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Join us for the plenary session “The Business of Crime: Economic Engines of Illicit Networks,” co-sponsored by the Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center (LACC) as part of the Hemispheric Security Conference. This timely discussion will examine the financial structures and economic dynamics that sustain illicit networks across the region.

The session features

  • Steven Dudley, Co-Founder and Co-Director, InSight Crime
  • Ana Glenda Tager Rosado, Private Secretariat of the Presidency of Guatemala
  • Eduardo Vergara, Citizen Security for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
  • Moderated by Jose Miguel Cruz, Ph.D., Interim Director, FIU Kimberly Green Latin American and Caribbean Center

 

DATE: May 7, 2026

TIME: 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

LOCATION: FIU Graham Center

Don’t miss this important conversation on the intersection of crime, economics, and regional security.

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