Financial Transparency Coalition

Tomorrow, Heather Lowe of FTC member organization Global Financial Integrity will participate in a panel discussion organized by the U.S. Department of State. The event, hosted at the OpenGov Hub in Washington D.C., will also include officials from the World Bank’s Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative, the State Department, and Transparency International USA. The discussion will focus on the inherent links between governance and corruption, and how to combat them.

If you aren’t based in Washington, or are unable to attend the event, there’s no need to worry, as a live stream will be available. You can submit questions to the panelists via Twitter using the hashtag #StateofRights, as well. 

Here’s a full list of the panelists participating:

• Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State – follow on Twitter: @Malinowski
• Jean Pesme, Coordinator for the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative at The World Bank – follow on Twitter: @returningassets
• Shruti Shah, Senior Policy Director on Law & Regulation at Transparency International USA – follow on Twitter: @TransparencyUSA
• Heather Lowe, Legal Counsel & Director of Government Affairs at Global Financial Integrity – follow on Twitter: @HeatherLoweGFI

The event, which begins at 10 a.m. will be moderated by Nathaniel Heller, Executive Director of Global Integrity. For more information, click here.