National Dialogue on Illicit Financial Flows

About the Event

The National Dialogue on Illicit Financial Flows brings together public institutions, policy leaders, regulators, beneficial ownership experts, and partners to examine practical approaches for combating illicit financial flows.

The programme focuses on the mandate of the Institute for Combating Illicit Financial Flows, corruption, transparency regulations, beneficial ownership, administrative data, global lessons, local strategies, and the role of the Financial Intelligence Agency.

Who Is Speaking?

Dr. Baoki Ditau
Speaker

Dr. Baoki Ditau

Presenter , Institute for Combating Illicit Financial Flows

Director-ICIFF Presentation of the Institute for Combating Illicit Financial Flows and its mandate.

Dr Bathusi Segobai Gabanatlhong
Speaker

Dr Bathusi Segobai Gabanatlhong

Speaker , ICIFF National Dialogue

llicit Financial Flows and Transparency Regulations.

Andres Knobel
Speaker

Andres Knobel

Speaker , Beneficial Ownership Expert

Beneficial Ownership Transparency as a tool against illicit financial flows.

Dr Kwabena Adu-Ababio
Speaker

Dr Kwabena Adu-Ababio

Speaker , ICIFF National Dialogue

How administrative data can be used in detecting and deterring illicit financial flows.

Dialogue Programme

Programme for 17 June 2026, with master of ceremony Mr Nkobi Romeo Benjamin and Ms Kelly Ramputswa.

  • Time
    Speaker
    Session
  • 08:00 - 08:30
    All Delegates
    Arrival of guests.
  • 08:30 - 08:45
    All
    Registration of delegates and morning tea.
  • 08:45 - 09:00
    Vice Chancellor - UB
    Opening remarks by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Botswana.
  • 09:00 - 09:30
    Dr. Baoki Ditau
    Introduction of ICIFF and its mandate.
  • 09:30 - 10:00
    Minister of Finance / PS Finance
    Keynote address.
  • 10:00 - 10:45
    Sethunya Rathedi - CAAC/DCEC
    Overview of corruption in Botswana
  • 10:45 - 11:30
    Dr Bathusi Segobai Gabanatlhong
    Illicit financial flows and transparency regulations.
  • 11:30 - 12:15
    Open Ownership Representative
    Regional lessons on Beneficial Ownership Transparency: Sharing and insights from other countries.
  • 12:15 - 13:00
    Andres Knobel
    Beneficial Ownership Transparency as a tool against illicit financial flows.
  • Time
    Speaker
    Session
  • 13:00 - 14:00
    All Delegates
    Lunch break.
  • 14:00 - 14:45
    Dr Kwabena Adu-Ababio
    How administrative data can be used in detecting and deterring illicit financial flows.
  • 14:45 - 15:30
    Mr Tshwaragano Mmereki
    Integrating global lessons and local strategies: Beneficial Ownership Transparency in combating illicit financial flows.
  • Time
    Speaker
    Session
  • 15:30 - 15:45
    All Delegates
    Afternoon tea.
  • 15:45 - 16:30
    Director General - FIA
    The role of the Financial Intelligence Agency in helping deter illicit financial flows.
  • 16:30 - 16:45
    All
    Question and answer session.
  • 16:45 - 17:00
    Deputy Vice Chancellor
    Closing remarks.
  • 17:00 - 18:00
    All
    Networking cocktail and end of conference.

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