19th Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference
13 Jun - 14 Jun 2023
Session information
Panel 5: The latest hot topics in MDB debarment and exclusion
Tuesday 13 June (1555 - 1655)
Description
A panel of experts will debate several timely issues relating to multilateral development bank (MDB) debarment and exclusion, including:
• The implications of Rosenkrantz et al v Inter-American Development Bank (3 June 2022) for MDB investigations and decisions, such as how systems are not contractually based.
• Sanctions beyond debarment.
• Temporary suspensions and their implications.
• New prohibited practices that are not part of cross-debarment.
• MDBs’ treatment of corporate groups and principles of business integrity.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Roland Stein | BLOMSTEIN, Berlin, Germany; Co-Chair, Debarment & Exclusions Subcommittee |
Speakers
| Marie Lydie Bile-Aka | African Development Bank Group, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
| Paul Kearney | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, England; EBRD Liaison Officer, Debarment & Exclusions Subcommittee |
| Juan Ronderos | Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; International Organisations Liaison Officer, Anti-Corruption Committee |
| Jamieson Smith | World Bank Group Sanctions Board, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |