OUR GLOBAL MOVEMENT
Watch the live stream of our annual anti-corruption lecture with World Trade Organisation Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
This December we welcome Dr Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organisation, to talk about the far-reaching implications of corruption across borders, sectors and themes, including her own personal experience as a target of corruption in Nigeria.
As the world seeks to ‘build back better’ from the pandemic, it is increasingly clear that preventing corruption must be central to the recovery. At the WTO, Dr Okonjo-Iweala is in a key position to contribute to those solutions, building on her experience at the World Bank and as Finance Minister in Nigeria.
Join us for this unique opportunity to hear from one of the world’s leading anti-corruption advocates.
COVID-19 has been unprecedented, throwing the world into disarray and having a profound toll on millions through the direct loss of life, rising unemployment and increased instability. Nonetheless, lurking beneath the headlines this pandemic has fertilised opportunities for corruption, whether it be in public procurement, the abuse of human life or the exploiting of opportunities that have directly arisen from the pandemic for personal gain.
On International Anti-Corruption Day (9th December), Transparency International UK will be hosting a panel event that will bring a broad global perspective on the impact this pandemic has had on health, stability and accountability in different contexts and the corruption challenges that have manifest.
Date: International Anti-Corruption Day - Wednesday 9 December 2020
Time: 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
Chair: Dominic Martin (Former British Ambassador to the OECD, VP Government & Regulatory Affairs - Equinor)
Panellists:
- Major General Gary Deakin (Deputy Chief of Staff – Plans, NATO Joint Forces Command, Naples)
- Sheila Masinde (Executive Director of Transparency International Kenya)
- Professor Heather Marquette (Senior Research Fellow - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
Please join us on Wednesday 9th December for what will be a highly engaging evening.
Following registration, you will receive a link closer to the time of the panel which you use to join the event on the evening.
COVID-19 has created a challenging environment for all and without our donors, the work that Transparency International UK does in the fight against corruption would not be possible. Now - more than ever - we need your support and therefore a suggested donation of £5 is requested for attending this event (although any amount below or above this will be accepted). Thank you for your understanding.
The Annual Lecture - which usually happens on this day - has been postponed to March 2021.
Our annual, Anti-Corruption Lecture 2019 is back, this year with Rory Stewart MP.
As heads of government gather in London for the International Anti-Corruption Summit to discuss next steps in tackling corruption worldwide, leaders from business and civil society tell us why they think more needs to be done.
More statements can be read at www.anticorruption-manifesto.org
We are grateful to all the authors and contributing organisations within this Manifesto and to the partner organisations that helped to convene this landmark collection of anti-corruption statements from across a wide range of business and civil society leaders. The partners for the Leaders’ Anti-Corruption Manifesto are The B Team, Thomson Reuters, the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption, the ONE campaign and the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council
This project is supported by a grant from the Omidyar Network.
