About this session
The reform of the international investment regime has been gaining momentum since 2012, yet the core of the IIA regime – composed of thousands of old-generation agreements that do not streamline sustainability imperatives – continues to dominate the investment policy landscape. Reform efforts are hindered by fragmented approaches at various levels of policymaking, and by increased complexity of the issues covered in IIAs. Experts will share their experience on most effective paths and key considerations in their IIA reform efforts towards a sustainable and coherent international investment regime. Against this backdrop, the High-level IIA Conference will launch the UN Trade and Development Guiding Principles for IIA Reform.
Speakers
Mr. Hamed El Kady
Chief of the International Investment Agreements (IIAs) Section at UNCTAD's Investment and Enterprise Division
H.E. Mr. Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol
Secretary-General, Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO)
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Kadah
Assistant Secretary General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood
Secretary-General, D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
H.E. Ambassador Magnus Hartog-Holm
Chief Negotiator for Investment Treaties, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden
Mr. Nicolas Palau van Hissenhoven
Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the WTO
Mr. Moritz Lumma
Head of Division, Foreign Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
Ms. Radwa I. Kamouna
Under Secretary of State; Head of International Relations Department, Promotion Sector, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI)
Ms. Patience Okala
National Coordinator, Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office; Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Nigeria
Mr. Ahmad Al Ahen
Senior Advisor, Ministry of State for Foreign Trade, the State of Qatar
Ms. Latifa El Bouabdellaoui
Director General, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT)
Mr. Amr Hedar
Lead Expert on the New Arab Investment Agreement, League of Arab States
Ms. Ana Novik
Head of the Investment Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Mr. Carlos María Correa
Executive Director, South Centre
Mr. Neale Bergman
Senior Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Mr. Lorenzo Cotula
Principal Researcher and Head, Law, Economies and Justice Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Ms. Suzy H. Nikièma
Director, Sustainable Investment, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Ms. Lise Johnson
Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
Mr. Peter Tzeng
Partner, Foley Hoag
Dr. Susan L. Karamanian
Dean, College of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue
Professor of International Law; Director, Department of International Law and International Organization, University of Geneva
Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi
Professor and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Law
Mr. Okechukwu Ejims
Senior Lecturer, University of Bedfordshire