International Investment Treaty Reforms – What Potential is there for Sustainable Development?
DEZA-Plattform "Traverse"
Time
Venue
Kornhausstrasse 3
Room «Bellavista 5»
Private investment is an essential building block for the financing of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. International Investment Treaties (IIT) are an important component of global economic governance with influence investor-state relations. Today, a dynamic international debate on IIT is taking place, and reform options are being explored.
With
Nathalie Bernasconi, Group Director, Economic Law and Policy, International Institute for Sustainable Development IISD
Nicolas Grégoire, Senior Legal Counsel, SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA
Lise Johnson, Head, Investment Law and Policy, Columbia Centre for Sustainable Investment CCSI
Anne Joubin-Bret, Secretary, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law UNCITRAL
Joachim Pohl, Policy Analyst, Investment Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD
Lukas Siegenthaler Head, International Investment & Multinational Enterprises Division, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs SECO, Switzerland
Elisabeth Tuerk, Chief, International Investment Agreements Section, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD
Introduction and closure by SDC. Moderation by Markus Mugglin
Registration by 26 March 2018 (free of charge).
Contact
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
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