Events

The Working Group “Anti-Corruption” has the pleasure to invite you to the following Webinar

Introduction to the Revised World Bank Group Integrity Compliance Guidelines and Insight Into Corruption Schemes

Date : 4th February 2026 (Webinar)

Time: 17:00h – 18:00h CET

Senior leaders of the World Bank Group will present and discuss the revised World Bank Group (WBG) Integrity Compliance Guidelines and their practical application in designing and strengthening effective integrity compliance programs.

First issued in 2010, the Guidelines were comprehensively revised in November 2025 to reflect evolving enforcement expectations, emerging integrity risks, and lessons learned from recent cases. This session will walk participants through the most significant updates in the 2025 revision and explain how organizations can translate the revised guidance into concrete governance, risk management, and compliance measures.

The discussion will focus in particular on new and enhanced guidance addressing integrity risks related to mergers and acquisitions, business development and bidding activities, retaliation, engagement with politically exposed persons, and technology-enabled risks. Participants will also gain practical insights into the design and operation of internal controls in high-risk areas, including third-party relationships, gifts and hospitality, political and charitable contributions, and facilitation payments.

Finally, the session will explore the role of collective action initiatives in strengthening corporate integrity and fostering a sustainable culture of ethical business conduct. The presentations will be followed by an interactive Q&A, offering participants the opportunity to engage directly with World Bank leaders on implementation challenges and best practices.

Event agenda

17.00 –  17.05h Introduction of ECS, the topic and speakers by Patrick Wellens

17.05  – 17.35h Introduction to the Revised World Bank Group Integrity Compliance Guidelines (Prince Ifeanyi Nwankwo)

17.35 –  17.45h Insights into corruption schemes (Wolfgang K.C. Koehling)

17.45 – 18.00h Discussion round led by Claudia Götz Staehelin

Bio of speakers

Prince Nwankwo

Prince Nwankwo is Counsel and Integrity Compliance Specialist in the World Bank Group’s Integrity Compliance Office (ICO). In this role, he advises sanctioned entities on developing and implementing effective integrity compliance programs and measures towards meeting the conditions for release from WBG sanction. He also supports the ICO in connection with settlements, policy making and collective action initiatives. Before joining the ICO, Prince worked at leading Nigerian law firms, focusing on complex litigation, compliance, and risk management. He also previously worked with the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority in Banjul, The Gambia, where he supported the ECOWAS and African governments in antitrust investigations and antitrust policy formulation.  He holds a Master of Laws degree (LLM) from Harvard Law School and Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) from the University of Nigeria. Prince is admitted to practice law in Nigeria and the State of New York.

Wolfgang K.C. Koehling,

Has been working 24 years for the World Bank and is currently Program Lead Fraud and Corruption Prevention. In his role he provides analytical support of financial crimes investigations, evidence gathering, evidence handling, and presentation.  He has a PhD in Economics and Law from the University of Bonn, Germany.

The link to join the meeting will be shared a few days before the meeting.