Tuck School to Host Conference on Corruption in Global Business

On April 5 and 6, the Center for International Business at the Tuck School of Business will host its annual Tuck International Forum. This year's forum, "Confronting Corruption in Global Business," is co-organized by the Allwin Initiative for Corporate Citizenship and Tuck International Club.

The conference will begin at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, in the Cohen Great Hall at Tuck with the keynote address and Ariel Halpern Lecture on Ethics and Social Responsibility. Frank Vogl, co-founder of Transparency International, will speak about "The Mounting Global Challenges of Corruption and Business Integrity."

The conference will address questions including:

• Is the definition of what is corrupt culturally specific?
• Does corruption inhibit foreign investment?
• When confronting corruption, is it possible to respond ethically and in the financial interests of one's company?

The keynote address will be followed on Friday, April 6, by two panels, both to be held in the Shapiro Classroom at Tuck. The first, "Corruption: Necessary Path or Roadblock to Development?" features perspectives from Southeast Asia, the former Soviet Union, and Africa, and includes Mallam Ribadu, executive chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Martin Dimitrov, assistant professor of government, will moderate. The second panel, "Perspectives from the Front Lines: What Corporations Can Do to Combat Corruption," consists of panelists from the defense, mining, and financial services sectors, including Marisa Lago, global head of compliance, corporate and investment banking, at Citigroup.

The conference is free and open to the public. For more information or to register visit the Web site or call 646-9306.

By LISA MILLER

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