2009
12/15
Countering the Financing of Terrorism Giessbach III - 15 to 17 December 2009

In 2007, the so-called Giessbach process was started when over 100 experts from 33 countries met in Giessbach, Switzerland, to discuss challenges in counter-terrorist financing. In its third year, the processs continued with Giessbach III, and was focusing on the regulatory/supervisory community...

2009
12/01
4th Fraud & Corruption Summit 2010, London

Expanding on the success of previous summits held in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Brussels, the MIS Training Institute EMEA will hold its 4th Annual Fraud & Corruption Summit 2010 in London during 17-19 March 2010.

2009
10/09
III. Heidelberger Kunstrechtstag

Kunst im Markt - Kunst im Streit

2009
09/29
Conference on 'Governance of Cultural Property: Preservation and Recovery'

The Basel Institute on Governance is happy to announce the upcoming conference on 'Governance of Cultural Property: Preservation and Recovery',

2009
05/27
Anti-corruption Law & Enforcement Conference

The Basel Institute on Governance assists and provide experts to the upcoming Anti-corruption Law & Enforcement Conference – "How to manage regulatory and compliance risk" in Brussels, 27 - 28 May 2009.

2009
04/24
Joint conference ETHZ/Nadel course and Basel Institute on Governance on: What do we know about the results of fighting corruption in developing countries and development cooperation?

Location: GEP-Pavilion, ETH Main Building, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 ZurichDate: 24 April 2009, 9.00 - 16.00Registration by: Ursina Tones, NADEL, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich; or send the requested data by email to: tones@nadel.ethz.chDescription: Speakers from academia, NGO and donors will try to analyse...

2009
03/18
3rd Annual Fraud & Corruption Summit 2009

The Basel Institute on Governance would like to announce the 3rd Annual Fraud & Corruption Summit 2009, 18th – 20th March 2009, Brussels. Expanding on the unprecedented success of previous summits held in Copenhagen and Stockholm, the summit programme drills down into the detection, prevention...

2009
02/02
The UK Anti-corruption Summit, 2-4 February 2009 (London, UK).

The UK Anti-corruption Summit, 2-4 February 2009 (London, UK). The Basel Institute on Governance announces Ethical Corporation’s UK Anti-corruption Summit – ‘How to mitigate corruption risk with effective compliance and ethics’. Hear expert speakers from the likes of Siemens, BP, HSBC, BT and...

2008
12/11
Seminar on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Held in Ulanbator, Mongolia on 9 and 10 Dec 2008

The Basel Institute on Governance held a two-day seminar on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, organized under the auspices of EBRD, on 9 and 10 December 2008 at the Mongolian Banks Association Conference Centre in Ulanbator, Mongolia.  The seminar consisted of training...

2008
10/01
Combating the Financing of Terrorism

1-3 October 2008 (Davos, Switzerland): CFT Seminar in Switzerland, jointly organised with the Financial Integrity Network. The "Giessbach II" CFT Seminar included topics such as: Islamist Terrorist Activities 7 years after 9/11; Fighting terrorist financing (TF) and respecting human...

2008
04/10
Philanthropy in Global Helath - Governance and Effectiveness Criteria

10 and 11 April 2008, Basel, Switzerland

Background

As this picture illustrates (Source: Jon Cohen, The New World of Global Health, in: Science, vol. 311, 13 January 2006), an increasing number of stakeholder and stakeholder groups are involved in supporting the development of health...

2008
02/29
Journée OHADA et la lutte contre la corruption

Organised jointly by the Law Faculty of the University of Basel, SWISSCHAM-AFRICA and UNIDA. The conference was held in French. Thus the following summary and its supporting documentation is in French exclusively.

Resume

Investir en Afrique - beaucoup d'investisseurs en reculent. Ils craignent...

2007
12/10
Protecting the Financial Interests of the EU and Switzerland

Organised jointly by the Basel Institute on Governance and the European Academy of Law, with the financial support of the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF.

The protection of its financial interests is of central concern to the European Union, and important institutional and legal measures have been...

2007
11/08
Conference on Accounting, Auditing and Compliance in Corporate Groups

Organised by the Europa Institute of the Zurich University in cooperation with the Basel Institute on Governance. The conference, which was chaired by Prof Lukas Handschin of the Board of the Basel Institute on Governance addressed questions of accounting, auditing and compliance in relation to the...

2007
09/05
Making international anti-corruption standards operational - Asset recovery and MLA

Organised jointly with the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) of Indonesia, the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific, and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and with the support of the German Development Cooperation (GTZ) and the US Department of State.

The regional seminar...

2007
02/08
The Role of Non-State Actors as Standard Setters

The conference on “Non-State Actors as Standard Setters: The Erosion of the Public-Private Divide”, organised by the Basel Institute on Governance on 8 and 9 February 2007, was dedicated to the analysis of the role of non-state actors and emerging political arenas that shape norms and standards of...

2007
02/01
Combating Fraud and Corruption in the European Union

Organised jointly with the Academy of European Law (ERA) and with the support of the European Anti-Fraud Office OLAF.

The tackling of corruption, especially in an international context, suffers from a lack of effective means of enforcement, resulting in inadequate compliance. International...

2006
12/15
Asian Minorities in Africa

With Prof. Nandini Patel, Malawi

Asian Minorities in Africa has been the focus of the fourth Afriqu'à midi in 2007, organised by the Afrika-Komitee, Basel, in cooperation with the Centre for Africa Studies Basel and the Basel Institute on Governance. To answer the question of "what...

2006
09/07
Access to Life-Saving Medication - Innovative Solutions

Increasing demand for medication world-wide is not only a topical issue in the countries of the South but also in the developed world, though possibly not to the same extent a matter of life and death. It is also not only a supply-and-demand problem in the traditional sense but there are profound...

2006
04/21
Self Regulation in the Pharmaceutical Industry - What can it achieve

BackgroundOver the last decade, the pharmaceutical industry has witnessed transformations that have enhanced the global reach of major players; and whilst new rules have been established to regulate some aspects of the pharmaceutical business, developments in biology and genomics have...

2004
06/26
Menschenhandel - Menschenschmuggel: Eine neue Form der Sklaverei?

(Trafficking in human beings: a new form of slavery?)Public Roundtable Discussion with Dr. phil. Ruth-Gaby Vermot (MP, Switzerland), Dr. iur. Daniela V. Jabornigg (Deputy Head, Citizen Services, City of Basel, Switzerland), lic.iur. Susanne Bertschi (Attorney).