The Largest International Anti-Corruption Conference... Heads of International Organizations Including OECD Participate

Participation of Over 40 Heads of International Organizations Including OECD and IMF
Special Talk with Michael Sandel... 'Justice in the Post-Corona Era'
Jeon Hyun-hee: "An Opportunity for Korea's Influence in IACC... A Place for Empathy and Action"

Images of key international speakers scheduled to participate in the 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), to be held online via video conference from the 1st to the 4th of next month. (Source: Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The 19th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC), scheduled to be held online next month, is expected to be the largest ever. Over 40 heads of international organizations such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as well as world-renowned scholars, will participate via video conference.

The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC) announced on the 18th that more than 40 top anti-corruption leaders from around the world, including heads of international organizations, will participate in the 19th IACC, which will be held online via video conference from the 1st to the 4th of next month.

The International Anti-Corruption Conference is a forum where about 2,000 experts worldwide gather biennially to discuss global anti-corruption policies. The 19th conference was originally scheduled for June this year but was postponed to December and will be held mainly as an online video conference due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 19th conference will take place over four days from December 1 to 4 at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the ACRC explained that on-site attendance will be minimized, with most participants joining via video conference. Only about 10 people, including Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee, session moderators, and youth panel members, will attend in person.

The ACRC stated, "More than 40 global leaders, including heads of international organizations, government ministers from various countries, CEOs of multinational corporations, representatives of international non-profit organizations, and world-class scholars, will participate as speakers in the plenary sessions of the 19th IACC," adding, "It is expected to be the largest IACC ever held."

According to the ACRC, Angel Gurr?a, Secretary-General of the OECD; Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF; Børge Brende, President of the World Economic Forum (WEF); and Masatsugu Asakawa, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), have confirmed their participation.

Senior government officials from various countries include Rasmus Prehn, Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Peter Eriksson, Minister for Development Cooperation of Sweden’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and Firli Bahuri, Chairman of Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission.

In a special session titled "Speaking of Justice in the Post-COVID Era," Michael Sandel, a Harvard University professor in the United States who caused a significant stir in Korea with his book "What Money Can't Buy," will participate as a discussant to diagnose issues of unfairness.

The 19th conference will focus on recent domestic and international anti-corruption issues such as post-COVID challenges, fake news, money laundering, populism, and extremism under the theme "Designing 2030: Truth, Trust and Transparency," with each session addressing these topics in depth.

Chairperson Jeon Hyun-hee said, "The ACRC aims to make the 19th IACC a good opportunity for Korea to exert a positive influence on the international community," adding, "We will ensure it becomes a place where global leaders intensely deliberate, empathize, and take action for a better future."

However, internally, the ACRC is struggling with promotional strategies for the conference. Due to multiple revisions in the conference plans and format caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere has yet to fully revive.

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