ELI is pleased to partner with the World Bank’s Office of Suspension and Debarment, the Sanctions Board Secretariat, the Legal Vice Presidency, and the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), together with other partners, in announcing the third Symposium on Supranational Responses to Corruption: Turning Illicit Gains into Development Outcomes, to be held in Vienna, Austria, on 9–10 November 2026, under the academic advisorship of Matthew Stephenson of Harvard Law School, Harvard University.

Scholars and practitioners from all relevant fields, including development, law, finance, diplomacy, and related disciplines, as well as from all sectors, including non-profit organisations, government, academia, international organisations, the judiciary, and the private sector, are invited to submit proposals for contributions (eg essays or papers) to be presented at the symposium.

Contributions may be conceptual, empirical, comparative, or practice-oriented, and may focus on one or more mechanisms. Interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and policy-relevant proposals are particularly encouraged.

The deadline for submission of proposals is 6 July 2026.

ELI members are warmly encouraged to apply. Further details here.