Signs of corruption and the damage it causes are painfully evident in political and corporate life everywhere. At this public conference, policy makers, historians, lawyers, and scholars will discuss the many systems undermined by corruption and the transparency and accountability protocols that could serve to reduce corruption, if not eliminate it.

The keynote address will be given by Peter Eigen, Founder and Chair of  and Honorary Professor of Political Science at the Freie Universität in Berlin.

Conference speakers include James Jacobs, Michael Johnston, Sheila Krumholz, Alina Mungiu-Pippidi, Susan Rose-Ackerman, Bo Rothstein, Alan Ryan, Debra Satz and Richard White.

The complete conference program and speakers' bios are available at http://goo.gl/YaqUeH