Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and other Events

The 2019 edition of the Investment Arbitration Masterclass is an interactive training that will guide the participants through the main stages of investment arbitration under the rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The training will also include comprehensive coverage of the complex topic of determination of damages and strategic...

The  1st OPEC – ECT – OFID Annual Legal Workshop on Energy, Law and Development will take place in Vienna, Austria on 30 & 31 October 2019.

Building on the success of last year’s training which was attended by over 50 participants from 18 jurisdictions, the International Energy Charter, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) are jointly organising two rounds of training for mediators in investment disputes kindly hosted for the second time by the Department of Justice of the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Asian Academy of International Law...

Join the Baku International Energy Charter Forum on the theme of “Enabling Energy Transformation through Technology and Policy Innovations” which will take place on 23-24 October 2019 at the Hilton in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The Albanian Chairmanship of the Energy Charter Conference and the Energy Charter Secretariat are pleased to invite you to the launch of the Energy Investment Risk Assessment 2019 (#EIRA2019) report in Brussels. 

The first Caspian Economic Forum will take place on August 11-12 in Avaza, the national tourist zone at the Caspian Sea, Turkmenistan. This will be a high-level event inclusive of the participation of senior officials from the Caspian littoral states, investors and international organisations. The President of Turkmenistan will host the Forum.

On 13 June 2019, Albania hosted the Tirana International Energy Charter Forum. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy and highlighted energy diversification, renewables and energy efficiency.

H.E. Minister Belinda Balluku opened the Forum to highlight Albania’s participation and leadership as the Chair of the Energy Charter Conference. Albania assumed the Chair of the Conference for 2019 and Minister Balluku highlighted the competitive nature of the Albanian energy...

On 04 June, 2019 the Energy Charter Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) held its 42nd meeting in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was hosted by Dow Chemical. The IAP Brussels session was well attended by representatives of energy companies, associations, international organisations, and diplomatic representations.

On the side of the UNCITRAL Working Group III, the Energy Charter Secretariat is co-hosting an interactive discussion in order to identify synergies among international organizations working on preventing investment disputes and filling gaps, which government officials consider still need to be address.      

Twenty years ago the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) entered into force. After the successful update of the political declaration in 2015, it is time now to reflect on the lessons learned objectives achieved and challenges ahead (in particular the potential Modernisation of the ECT)

The Forum aims to stimulate a dialogue between governments, companies and other relevant stakeholders, through interactive debates. Therefore, participants are encouraged to share their experiences and opinions. The...