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Programme

Date: Thursday, 26 November 2020

Time: 11:00 to 14:00 Geneva time (CET, GMT+1)

11:00 Opening statement

• Mr. James Zhan, Director of Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD (written statement)

11:10 – 12:30 Panel 1 “Country Perspectives: IIA Reform in Times of COVID-19"

Moderator:

• Mr. Joerg Weber, Head of Investment Policies Branch, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD

Panellists:

• Ms. Samira Sulejmanovic, Head, Department for Bilateral Trade Relations, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina (written statement)
• Mr. Leonardo Diniz Lahud, Undersecretary for Trade Regulation and Facilitation, Ministry of Economy, Brazil
• Mr. Tobias Pierlings, Head of Division, Foreign Investment, Paris Club, Development Banks, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
• Mr. Syed Mohd Faizal Syed Mohd Dardin, Director, Investment Policy and Trade Facilitation Division, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Malaysia
• Ms. Caroline Kollau, Director, Trade Policy and Economic Governance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Netherlands
• Ms. Patience Okala, Legal Adviser, Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Nigeria
• Ms. Kekeletso Mashigo, Director Legal: International Trade, Investment and Dispute Settlement; Trade Policy Negotiations & Cooperation Branch; Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa
• Mr. Louis Bickler, Head of Investment Policy and Negotiations - Asia, Department for International Trade, United Kingdom

11:50 – 12:10 Interactive discussion among panellists

12:10 – 12:30 Q&A discussion with panellists

12:30 – 13:50 Panel 2 “Regional and International Perspectives: IIA Reform in Times of COVID-19”

Moderator:

• Mr. Hamed El-Kady, International Investment Policy Officer, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD

Panellists:

• Ms. Roslyn Ng’eno, Senior Investment Expert, AfCFTA Negotiating Support Unit, Department of Trade and Industry, African Union
• Mr. Winand Quaedvlieg, Chair, Committee on Investment and Responsible Business Conduct, Business at OECD, BIAC
  
• Ms. Rasha Hamdy, Director for Economy and External Relations, D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
• Mr. Carlo Pettinato, Head of Investment Policy Unit, European Commission
• Mr. Alejandro Carballo, General Counsel and Head of the Conflict Resolution Centre, International Energy Charter (written statement)
• Ms. Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Executive Director, International Institute for Sustainable Development (Europe)
  
• Mr. David Gaukrodger, Senior Legal Adviser, Investment Division, OECD
• Mr. Jae Sung Lee, Legal Officer, UNCITRAL
• Mr. Shaun Donnelly, Senior Advisor, United States Council for International Business

13:10 – 13:30 Interactive discussion among panellists

13:30 – 13:50 Q&A discussion with panellists

Closing remarks: Take-away messages for IIA Reform

• Mr. James Zhan, Director of Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD

Submitted video and written statements

The video messages and written statements from governments and other stakeholders around the world inform about ongoing reform efforts. The statements accompany the live discussions that will take place at the Virtual IIA Conference 2020 on 26 November.

COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES

• Ms. Ola Mohamed Ahmed El Kobrosy, Vice Executive Director, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, Egypt
• Mr. Achim Hartig, Managing Director, Germany Trade and Invest, Germany
• Mr. Riyatno, Deputy Chairman for Investment Cooperation, Indonesia Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM)
• Mr. Abdou El Azizi, Head of the Investment Protection and Promotion Agreements Section, Department of the Treasury and External Finances, Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform, Morocco (Français & English)
• Mr. Atif R. Bokhari, Minister of State and Chairman, Board of Investment, Government of Pakistan

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Ms. Chantal Ononaiwu, Trade Policy and Legal Specialist, Office of Trade Negotiations, CARICOM Secretariat
• Ms. Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, ICSID
• Mr. Surya Deva, Member, OHCHR
• Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary, UNCITRAL
• Mr. Ruediger Krech, Director, Health Promotion Department, WHO

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS & THINK TANKS

• Mr. Yarik Kryvoi, Director of the Investment Treaty Forum and Senior Research Fellow in International Economic Law, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
• Ms. Lisa Sachs, Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
• Ms. Sanya Reid Smith, Legal Advisor and Senior Researcher, Third World Network

PRIVATE SECTOR

• Mr. Alan Franklin, Managing Director, Global Business Risk Management Group
• Ms. Ruth Lopert, Director and Principal Consultant, LWC Health
• Mr. Shaun Donnelly, Senior Advisor, United States Council for International Business
• Mr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy Groups, Zulficar and Partners Law Firm, and Chair of Private International Law and Professor of Dispute Resolution, Cairo University

ACADEMIA

• Mr. Nicolás M. Perrone, Research Associate Professor of International Law, Andrés Bello National University
• Ms. Pascale Accaoui Lorfing, Ph.D. International Law, Guest lecturer, ESSEC Business School and Associate Member, CREDIMI
• Mr. Olabisi D. Akinkugbe, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University
• Mr. Amnon Lehavi, Atara Kaufman Professor of Real Estate, Academic Director, Gazit-Globe Real Estate Institute, Harry Radzyner Law School
• Mr. Makane Moïse Mbengue, Professor, International Law, University of Geneva
• Ms. Mavluda Sattorova, Reader, School of Law, University of Liverpool

The video and written statements are available in the language in which they were received.