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b'Join us for a panel discussing how the profits from corruption fuel bad governance, conflict and terrorism. Governments falter due to corrupt officials who steal funds earmarked for public projects and enrich themselves with bribes. Grievances such as lack of services and unemployment have a common source: the plundering of a country\\u2019s wealth by predatory and corrupt political elites. \\n\\nProceeds garnered from the illicit trade in natural resources provide funds for militias to buy weapons and foment strife. Today\\u2019s deadliest conflicts are sustained by illegal enrichment from pillaging property such as ivory, minerals and timber, stealing from impoverished populations. \\n\\nPanelists discuss possible solutions to address the ongoing scourge of corruption.\\n\\nModerator: \\nElizabeth Barad, International Law and Gender Consultant, former Chair of the NYC Bar\\u2019s African Affairs Committee\\n\\nSpeakers:\\nApril Dennis, Director of Anti-Money Laundering Modeling, Soci\\xe9t\\xe9 G\\xe9n\\xe9rale Americas \\nKenneth Hurwitz, Senior Managing Legal Officer on Anti-Corruption, Open Society Justice Initiative\\nJ.R. Mailey, Special Investigations Director, the Sentry\\nZoe Reiter, Acting Representative to the US and Senior Project Leader, Transparency International\\nAlain Seckler, UN Political Affairs Officer, Africa II Division\\nUlysess Smith, President & CEO, Telos Governance Advisers LLC\\n\\nSponsoring Association Committees:\\nInternational Human Rights Committee, Lauren Melkus, Chair\\n\\nCo-sponsoring Committee Programs:\\nAsian Affairs Committee, Jian Wu, Chair\\nInter-American Affairs Committee, David H. Flechner, Chair\\nCouncil on International Affairs, Michael D. Cooper, Chair\\nMiddle Eastern & North African Affairs Committee, Timothy James McCarthy, Chair'