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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