The World Bank Office of Suspension and Debarment (OSD), the Anti-Corruption Law Interest Group of the American Society of International Law (ASIL), and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's Anti-Corruption Division (OECD) organized a symposium on “Supranational Responses to Corruption” (28 and 29 April 2022, Vienna)

IACA, Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) of the World Economic Forum and the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have collaborated in organizing this event hosted by the OPEC Fund for International Development in Vienna.

In his opening remarks, Mr. Stelzer said that “Investing in anti-corruption education is crucial to building a fit-for-purpose workforce and promoting a culture of integrity. To fight corruption, we must provide our practitioners and front-line workers with the tools they need. Considerable political and economic capital in anti-corruption education and training will be required to build necessary capacities in both the public and private sectors, and to foster a culture of integrity in societies.”

The symposium agenda was centered around papers submitted in response to a call for papers launched in 2021 and brought together scholars and professionals from the private sector, international organizations, government, civil society, and the broader international integrity and anti-corruption community. The following topics were discussed: Lessons Learned from Regional Anti-corruption Initiatives; International Anti-Corruption Investigations; Transnational Legal Responses to Grand Corruption; Corruption and International Investment Arbitration; and The Non-Government Sector’s Role.