BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence - ECPv6.15.14//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://giace.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Governance & Integrity Anti-Corruption Evidence
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20240331T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20241027T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251030T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T154559
CREATED:20251016T135436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T173944Z
UID:6129-1761829200-1761832800@giace.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://giace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/CSD-Launch-Webinar-Poster-2160-x-1080-px-3.png
ORGANIZER;CN="GI ACE":MAILTO:www.giace.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251113T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T154559
CREATED:20251104T174606Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T123108Z
UID:6242-1763038800-1763042400@giace.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://giace.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GI-ACE-Seminar-Series-Socials-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="GI ACE":MAILTO:www.giace.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251211T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T154559
CREATED:20251211T150020Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T133930Z
UID:6423-1765458000-1765461600@giace.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://giace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Graphic-for-Consultants-capture-and-kleptocrats-how-professional-service-providers-enable-corruption.png
ORGANIZER;CN="GI ACE":MAILTO:www.giace.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260205T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T154559
CREATED:20260127T130951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T093508Z
UID:6414-1770300000-1770303600@giace.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://giace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/GI-ACE-Seminar-Series-Socials.png
ORGANIZER;CN="GI ACE":MAILTO:www.giace.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260305T150000
DTSTAMP:20260418T154559
CREATED:20260223T162905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T133842Z
UID:6443-1772719200-1772722800@giace.org
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
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://giace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/5-March-Seminar-Visual-V4.png
ORGANIZER;CN="GI ACE":MAILTO:www.giace.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T140000
DTSTAMP:20260418T154559
CREATED:20260325T154727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T085252Z
UID:6552-1776344400-1776348000@giace.org
SUMMARY:Addressing corruption in crisis situations: towards effective crisis-responses in the Malawian health system
DESCRIPTION:Eric Umar (Associate Professor and Head of Department\, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences) and Dina Balabanova (Professor of Health Systems and Policy\, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) present the most recent findings from their GI ACE project Addressing corruption in the crisis response of the Malawian health system. \nThis project addresses corruption in crisis responses – Covid\, Cyclone Freddy\, and cholera – in the Malawian health system. \nThe research team are holistically mapping the types of corruption that arise or worsen during crises to build a thorough understanding of the drivers and enablers that hamper the health systems’ emergency response. This will provide the basis upon which robust and effective anti-corruption interventions in support of emergency responses can be developed. \nSpeakers and chair\n\nEric Umar (Associate Professor and Head of Department\, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences)\nDina Balabanova (Professor of Health Systems and Policy\, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine)\nLiz Dávid-Barrett (Director\, GI ACE)\n\nWatch recording
URL:https://giace.org/event/addressing-corruption-in-crisis-situations/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://giace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/16-April-seminar-graphic-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="GI ACE":MAILTO:www.giace.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR