Plenary 5: Working Group – Update to CII Principles and Guidelines
Plenary 5 will be led by the Working Group responsible for the current update. Panelists will present proposed revisions, explain the rationale for changes, and invite feedback from the broader CII membership. The discussion will focus on aligning the Principles and Guidelines with current investigative realities, strengthening clarity and applicability, and maintaining consistency across diverse institutional contexts.
Luis Socorro (UNDP)
Luis Socorro is an experienced attorney with over 25 years of expertise in investigations, compliance, and ethics within international organizations. He has built a career at the intersection of law, governance, and international development. Appointed in 2025 as Chief of Regional Investigations (HQ & RBLAC) and leading the Investigations Support Team (IST) at UNDP’s Office of Audit and Investigations (OAI), he manages multidisciplinary teams conducting high-stakes investigations, policy development, and utilizing advanced data analytics, AI, and IT forensics. From 2014 to 2025, he directed UNDP’s Global Fund and Health Implementation Investigations Unit, overseeing multi-country fraud inquiries, developing proactive review models, and establishing frameworks for national task forces to fight corruption. Earlier in his career, he pioneered OAI’s IT forensics lab, fraud reporting systems, and case management platforms, and held senior roles in Venezuela’s Ministry of Finance and private legal practice. Mr. Socorro is known for his integrity, innovation, and ability to deliver results in complex legal and regulatory contexts.
Andrew Mendoza (AIIB)
Andrew Mendoza is Head of Integrity at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). He leads investigations into project-related Prohibited Practices and manages integrity risk under AIIB’s Policy on Prohibited Practices (PPP). He has played a central role in building and strengthening AIIB’s integrity framework, advancing reforms, supporting enforcement mechanisms, and integrating risk management into project operations.
Andrew has more than 20 years of international experience in project operations, investigations, and anti-corruption. He spent over a decade at the World Bank, working first in project operations and later in the Integrity Vice Presidency (INT), where he investigated cases of fraud and corruption in development projects. His work contributed to debarments, sanctions, and reforms that improved accountability in the use of development resources. At the United Nations, he investigated project fraud and staff misconduct, producing findings that resulted in disciplinary actions and operational improvements.
Andrew serves as Chair of the Conference of International Investigators (CII) Secretariat and the AIIB Host Committee for CII2025. The conference will be held in Beijing, marking AIIB’s 10th anniversary and the CII’s 25th year. A Filipino national, he holds an advanced degree in economics and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
Suzette Schutlz (UN OIOS)
Suzette Schultz has served as Director of the Investigations Division of the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) since September 2022. She leads a team of 115 staff across three regional offices—in New York, Vienna, and Nairobi—a surge office in Entebbe, and peacekeeping missions in Bangui, CAR; Juba, South Sudan; and Goma, DRC. A qualified lawyer and advocate, Ms. Schultz was previously Deputy Prosecutor-General of the High Court of Namibia, where she prosecuted cases for nearly a decade. She joined the United Nations in 2003, taking on various roles, mostly within OIOS and based in diverse locations such as Arusha, Tanzania; Vienna; Entebbe, Uganda; Baghdad, Iraq; and New York, where she has spent most of her UN career.
Moncef Ghrib (UNFPA)
Sarra-Tilila Bounfour (WB Guest)
