By Lee Tae-hoon
Korea’s state-run corruption watchdog will hold a two-day international conference starting today to discuss the achievements and failures of past anti-corruption talks and the future role of advanced nations in fighting corruption ahead of the G20 Seoul Summit slated for Nov. 11 and 12.
The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) will bring together some 200 anti-corruption practitioners and international experts, including Patrick Moulette, head of the OECD Anti-Corruption Division, to attend the “Symposium on Strengthening Global Leadership and Cooperation against Corruption.”
The symposium aims to ensure the effective implementation of anti-corruption policies in countries around the world, as well as raise awareness of the importance of adopting strong and effective anti-corruption measures in the “G20 Seoul Statement.”
At the last G20 Summit in Toronto in June this year, the G20 leaders agreed to establish a working group to make comprehensive recommendations for consideration by “Leaders in Korea on how the G-20 could continue to make practical and valuable contributions to international efforts to combat corruption.”
On the first day, following a keynote speech by Special Affairs Minister Lee Jae-oh, Giovanni Gallo, a corruption crime expert at the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime, will deliver a lecture on the achievements of major anti-corruption rounds.
Kevin Davis, professor at the New York University School of Law, will then address the limits of existing anti-corruption rounds, and Moch Jasin, vice chairman of the Corruption Eradication Commission in Indonesia will introduce his country’s achievements and the challenges of the anti-corruption policy.
Other panelists include Yu Xiancheng, director general on Corruption Prevention at the Ministry of Supervision in China, and Paul Lachal Roberts, adviser to the director-general at European Anti-Fraud Office, who will shed light on the role of leading countries in anti-corruption efforts.
The second day will focus on issues concerning anti-corruption cooperation mechanisms between central and local governments.
It will also be an opportunity to meet Korea’s top anti-corruption experts and hear about Korea’s efforts in fighting corruption and its contribution to doing so in the international community.
The conference will take place at the Sheraton Walkerhill hotel in northeastern Seoul on Oct. 5 and the Alpensia Resort in PyeongChang, Gangwon Province on Oct. 6.