Programme

Join the leading experts and practitioners in the fields of governance, corruption and transparency.

The 13th IACC will look at the role of corruption and governance in the social, political, environmental, and economic questions that define the quality of life for people across the globe, today and tomorrow.

The Conference agenda will be structured around 4 plenary sessions and 4 thematic streams that will group up to 40 Workshops.

Plenary Sessions

Plenary sessions will involve the audience in a critical and proactive discussion about causes and consequences of corruption on the subject of the plenary theme. World leaders and experts will join the panel to discuss and propose solutions to ensure a sustainable future for all.

To date, the following personalities will feature in the plenary sessions:

• Achim Steiner, Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
• Andrei Illarionov, Russian economist
• Claribel David, Executive Director, Asia Fair Trade Forum
• Dr. Cobus de Swardt, Managing Director, Transparency International
• Donald Kaberuka, Bank Group President, African Development Bank (AfDB)
• Drago Kos, President, The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
• H.E. Festus Mogae, Former President of Botswana
• Jacob Werksman, Program Director, Institutions & Governance Program, World Resources Institute
• Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International
• H.E. Dr. Karolos Papoulias, President of Greece
• Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Human Rights Watch
• Kimmie Weeks, Executive Director, Youth Action International
• Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland and Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Mo Ibrahim, Founder, Celtel and the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
• Muhammad Zamir, Former Secretary & Ambassador, People's Republic of Bangladesh
• Prof. Ogunlade Davidson, Co-chair, working group III, Mitigating Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• Patrick Alley, Director & Co Founder, Global Witness
• H.R.H. Prince El Hassan Bin Talal, Prince of Jordan & a UNEP Champion of the Earth
• Dr. Refat AlFaouri, Director General, Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO)
• Rodolfo Stavenhagen, UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of Indigenous peoples
• Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Administration, Audit and Anti-fraud
• Sophia Tickell Chairperson, Board of Directors, SustainAbility

Agenda Working Titles

30 October Plenary 1: Peace and security

31 October Plenary 2: Natural resources and energy markets

November 1st Plenary 3: Climate change and corruption

November 2nd Plenary 4: Sustainable globalisation

Conference closing: Global Transparency for a sustainable future

Thematic Streams (working titles):

• Stream 1: Peace and security
• Stream 2: Corruption in the natural resources and energy sectors
• Stream 3: Climate change and corruption
• Stream 4: Sustainable globalisation

For detailed information on the above please see the thematic streams section in Conference Programme Framework.

Workshops

The conference will host up to 40 Workshops whose topics will be grouped under the conference streams. The workshops are divided into 3 different models.

Model 1: Strategy Sessions
Model 2: Training Sessions
Model 3: Expert Panel Debate

Please click here to see workshop proposal forms.

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