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When:
January 20, 2020 @ 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
2020-01-20T09:00:00+00:00
2020-01-20T18:00:00+00:00
Where:
Exchange House
Exchange House
12 Primrose St
London
Contact:
European Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration (EFLIA)

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Programme:
09:00-09:15: Welcome Address by Chair of the Executive Board of EFILA
Prof. Loukas Mistelis (Queen Mary University of London and Chair of the Executive Board of EFILA)

09:15-10:45: Panel 1: Investment/investor protection under EU law?

Chair: Judge C. Vajda (Court of Justice of the European Union)
Panellists:
Alejandro Garcia (Partner, Clyde & Co.)
Raffaella Assetta (European Commission, deputy head of unit DGFISMA)
Dr. Patricia Nacimiento (Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Germany LLP)
Dr. Alexandra Diehl (Partner, White & Case)

10:45-11:15 Tea/coffee break

11:15-12:45 Panel 2: Alternative tools for effective investment/investor protection
Chair: Prof. Nassib G. Ziadé (CEO of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution (BCDR- AAA))
Panellists:
Wolf von Kumberg (ArbDB Chambers)
Mélida N. Hodgson (Partner, Jenner & Block LLP)
Eloïse M. Obadia (IFC/WorldBank)
Prof. Gerard Meijer (Partner, Linklaters)

12:45-14:00 Lunch break

14:00-15:30
Keynote Speech: Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID
“Alternative Dispute Resolution in Investment – The Role of Complementary Mechanisms and Approaches”

Chair: Lord Goldsmith QC (Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton)
Commentators:
Monty Taylor (Associate, Arnold & Porter)
Prof. Stephan Schill (University of Amsterdam)
Dr. Paschalis Paschalidis (Senior Associate, Shearman & Sterling)
Arne Fuchs (Partner, McDermott Will & Emery)
Mirjam van de Hel (Associate Partner, NautaDutilh)

15:30-16:00 Tea/coffee break

16:00-17:30 Panel 3: The future of the ECT and intra-EU ECT disputes
Chair: Dr. José Ángel Rueda García (CUATRECASAS)
Panellists:
Robin Rylander (Senior Associate, Mannheimer Swartling)
Maria Kostytska (Partner, Winston & Strawn)
Luciana Ricart (Counsel, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle)
Quentin Declève (VAN BAEL & BELLIS)

17:30-17:45 Closing remarks
Prof. Dr. Nikos Lavranos (Secretary General of EFILA)

18:00-20.00 Drinks

Author

Steve Adams is a Knowledge Lawyer at Baker & McKenzie, based in Global Services Belfast. His role involves managing and supporting legal content projects, training and knowledge initiatives for Baker McKenzie's Global Dispute Resolution group, which has over 900 lawyers in 72 offices across the globe. Steven qualified as a lawyer in Northern Ireland, and previously worked for an international law firm, specializing in commercial dispute resolution. Steven Adams can be reached at steven.adams@bakermckenzie.com.

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