The workshop examines the critical frame of the management practices that demand attention as a growing regional concern. Following objectives have been defined to address during the workshop:

• Determining the features of appropriate governance in public and private principle?
• Addressing the problems due to lack of good governance and exploring alternatives
• Determining Governance concerns-- Decentralization, People’s Empowerment, Poverty reduction , transparency and innovativeness and partnership management
• Participatory Governance - at local levels & people’s Participation.
• Exploring the strategy of poverty alleviation through effective local self - governance
• Help the organization/development practitioners to improve partnership mode with civic society and build better corporate responsibility through good governance

The Ditchley Foundation was established by Sir David Wills in 1958 to advance international learning and to bring transatlantic and other experts together to discuss international issues. Sir David’s original objective was to promote Anglo-American understanding. American and Canadian sister Foundations, set up in 1964 and 1981 respectively, remain our most active partners. Since then Ditchley conferences have broadened to include the concerns and participation of nations all over the globe.

The Ditchley Foundation holds approximately twelve conferences a year. The conference programme is designed to address the international policy issues of the day and to bring together some 40 experts from different professions to brainstorm on problems urgently needing new solutions.

Illegal logging and the international trade in illegally logged timber is a major problem for many timber-producing countries in the developing world. It causes environmental damage, costs governments billions of dollars in lost revenue, promotes corruption, undermines the rule of law and good governance and funds armed conflict. It retards sustainable development in some of the poorest countries of the world. Consumer countries contribute to these problems by importing timber and wood products without ensuring that they are legally sourced. In recent years, however, producer and consumer countries alike have paid increasing attention to illegal logging.

The thirteenth in the series of illegal logging update meetings organised by Chatham House will take place on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th January 2009. The provisionnal agenda includes:

• Ghana and Cameroon's VPA process
• Lessons from Malaysia’s VPA process
• REDD & forest governance
• Private sector initiatives
• Forest certification

The Global Competitiveness Forum (“GCF”) is an annual meeting of top business executives, international political leaders, selected intellectuals, and academics who share an interest in global competitiveness. The theme for the Global Competitiveness Forum 2009, to be held from 25 -27 January 2009, is “Responsible Competitiveness.”

Since Bill Gates opened the first Annual GCF under the theme, “ICT an Enabler of Competitiveness”, it has quickly become a global platform for constructive dialogue on core competitiveness issues, including – human resources development, international trade, knowledge based industries, FDI, the environment and sustainability, innovation, globalization – and the micro- and macroeconomic consequences of becoming globally competitive.

C5's 4th Advanced International Anti-Corruption Conference, to be held on 27-28 January 2009 in Frankfurt, will bring together Compliance Officers, General Counsel and Internal Auditors of multinational companies to network and hear from leading anti-corruption experts and regulators on the latest developments and emerging best practices the global business community has to share. Transparency International members receive 15% off the conference fee – quote 813L09.TI when booking.

Key areas covered include, among others:

• Latest developments on the continuous FCPA enforcement in Europe in the light of recent DOJ FCPA Opinions and settlements
• How European investigations and prosecutions are changing the enforcement landscape and corporate compliance programmes
• How to deal with hosting, travelling, sponsoring, political contributions, entertaining and lodging foreign officials
• What appropriate checks and balances you need to do before recruiting a friend or a relative of a government official or a former government official

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 will take place in Davos from 28 January to 2 February. 42 heads of state and government have already confirmed their participation in Davos-Klosters where they will join business leaders as well as NGOs, Trade Unions and experts from a wide range of fields. The Meeting will be focused on managing the current crisis and shaping the entire post-crisis agenda, from economic reform to climate change.
This year, over 2,500 participants from the business, political and cultural communities will address the Annual Meeting’s overall theme − Shaping the Post-Crisis World.
The objective of the Annual Meeting 2009 is to catalyse a holistic and systematic approach to improve the state of the world in a manner that integrates all stakeholders of global society.

When it comes to contributing to the global fight against corruption, the UK has been criticised as 'lagging behind' and 'lacking political will' according to a recent report by Transparency International. So far there has been zero corruption cases filed since the UK entered the OECD convention nearly 10 years ago. However, recent international regulatory pressure and a change in leadership at the SFO is likely to mean a significant change in pace.

This move has not come too soon judging from a 2008 PricewaterhouseCoopers study which found that corruption has affected business dealings amongst almost two thirds of senior executives globally. More and more the challenge to beat corruption is matched with an increasing pressure to conform. As the spotlight intensifies and the cost of corruption rises - why risk your company's corporate reputation?

Attend the UK Anti-corruption Summit 2009 and engage in debate led by senior experts in the field.

Topics covered will include, among others:

• The business case for anti-corruption
• Anti-corruption and compliance in UK business: Assessing the state of play
• Understanding the legal framework
• International standards of codes

The Global Ethics Summit brings together government and regulatory officials, FCPA attorneys and consultants, NGOs and nonprofit directors, corporate compliance officers and other top executives for an in-depth and multi-faceted learning experience.

Expert speakers will share their insights into key issues and trends in global compliance including:

• How to keep workers safe in dangerous regions while still complying with anti-corruption regulations
• Major legal land mines companies need to watch
• The ins and outs of disclosing your anti-corruption efforts (or transgressions) to shareholders
• Performing due diligence on third party agents
• How to efficiently approach anti-corruption initiatives at both the local and global level
• Best practices for training your workforce and establishing a culture of compliance globally

Plus, the participants an in-depth look at the unique compliance challenges present when doing business in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Russia and the former Soviet Republics.

The Russia Forum 2009 focuses on the myriad of challenges facing Russia. From the impact of the global credit crisis on Russia’s market and economy to its ability to manage its huge resources, from international relations to the vast regions of Russia, the challenges that Russia faces are significant and the capital needs to fulfill the country’s goals are immense. Leaders from all over the world gather to comment in the context of their own experiences.

The audience is made up of professional investors and investment managers from Russia and around the world – financial institutions, endowment funds, pension fund trustees, private wealth managers, family offices and private individuals – as well as government officials, corporate executives from an array of industries, academics and the media.

The fourth EITI Global Conference will take place in Doha on 16-18 February 2009. As the highest governing body of the EITI, the conference is the premier event in the EITI calendar.

In a world of volatile commodity prices, the EITI is more relevant today than ever before in ensuring that populations benefit from their countries' resources. The Oslo Conference in 2006 provided the EITI with the tools to move from design to implementation. Two years down the line, 23 countries are implementing the initiative while the number of actors supporting the EITI is growing constantly.

The Doha Conference will be an opportunity for all our stakeholders and supporters - governments, civil society organizations, companies, investors and development organisations - to take stock of the benefits and progress of the EITI, find common solutions for challenges, and chart the next steps for advancing this growing global initiative.

Launched in 2000, the Integrity Awards honour the bravery of individuals and organisations around the globe whose efforts are making a distinct difference in curbing corruption. The programme's goal is to give greater recognition to the efforts of journalists, civil society activists, government and corporate whistleblowers who work to investigate and unmask corruption, often at great personal risk.

Transparency International Ireland will launch a major new study on safeguards against corruption and the abuse of power in Ireland on 2 March in Buswells Hotel, Dublin. We would be delighted if you could join us.

The National Integrity System Study is the most wide ranging analysis to be ever conducted on the issue in Ireland. Funded by the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, it examines the risk of corruption and abuse of power in government, politics, business, civil society and the media. It also looks at the role these sectors have to play in promoting integrity in public life. The study makes some forty recommendations to tackle a problem that contributed to the world financial crisis and is believed to be costing the Irish economy €3 billion in lost revenues and finance each year.

A press conference will be held at 10.30am immediately followed at 11am by the formal launch of the study and a seminar ‘If bad governance caused the financial crisis, what’s the cure?’. A panel of speakers including Susan O’Keeffe (former ‘World in Action’ reporter whose work led to the Beef Tribunal), Professor Brian Lucey (Professor of Finance, Trinity College Dublin) and John Devitt (Chief Executive, Transparency International Ireland). The discussion will close at 1pm.

The seminar will look at the role the abuse of power had to play in sowing the seeds of the financial crisis and what needs to be done to restore trust and confidence in our economic and political system.

The 7th edition of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights will take place from 6 to 15 March 2009. The Festival is an annual festival of documentary and narrative films concerning human rights issues; it aims at informing and discussing about human dignity infringements through cinema and debates gathering directors, human-rights advocates and experts on related issues.

Transparencia Venezuela is organising this forum on access to public information in Caracas, Venezuela on 9 March 2009. The event is entitled: "Looking for public information. Can democracy exist without access to public information?

Invited speakers are: Héctor Faúndez, Human Rights; Carlos Correa, Media and Freedom of Expression; Eduardo Massieu, Economy; Diego González, Oil; Francine Jacome, Defence and Security; Mauricio Gutierrez, HIV/Aids; Olga Ramos, Education; Carlos Walter, Health; Rocío San Miguel, Seguridad, defensa y FAN

For the first time in decades, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have enjoyed high rates of economic growth and rising income levels.

The global financial turmoil and the food and fuel price shock pose serious challenges. But the continent's long-term growth outlook remains positive, holding out the prospect of making decisive headway in reducing poverty. This changing landscape has prompted President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn to convene a major international conference in March 2009 to discuss how Africa can sustain and build on its recent economic success. The conference, which will be held on March 10-11, 2009 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, will be built around the theme "Changes: Successful Partnerships for Africa's Growth Challenge."

This Summit on Anti-Corruption brings together corporate ethics and compliance executives, senior attorneys, forensic accountants and government officials. They will provide a comprehensive update on the anti-bribery landscape in Russia and the CIS, the intersection of the FCPA and local anti-bribery laws and how to implement robust anti-corruption policies to comply with local laws and the FCPA, including:

• Who is a “government official”?
• What kind of gifting or payment is acceptable and in what instances?
• How to create a culture of ethics
• Due diligence: best practices for a prospective third party relationship
• Creating a Code of Conduct that matters in Russia and the CIS
• Conducting internal investigations

The 5th World Water Forum will be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 16 to 22 March 2009. The World Water Forum is the main water-related event in the world, aimed at putting water firmly on the inter- national agenda. A stepping stone towards global collaboration on water problems, the Forum offers the water community and policy-and-decision- makers from all over the world the unique opportunity to come together to create links, debate and attempts to find solutions to achieve water security.

A variety of events throughout the week will aim to focus on just one overarching theme: “Bridging Divides for Water”. Heads of State, Ministers, Parliamentarians and Local Authorities will meet to have both individual and joint working sessions aiming to foster discussion and consensus on priority water-related issues; 100 topic-sessions will be held throughout the week, each one attempting to provide an answer and clearer understanding on a crucial water-related question, through multi-stakeholder dialogue; Keynotes speeches will be delivered every morning by renowned personalities on the Forum’s main themes; etc

The 2nd Transatlantic Dialogue on 'The Future of International Financial Governance', which will bring together 30 financial experts is organised in cooperation with the BMW Stiftung Herbert Quandt and the Center for Transatlantic Relations of the Paul H. Nitze School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Ethics, Governance & Corporate Compliance Gulf in 2009 examines in detail the extent of fraud and corruption in the Gulf region with a focus on building your internal governance structure to meet the demands of this challenging region.

This summit will deal with issues such as corporate governance, internal controls, bribery, corruption, compliance and business conduct as well as detecting and preventing fraud and managing investigations, taking special consideration of recent high profile cases, Government initiatives and how Gulf-based companies can improve transparency to be able to better partner with foreign companies.

Conference Highlights:

• Discover how to build a culture of governance & control in Gulf-owned and multinational organisations
• Identify where financial leakage may be occurring in your organisation and how to prevent it
• Hear from leading multinationals on building effective compliance & ethics programmes
• Learn how ethics and compliance can be turned into a business advantage
• Understand how you can build a robust anti-corruption & fraud policies

Implement robust ethical strategies to ensure pre-emptive anti-corruption and bribery measures within your global compliance programme.

• Find out what the biggest enforcers such as SFO, SEC, OECD and UNOCC expect from your compliance program.
• Understand the importance of creating an internal culture that supports anti-corruption and Bribery initiatives and puts training at the forefront from companies like Nexen and Baker Hughes and many more.
• Gain Best practice case examples and roadmap developments for operating and conducting business in ‘high risk’ regions with insights from TNK-BP and Vetco Gray and many more.

Fifth OAS Summit Of The Americas - Sivil Society Forum on 15 and 16 April. Theme for the meeting is Human Prosperity, Energy Security And Environmental Sustainability.

The Civil Society Policy Forum will be held from Thursday (April 23) to Sunday (April 26), prior and during the 2009 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group. It is being organized by the WBG and IMF Civil Society Teams. The Forum will bring together Bank and Fund staff, CSO representatives, government officials, and others to exchange views on a variety of topics ranging from the global economic crisis and climate change, to information disclosure. It will also include a Reception with Bank President Robert Zoellick and Fund Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

2009 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund

Gulf Summit 2009:
Ethics, Governance &
Corporate Compliance - 29 April: Chair Track 2 session: The Basic Building Blocks of
Compliance Programmes - Due Diligence and Managing Internal Investigations

The American Conference Institute’s inaugural Dubai Summit on Anti-Corruption brings together seasoned corporate ethics and compliance executives, senior attorneys and government officials who will provide a comprehensive update on the anti-bribery landscape in the GCC countries. Featuring keynote presentations by the US Department of Justice, General Electric, Baker Hughes, Emerson, Shell, MasterCard, Meeras Capital, Nortel Networks, Raytheon, Sun Microsystems, and many more, this event provides an opportunity for anti-bribery and FCPA professionals to learn and network with their peers and will provide key insights on:

• Who is a “government official?
• Local anti-bribery regulations and their enforcement
• Minimizing risks of third party liability when working with local business partners
• Building employee awareness of anti-bribery compliance expectations
• Overcoming cultural and legal challenges in rolling out an anti-corruption compliance program
• How to effectively approach an internal investigation in the Gulf states
• Facilitating payments, bakshish and small bribes: how to distinguish them and overcome management problems

Global Economic Crime, corruption, money laundering, cyber-crime, terrorist financing and corporate fraud is today increasingly international in character and growing rapidly.

In a bid to make a difference in the fight against money laundering and fraud prevention, LexisNexis ® and supporting partners are proud to present Greater China’s most comprehensive event on White Collar Crime around Asia.

The Global Economic Crime (GEC) Summit will cover essential Anti-Money Laundering legislation, Cyber-Crime, risks to your company, trends, challenges, internal control and compliance recommendation updates by expert international speakers and panelists. This highly specialized and informative event provides an annual meeting place for the most influential, successful senior business executives, professionals and regulators in Asia.

The international conference will bring together participants representing parliamentary security/defense committees, relevant ministries and senior officials (military and civilian), mainly from South Eastern Europe in order to share their respective experiences in fighting corruption as well as to attend lectures by leading anti-corruption experts.

The following specific themes will be covered

• Corruption: Understanding Risk and Building Stability in the Region
• Increasing Transparency and Accountability in Combating Corruption
• European Defense Procurement: Countering Bribery through Procurement Regulation?
• How to Keep Corruption away from Defense Industry
• The Effect of Corruption on the Armed Forces Credibility
• Integrity Building in Defense

The Conference Programme also includes a section, moderated by RAI expert, dealing with regional experiences in fighting corruption.

This Executive Development Program is beneficial for business people and public officials who encounter corruption and need practical tools to solve this problem. Professionals responsible for developing anti-corruption policies or managing critical government acquisitions or projects will learn about potential solutions that can help them in their work.

Why this workshop is different

• This program is practical, not conceptual.
• Participants will get access to an anti-corruption peer network and the support of leading anti-corruption organizations.
• Participants are those directly facing business-disruptive corruption issues and public officials fighting corruption in government transactions.
• Program presenters are experts with “hands-on” collective action and/or anti-corruption experience. The program is presented by the World Bank Institute and an alliance of companies, NGOs and other organizations focused on fighting corruption in the marketplace.
• The curriculum emphasizes proven business solutions to increase business and to prevent corruption at the source; it is not focused on law and regulation.

This first conference, to be held in Trakya University of Edirne (Turkey) from 11-13 June 2009, is aimed to be a scientific meeting point of studies on accounting, finance, auditing, taxation and related law. Keynote speakers include Peter eigne, founder of Transparency International, Paul Barnes, Director of Fraud Risk Management Center at Nottingham Trent University (UK) and Haluk Gursel from the United Nations Global Programme on Aids (Geneva, Switzerland).

With more than 150 attendees from some of the world’s largest and best known blue chip companies and law firms, the American Conference Institute’s first annual China Summit on Anti-Corruption provided an opportunity for anti-bribery and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) professionals to learn, question and network with their peers.

The Second China Summit on Anti-Corruption will take place in June 2009 in Shanghai. This event will bring together experienced corporate ethics and compliance executives, senior attorneys, forensic accountants and government officials to discuss the complex anti-bribery landscape in China. They will examine the intersection of the FCPA and local Chinese anti-bribery laws and how to implement robust anti-corruption policies in this environment.

Advancing Sustainable Hydropower
Building on the extraordinary success of its previous congress in Antalya 2007, the IHA World Congress 2009 will be open and interactive. It will bring together leaders from government, civil society and industry.

Thought-provoking exchanges will focus on modern water, energy and climate policies, followed by discussion on markets and investment, culminating on the sector's progressive sustainability initiatives.

IHA will offer a one day networking tour on 23 June and a two day post-Congress tour, offering insights into the country's hydro and geothermal development as well as Iceland's unique scenic and historical attractions.

Some very special evening events round off the programme - Whale watching, dinner at the Blue Lagoon and a Congress banquet will offer an exciting backdrop for your networking agenda.

The OECD Forum is a "multi-stakeholder summit" which brings together business and labour leaders, civil society personalities, government ministers and leaders of international organisations to discuss the hottest issues on the international agenda. It takes place in conjunction with the annual OECD ministerial summit which will be chaired by Korean Prime Minister HAN Seung-soo.

The International Conference on Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights (ACGGHR 2009) will be held in Paris from 24-26 June 2009. It aims to bring together researchers, scientists, engineers, and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences, new ideas, and research results about all aspects of Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.

The Conference is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of theoretical, experimental, and applied Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights.

Since 1989, the CRANS MONTANA FORUM has been dedicated to the political and economic reconstruction of the post Cold War Europe and then the preparation of the European enlargement to the East. The CRANS MONTANA FORUM has also been very active in opening new paths of cooperation between the European Union, the Mediterranean, Africa and the Middle East.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the CRANS MONTANA FORUM in Brussels is therefore a strong symbol for our activities, promoting the European and International cooperation through the networking of the key World decision-makers.

The 20th CRANS MONTANA FORUM will be dedicated to the International Role of the European Union, its strategies toward the East, Africa and the Arab World.

The European Union is today struggling to secure for itself a strong position on the International scale and face the many geostrategic challenges imposed by Globalization. There is a strong need to proceed with an institutional reform, define and deal with its enlargement, strengthen its competitiveness and economic governance and reinforce its foreign and security policy.

This exceptional Forum will once more gather Heads of State and Government, Ministers, European Commissioners, Members of the European Parliament, Speakers of National Parliaments, High Officials from International and Regional Organizations, Academics… All of them will be joining the Forum to meet with Businesses coming from around the World as usual for the annual Forum.

The United Nations is convening a three-day summit of world leaders from 24 to 26 June 2009 at its New York Headquarters to assess the worst global economic downturn since the Great Depression. The aim is to identify emergency and long-term responses to mitigate the impact of the crisis, especially on vulnerable populations, and initiate a needed dialogue on the transformation of the international financial architecture, taking into account the needs and concerns of all Member States.

The United Nations summit of world leaders in June was mandated at the Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development, held in December 2008 in Doha, Qatar. Member States requested the General Assembly President Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann to organize the meeting “at the highest level”.

This is one of the foremost courses in organisational and institutional integrity. The course takes an inter-disciplinary approach to raising integrity standards in public and private institutions. Resilient and sustainable approaches to reform and protecting programmes are emerging in a wide variety of countries and institutions. NGOs, public agencies, and even business have a great deal to learn from innovations being generated both within their sectors – as well as from others sectors. There is a growing recognition among leading policy practitioners that the cutting edge of sustainable reform lies at least in part in the interaction between different stakeholders. This course is one of the rare efforts to take a multi-stakeholder approach to short and medium-term reform.

Some of the world's foremost experts and practitioners in the field of integrity and anticorruption will teach, tutor and lead discussions to help forge creative and contextually-sensitive solutions to a problem that burdens many societies and poses a major risk to programmes in business, government and civil society.

Salvo brings to you the Global Pharmaceutical Fraud & Anti-Counterfeiting Conference that features presentations on global strategy to fight counterfeiting. By attending this conference, you will understand the full fraud and counterfeiting threats to the global pharmaceutical industry as well as difficulties in dealing with this crime, current regulations, strategies, solutions and technologies for your success.

A global meeting to explore and discuss alternative ways to cope responsibly with the global socio-economic environment, and to illustrate how some responsible leaders and their organizations have found creative strategies and effective initiatives to develop social innovation and to maintain sustainable growth beyond the current recession and its constraints. The Forum’s agenda will be developed through three different academic and pragmatic themes, each with three topics:

• How can corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies and practices be made innovative and relevant in times of crisis?
• How can corporate social innovation lead to sustainable development?
• How can management education develop an alternative to the dominant economic paradigm, induce a change in the business leaders’ mindset and develop globally responsible leaders?

The 35th G8 Summit, initially planned to be held in the island of Maddalena in Sardinia, will take place in L'Aquila, the city symbolising the earthquake that hit Abruzzo on 6 April. The G8 countries, which comprise the main industrialised countries ( Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States), will be discussing issues ranging from the struggle against poverty to climate change.

The 2009 International Aid + Trade Event is to be held in partnership with InterAction, the largest coalition of US NGOs. Corresponding in time, location, content and participants, both events will be held in Washington DC in July 2009 and will address key issues facing the international aid, humanitarian relief and development sectors.International Aid + Trade will provide a forum for 1000+ attendees to really discuss the details of issues raised in InterAction’s high level-debates, bringing buyers, sellers and policy makers together to network, build relationships and experience goods and services vital to delivery.The 2009 International Aid + Trade event will address the challenges faced by the diverse groups of organisations and individuals striving for more efficient, and ultimately more effective, aid and humanitarian relief on a daily basis. Topics will include:

• Aid provision in hostile environments;
• Legal barriers to aid provision including customs, visa and immigration laws;
• Responsible purchasing and supply chain management;
• Environmentally aware aid provision;
• Effective raising and use of funds;
• Effective transport systems (especially in light of increasing fuel costs);
• The food crisis and aid issues

With the African Development Bank and support from the African Union, Transparency International's Defence Against Corruption programme is organising a major African workshop to consider the challenges of building integrity and reducing corruption risk in defence institutions.

For this workshop, we will build on experience of organising and leading workshops, which we have adapted with Africa-specific considerations. We expect the workshop to foster follow-up activity to be conducted by the countries themselves, as well as through multilateral organisations.

The APSAC Conference is held to enhance the knowledge and understanding of corruption risks by public officials and other external stakeholders. It is a joint initiative of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (NSW), the Crime and Misconduct Commission (QLD) and the Corruption and Crime Commission (WA), and is intended to both inform and challenge delegates.

TI-Kenya realizes that many government anti-corruption reforms in Africa today are faltering due, in part, to the lack of capacity for structured measurement of corruption. Without reliable measurement of the incidence and manifestation of corruption within a Ministry or governmental institution, it is difficult to put in place plans to effectively deal with the scourge. It is also difficult to monitor progress and impact of existing strategies.

The four day training targets senior personnel from Africa involved in service delivery, procurement/contracting, management and oversight from the following, Government Agencies/Institutions/Ministries, Non State Actors (Governance NGOs, Trade Unions, Religious Organisations etc) Bilateral and Multilateral Organisations.

By the end of the training, the participants should be able to design anti-corruption monitoring and surveying programmes in the context of their respective countries, government ministries, institutions and departments.

OWW Consulting brings one of the largest Corporate Social Responsibility conferences in South East Asia to Kuala Lumpur from 3 to 7 August, with the theme “Responsible Recovery from the Global Crisis.”

With more than 400 delegates expected from Europe, USA, Middle East and Asia, the Conference and Workshops will provide an international, multi stakeholder platform for dialogue and exchange of ideas from thought leaders from around the world. The event will cover a range of relevant topics over five days of expert presentations and specialist workshops.

The World Water Week, to be held from 16-22 August 2009 in Stockholm, has gained an international reputation as a unique forum for the exchange of views and experiences between scientific, business, policy and civic sectors from around the globe. By harnessing and linking best practices, scientific understanding, policy insight and decision-making, the program aims to transcend rhetoric and provide real answers to the world’s water-related problems.

The 2009 World Water Week and its theme “Accessing Water for the Common Good” comprises the first year under a new niche “Water – Responding to Global Changes.” This niche guides the programme themes over a three year period to ensure that each year strategically builds upon the previous years’ outcomes and findings.

The Social Forum is a unique space for open and interactive dialogue between the representatives of Member States, civil society, including grass-roots organizations, and intergovernmental organizations on issues linked with the national and international environment needed for the promotion of the enjoyment of all human rights by all.

Held Annually, the Global Economic Symposium (GES) aims to provide a new collaborative setting to analyze the world’s most important economic problems, create shared visions of the future and formulate innovative strategies to achieve these visions. In particular, the GES seeks to initiate a strategic dialogue on global economic affairs for leading policy makers, business executives, academics and other representatives of civil communities.

At the core of the current crisis is a collapse of trust in financial markets. Can decision-makers inside and outside the financial sector help markets regain the trust of stakeholders? What is required to restore and maintain trust?

With the theme: "Restoring Trust in the Financial Markets: Time to Think Sustainably", the 10th International Sustainability Leadership Symposium will convene opinion leaders, experts and practitioners of the highest ranks, who will strive to identify the crucial elements of trust and deal with several levels and instruments/practices relevant to restoring trust in financial markets.

The current global financial crisis marks a rare moment when the interests of developing and developed countries are closely aligned. This conference will highlight how a common approach to greater financial transparency can benefit rich and poor nations alike.

Speakers will address country-by-country reporting, knowledge of beneficial ownership, automatic exchange of information, curtailment of trade mispricing, harmonization of predicate offenses among FATF countries, and other issues of transparency that continue to hamper development in developing countries.

The Yaoundé Conference, to be held on 24 and 25 September, is an international conference on geological resources, transparency and good governance in the extractive sector in sub-Saharan Africa. It will bring together the many actors involved and the interested public with the aim of promoting a strategy of sustainable, transparent economic management and good governance. The conference, which will be accompanied by an exhibition and various side events, will focus primarily on exchanging knowledge and experience and presenting best practices.

Over the past few years, the WTO Public Forum has firmly established itself as the major opportunity for governments, non-governmental organizations, academics, businesses and students to come together to discuss issues regarding the multilateral trading system.

At a time of global financial crisis, a downturn in the global economy, and with protectionism on the rise, the Forum has a more important role than ever to play in finding global solutions. This year's Forum will look in particular at the role of the multilateral trading system and the Doha Round of negotiations within the context of the current global economic crisis.

The Forum will offer participants the possibility to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on developing countries, in particular least-developed countries (LDCs), and to reflect upon the role of trade financing. Participants will also be able to provide their views on the main challenges facing the multilateral trading system and the post-crisis agenda for the WTO.

Each autumn, the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) hold their Annual Meetings to discuss a range of issues related to poverty reduction, international economic development and finance. The Annual Meetings provide a forum for international cooperation and enable the Bank and Fund to better serve their member countries. The meeting also offer an opportunity for civil society organizations to air their views and interact with policymakers in a multilateral setting.

The programme is organised by Prof Graf Lambsdorff’s Chair in Economic Theory at the University of Passau. It has been carried out since 2001, linking long-term experience in teaching and training with state-of-the-art expertise in reform. An analysis of political, economic and organisational incentives allows participants to obtain a profound understanding of the forces that are at play. Survey techniques and statistical analysis confront theory with data. Interactive tools such as games, poster presentations and case studies involve participants and make them acquainted with today's challenges on topics such as measuring corruption, international conventions, contract penalties, compliance systems, debarment, procurement, leniency and corporate liability.

This international event continues to be offered on a pro bono basis. It is directed towards anti-corruption policymakers and practitioners, as well as towards graduate and post-graduate students and faculty in the social sciences. The list of guest speakers and the complete program will be available at the website.

Designed specifically to meet the informational, benchmarking, and training needs of both U.S. and non-U.S. companies, this one-of-a-kind Summit will address not only the long arm of the US’s FCPA, but also the plethora of local laws and recent investigations. Through a distinguished faculty of seasoned corporate ethics and compliance executives and senior FCPA and anti-corruption attorneys, you will learn how to implement robust anti-corruption compliance and training programs tailored to the Gulf.

Hear in-house expertise from Baker Hughes, Emerson, General Electric, Halliburton, Siemens, Meeras Capital, Nortel, Raytheon, Sun Microsystems, and Western Union on how to:

• Conduct effective anti-corruption due diligence in mergers, acquisitions and financings
• Control local agents, distributors and joint venture partners
• Identify the kind of gift giving or payment that is acceptable, and under what circumstances
• Defend your company from “tag along” civil litigation
• Identify who is a “government official” in the Gulf
• Implement a robust anti-corruption compliance program that overcomes legal and cultural challenges

PLUS! Get the latest information on:

• Current FCPA enforcement trends
• Landmark FCPA settlements, fines, penalties and imposition of monitors
• Compliance risks for companies and individuals doing business in the Gulf

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The Conference will gather some 300 participants representing TI National Chapters and National Contacts, Individual Members, TI Advisory Council members and staff from the International Secretariat. The agenda is currently being developed and will include elections to the international Board of Directors. The meeting will be preceded by regional and other TI meetings in the few days before.

IATI will be holding its first Annual Conference on 20/21 October 2009 in The Hague. In the conference to be opened by Bert Koenders, Dutch Development Minister, participants from donor agencies, partner country governments, and CSOs will come together to explore aid transparency within the broader context of ownership, domestic accountability and mutual accountability.

Corruption is one of the greatests social evils of our time. The adoption of several international anti-corruption treaties put the problem on the international agenda, and it is likely to stay there. Research on corruption is conducted by scholars in several academic areas and the problem is addressed by the major international financial institutions and NGOs. However, from the human rights perspective, corruption has not been studied extensively. This two-day conference aims to bring together researchers in various disciplines to further examine the links between corruption and human rights. It will host several keynote speakers as well as six workshops:

• Corruption as a Violation of Human Rights?
• Causes of Corruption: a Human Rights Perspective
• Researching Corruption: Methodological and Cultural Challenges
• Corporations, Corruption and Human Rights
• Towards a Fundamental Human Right to a Corruption-Free Public Service?
• Safeguarding Human Rights while Fighting Corruption

The Centre for Human Rights of Maastricht University invites academic researchers in various disciplines to submit papers for presentation at the conference. Papers should relate to the topic of one of the six workshops mentioned above (Click here for more information). Abstracts should be sent before 15 April by e-mail to: humanrights@law.unimaas.nl

Now in its fourth edition, European Development Days aims to make development aid more effective, to build a global coalition against poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Through frank and sometimes controversial debates on pressing issues, such as governance, poverty and environmental sustainability, the European Development Days provide unprecedented opportunities for sharing ideas and launching innovative partnerships. The event will bring some 4 000 people and 1 500 organisations from the development community together. The European Development Days 2009 themes include: democracy; adapting to climate change; promoting energy efficiency; global recession.

Energy and mining sectors in Mali in particular, and in Africa in general, offer many exciting opportunities that will be presented in Bamako during the 13th Africa oil, gas and minerals conference and exhibition jointly organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Government of Mali, in cooperation with Cubic Globe Ltd, from 3 to 6 November 2009.

Under the High Patronage of His Excellency Amadou Toumani Touré, President of the Republic Of Mali, the events provide an ideal opportunity to meet the decision-makers involved in the Oil Gas, Mining, Trade and Finance in Africa.

The Conference from 5th – 6th November 2009 on Ethics in Business – Corporate Culture & Spirituality, will be the fourth to be held at the European Parliament. The Conference is part of the International Business & Leadership Symposium and is an initiative of the International Association for Human Values, a volunteer-based, charitable NGO dedicated to the development and promotion of human values in society.

This year’s conference will examine the measures needed to shape a sustainable future. In these most challenging times, is the focus on human values and ethics an indispensable key to overcoming the crisis? Or is there no space for such an approach? What lessons can be learned from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, and what is the leadership style that can pave the way for a sustainable future?

The Conference of the States Parties to the Convention was established to improve the capacity of and cooperation between States Parties to achieve the objectives set forth in this Convention and to promote and review its implementation. This will be the third session. Pursuant to the resolutions and decisions taken by the CoSP at its second session, the CoSP is expected to concentrate on key issues regarding review of the implementation of the Convention, asset recovery and technical assistance. The CoSP also offers an opportunity to anti-corruption policymakers and practitioners to exchange views on practical matters. Furthermore, it will be preceded and accompanied by numerous side events, such as the last Global Forum (in cooperation with businesses) and a Youth Forum.

TBLI CONFERENCE™, the largest annual global networking and learning event on Economic, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing of Europe and Asia, is intended for all professionals from the investment and business community.

It is a two-day event in which the world’s leaders on sustainability network, exchange information and ideas on the latest developments in screening, auditing, reporting, ESG, SRI analysis, corporate citizenship, indexes, and research.

2009 has brought a change of administration, unprecedented economic challenges and an increase in FCPA enforcement all of which means that people will need to benefit from the practical perspective of seasoned corporate FCPA compliance executives, get an update on enforcement and policy initiatives from top Government officials and FCPA attorneys, and learn how industry is setting up internal controls to comply in this constantly changing global legal landscape.

Transparency International’s concept of the National Integrity System (NIS) consists of the prevailing regime based on key institutions, laws and practices that contribute to integrity, transparency and accountability in a society. By diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses of a particular integrity system, an evaluation based on the NIS can help inform anti-corruption advocacy and shape anti-corruption reform efforts.

As such, TI’s National Integrity System (NIS) studies are qualitative reports that provide a detailed and nuanced assessment of anti-corruption systems at country level. By exploring the specific practices and constraints within countries, they create a strong empirical basis upon which to promote better governance across all aspects of a particular society and enable the formulation of targeted and effective national anti-corruption reforms.

The Moroccan National Integrity Study as part of the Promoting Transparency and Enhancing Integrity in the Arab Region project will serve as the basis for raising awareness in Morocco, and will be supported by numerous capacity building events.