AGENDA NURTURING AN ANTI-CORRUPTION CULTURE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific. Chair.

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1 ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific Chair schi Regional Conference on NURTURING AN ANTI-CORRUPTION CULTURE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION AGENDA November 2017 Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel, Seoul, Korea

2 Background information About the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific In 1998, countries from the Asia-Pacific region formed the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative to work together in their anti-corruption efforts. 1 Since then, the Initiative has served as a forum for anti-corruption agencies in the region to exchange practices and experiences. In 2015 in Mongolia, the Initiative launched a Law- Enforcement Network. At the Initiative s 2016 meeting in Bhutan, members agreed to prepare a new work programme that would boost the impact of the Initiative by helping policy-makers and practitioners in the region reduce corruption on the ground. About the Meetings Ninth Regional Conference on Nurturing an Anti-Corruption Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region The Korean Government will host the 9 th Regional Conference of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific on November 2017, in Seoul, under the theme Nurturing an Anti-Corruption Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region. The Conference will feature a high level panel, working sessions for the members of Public Integrity Network and the Law Enforcement network (LEN) and the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Initiative. High Level Panel on Achievements and Challenges, and Future Priorities for the Asia-Pacific The high-level panel will bring together leaders of key state institutions engaged in anti-corruption and integrity work such as Anti-Corruption Agencies, Supreme Audit Authorities, Planning Agencies, and other anticorruption agencies. It will also bring in leaders of non-governmental sector from private sector and civil society. The high level panel will identify achievements and challenges in promoting an anti-corruption and integrity culture and to determine future policy priorities for the region. Discussion of achievements, challenges, and future priorities will focus on measures that bring real change for the citizens, and help achieve international objectives, such as the UNCAC, the OECD Recommendation on Public Integrity (2017), and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. First Meeting of the Public Integrity Network on Effective Anti-Corruption and Integrity Policies The high-level session will be followed by the first meeting of the Public Integrity Network (PIN) which will bring together leaders of government institutions involved in corruption prevention as well as corruption prevention practitioners to exchange experiences and good practices on the following issues: Mainstreaming anti-corruption strategies into the national development agenda and the SDGs; Building alliance and fostering a whole-of-society approach in anti-corruption and integrity policies; Effective measures to promote an anti-corruption and integrity culture in selected sectors; Third Meeting of the Law Enforcement Network on Confiscation of Proceeds of Corruption and Asset Recovery The Third Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Law Enforcement Network (LEN) will take place in parallel with the PIN meeting. In line with discussions at the 2016 LEN meeting in Bhutan, this meeting will focus on confiscating the proceeds of corruption and asset recovery. Participation in the LEN meeting is restricted to law enforcement practitioners (namely investigators and prosecutors) who address corruption, anti-money laundering, and tax crimes. The meeting will be dedicated to the presentation of real-life cases that involve confiscation and asset recovery and will include small group discussions on a hypothetical case study. 1 Current Membership is comprised of Afghanistan; Australia; Bangladesh; Bhutan; Cambodia; People s Republic of China; Cook Islands; Fiji; Hong Kong, China; India; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Kazakhstan; Republic of Korea; Kyrgyz Republic; Macao, China; Malaysia; Mongolia; Nepal; Pakistan; Republic of Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Timor-Leste; Vanuatu; and Viet Nam.

3 Steering Group Meeting on Boosting the Impact of the Initiative The Steering Group of the ADB /OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific will bring together representatives of the Initiative s 31 member countries and jurisdictions, observer countries 2, international organisations and donor agencies. The Steering Group will discuss the Initiative s draft Work Programme, developed by the ADB and the OECD with inputs from the UNDP and UNODC. This will build on the proposals in the Discussion Paper on the Initiative s Programme of Work agreed at the 2016 Steering Group meeting in Bhutan. Meeting Venue and Logistics The Korean Government will provide the meeting venue in the Millennium Hilton hotel in Seoul. Lunches will be provided on-site. Accommodation for participants will be booked in the same or nearby hotel. The Initiative will fund the participation (i.e. travel, accommodation, and per diem expenses) for expert speakers and eligible Initiative-funded participants. 4 The meeting will take place in English with interpretation in Korean language. This event is funded in part by voluntary contributions from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ. Date, time and venue 14 November Advisory Group, Secretariat, and Host Meeting Amber Room, Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel, Seoul, Korea Dinner to be hosted by ADB/OECD Secretariat November 2017, Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel, Seoul, Korea Join the conversation on Twitter: follow us Contact ADB Ms. Cholpon Mambetova cmambetova@adb.org Ms. Marilyn Pizarro mpizarro.consultant@adb.org OECD Mr. Jeroen Michels (PIN) Jeroen.MICHELS@oecd.org Ms. Olga Savran (LEN) +(33-1) Olga.SAVRAN@oecd.org Korea Ms. So-yeong Yoon yoonsoy@korea.kr; yoonsoy@gmail.com Ms. Sohee Moon dalcow@korea.kr UNDP Ms. Liviana Zorzi ext liviana.zorzi@undp.org 2 The Initiative encourages the participation of non-member country observers that express interest in the Initiative s events. Observers of past meetings include Brunei Darussalam, Lao PDR, and Myanmar The Initiative only funds one official from each member country classified as eligible to borrow from ADB s Asian Development Fund (ADF) for both the Regional Conference and the LEN Meeting 3

4 Wednesday 15 November 2017 Regional Conference: Nurturing an Anti-Corruption Culture in the Asia-Pacific Region 8:00-9:10 Registration 9:20 10:00 Opening Ceremony 9:20-9:30 Welcome by the host country Mr. H.E. LEE Nak-yon, Prime Minister of Korea 9:30-9:35 Photo Session for Korean Prime Minister with Heads of Delegations Opening remarks by the co-organisers Ms. H.E. PAK Un Jong, Head of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Korea Address from key donor German Ambassador to Korea 9:50-10:00 Coffee Break 10:00-11:15 High-Level Panel on Achievements, Challenges and Future Priorities for Asia- Pacific Governmental Perspectives This high-level panel will provide an opportunity for the heads of anti-corruption bodies and other state bodies responsible for promoting integrity and fighting corruption, as well as the representatives of the non-governmental sector to discuss the achievements and challenges in the fight against corruption and promoting integrity in the region. It will identify the future priorities with the aim of bringing real improvements for citizens and business people, and implementing international obligations and objectives. Facilitator Thomas Kalinowski, Associate Professor of Ewha University Speakers Ms. H.E. PAK Un Jong, Head of Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, Korea the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act Ms. Trinh Nhu Hoa, Deputy Director of Department for International Cooperation of the Government Inspectorate, Vietnam Ms. Kit Wan Valentina Chan, Assistant Director of Community Relations, Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong, Peoples Republic of China - Dynamics in Nurturing a Culture of Integrity Hong Kong s Experience Mr. Gregoire Nimbtik, Director, Department of Strategic Policy, Planning and Aid Coordination, Vanuatu, Challenges to Anti-Corruption Initiatives in the Pacific Region Mr. Agus Joko Pramono, Member of the Audit Board of the Republic of Indonesia Mr. Wei Cai, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Supervision, Peoples Republic of China Questions and Answers 4

5 Coffee break 11:30-12:45 High-Level Panel on Achievements, Challenges and Future Priorities for Asia- Pacific Non-Governmental Perspectives The non-governmental sector helps to shape a culture of integrity in all societies. This second high-level panel will provide the perspectives of non-governmental institutions, including private sector, on the achievements and challenges in the fight against corruption and promoting integrity in the region. Facilitator Ms. Clare Wee, Head of Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, ADB Speakers Mr. Preap Kol, Executive Director of Transparency International Cambodia 13:00-14:00 Lunch Mr. Sayed Ikram Afzali, Executive Director, Integrity Watch Afghanistan Mr. Redempto S. Parafina, ANSA East Asia and Pacific Foundation, Philippines Mr. Askar Sydykov, Executive Director, International Business Council, Kyrgyzstan Mr. Kulvech Janvatanavit, Principle Project Advisor, Private Sector Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption, Thai Institute of Directors, Thailand Questions and Answers Public Integrity Network (PIN): Effective Anti-Corruption and Integrity Policies 14:00-14:15 Opening Remarks This first meeting of the Public Integrity Network for Asia-Pacific will provide an opportunity for practitioners from anti-corruption and other institutions from the region to learn from each other about effective methods of developing and monitoring anticorruption and integrity policies. Practitioners will also learn about measures to promote anti-corruption and integrity at the sectoral level. Finally, the participants will discuss how PIN s activities can help them in their future work. Speaker Ms. Mathilde Mesnard, Deputy Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD Ms. Clare Wee, Head, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, ADB Mr. Balázs Horváth, Director, Seoul Policy Centre, UNDP 5

6 14:15-15:45 Session 1: Ensuring coherence in integrity policies: mission impossible? The implementation of anti-corruption reforms and integrity policies involves various actors and many countries in Asia-Pacific and beyond face a challenge of policy coherence. Indeed, mechanisms for cooperation between the stakeholders, sectors, and subnational levels must be in place in order to avoid fragmentation, overlap, and gaps, and to share and build on good practices. Weaknesses in coordination may considerably diminish the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts. This session will discuss ways that various government institutions and nongovernmental partners can ensure policy coherence in the area of integrity and corruption prevention. Panellists will debate the role of anti-corruption strategies in forging effective alliances to implement and monitor anti-corruption reforms. Panellists will also discuss innovative methods and good practices to promote a whole-of-society approach towards implementing and monitoring these policies. Facilitator Mr. Jeroen Michels, Policy Analyst, Public Sector Integrity Division, Directorate for Public Governance, OECD Speakers Mr. Iftekharuz Zaman, Executive Director, Transparency International, Bangladesh Mr. Cameron Watts, Coordinator, Anti-Corruption, Organised Crime & Cyber Unit, Australian Federal Police, Australia Mr. Bhumivisan Kasemsook, Director, Bureau of Corruption Suppression in Public Sector 4, Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission, Thailand Mr. Keshav Kumar Sharma, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport, Nepal Questions and Answers 15:45-16:15 Coffee break 16:15-17:30 Session 2: Integrity Strategies for Achieving Socio-Economic Development and SDGs The fight against corruption is not an end on itself; rather, it aims to promote equality, trust, and socio-economic development. Most countries in the Asia-Pacific region have designed anti-corruption strategies to guide their actions in fostering a culture of integrity in government and society. This panel discussion will debate how public integrity and anti-corruption strategies can effectively contribute to national development outcomes and to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. 6

7 Facilitator Ms. Elodie Beth, Programme Advisor, Governance & Peacebuilding, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub Speakers Mr. Ahn Junho, Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau of the Anti- Corruption and Rights Commission, Korea - Developing anti-corruption strategies and policies of the new administration of Korea Mr. Jamtsho, Commissioner, Anti-Corruption Commission of Bhutan - Reviewing the National Integrity and Anti-Corruption Strategy of Bhutan to achieve the priorities of the 12th Five Year Plan Mr. Derek Gwali Futaiasi, Assistant Secretary to the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands An anti-corruption strategy as a precondition for development Mr. Rukshana Nanayakkara - Regional Outreach Manager, Transparency International, Berlin, Monitoring corruption and anti-corruption in the sustainable development goals and the role of the Anti-corruption agencies Questions and Answers 19:00-21:00 Networking Dinner at Millennium Seoul Hilton Hotel, hosted by the Government of Korea Thursday 16 November 2017 Public Integrity Network (PIN) Continued: Effective Anti-Corruption and Integrity Policies 9:00-10:30 Session 3: Building Alliances to Develop, Implement, and Monitor Integrity Policies: Hypothetical Case Study Anti-corruption agencies are increasingly faced with the challenge of developing a policy to provide a coordinated approach for developing and monitoring the implementation of anti-corruption/integrity measures, while the responsibility for implementing the individual measures lies with many actors. Participants will be divided into small groups (8-10 people) to discuss a hypothetical case study. Participants are invited to reflect on effective ways to build alliances to develop, implement, and monitor an anti-corruption/integrity policy, in particular: 1. The steps that they would take to identify the most pressing issues, including what evidence to build from, what actors they would involve and how they would prioritize actions; 2. SMART indicators (specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound) to measure progress (or lack of progress) over time and how they would collect relevant data mobilizing different actors. The session aims at triggering dialogue and experience sharing, providing participants with the chance of learning from each other, exchanging their ideas, challenges and solutions. Facilitator Ms. Liviana Zorzi, Programme Officer, Governance & Peacebuilding, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub 10:30-10:45 Coffee break 7

8 10:45-12:00 Session 4: Mainstreaming a Culture of Integrity for Youth: How Can We Influence the Attitude and Behaviour of the Next Generation? Citizens are not only watch-dogs of government; they are also active members of the community who can help promote integrity in society. Cultivating a shared sense of responsibility for integrity throughout society involves disseminating knowledge and building capacity through awareness-raising campaigns and civic education programmes for citizens. A key area of focus is youth, who as the future generation, represent a crucial demographic through which to cultivate knowledge and behaviour for public integrity. Mainstreaming integrity through education thus represents an opportunity to change the attitude of the next generation. Evidence is already showing that students with higher levels of civic knowledge in Asia-Pacific are less accepting of corrupt practices. This session will review experiences in using civic awareness-raising initiatives and the school system as a platform to educate citizens about integrity and anti-corruption, either by way of the core curriculum or extra-curricular courses offered by the Anti- Corruption Agencies. This session will also explore evidence of results achieved as well as remaining challenges based on case studies. Facilitator Mr. Gambhir Bhatta, Chief of Governance Thematic Group, ADB Speakers Ms. Muriel Poisson, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, Ethics and Corruption in Education Ms. Jasmina Haynes, Chief Executive Officer, Integrity Action Youth Integrity Clubs: Impact and Lessons Learned in Nepal and Indonesia Ms. Nguyen Thi Kieu Vien, Executive Director, Towards Transparency, Vietnam Mr. Yukihiko Hamada, Policy Analyst, Public Sector Integrity Division, Directorate for Public Governance, OECD Questions and Answers 12:00-13:00 Closing Session The participants will have a round table discussion about the future work of the PIN, including the topics for future meetings, organisation of future meetings (stand-alone or back-to-back with other regional events, regional or sub-regional, etc), and the management of the PIN (participants, communication, etc). The draft programme of work and budget for will serve as a basis for discussion. Facilitators Mr. Jeroen Michels & Mr. Yukihiko Hamada, Policy Analysts, Public Sector Integrity Division, Directorate for Public Governance, OECD Ms. Cholpon Mambetova, Integrity Specialist, Office of Anticorruption and Integrity, ADB Ms. Elodie Beth, Programme Advisor, Governance & Peacebuilding, UNDP Bangkok Regional Hub 13:00-14:00 Lunch 8

9 14:00-17:30 Steering Group Meeting PIN Members will take part in the Steering Group Meeting. Wednesday 15 November 2017 Law Enforcement Network (LEN): Confiscation of Proceeds of Corruption and Asset Recovery 14:00-14:15 Opening Remarks This meeting will provide an opportunity for the law enforcement network (LEN) including investigators, prosecutors, and other law-enforcement practitioners -- to learn from each other about effective methods for tracing, seizing and freezing proceeds of corruption, for confiscation of tools and proceeds of corruption and recovery and expatriation of assets gained from corruption activities. Speakers Welcome by the Chair: Mr. LEE Chang Soo, Director (Senior Prosecutor) of Daegu District Prosecutors' Office, Korea Opening remarks from the donor: Johannes Ferguson, Team Leader of Global Programme on Combatting Illicit Financial Flows, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Overview of the Agenda: Ms. Olga Savran, Manager, Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, OECD 14:15-15:00 Session 1: Confiscation and Asset Recovery Overview of Challenges in Practice Confiscation can be a powerful sanction for corruption offences as it can deprive criminals of the purpose of their crime. Confiscation is also an important tool for asset recovery and repatriation. However, there are many challenges for effective confiscation in practice, ranging from outdated legislation to methodological and practical difficulties in tracing, quantifying and arresting illicit assets, their ultimate confiscation and repatriation. Discussions will focus on the main challenges related to confiscation and asset recovery in the Asia-Pacific region. 9

10 Facilitator Dr. Claire Daams, Senior Counsel, Monfrini Bitton Klein (former federal prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland) Speakers Vitaliy Kasko, International Association of Prosecutors (former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine): Confiscation of Instrumentalities and Proceeds of Corruption Crimes: International standards, best practices, and practical challenges Mr. Cai Wei, Deputy Director General of International Cooperation Department of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and Ministry of Supervision Mr. Hyung Joo Kim and Mr. Tae Wook Chang, Deposit Insurance Corporation, Korea - Enforcing Accountability for a Bank Failure and Asset Recovery Mr. Christian Schierholt, Chief Senior Public Prosecutor, Central Unit Organised Crime and Corruption, Germany 15:00-15:30 Speed Networking In this structured networking event, practitioners will have the opportunity to share information about law-enforcement bodies in their countries responsible for complex cross-border cases, confiscation, and asset recovery. 15:30-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-18:00 Session 2: Case Studies on Confiscation and Asset Recovery The case studies will demonstrate various approaches for confiscation, including criminal and civil, non-conviction-based, confiscation. The case studies will be presented by the law-enforcement practitioners from the Asia-Pacific region as well as from several OECD countries or countries in other regions of the world. The case studies will demonstrate challenges and effective solutions at various stages of confiscation and asset recovery, from identification and to the management of the repatriated assets. Dr. Claire Daams, Senior Counsel, Monfrini Bitton Klein (former federal prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland) Ms. Alexandra Carmen Lancranjan, Prosecutor Section for combating offences assimilated to corruption offences, National Anticorruption Directorate, Romania Ms. Siti Zakiah Che Man, Investigation Officer, Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission Mr. Cameron Watts, Coordinator Anti-Corruption, Organised Crime & Cyber Unit, Australian Federal Police Woo S. Lee, Deputy Chief, International Unit, Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section, U.S. Department of Justice 19:00-21:00 Networking Dinner, hosted by the Government of Korea 10

11 Thursday 16 November 2017 Law Enforcement Network (LEN): Confiscation of Proceeds of Corruption and Asset Recovery 9:00-11:00 Session 3: Hypothetical Case on Confiscation and Recovering Assets LEN participants will split into six groups and will work on a hypothetical case that involves confiscation and asset recovery. Facilitators Dr. Claire Daams, Senior Counsel, Monfrini Bitton Klein (former federal prosecutor in the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland) Mr. Christian Schierholt, Chief Senior Public Prosecutor, Central Unit Organised Crime and Corruption, Germany Mr. Cameron Watts, Coordinator, Anti-Corruption, Organised Crime & Cyber Unit, Australian Federal Police Mr. Vitaliy Kasko, International Association of Prosecutors (former Deputy Prosecutor General of Ukraine): Confiscation of Instrumentalities and Proceeds of Corruption Crimes: International standards, best practices, and practical challenges Ms. Alexandra Carmen Lancranjan, Prosecutor Section for combating offences assimilated to corruption offences, National Anticorruption Directorate, Romania 11:00-11:30 Coffee break Session 4: UNODC Tool for MLA Requests A representative from the UNODC will present the updated tool that facilitates requests for mutual legal assistance. Speaker Mr. Dimosthenis Chrysikos, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, UNODC Session 5: Future work of Asia-Pacific LEN This session will be a roundtable discussion on the main takeaways from this meeting and themes for future work of the LEN (to feed into afternoon discussions at the Steering Group). Discussions may include whether the LEN could develop a thematic study on confiscation and asset recovery, or conduct technical seminars with the UNODC on the practical implementation challenges experienced by corruption offices in the region. LEN participants may also discuss possible collaboration with other practitioners, such as AML, and tax authorities. Chair Ms. Olga Savran, Manager, Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, OECD 13:00-14:00 Lunch 11

12 14:00-18:00 Steering Group Meeting and Closing Session on Regional Conference LEN members will take part in the Steering Group Meeting and closing sessions of the Regional Conference (see separate agenda) Steering Group Meeting: Boosting the Impact of the Initiative 14:00 17:30 Steering Group Meeting Co-Chairs Based on the agreement at the 2016 Steering Group in Bhutan, the Secretariat for the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia Pacific has developed a draft Work Programme for for discussion by members. Mr. H.E. PARK Kyung-ho, Vice-Chairperson of the Anti-corruption of Civil Rights Commission, Korea Mr. Gambhir Bhatta, Chief of Governance Thematic Group, ADB Ms. Olga Savran, Manager, Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, OECD Discussion: The delegates will be invited to discuss and endorse the Work Programme for Governing Structure: role, activities, and make-up of the Steering Group and Secretariat, rebranding the initiative (ADB) Public Integrity Network (OECD) Law Enforcement Network (OECD) Business Integrity (OECD) Next meeting (ADB) Closing Ceremony 17:30-18:00 Closing Remarks Closing remarks by the co-organisers. Speakers Mr. H.E. PARK Kyung-ho, Vice-Chairperson of the Anti-corruption of Civil Rights Commission, Korea Mr. Gambhir Bhatta, Chief of Governance Thematic Group, ADB Ms. Mathilde Mesnard, Deputy Director, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Af fairs, OECD Mr. Balázs Horváth, Director, Seoul Policy Centre, UNDP 19:00-21:00 Farewell Dinner, hosted by the Government of Korea Friday 17 November :00 15:00 City Tour Organised by ACRC Visit Demilitarized Zone of Korea 12

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