Special Investigation Service (STT) will participate in the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) on December 9. IACC is the world’s premier global forum for bringing together heads of state, civil society, the private sector, and more to tackle the increasingly sophisticated challenges posed by corruption. The biennial forum will be held in Washington, USA, and will attended by representatives from more than 140 countries around the world.
"We are happy to have the opportunity to present STT and at the same time Lithuania in one of the most significant high-level forums which aims to strengthen the international dialogue of the civil society, private and public sector in the fight against the manifestations of corruption and instilling anti-corruption values in the states", says the STT director Žydrūnas Bartkus.
In the STT iniciated discussion "Rethinking the Global Law Enforcement Response to Corruption" together with Žydrūnas Bartkus, director of the STT, and Patrick Killeen, the Unit Chief for the FBI's International Corruption Unit at FBI Headquarters, will participate EPAC/EACN members and observers: Gizo Uglava, Acting Director of the National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), Edvardas Šileris, Head of European Cybercrime Centre (EUROPOL), Alice Navarro, Deputy Director of the French Anti-Corruption Agency, Kristel Siitam-Nyiri, European prosecutor of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO).
The participants of the discussion will discuss the challenges faced by anti-corruption institutions around the world and will review the directions by which those challenges would be overcome. The discussion will be moderated by Sergejus Muravjovas, head of the Lithuanian branch of Transparency International. During the visit, the STT delegation with representatives of other countries will have bilateral and multilateral meetings. STT representative Margarita Dobrynina will present the results of the first International Anti-corruption Hackathon held in Lithuania.
IACC is the world’s premier global forum for bringing together heads of state, civil society, the private sector, and more to tackle the increasingly sophisticated challenges posed by corruption. Established in 1983, the IACC takes place usually every two years in a different region of the world, and hosts from 800 to 2000 participants from over 140 countries worldwide. The IACC advances the anti-corruption agenda by raising awareness and stimulating debate. It fosters networking, cross-fertilization, and the global exchange of experience that are indispensable for effective advocacy and action, on a global and national level.
In 2020 IACC conference was held in South Korea, in 2018 – in Denmark, in 2016 – in Panama, in 2015 – in Malaysia, in 2012 – in Brazil, and in 2010 – in Thailand.
More information: https://iaccseries.org/.
