Global Anti-Illicit Trade Summit, Central and Eastern Europe 2022 | Economist Impact events | 7 November 2022 | Intercontinental, Warsaw, Emilii Plater 49, 00-125 Warszawa, Poland

Consumer demand for illicit goods is high. E-commerce activity has surged over the course of the covid-19 pandemic and criminal groups have quickly adapted. Many individuals are unaware of the impacts of illicit trade. Others unknowingly purchase illicit goods, and some are forced to do so by their economic situation. How should stakeholders combine strategies around prevention, consumer education and price-matching licit with illicit goods to help curb illicit trade?

Positioned between the political forces of the East and West and on the edge of the European Union’s internal frontier, central and eastern Europe is a fertile ground for illicit trade. While consumer demand persists, porous borders, smuggling from third countries and increasing production within the EU’s borders helps provide a continued supply.

Because illicit trade does not respect borders, regional collaboration and cooperation is key. Join experts from across business, government, law-enforcement and regional agencies to discuss strategies and best practice to combat illicit trade at scale.

Why attend?
In the sixth instalment of the Global Illicit Trade Summit, Economist Impact brings the dialogue to central and eastern Europe for action-driven discussion about combating illicit trade. Convening representatives from business, government, international organizations, law-enforcement agencies and civil society, Economist Impact will provide a forum to:

• Exchange best practices
• Highlight success stories and results
• Analyze the challenges to combating illicit trade
• Explore how international co-operation can be enhanced
• Examine what actions can be taken today, tomorrow and in the future to combat illicit trade.

Who should attend?
Senior professionals working within:

• Government
• Supply chain
• Trade
• Consumer protection
• Crime
• Cybersecurity
• Brand protection
• Compliance
• Risk
• Copyrights
• Security
• Law
• Policy
• Academia

2022 Speakers

Leszek Wieciech
Head of anti-corruption programme, UN Global Compact Network Poland

Mariusz Gojny
Deputy minister of finance and deputy head of the national revenue administration Ministry of Finance, Poland

Raigo Uukkivi
Director general, Estonian Tax and Customs Board

Stefano Betti
Deputy director-general, Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade

Laura Greene
Programme technical officer, International Labour Organisation

Marcin Góra
Senior legal counsel/AMLRO, Allegro Pay

Amalija Pavic
Deputy executive director, American Chamber of Commerce Serbia

Piotr Stryszowski
Senior economist, Task Force on Countering Illicit Trade, OECD

Agris Batalauskis
Director, patent office, Republic of Latvia

Andrei-Cristian Parvu
Senior customs inspector, Romanian Customs Authority

Sarah Branquinho
President, Duty Free World Council

Adam Czerniak
Director for research, Poliyka Insight

Agron Llugaliu
Director-general, Kosovo Customs

Oleksandr Kryvosheyev
Vice-president of corporate affairs, Eastern Europe, Japan Tobacco International

John Ferguson
Practice lead - new globalisation, The Economist Group

Arjun Ramani
Global business & economics correspondent, The Economist Group

2022 Sponsors

• The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade
• Centre for International Relations
• Lewiatan