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II Anti-Corruption International Congress

 Shaping an anti-corruption environment: 
 education and partnerships to create a positive impact 

April 27th, 2026 • 09:30 am - 06:30 pm • Auditorium 1 — Lusíada University [Lisbon] 

OVERVIEW


The II Anti-Corruption International Congress, under the theme "Shaping an anti-corruption environment: education and partnerships to create a positive impact", will take place on 27 April 2026.

In a global context marked by persistent challenges to institutional integrity and public trust, this congress aims to establish itself as a platform for critical reflection, interdisciplinary dialogue, and the sharing of best practices in the field of anti-corruption. Promoting an effective anti-corruption environment requires a multilateral and multidisciplinary approach, capable of integrating legal, political, economic, and social perspectives.

Education — particularly in the fields of Law and Political Science — plays a structural role in this process, serving as a key instrument for empowerment, awareness, and transformation. By fostering critical thinking and ethical commitment, it contributes decisively to the construction of more just, transparent, and inclusive societies.

The academic environment thus emerges as a privileged space for deepening the understanding of the issues that undermine human rights, the rule of law, and democracy. Corruption, as a complex and cross-cutting phenomenon, demands an integrated analysis of its causes, impacts, and dynamics, as well as the development of sustained prevention strategies.

In this context, the congress promotes an open and pluralistic approach, oriented towards global citizenship and grounded in universal values, while reinforcing institutional partnerships aimed at creating a positive and lasting impact.

PROGRAM


27th April, 2026 • 09:30 am - 06:00 pm

09:30 am

Welcome speech:

  • Afonso d'Oliveira Martins
    Rector of Lusíada University
09:40 am

Introductory notes:

  • Manuel Lopes Porto
    Director of the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies (CEJEIA)
09:55 am

A brief explanation of the objectives of the Congress.

  • Margarida Salema d’Oliveira Martins
    Professor at the Faculty of Law
    Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies
    Lusíada University [Lisbon]

10:00 am

Session 1 – Strategies for combating corruption, with a focus on corruption prevention at international and European level.

Moderator:

  • Margarida Salema d’Oliveira Martins
  • Professor at the Faculty of Law
  • Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies
  • Lusíada University [Lisbon]

Keynote Speakers:

  • Adrianna Miekina
    European Commission

    Diogo Santana Lopes
    Anti-Corruption Division
    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

11:30 am

Coffee Break

11:45 am

Session 2 – National Strategy and Supervisory Body.

Moderator:

  • Guilherme d’Oliveira Martins
  • Professor at the Faculty of Law
    Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies
    Lusíada University [Lisbon]

Keynote Speakers:

  • José António Mouraz Lopes
    President of the Conselho de Administração do Mecanismo Nacional Anticorrupção

    Tiago Rosa Gaspar
    Transparency International • Portugal

    Manuel Villoria Mendieta
    Presidente de la Autoridad Independiente de protección al Informante de corrupción

01:00 pm

Lunch Break

02:30 pm

Session 3 – Parliamentary Oversight of the Government’s Anti-Corruption Agenda, with Members of Parliament.

Moderator:

  • Teresa Leal Coelho
  • Professor at the Faculty of Law
  • Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies
  • Lusíada University [Lisbon]

Keynote Speakers:

  • Ricardo Reis
    Chega

  • Mariana Leitão
    Iniciativa Liberal

  • Livre (a confirmar)

  • Gonçalo Francisco
    Partido Comunista Português

  • Pedro Delgado Alves
    Partido Socialista

  • Paulo Lopes Marcelo
    Partido Social Democrata

04:30 pm

Coffee Break

04:45 pm

Session 4 – Monitoring by The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO).

Moderator:

  • Marisa Almeida Araújo
    Professor at the Faculty of Law
    Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies
    Lusíada University [Porto]

Keynote Speaker:

  • António Delicado
    Vice-President of The Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)

06:00 pm

Closing of the Congress:

  • José Fontão 
    Presidente da Direção da Transparência e Integridade, Associação Cívica, representante da Transparency Internacional em Portugal

 

Organisation

Margarida Salema d’Oliveira Martins
Professor at the Faculty of Law
Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies
Lusíada University [Lisbon]

Marisa Almeida Araújo
Professor at the Faculty of Law
Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic, International and Environmental Studies
Lusíada University [Lisbon]

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Notícia

Scientific Committee

  • Margarida Salema d’Oliveira Martins
    PhD – Lusíada University, Lisbon
  • Marisa Almeida Araújo
    PhD – Lusíada University, Porto
  • Luís Barbosa Rodrigues
    PhD – Lusíada University, Lisbon
  • Miguel Catela
    PhD – Lusíada University, Lisbon
  • José Daniel Tavares
    PhD – Lusíada University, Porto
  • Cristina Argão Seia
    Lusíada University, Porto
  • Bárbara de Sousa e Brito
    Lusíada University, Lisbon
  • Svetoslav Spassov
    National and World Economy University, Bulgaria

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This work is funded by national funds through FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P., within the scope of the project <UID/04053/2025> and DOI identifier <10.54499/UID/04053/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04053/2025)>.

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