Transparency International marks 20 years of fighting corruption
Integrity Awards presentation to follow conference
Transparency International will mark its 20th anniversary on Friday, 8 November with a one-day conference On Transparency and Integrity Awards ceremony, focusing on the road ahead in the global fight against corruption.
Transparency International will bring together representatives of international organisations, the private sector and civil society to share and discuss ways to deepen and continue the anti-corruption movement.
After opening comments from Huguette Labelle and Peter Eigen, Chair and Founder of Transparency International respectively, there will be several panel discussions covering a wide range of topics including the importance of transparency, the fight against poverty and sustainability.
Following the conference, the Integrity Awards ceremony will acknowledge and celebrate the efforts made by courageous individuals to stop corruption. The 2013 winners will be announced at the ceremony. Information about the awards and previous winners can be found here.
When: 8 November 2013
09:00 - 18.00 On Transparency 20th anniversary conference
18:00 - 19:00 Integrity Awards
Where:
Café Moskau
Karl-Marx-Allee 34
10178 Berlin, Germany
Panellists at the conference will include:
- Huguette Labelle, Chair, Transparency International
- Peter Eigen, Founder, Transparency International
- Baltasar Garzón, Spanish Jurist
- Pascal Lamy, Former Director-General, World Trade Organisation
- Kumi Naidoo, International Executive Director, Greenpeace
- Paul Polman, Chief Executive Officer, Unilever
The conference will be open to the media. Should you wish to attend, please register for the event by emailing [email protected]. Translation into French, Spanish and Arabic will be provided at the conference.
The full conference will also be web streamed live at www.transparency.org and the public will have the opportunity to comment and interact on Twitter using the hashtag #TIat20.
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Transparency International is the global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption.
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For media availability of the two Integrity Awards winners and access to broadcast quality footage ahead of the event:
Rosie Slater
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