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10THANNUALFORUMOFDEVELOPINGCOUNTRYINVESTMENTNEGOTIATORS
7-10NOVEMBER2016
COLOMBO,SRILANKA
Reshaping Investment Law and Policy
to Support the 2030 Development Agenda
AGENDA
DAY 1 MONDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2016
8:30 Registration
9:00 OpeningCeremony
• 9:00–9:15Welcomingremarkso Hon.MalikSamarawickrema,MinisterofDevelopmentStrategiesandInternational
Trade,SriLankao Mr.ManuelMontes,SeniorAdvisor,FinanceandDevelopment,SouthCentreo Ms.NathalieBernasconi,Director,EconomicLaw&Policy,IISD
• 9:15–9:45KeynoteSpeech
o BalancingtheInterestsandRightsofStatesandInvestorsinInternationalInvestmentAgreementsbyDr.SaurabhGarg,JointSecretary,DepartmentofEconomicAffairs,MinistryofFinance,GovernmentofIndia(viavideoconference)
9:45 Session1A:Recentdevelopmentsininternationalinvestmentpolicy-making
Thissessionwilldiscussthemostrecentdevelopmentsintheareaofinternationalinvestmentpolicy-making,reformanddisputesettlement,basedonthe2016UNCTADWorldInvestmentReportandotherdatacollected.Issuestobediscussedinclude:• globaleffortsonreforminginvestmentpolicy-makingtowardstheSustainable
DevelopmentGoals(SDGs)• theemergingtrendtointegratetradeandinvestmentpoliciesinmega–tradedeals• developmentsindisputesettlementasreflectedinrecenttreatypracticeandarbitral
awards.
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Moderator:Dr.ChantalOnonaiwu,TradePolicyandLegalSpecialist,CARICOMSecretariatSpeaker:
• Ms.ElisabethTuerk,Chief,InternationalInvestmentAgreementsSection,DivisiononInvestmentandEnterprise,UNCTAD
Discussants:
• Prof.MuthucumaraswamySornarajah,CJKohProfessorofLaw,NationalUniversityofSingapore
• Prof.MakaneMbengue,ProfessorofLaw,UniversityofGeneva
10:45 BREAK
11:00 Session1B:Recentdevelopmentsininternationalinvestmentpolicy-making:Sharingofexperiences
Thissessionwilldiscussspecificexperiencesofcountriesoverthepastyearregardingnewinvestmenttreatyclaimsorarbitraloutcomes.Speakerswillalsoprovideinsightsintoexperienceswhennegotiatingbilateralinvestmenttreatiesorbilateralorregionaltradeagreementswithinvestmentchapters.Speakerswillalsosharetheireffortsandexperiencesindevelopingnewmodelinvestmenttreatytemplates.Issuestobediscussedinclude:• innovativeformulationsoftreatytextsrelatingtosubstantiverightsandobligations• recentdevelopmentsinmodelinvestmenttreatytemplates• recentnegotiatingexperiences.
Moderator:Ms.RoslynNg’eno,PolicyAdvocacyManager,KenyaInvestmentAuthorityPanelists:
• Mr.NorbertoArielMartinsMogo,Head,InvestmentTreatyNegotiationUnit,SecretariatofInternationalEconomicRelations,MinistryofForeignAffairs,Argentina
• Mr.JoséHenriqueVieiraMartins,GeneralCoordinatorforTradePolicy,SecretariatforInternationalAffairs,MinistryofFinance,Brazil
• Mr.DanielFelipeGarciaClavijo,MinistryofCommerce,IndustryandTourism,Colombia• Mr.ThierryKalonjiMutombo,Director,InvestmentPromotionandPrivateSector
Development,COMESASecretariat• Mr.GauravMasaldan,Director,DepartmentofEconomicAffairs,MinistryofFinance,India
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 Session2:Newdynamicsinglobalinvestmentgovernance:Mega-regionals,plurilaterals,theWTO,andtheemergenceofprinciples
Thissessionwilllookatthedevelopmentofmega-regionalandplurilateraltradeandinvestmentdeals,theirstateofplayandtheirimpactsoninternationalandnationalinvestmentrulesandnorms.ThissessionwillalsodiscussdevelopmentsattheWTOwithrespecttoinvestmentissuesandthefutureofglobalinvestmentgovernance.ItwillalsodiscussandanalyzetheG20PrinciplesonInvestmentandongoingrelatedinitiatives,includingthediscussionatthe9thAnnualForumin
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RioonthedevelopmentofSouth–SouthPrinciplesonInvestmentforSustainableDevelopment.Issuestobediscussedinclude:• challengesfornegotiatorsintheeraofmega-regionalnegotiations• withdrawalorpartialwithdrawalfromapackagedeal• Most-Favoured-Nation(MFN)clauseintheinvestmentcontext• rolesofprinciples,suchastheG20principles,andthedevelopmentofSouth-South
principles,andothersoftlawinstrumentsinglobalinvestmentgovernance.
Moderator:Mr.HowardMann,SeniorInternationalLawAdvisor,IISDPanelists:
• Ms.OpeyemiAbebe,TradeAdviser,TradeCompetitivenessSection,CommonwealthSecretariat
• Mr.NugrahadiHendroYuwono,DirectorateforTreatiesofEconomic,SocialandCulturalAffairs,DirectorateGeneralforLegalAffairsandTreaties,MinistryofForeignAffairs,Indonesia
• Mr.StevenMathate,DeputyDirector:LegalInternationalTradeandInvestment,DepartmentofTradeandIndustry,SouthAfrica
• Prof.CarlosCorrea,SpecialAdvisoronTradeandIntellectualProperty,SouthCentre
14.45 BreakoutSession1
15:45 BREAK
16:00 Session3:Newdimensionsininternationalinvestmentnegotiations:Investorobligations
Thissessionwillelaborateonthenewapproachestakeninsomerecentlynegotiatedinvestmenttreatiesandtreatymodelsoninvestorobligationsandresponsiblebusinessconduct,includingtheissueofbriberyandcorruption.Issuestobediscussedinclude:• importanceofbalancinginvestorrightsandobligationsininvestmenttreaties• treatypracticesandregionalapproachesonfightingagainstbriberyandcorruption• differentapproachestakenbyrecenttreatymodelsonotherinvestorobligations• developmentsintheOpen-endedIntergovernmentalWorkingGroup(OEIGWG)forthe
ElaborationofanInternationalLegallyBindingInstrumentonTransnationalCorporations(TNCs)andOtherBusinessEnterprises(OBEs).
Moderator:NugrahadiHendroYuwono,DirectorateforTreatiesofEconomic,SocialandCulturalAffairs,DirectorateGeneralforLegalAffairsandTreaties,MinistryofForeignAffairs,IndonesiaPanelists:• Ms.ChantalOnonaiwu,TradePolicyandLegalSpecialist,CARICOMSecretariat• Mr.GauravMasaldan,Director,DepartmentofEconomicAffairs,MinistryofFinance,India• Mr.BarrackR.Ndegwa,RegionalIntegrationSecretary,StateDepartmentofEastAfrican
Affairs,Kenya• Prof.CarlosCorrea,SpecialAdvisoronTradeandIntellectualProperty,SouthCentre• Prof.MakaneMbengue,ProfessorofLaw,UniversityofGeneva
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17:30 EndofDAY1
19:00 WelcomeReceptionhostedbySriLankaBoardofInvestment
KingsburyHotel
JanadhipathiMawatha,Colombo,SriLanka(walkingdistanceawayfromtheForumvenue)
19:00-23:00
AllParticipantsWelcome!
DAY 2 TUESDAY 8 NOVEMBER 2016
9:00 Session4:Ananatomyofinvestorobligations:Concepts,caselaw
Thissessionwilldiscussinmoredetailwhatinvestorobligationsandinvestorresponsibilitiesmeaninthecontextofinvestment.Itwilllookatcaselawanddiscussdifferentoptionsastohowtoincorporatethemintoacoherentlegalandregulatoryframeworkgoverninginvestmenttoensurethatinvestmentcanprovidethegreatestbenefitforsustainabledevelopment.Issuestobediscussedinclude:• generalconceptsofinvestorobligationsandhowtheyarereflectedinvarioussourcesof
law• notionofinvestorandtheroleofstate-ownedenterprisesandthird-partyinvestors• investormisconductsininternationalinvestmentcaselaw• relevantlegaltheoriesbeingdiscussedattheOEIGWGonTNCsandOBEs
Moderator:Prof.MakaneMbengue,ProfessorofLaw,UniversityofGenevaSpeaker:• HowardMann,SeniorInternationalLawAdvisor,IISDDiscussants:
• Mr.PabloMenachoDiederich,DirectorGeneral,LegalDefense,OfficeoftheAttorneyGeneral,Bolivia
• Mr.DanielFelipeGarciaClavijo,MinistryofCommerce,IndustryandTourism,Colombia• Mr.CarlosAndrésSevillaAlbornoz,SeniorAnalystofRegulationsandSettlementof
InternationalDisputesoftheMinistryofTrade,Ecuador
11:00 BREAK
11:30 Break-outSession2
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13:00 LUNCH
14:00 Session5:Re-designinginvestment-relateddisputesettlement–Possibilityofamultilateralmechanism
Thissessionwilldiscussthedevelopmentsaroundtheexistinginvestor–state-basedinvestmentdisputesettlementmechanisms.ItwillfocusonnewmodelsproposedbyBrazil,theEuropeanUnionandothers,andexpandtoadiscussiononalternativeapproachesforsettlinginvestment-relateddisputeswhichgivemoreemphasisoncooperationandinclusiveness.Issuestobediscussedinclude:• changinginternationallandscaperegardinginvestment-relateddisputesettlement• optionsformoreeffectiveState–Statedisputesettlementmechanisms • opportunitiesandchallengesinestablishingamultilateralinstitutiontosettleinvestment-
relateddisputes.
Moderator:Ms.ChantalOnonaiwu,TradePolicyandLegalSpecialist,CARICOMSecretariatPanelists:• Mr.ThierryKalonjiMutombo,Director,InvestmentPromotionandPrivateSector
Development,COMESASecretariat• Ms.NathalieBernasconi,Director,EconomicLaw&PolicyGroup,IISD• Prof.MuthucumaraswamySornarajah,CJKohProfessorofLaw,NationalUniversityof
Singapore• Ms.TaniaArias,LegalDirector,UNASURSecretariat
15:30 BREAK
16:00 Break-outSession3
17:30 EndofDAY2
DAY 3 WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016
9:00 Session6:Promotingandfacilitatinginvestmentsforsustainabledevelopment
Thissessionwilldiscusshowtomaximizethepositivecontributionsofprivateinvestmentswhenpromotingandfacilitatinginvestments.Speakerswillintroduceandexplorekeyelementsofeffectiveinvestmentpromotionandfacilitationmechanisms.Areasofconcernswhenmakingliberalizationcommitmentswillalsobediscussed.Issuestobediscussedinclude:• effectivelychannellingprivateinvestmenttoimplementthepost-2015development
agenda• identifyingthescopeandcontentofabusiness-friendlyapproachthatpromotesand
facilitatesqualityinvestmentflows• implicationsofliberalizationcommitmentsandtheneedtopreservepolicyspacefor
development.
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Moderator:Ms.OpeyemiAbebe,TradeAdviser,TradeCompetitivenessSection,CommonwealthSecretariatPanelists:• Mr.JoséHenriqueVieiraMartins,GeneralCoordinatorforTradePolicy,Secretariatfor
InternationalAffairs,MinistryofFinance,Brazil• Mr.ManuelMontes,SeniorAdvisor,SouthCentre• ElisabethTuerk,Chief,InternationalInvestmentAgreementsSection,DivisiononInvestment
andEnterprise,UNCTAD
10:00 Break-outSession4
10:45 BREAK
11:00 Session7A:South–Southcooperationoninvestmentforsustainabledevelopment
Thissessionwillfocusontheneed,possibilityandmodalityofenhancingSouth–Southcooperationforacomprehensivereformoftheinvestmentregime.ItwillalsoexploretheroleofdifferentforaandplatformsforSouth–Southcooperation.
Moderator:Ms.NathalieBernasconi,Director,EconomicLaw&Policy,IISDPanelists:• Mr.JoséHenriqueVieiraMartins,GeneralCoordinatorforTradePolicy,Secretariatfor
InternationalAffairs,MinistryofFinance,Brazil• Mr.CarlosAndrésSevillaAlbornoz,SeniorAnalystofRegulationsandSettlementof
InternationalDisputesoftheMinistryofTrade,Ecuador• Mr.StevenMathate,DeputyDirector:LegalInternationalTradeandInvestment,
DepartmentofTradeandIndustry,SouthAfrica• Ms.AnisongSoralump,Chief,InternationalInvestmentAgreementsSection,Departmentof
InternationalEconomicAffairs,MinistryofForeignAffairsofThailand
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 Break-outSession5
15:00 Session7B:South–SouthcooperationandtheroleoftheNegotiators’Forum
ThissessionwillcontinuetofocusonthethemeofenhancingSouth–Southcooperationforacomprehensivereformoftheinvestmentregime.ThissessionwillalsobrieflyreviewtheachievementofthisForumforthepasttenyearsandwilldiscusshowitcancontinuecontributingtotheprocessinthenextdecade.
Discussionleaders:Ms.OpeyemiAbebe,TradeAdviser,TradeCompetitivenessSection,CommonwealthSecretariatHowardMann,SeniorInternationalLawAdvisor,IISDMr.ManuelMontes,SeniorAdvisor,FinanceandDevelopment,SouthCentre
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16:45 ClosingCeremony
• IISD• SouthCentre• SriLanka
17:00 EndofDAY3
Day 4 THURSDAY 10 NOVEMBER 2016
ForeignInvestmentOpportunitiesforAgriculture:
IISDworkshoponhowtoattracthighqualityandsustainableinvestment
andtheroleoflegalframeworks
(WorkshoptobeconductedinEnglishonly;detailedprogrammeavailableuponrequest)
Networkingandculturalactivity*
8:30 Registration YouwillbepickedupatRamadaHotelinColomboat7:30AMandstartthishalf-daytourinGalle,anancientfortwithatumultuoushistorydatingbacktoseveralcenturies.Thecity’sstrategiclocationmadeitahubfortradebyseaandsubsequentlyalandingpointfortheisland’scolonialrulers.Youwillhavetimetoenjoyalocallunchafteraleisurelywalkthroughthequaintcolonialfort.Thereafter,transportationisarrangedtodriveyoubacktoRamadahotel.*expensescovered:transportationonly
9:00 Thegoldstandardforattractinginvestmentinagriculture
10:15 Anewgenerationoflawsandcontractstopromoteinvestmentinagriculture
11:15 CoffeeBreak
11:30 InteractiveSession:Identifyingwaystoimprovethelawtopromotesustainableinvestmentinagriculture
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Investmentincentives:timeforachange
14:00 Howtoscreenandselectinvestors
14:45 Break
15:00 InteractiveSession:Screeninginvestors
16:45 Nextstepsandconcludingremarks
17:30 EndofWorkshop