11th EFILA Annual Lecture 2025
27 November 2025 in London
Prof. Maxi Scherer (President of the LCIA)
AI in International Investment Arbitration
Date and time:
Thu, 27 Nov 2025
17:30 – 20:30 GMT
The event is free of charge but registration is required via Eventbrite:
Location:
Lecture Theatre, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London
67 – 69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3JB United Kingdom
Agenda
17:30 – 18:00
Registration
18:00 – 18:10
Welcome speech by Dr. Jose Angel Rueda (Chair of the Executive Board)
18:10 – 18:20
Welcome speech Prof. Loukas Mistelis (QMUL)
18:20 – 19:00
Annual Lecture by Prof. Maxi Scherer (LCIA)
19:00 – 19:30
Q&A session moderated by Henry Smith (Control Risks)
19:30 – 20:30
Networking Drinks sponsored by Control Risks
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