Event·Apr 9, 2026, 9:00 AM·University of Chicago | Rubenstein Forum | Room 602 1201 E 60th St, Chicago, IL 60637
BFI-UNAB Organized Crime Conference
April 9-10, 2026
Agenda
Thursday, April 9, 2026
9:00 am–9:30 am
Coffee & Welcome
9:30 am–10:15 am
Colombian Paramilitaries
James Robinson, University of Chicago
10:15 am–10:45 am
Break
10:45 am–11:30 am
Ecuador Extortion
Eduardo Montero, University of Chicago
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm–1:50 pm
Protection & Extortion
Martin Castillo Quintana, University of Chicago
Felipe Balmaceda, Universidad Andrés Bello
1:50 pm–2:20 pm
Break
2:20 pm–3:10 pm
Gang Entry
Santiago Tobón, Universidad EAFIT
3:10 pm–3:30 pm
Break
3:30 pm–4:15 pm
Fireside Chat: Citizen Security Policy
Eduardo Vergara, Inter-American Development Bank
7:00 pm
Conference Dinner
Friday, April 10, 2026
9:00 am–9:30 am
Coffee
9:30 am–10:15 am
Organized Crime
Paolo Pinotti, Bocconi University
10:15 am–10:45 am
Coffee Break
10:45 am–11:30 am
Recidivism in Chile
Tomás Guanziroli, Universidad Andrés Bello
11:30 am–1:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm–1:50 pm
Beatriz Magaloni, Stanford University
1:50 pm–2:15 pm
Break
2:15 pm–3:00 pm
Fireside Chat
Peter Reuter, University of Maryland
3:00 pm–3:30 pm