Row edge-slant Shape Decorative svg added to bottom

Events

EFILA has been organizing two annual events – the Annual Conferences and the Annual Lectures – which have rapidly developed into key-events for the arbitration community.

International Federation for Investment Law and Arbitration

About our events

The Annual Conference usually takes place in London in late January or early February of the year. The Annual Lecture usually takes place in Brussels in October or November of the year. Check out our website for the upcoming events. Through these events and activities, EFILA provides a platform for informed debate, analysis and collaboration on EU investment policy, arbitration, treaty-related issues and broader legal developments.

Annual Lecture 2022

REGISTER NOW!  13 October 2022 in Brussels: 8th EFILA Annual Lecture on ESG investment strategy Watch the video of the Annual Lecture here This EFILA Annual Lecture will consist of two parts. First, Jillian Kirn of Climate Change Counsel will give a general overview on ESG, thereby providing the framework for the ESG discussion. Second,…

Read More about Annual Lecture 2022

Paris Arbitration Week 2022

EFILA, Gide and ESSEC Business school are co-organizing an in-person event at the Paris Arbitration Week 2022! EU State aid law and arbitration: Recent developments in the case-law of the European court of Justice Register via Eventbrite, click here SPEAKERS: Photos of the event: This event was hosted by:

Read More about Paris Arbitration Week 2022

Annual Conference 2022

7th EFILA Annual Conference in Amsterdam, 9 JUNE 2022 Is the EU still an attractive investment destination? The keynote was delivered by Prof. Dr. iur. et lic.rer.pol Anne van Aaken (Alexander von Humboldt Professor, Chair for Law and Economics, Legal Theory, Public International Law and European Law, Hamburg University) Keynote Speech: “Europe as an investment…

Read More about Annual Conference 2022

Paris Arbitration Week 2021

EFILA and ESSEC Business school are organizing an event at the Paris Arbitration Week on 2021. ECT modernisation – quoi de neuf? Register via Eventbrite, click here. SPEAKERS: Date: FRIDAY, 24 September 2021 Time: 10.00 – 12.00 Place (in person event): Quinn Emanuel 6 Rue Lamennais 75008 Paris France View Map

Read More about Paris Arbitration Week 2021

Annual Lecture 2021

7th ANNUAL EFILA LECTURE 28 October in Brussels (in-person and hybrid event) “Energy Charter Treaty Arbitration and the Paris Agreement – friends or foes?” Watch the Lecture on youtube here ANNETTE MAGNUSSON (Climate Change Counsel ) will deliver the 7th Annual EFILA LECTURE Download the flyer here. Sponsor:

Read More about Annual Lecture 2021

Annual Conference 2021

14 and 15 January 2021  6th EFILA ANNUAL CONFERENCE The renewed role of States in arbitration Download the slides of the Keynote of Gary Born delivered on 14 January 2021: Gary Born MIC Speech Final Version 1 Watch Day 1 of the EFILA conference 2021, encompassing Panel 1 and the Keynote Speech of Gary Born…

Read More about Annual Conference 2021

Annual Lecture 2020

29 October 2020 the 6th ANNUAL EFILA LECTURE was delivered by:  Prof. Loukas Mistelis (Clive M Schmitthoff Professor of Transnational Commercial Law and Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London). The title of his Lecture was: “Investors’ Perceptions of ISDS – A Moral Philosophy Approach to ISDS” Watch the Annual Lecture on Youtube: PROGRAMME: 17.00 –…

Read More about Annual Lecture 2020

ESSEC/EFILA PAW 2020

CANCELLED! Due to the coronavirus issue. A new date will be announced soon. ESSEC Business School Paris and EFILA are co-organizing an event during the Paris Arbitration Week 2020! The title is of the Roundtable is: The future of ISDS under the Energy Charter Treaty – between Achmea and the ECT modernization process confirmed speakers:•…

Read More about ESSEC/EFILA PAW 2020

Annual Conference 2020

Register now! 5th EFILA Annual Conference 30 January 2020 in London! Investment Protection in the EU: Alternatives to intra-EU BITs Keynote Speaker: Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID Watch the keynote speech by Meg Kennear (SG of ICSID) Conference booklet with bios of speakers: programme EFILA Annual Conference 2020 15-1-2020 FINAL PROGRAMME 08:30-09:00 Registration and buffet…

Read More about Annual Conference 2020