Digitalization Against Corruption

Webinar on the Role of Data Analytics in Preventing Corruption & Fraud in Southeast Asia

25 November 2020

14:00 - 17:20 Thailand Time

Concept Note & Agenda

Digitalization Concept Note Agenda v.2.docx

The Speakers

Opening Address:

John Penrose MP

John Penrose MP is the Prime Minister’s Anti-Corruption Champion in the UK, responsible for challenging and coordinating the UK response to corruption and the implementation of the first UK anti-corruption strategy.

More about his biography and role can be found here.

Giovanni GAllo

Giovanni Gallo is the Chief of the Implementation Support Section of the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch at UNODC. He is a lawyer by training and holds an advanced law degree from the University of Bologna, Italy.

1st Panel Discussion:

Warren Smith

Warren Smith is the Director of the UK Government Digital Service (GDS) Global Digital Marketplace Programme, which helps governments to improve systems that govern public spending, improve scrutiny through better quality, open data, and build institutional capability and capacity.

More on the work of the GDS Global Digital Marketplace Programme can be found here.

Bernadine Fernz

Bernadine Fernz is the Head of Infrastructure at the Open Contracting Partnership, working to pioneer open contracting worldwide using open data.

More about her biography and role can be found here.

Thom Townsend

Thom Townsend is Executive Director of Open Ownership, which supports Governments around the world to implement open information about who ultimately controls and benefits from companies registered in their jurisdictions.

More about his role and biography can be found here.

2nd Panel Discussion:

Pattaraporn Vorasaph

Pattaraporn Vorasaph is the Deputy Director of the Comptroller General's Department (CGD) at the Ministry of Finance of Thailand. Prior to this, she was the Director of Public Financial and Fiscal Management.

Please follow the links for more about her background and department's role.

Rowena Candice Ruiz

Rowena Candice Ruiz is the Executive Director of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) of the Philippines. She is a lawyer by training and the former head of the Legal Service of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

More about her role and biography can be found here.

Mochamad Hadiyana

Mochamad Hadiyana is the Deputy for Information and Data at the Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK), Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission.

He holds a Master's in Engineering from Vanderbilt University and is the former Director of Standardization at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

Khairil Yusof

Khairil Yusof is the co-founder and coordinator of the Sinar Project, an award-winning civic tech organization based in Malaysia that pioneers innovative approaches to transparency, open data and anti-corruption.

More about his role and biography can be found here.

Webinar Moderator:

Francesco Checchi

Francesco Checchi is the Anti-Corruption Adviser for UNODC in Southeast Asia, working to support Member States with the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

More about his team's work can be found here.

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