Biennial IBA African Regional Forum Conference - The leading-edge lawyer: Integrating technology, deciphering trends, and embracing ESG-driven transformative learning
18 Sep - 19 Sep 2025
Session information
Plenary session - The future of anti-corruption: can Africa lead when global priorities in light of FCPA ‘pause’?
Friday 19 September (0930 - 1100)
Description
As the US and other traditional anti-corruption heavyweights retreat from aggressive global enforcement, the compliance landscape is changing fast. But is this the end of anti-corruption as we know it or the beginning of an African-led integrity agenda? This session explores the state of whistleblower protections, enforcement capacity and legal safeguards across African jurisdictions. Can regional legal frameworks step up where global ones are pulling back? What will it take to design and sustain credible, locally driven anti-corruption systems?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Johan Hetzel | Luno, Johannesburg, South Africa |
Speakers
| Alexis Apostolidis | Adams & Adams , Pretoria, South Africa; Co-Chair, African Regional Forum |
| Cameron Dunstan-Smith | Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Antonio Pooe | Deloitte Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa |