AUTHOR
Hon. Roy Cullen
Former Member of Parliament, Canada
Mr. Cullen's career has carried him through a range of significant
roles, where he dealt directly with resource industries, government
administration, finance, and politics. He was an assistant deputy
minister of British Columbia?s Ministry of Forests. He was a Vice
President in the Noranda Forest Group (today?s Norbord). For a dozen
years, he was a member of Canada?s House of Commons, elected from a
Toronto electoral district in 1996 and, through four more successful
elections, serving continuously until retiring from parliament in
2008. It was during his tenure as Parliamentary Secretary to the
Minister of Finance that Mr. Cullen became actively involved in
designing and implementing Canada?s anti-money laundering regime.
Reflecting the same impulse to deal with corruption in a practical
fashion with realistic measures, Mr. Cullen also became highly
active with the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against
Corruption, or GOPAC. This organization knits together elected
representatives from many countries, who provide political
leadership in the international fight against corruption and money
laundering. He has spoken out on these scourges and has played a
leadership role at a number of anti-corruption conferences and
anti-money laundering workshops in various parts of the world.
CHAIR
Samy Watson
Executive Director, Canadian, Irish, and Caribbean Constituency,
World Bank
Mr. Watson was first elected Executive Director for Canada, Ireland
and 11 Caribbean countries in 2006. Prior to his election, he had
served in the Canadian federal government as Deputy Minister of the
Environment (2004-2006) and of Agriculture (2000-2004). His career
in the Canadian federal public service began in 1980. He held
various positions in the Departments of Transportation, National
Revenue, and Finance before becoming Assistant Secretary to the
Cabinet (Priorities and Planning) at the Privy Council Office in
1996. He was promoted to the position of Deputy Secretary to the
Cabinet in 1997.
DISCUSSANT
Richard E. Messick
Senior Public Sector Specialist, Public Sector Governance, World
Bank
Mr. Messick is a Senior Public Sector Specialist in the World Bank's
Public Sector Group. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a
consultant to Freedom House, a fellow at Hernando de Soto's
Instituto Libertad y Democracia in Lima, Peru, and an advisor to the
Ukrainian Center for Independent Political Research. He has
represented firms and individuals in state and federal courts in the
United States and in 1997 was recognized by the United States
District Court for the District of Colombia for his work on behalf
of the indigent.
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