Registration: 8:00 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Panel: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
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Corruption in Venezuela: The Coming Reckoning
Join AWG for a discussion on fighting corruption in a new Venezuela and the launch of the Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index.
Overview
Systemic corruption under the chavista regime is like Pandora’s box: once it’s fully opened, it will reverberate for years to come. The consequences will be felt in Venezuela’s economy and politics, as well as beyond its borders, from Petrocaribe countries to U.S. courts.
What do we know about “grand corruption” in Venezuela, at state oil company PDVSA, and elsewhere? How is Juan Guaidó’s interim administration preparing to deal with the challenge? How should businesses look at corruption risk in Venezuela? What are the consequences for bondholders? To address these questions and more, we will convene a unique panel of experts from government, civil society, and the private sector.
Also, we will grant our inaugural Anti-Corruption Leadership Award and present the results of the first annual Capacity to Combat Corruption (CCC) Index, a regional index co-developed by AS/COA and Control Risks.
This event is part of AS/COA’s Anti-Corruption Working Group.
Registration: This event is complimentary for all registrants.
Prior registration is required.
Speakers:
- Mercedes de Freitas, Executive Director, Transparencia Venezuela @soymerchy
- José Ignacio Hernández, Special Prosecutor, Interim Government of Venezuela @ignandez
- Geert Aalbers, Senior Partner, Control Risks
- Roberto Simon, Senior Director for Policy and Head of the Anti-Corruption Working Group, AS/COA (moderator) @robertosimon
Event Information: Fernanda Uriegas | furiegas@as-coa.org | 1-212-277-8377
Press: mediarelations@as-coa.org
Cancellation: Please contact Juan Serrano-Badrena at jserrano@counciloftheamericas.org before 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25.
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