Final Programme - 13th International Anti-Corruption Conference

Megaron Athens International Conference CentreJacob WerksmanProgramme Director, Institutions and Governance Programme, World Resources Institute Jake Werksmanis an international lawyer, specializing in international environmental law and international economiclaw. He directs the Institutions and Governance Programme at the World Resources Institute. WRI’s governanceteam leads networks of researchers and advocates around the world to develop strategies thatstrengthen the relationship between citizens and their governments by promoting greater transparency,inclusiveness and accountability in environmental decision-making.From 1991-2002 Werksman served as a lawyer, programme director, and, for four years, as ManagingDirector of the Foundation for International Environmental Law and Development (FIELD) where heprovided legal advice and assistance to governments, intergovernmental and non-governmentalorganisations. Two of his main areas of practice at FIELD were representing the Alliance of SmallIsland States (AOSIS) in the course of the negotiations of the Kyoto Protocol, and assisting both governmentsand NGO coalitions to represent their views to the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlementprocess. Prior to joining WRI, Mr Werksman served as an Associate Director in the Global InclusionProgramme of the Rockefeller Foundation. From 2002-2004, he was Environmental Institutions and GovernanceAdviser to the United Nations Development Programme, in New York where he provided policyadvice to UNDP’s headquarters and country offices. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of law at NewYork University, and at Georgetown University, and an active Member of the State Bar of California. Hehas published numerous articles on climate change and carbon markets, compliance with internationalenvironmental law, and trade and sustainable development. He holds degrees from Columbia University(A.B. 1986, English Literature); the University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1990); and theUniversity of London (LLM, Public International Law, with merit, 1993).Daphne WyshamDaphne Wysham is a Fellow and board member of the Institute for Policy Studies, founder andco-director of the Sustainable Energy & Economy Network, a project of IPS , and founder and co-host ofEarthbeat Radio, which airs on WPFW 89.3 FM in Washington and is being syndicated to other stationsnationwide. SEEN conducted the initial research which drew attention to the disproportionate ratio offossil fuel investments by international financial institutions, including the World Bank.Translated into numerous languages, these studies resulted in: demands for reform from members ofthe US House and Senate; hearings held in Italian Senate, Dutch Parliament; Italian Prime Minister andformer Vice President Al Gore calling for reforms. SEEN launched an international campaign in 1998that, in 2001, resulted in World Bank President James Wolfensohn calling for an independent study ofextractive industries (EIR). The EIR called for the World Bank to phase out of fossil fuels immediately, andrapidly phase in renewable energy. She is a Fellow of the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam; formereditor-in-chief of Greenpeace Magazine; and associate of the Center for Investigative Reporting. Sheis an energy writer for UPI, a board advisor to the Nuclear Information and Resource Service, a SeniorFellow with the Sierra Club, and a member of the Durban Group for Climate Justice. Ms. Wysham’s analysisand critiques have been featured in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post,Grist, The Guardian, the Financial Times, and on BBC, NPR, and Marketplace, among others.99