11Objectives of Special Session II:

• Share good institutional practices in conducting financial investigations, including participation in practitioners networks (such as the Interpol-StAR Focal Points network and others);

• Increase awareness of results-oriented strategies (1) to plan and lead financial investigations involving multiple targets, assets. and jurisdictions, and (2) to establish a clear link between corrupt acts and their proceeds;

• Develop skills to identify and utilize a number of approaches to conducting financial analysis and investigations;

• Gain familiarity with various tools and techniques for successful financial investigations (i.e., bank accounts analysis, tracing of assets and visualization of results);

• Provide a platform for bilateral and multilateral side-meetings between the countries seeking asset recovery and the various G8 members, partner and regional countries.