Shaping Investor-State Arbitration in a COVID-19 World Webinar Tuesday, September 15 10:00 am Quito 11:00 am Washington, DC 12:00 pm Buenos Aires 5:00 pm Geneva In this webinar session speakers will discuss proposals to reform the International Investment Law regime, particularly in light of the sanitary and economic measures states have taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In these extraordinary times, when states have taken emergency measures and are strapped for resources, should the investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system operate differently? Have investor complaints started to take form during the pandemic? What measures could states take to prevent investors’ claims or mitigate potential damages? The session will last one hour and a half, with the last half hour exclusively for Q&A. - María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the 73rd Session, UN General Assembly (2018-2019); Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs (2017-2018) - Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, International Institute for Sustainable Development - Brooke Guven, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment - Lise Johnson, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment - Matthew Porterfield, Harrison Institute, Georgetown Law Moderated by: Alvaro Santos, CAROLA, Georgetown Law

International Investment Law Career Paths Thursday, September 17 10:00 am Quito 11:00 am Washington, DC 12:00 pm Buenos Aires 5:00 pm Geneva In this career paths session speakers will share different perspectives about law practice (public, private, non-profit, academic), based on their experience and trajectory in the field. We would also like aspiring lawyers and recent graduates to appreciate how exciting, varied, and non-linear careers in International Investment Law may be. Speakers will share insights on some of the current challenges in the field and offer advice on how to enter practice and succeed in the legal profession. The session will last one hour and a half, with the last half hour exclusively for Q&A. Speakers: - Alvaro Galindo, Georgetown Law - David Gaukrodger, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Daniel Uribe, South Centre - Anne Marie Whitesell, Georgetown Law Moderated by: Alvaro Santos, CAROLA, Georgetown Law