Forty-Sixth ITF Public Conference: ICSID Arbitration at 60: Past, Present and Future

Event Details

To mark the 60th anniversary of the entry into force of the ICSID Convention the Investment Treaty Forum is pleased to announce its forthcoming conference, "ICSID Arbitration at 60: Past, Present and Future."

The conference will bring together leading practitioners, academics, arbitrators, government officials and representatives of international organisations to reflect on the evolution of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes system and its continuing role in international investment law.

The conference will examine both procedural and substantive developments in ICSID arbitration, including amendments to the ICSID Rules, recent trends in case law and statistics, and the evolution of formulating and interpretation key treaty standards of protection such as fair and equitable treatment (FET) and indirect expropriation. Discussions will also address broader systemic developments, including efficiency, third-party funding, damages, and annulment practice.

Looking ahead, the conference will explore future directions of investor-State dispute settlement, including reform proposals currently being considered within United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Working Group III, questions concerning legitimacy and consistency, and the possible future architecture of international investment adjudication and ICSID role's in it.

We are pleased to announce that Meg Kinnear (Low & Kinnear, Washington, DC) will deliver the keynote address.

Provisional Programme

09.00 - 09.20 | Registration with coffee & tea

09.20 - 09.35 | Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Yarik Kryvoi, Director of the Investment Treaty Forum, BIICL

09.35 - 09.45 | Introductory Remarks
Martina Polasek, Secretary-General of ICSID, Washington, DC

09.45 - 10.30 | Keynote Address
Meg Kinnear, Low & Kinnear and former Secretary-General of ICSID, Washington, DC

10:30 - 12:00 | Panel 1

• Prof. Attila Massimiliano Tanzi, University of Bologna and 3 Verulam Buildings (Chair)
  
• Antonio R. Parra, UCL and former Deputy Secretary-General, ICSID
  How ICSID History and Institutional Design Have Shaped ISDS
• Sylvia Tonova, Pinsent Masons
  ICSID Membership and the Politics of Investment Arbitration
• Matthew Hodgson, Linklaters
  ICSID v Other Arbitral Rules: Cost, Duration and Damages

 
12.00 - 12.15 | Break

12:15 - 13:45 | Panel 2

• Sylvia Noury KC, Freshfields (Chair)
  
• Mark Kantor, Independent Arbitrator
  The Evolution of ICSID Procedural Rules
• David Hunt, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
  Evolution of Substantive Standards of Treatment in ICSID Cases
• Luciana Ricart, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
  Arbitrator Appointments and Challenges

13.45 - 14.45 | Lunch (provided for all participants)

14:45 - 16:15 | Panel 3

• Camilla Gambarini, Withers (Chair)
• Dr Johannes Koepp, Baker Botts
  Trends in Annulment of ICSID Awards
• Prof. Jansen Calamita, National University of Singapore
  Trends in Enforcement of ICSID Awards
• Christophe Bondy, Steptoe LLP
  New Generation of Investment Treaties, Procedural Innovations and ICSID
  

16:15 - 16.30 | Closing Remarks
Prof. Robert Volterra, Volterra Fietta and UCL

*This programme is subject to change

Pricing and Registration

The event is free for members of the Investment Treaty Forum (ITF). Free of charge bookings can be made by emailing the Events team.

If you work for a government or an intergovernmental organisation that is not currently a consultative member of the ITF, please contact Prof. Yarik Kryvoi to apply for free consultative membership.

For other attendees, the following charges apply:

BIICL Member
In-person: £239 | Online: £209

Non-member
In-person: £399 | Online: £349 

REGISTER HERE