Madrid Arbitration Day

Welcome to the 2nd
Madrid Arbitration Day
May 22nd, 2015
“Investment Arbitration and WTO Litigation at a Crossroads”
What we know, what we can do, and why it is relevant for Spanish and EU corporations
The Faculty of Law of Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid (ICADE) welcomes you to the second annual
“Madrid Arbitration Day”, a one-day seminar focusing on business and legal issues of interest to corporations and
arbitration practitioners.
This year’s “Madrid Arbitration Day” will focus on the crossroads between international trade and international
arbitration. We will discuss why it is important to Spanish and European corporations to have an understanding of the
WTO dispute resolution system and its interface with international arbitration. The seminar will also include an indepth discussion of how dispute resolution under the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and
other regional trade arrangements might affect the design of corporate strategies and the conduct of business.
Conference Committee
Manuel Giménez Rasero, ICADE Faculty of Law, Areilza Abogados, Madrid
Franz Stirnimann Fuentes, Winston & Strawn, Geneva
Antoine Romanetti, Romanetti Avocats, Paris & Geneva
Fernando Pierola, Advisory Centre on WTO Law (ACWL), Geneva
Margarita Soto, Garrigues, Madrid
Alba Briones, Hogan Lovells, Madrid
Melanie Riofrío, Armesto & Asociados, Madrid
Krystle Baptista, Armesto & Asociados, Madrid
Marta Gisbert Pomata, Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid
Sponsors & Partners
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Introduction -- “Policies” (9:00am-10:00am)
Policy development challenges in WTO dispute settlement and international arbitration: why is the
interface between trade and investment relevant from a political, economic and legal point of view?
Panelists
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Prof. Giorgio Sacerdoti (Professor at Bocconi University, former Chairman of the WTO AB)
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Jaime García Legaz (Secretary of State, Trade, Spanish Government, Madrid)
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Raffaele Mauro Petriccione (TBC, Deputy General Director, DG-Trade, Brussels)
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Arancha González (Executive Director, International Trade Center)
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Aranzazu Beristain Ibarrola (TBC, Chief EC Delegation, Madrid)
Round Table 1 -- “Substantive rules” (10:00am-11:15am)
Convergence and divergence of substantive rules: what are the standards of protection, how are they
different or similar to each other, what are the convergences and divergences?
Moderator: Fernando Lanzón, Clifford Chance, CEA-40 member, Madrid
Panelists
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Fernando Pierola (Senior Counsel, Advisory Centre on WTO Law, Geneva)
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James Flett (Legal Services, European Commission, Brussels)
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Mark Bravin (Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, Washington, DC)
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Manuel Conthe (Of Counsel, Bird & Bird, Madrid)
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Prof. Yuka Fukunaga (Law Professor, Waseda University, Tokyo)
Coffee Break (11:15am11:30am)
Round Table 2 -- “Remedies” (11:30pm-13:00pm)
Effective implementation of trade & investment protection: what are the remedies available, what are the
challenges and opportunities of using one or the other, or both?
Moderator: Fernando Bedoya, Perez Llorca, CEA-40 Member, Madrid
Panelists:
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Prof. Walid Ben Hamida (Professor at the University of Evry Val d'Essonne and at Sciences Po,
Paris)
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Dr. Todd Weiler (investment arbitration advisor and arbitrator, London and Ontario)
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Prof. Joost Pauwelyn (Professor at IHEID/GIDSG and Georgetown University, Geneva and
Washington, DC)
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Katrina Naut, Director General for Foreign Trade and International Commercial Agreements
(DICOEX), Dominican Republic
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Manuel García Cobaleda (General Counsel GAS NATURAL)
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Fernando Cuñado (Partner, KPMG)
Lunch Break (13:00pm-14:00pm)
Round Table 3 -- “Multiple Fora” (14:00pm-15:30pm)
Trade and investment disputes in real life: are they complementary, what are the pros and cons of parallel
proceedings, how should they be coordinated?
Moderator: Alejandro García, Winston & Strawn, CEA-40 Member, London
Panelists:
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Naboth van den Broek (Partner, WilmerHale, Washington, DC and Brussels)
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Gabriela Wurcel (Director of International Commerce, Philip Morris International, Geneva)
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Patricio Grané (Partner, Volterra Fietta, London)
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Stefano Catelani (In-house Counsel, Dupont de Nemours)
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David Jiménez Márquez (General Counsel, Codere)
Round Table 4 -- “Companies in Spain and in the EU at the crossroads of trade and investment”
(15:30pm-17:00pm)
How can Spanish and European companies be affected by the overlap between trade and investment
regimes: will there be disputes, how will they be tackled from a legal, regulatory and policy angle?
Moderator: Melanie Riofrío Piché, CEA-40 member, Armesto & Asociados
Panelists:
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Antonio Fernández-Martos (Spanish Government, Director General of the Spanish Ministry of
Commerce, Madrid)
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Lourdes Catrain (Partner, Hogan Lovells International LLP, Brussels)
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Rocío Ingelmo (General Counsel, Altadis, Madrid)
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Beatriz Martínez-Falero (General Counsel, Mahou-San Miguel, Madrid)
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