Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and other Events

On 24 March 2022, the FDI Mediation Moot Conference will bring together leading thinkers on international investment mediation to discuss the future of the practice. The event comprises a panel on emerging issues in investment mediation and a panel on initiatives to promote and facilitate investment mediation.

There is increasing interest in the potential for mediation to resolve Investor-State disputes. 

On 20 January 2022, the General Counsel of the International Energy Charter and Chair of its Conflict Resolution Centre will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural webinar of the Japanese chapter of ENERAP (Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners). 

GOCEN Europe and the Energy Charter Secretariat are pleased to invite you to the International Energy Charter Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) Meeting. The event will bring together the members of the IAP and other relevant organisations. The meeting will be held online on 15 December 2021. It will be devoted to Digital transformation of the critical energy infrastructure and Deepening collaboration between international organisations, financial institutions and industry for a smooth energy...

From 15-25 November the ECOWAS-Energy Charter Regional Energy Governance Forum takes place in Contonou (Benin) and is hosted by H.E. the Minister of Energy and Petroleum of Benin.

The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the European Union (EU) work together on many collaborative objectives in their joint pursuit of sustainable development. One key area in which ECOWAS and the EU are collaborating is energy sector governance, at both regional and West Africa...

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LAUNCH OF THE 4^TH ENERGY INVESTMENT RISK ASSESSMENT REPORT

7 October 2021

Press Club Brussels Europe

Rue Froissart 95, 1040 Brussels

The Energy Charter Secretariat is pleased to present the fourth edition of its flagship publication

Energy Investment Risk Assessment (#EIRA2021). The report evaluates legal and regulatory risks to energy investments in 34 countries spanning Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.

#EIRA2021 will be launched at the Press Club Brussels Europe on...

The Energy Charter Secretariat (ECS),  together with the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), UN Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) are organising a legal training on investment dispute resolution for governmental officials.

There is increasing interest in the potential for mediation to resolve Investor-State disputes. Following the success of the joint training for investor-State mediators (running since 2017), the International Energy Charter, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) have jointly designed a workshop specifically focused on the State representative’s role in an investor-State mediation and /or solving investors...

A virtual pre-intersessional meeting for UNCITRAL Working Group III will be held on Monday 9 November 2020 to explore the use of mediation in ISDS. This virtual pre-intersessional meeting discuss (1) overcoming challenges to the use of mediation in ISDS, (2) the multi-tiered dispute resolution process, (3) the hybrid models for resolving international investment disputes, as well as (4) the way forward for mediation as a reform option for ISDS.

You can find the agenda in this link.

The...

The International Energy Charter is pleased to invite you to join the Baku International Energy Charter Forum on the theme of “Transition to renewables in power generation, transport, heating and cooling: modern challenges and trends”. The Forum is organised in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Azerbaijan under the Chairmanship of Azerbaijan in the Energy Charter Conference. 

The Forum will be organised as an online event on 28 October 2020 from 9:00 to 13:00 (CET). 

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