ľ¹ÏÓ°Ôº Group's Anticorruption for Development Global Program (AC4D) and the International Corruption Hunters Alliance (ICHA) invite you to the Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum, scheduled for April 8-9, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
Corruption is a major impediment to development as it diverts resources from more productive uses and negatively affects shared prosperity on a livable planet by disproportionally benefiting those in power.
Aware of corruption's high societal and environmental costs, the World Bank Group has evolved to take on corruption¡¯s transnational dimensions, better tailor approaches to different contexts, and adopt a more integrative approach to strengthen focus on results and outcomes, by mobilizing new knowledge, data, tools, and partnerships. Achieving long-term economic growth and shared prosperity requires us to work together with partners in government, international organizations, private sector, academia, and civil society to address corruption and its corrosive impacts.
The Forum will feature a keynote address by , Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 2024 Nobel Laureate. Professor Acemoglu¡¯s session on Institutions, Technology and Prosperity will be livestreamed here.
ICHA and AC4D will bring together 300 partners, leaders, and practitioners from government, academia, civil society, the private sector, and other international development organizations working on anticorruption and integrity.
The 2025 Global Forum which will focus on the importance of partnerships in collectively advancing the fight against corruption will be streamed online and will include panel discussions on critical topics such as Accountability, Institutions and the Rule of Law, Beneficial Ownership Transparency and Fighting Illicit Financial Flows, Procurement Systems and Private Partnerships, and Data, Technology, and Climate Change.
The Forum will be hosted by the World Bank Group and co-hosted by , the the , the , the , the , and the .
We look forward to your participation. Register today by .
Partnerships for Anticorruption Global Forum
April 8-9, 2025 - Agenda Structure
Integrity Vice Presidency ¨C Institutions Global Department
DAY 0 - MONDAY APRIL 7, 2025? | |||||
12:00 - 5:00 | Pre- Registration?and networking cafe to meet the plenaries and sessions coordinators | ||||
DAY 1 - TUESDAY APRIL 8, 2025 | |||||
7.30 - 8.45 | Registration?and Breakfast | ||||
| 8.45 - 9.00 | Welcome Simon Fowler, Master of Ceremonies. | ||||
| 9.00- 9.45 | The Role of Partnerships in Curbing Corruption Moderator: Delia Ferreira, Former President Trasnparency International Speakers: - Mouhamadou Diagne, World Bank Group, Integrity Vice President - Arturo Herrera, Global Director for Institutions in the Prosperity vertical, World Bank Group.
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| 9.45 - 10.00 | Special Remarks Axel van Trotsenburg?, World Bank¡¯s Senior Managing Director (SMD), responsible for Development Policy and Partnerships. | ||||
10.00 - 11.20 | Plenary 1 The Role of Leadership and Elected Officials in the Fight Against Corruption
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| 11.20 - 11.45 | Coffee Break | ||||
11.45 - 12.45 | Plenary 2 Beneficial Ownership Transparency & Fighting Illicit Financial Flows Moderator: Emile Van Der Does, Lead Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group
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| 12:45-1:45 | Parallel Sessions | Breakout Sessions | ||||
1.45 - 3.00 | Networking lunch | ||||
3.00 - 4.15 | Plenary 3 State Capture and Corruption Moderator: Francesca Recanatini, Lead Institutions Specialist, World Bank Speakers: - Luis Felipe Lopez Calva, World Bank Group, Poverty Global Department Director
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4.15 - 5.30 | World Caf¨¦s | ||||
5.30 - 6.30 | Plenary 4 Regulatory Approaches to Integrity Compliance
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| 6.30 | Networking Reception | ||||
DAY 2 - WEDNESDAY APRIL 9, 2025 | |
7.30 - 8.30 | Breakfast / Coffee |
8:30 - 9.00 | Recap of Day 1 Simon Fowler, Master of Ceremonies
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9.00 - 10.00 | Plenary 5 Role of Partnerships for Building Accountability and Integrity Ecosystems
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| 10.00 - 11.00 | Plenary 6 Helping Countries Fight Corruption
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| 11.00 - 12.15 | Parallel Sessions |
12.15 - 2.00 | Networking Lunch |
2.00 - 3.30?? | The Impact of Institutions in Reducing Corruption Moderator: Keynote Speaker: Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Professor, 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics.
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3.30 - 4.45 | Parallel Sessions | 5 Parallel Breakout Sessions |
| 4.45 - 5.00 | Closing Comments |
5.00 - 5.15 | Coffee Break |
?5.15?- 6.15 | Plenary 7 Wrap-up: Collective Action for Anticorruption Speaker: Roby Senderowitsch ,Practice Manager for the Public Administration Group, Institutions Global Department, World Bank.
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6:30 |
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PARALLEL PANEL SESSIONS Each panel session has a coordinator, a moderator, an opening remarks speaker, up to 4 speakers and a rapporteur | |
| PANEL 1 | Civil Society: Partnering with CSOs to Enhance Governance and Combat Corruption |
| PANEL 2 | MDB Harmonization in the Global Sanctions System ¨C Working Together to Ensure Integrity and Accountability Panelists:?
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| PANEL 3 | Supreme Audit Institutions Capacity Building for Anticorruption |
| PANEL 4 | Revenue collection systems: New methods in addressing Corruption Risks |
| PANEL 5 | The Role of the Judiciary in Anticorruption Moderator: Erica Bosio Opening Remarks: Tracy Batacan |
| PANEL 6 | Gender Approach to Anticorruption / Inclusion Moderator: Chiara Bronchi |
BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY & FIGHTING ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS | |
| PANEL 7 | Investigative Journalism Moderator: Alan Bacarese, Director, Integrity Vice presidency |
| PANEL 8 | International Cooperation,?and the Use of Innovative Legal Instruments to Recover the Proceeds of Mozambique¡¯s Tuna Fleet Corruption Scandal |
| PANEL 9 | Fighting Corruption in a Conflict Zone |
| PANEL 10 | Tackling Enablers of Illicit Financial Flows Moderator: Jean Pesme |
| PANEL 11 | Private Sector Initiatives for Clean Business Environment (ICO) |
| PANEL 12 | Corruption Risks in Procurement Systems, A Comparative Approach |
DATA, TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE CHANGE | |
| PANEL 13 | Data-Driven Approaches to the Management of Integrity Risks Moderator: Daniel Ortega |
| PANEL 14 | Implementation of Beneficial Ownership Transparency Reforms: The Country Experience Moderator: Steve Davenport |
| PANEL 15 | Corruption in Fragility, Conflict and Violence-Affected Contexts Moderator: Jim Anderson Panelists: Francesca Recanatini, World Bank |
| PANEL 16 | The Corruption Question in Financing for Development (FfD) |
| PANEL 17 | Accelerating International Asset Recovery for Sustainable Development: Country Experiences and Lessons Learned |
| PANEL 18 | Partnering to Address Demand-Side Bribery |
| PANEL 19 | Legal Cooperation ¨C Mutual Legal Assistance and Beyond ¨C Challenges and Opportunities |
Details
- DATE: April 8 & 9, 2025
- WHERE: : World Bank Group Headquarters, Washington, DC