On March 25, 2015, The George Washington University Law School will host its annual anti-corruption conference. The day-long conference is co-sponsored by the Anti-Corruption Committee of the International Bar Association; in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Committee of the American Bar Association.
Similar to the conferences offered in the past, we have an outstanding line-up, including Sarah Chayes, author of Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security, as a keynote speaker. This year’s conference will focus on the effectiveness of anti-corruption laws and enforcement in the fight against corruption. A full program agenda is available below.
You can register for the event here.
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Drivers of Corruption and Institutional Responses: Are Current Anti-Corruption Instruments Effective?
March 25, 2015
The George Washington University Law School
The Jacob Burns Moot Court Room
2000 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Agenda
8-8:30 am: Conference Registration
8:30-8:35 am: Welcome Address
- Susan L. Karamanian, Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies, The George Washington University Law School
8:35-8:45 am: Introduction
- Timothy L. Dickinson, Past Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
8:45-10 am: Panel One | Drivers of Corruption
Moderator:
Pascale Helene Dubois, Chief Suspension and Debarment
Officer, World Bank
Speakers:
- Dr. Kath Hall LLB (Hons) LLM PhD, Associate Professor, The Australian National University College of Law [invited]
- Professor Janine R. Wedel, School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs, George Mason University
- Stuart Kerr, Director, Legal and Regulatory, Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Professor Chris Yukins, The George Washington University Law School Law School
10-10:30 am: Refreshments
10:30-11:45 am: Panel Two | Assessing the Effectiveness of Current Anti-Corruption Legal Frameworks
- Kathryn Nickerson, Senior Counsel at U.S. Department of Commerce
- Prof. Susan Ariel Aaronson, The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs
- Thomas Firestone, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Noon-1:30 pm: Lunch and Keynote Address
- Sarah Chayes, Senior Associate, Democracy and Rule of Law and South Asia programs, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author ofThieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security
1:30-2:30 pm: Panel Three | Enhancing Law Enforcement Effectiveness
- William B. Jacobson, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
- John Brandolino, Director, Office of Anticrime Programs, U.S. Department of State
- Jeanne Hauch, Senior International Legal Consultant, World Bank Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative
- Kelley Swift, Manager, Investigations Unit, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS)
Moderator
- James G. Tillen, Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Miller & Chevalier Chartered
2:30-3:30 pm: Panel Four | Successful Anti-Corruption Campaigns
- Ronnie Maclean Abaroa, former mayor of La Paz, Bolivia
- Dr. Nikos Passas, Professor, Northeastern University
- Nancy Z. Boswell, Director, US & International Anti-Corruption Law Program, Washington College of Law, American University
Moderator
Timothy L. Dickinson, Past Co-Chair, IBA Anti-Corruption Committee; Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
3:30-3:45 pm: Refreshments
3:45-5 pm: Panel Five | Developing New Approaches to Fighting Corruption
- Nathaniel Heller, Managing Director, Results for Development Institute
- Stefanie Ostfeld, Acting Head, Global Witness
- Júlia Keserű, International Policy Manager, Sunlight Foundation
Moderator
Jessica Tillipman, Assistant Dean for Field Placement and Professorial Lecturer in Law, The George Washington University Law School
5-7 pm: Reception sponsored by Paul Hastings and Miller & Chevalier
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Jessica Tillipman is a Senior Editor of the FCPA Blog and Assistant Dean at The George Washington Univeristy Law School.
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