On 3 December 2025, we will host the sixth edition of the 24-hour Conference on Global Organized Crime (OC24), a concentrated, high-impact, 16-hour online event that brings together the world’s leading voices on organized crime. In its sixth year, OC24 has evolved from its original 24-hour format launched during the pandemic into a dynamic, streamlined conference that continues to foster global dialogue, cutting-edge research and practitioner-driven insights.

This year’s edition will feature more than 100 speakers from over 55 countries, creating one of the most diverse and comprehensive conversations on organized crime anywhere in the world. Researchers, academics, investigative journalists, civil-society actors and frontline practitioners will present their latest findings across two parallel streams of 75-minute interactive sessions. The structure is designed to encourage meaningful exchange while remaining accessible to participants around the globe.

The thematic scope of the conference reflects the complexity of today’s criminal landscapes. Panels will explore issues such as human trafficking and migrant smuggling, the rise of cyber-enabled fraud including “pig-butchering” scams, environmental crime and illicit economies tied to deforestation and resource exploitation, and the evolving dynamics of global drug markets. Speakers will also examine the activities of major transnational criminal groups in South America, the shifting geopolitics of organized crime, and the ways conflict, corruption and technology reshape illicit networks.

What sets OC24 apart is its ability to connect global perspectives with regional nuance. Participants gain insight not only into broad trends, but also into the specific contexts that shape organized crime in Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia and beyond. The event encourages cross-sector collaboration, making it valuable for scholars seeking comparative research, practitioners looking for applied solutions, and policymakers working toward evidence-based responses.

In a world where organized crime increasingly transcends borders and sectors, spaces for open, informed and international discussion are essential. OC24 remains one of the few platforms that gathers such a wide range of disciplines —criminology, sociology, political science, environmental studies, digital security, human rights and journalism— around a shared mission: understanding and addressing the impacts of illicit economies.

Register here.