washington D.C.
URL:https://giace.org/event/unlocking-corruption-frontline-perspectives-on-locally-led-solutions/
LOCATION:Open Gov Hub\, 1100 13th Street NW\, Suite 800\, Washington\, DC\, 20005\, United States
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SUMMARY:GI-ACE Weekly Series: Gerhard Anders
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event now! \nStarting in November\, each ACE research team will share how their research projects have aligned with the founding principles of the GI-ACE programme: developing anti-corruption interventions that are problem-focused\, politically viable\, have engaged practitioners throughout the research process\, and provided avenues through which to measure the effects of the reforms. \nOn December 2\, Gerhard Anders will present on his project on the first comparative study of law enforcement efforts targeting high-level corruption in Africa (Nigeria and Malawi). \n 
URL:https://giace.org/event/gi-ace-weekly-series-gerhard-anders/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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