The Eleventh Investment Treaty Forum Public Conference

DAY 1 (FULL) & 2

DAY 1 NOW FULL - THE ENERGY CHARTER TREATY

Energy security, investment protection and future developments

Thursday 18 September 2008 14:00 to
Friday 19 September 2008 15:45

Location

Day 1 - British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Council Chamber, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London, WC1B 5JP

Day 2 -The Royal College of Physicians, The Wolfson Theatre, 11 St Andrews Place, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE

Participants



Please click here for a copy of the programme


Chairs:

Ulf Franke, Secretary General Arbitration Institution Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

Norah Gallagher, Director, Investment Treaty Forum and Senior Research Fellow in International Trade and Investment Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London

Professor Christopher Greenwood QC, Essex Court Chambers, London

Laurent Levy, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva

V.V. Veeder QC, Essex Court Chambers, London

Robert Volterra, Latham & Watkins LLP, London

Speakers:

Dr Adnan Amkhan, Former Head of Legal Affairs of the Energy Charter Secretariat; Fellow in Law; Legal Adviser, Vivalo Int'l Ltd

Andrei Belyi, Centre for Energy Studies, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and Associate Professor, Higher School of Economics, Moscow

Graham Coop, General Counsel and Head of Legal Affairs, Energy Charter Secretariat, Brussels

Leif K Ervik, Director General, Ministry of Finance, Norway

Dr. Alejandro Escobar, Baker Botts LLP, London

Jonathan Gass, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Amsterdam

Laurent Gouiffès, Allen & Overy LLP, Paris

Dr. Richard Happ, Luther Rechtsanwaltsges mbH, Hamburg

Kaj Hobér, Mannheimer Swartling, Stockholm

Stephen Jagusch, Allen & Overy LLP, London

Bruce Macaulay, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, London

Mahnaz Malik, MMI Law and Associate IISD

Howard Mann, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Ottawa

Professor Loukas Mistelis, School of Arbitration, Queen Mary, London

Sophie Nappert, Arbitrator, 3 Verulam Buildings, London

Phillipe Pinsolle, Shearman & Sterling, Paris

Dr Alan Riley, City University, London

Audley Sheppard, Clifford Chance LLP, London

Ana Stanič, E&A Law, Lecturer at University of London, Associate Professor at Notre Dame University, Lecturer at SOAS, London

Robert Volterra, Latham & Watkins LLP, London

Professor Yang Zewei, Wuhan University Law School, China

The event is co - hosted with the Energy Charter Secretariat & Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

10th Anniversary of the Energy Charter Treaty

Simultaneous Translation English/Russian

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Energy security is at the top of today's global agenda, and protection of investments is key to building energy security in today's increasingly international world. The Energy Charter Treaty, with its 51 member states, plays a major role in guaranteeing energy security in the Eurasian region. Since the Treaty came into force 10 years ago, at least 18 investment arbitration cases - including the noted Yukos and Libananco claims - have been initiated on the basis of the Treaty's powerful investment promotion and protection provisions. This conference is therefore a timely occasion to review the Treaty's achievements, its strong points and its limitations.

This event is free for Investment Treaty Forum Members; however you must register to attend this event. Please e-mail m.hall@biicl.org.

Dinner will be held at the British Museum on the 18th September 2008. The dinner will cost £65 per person. Please click here to register.