BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5265eaae328 DTSTART:20150225T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150225T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Expert Meeting on the Transformation of the International Investmen t Agreement Regime: The Path Ahead CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The experts will discuss the path ahead for the international i nvestment agreement (IIA) regime. Challenges arising from the negotiation of IIAs and their implementation suggest that the time has come to revisit the IIA regime with a view to transforming it. Such challenges include th e move towards megaregional agreements and the increasing number of invest or-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.\n\nMember States and IIA stakeho lders at the 2014 IIA Conference\, held in connection with the World Inves tment Forum in Geneva in October\, called upon UNCTAD to develop a road ma p for the reform of the IIA regime and sketched the contours of such refor m.\n\nA number of developments characterize the current IIA regime and set the background against which such reform would be undertaken.\n\n\n\nThe balance is gradually shifting from bilateral treaty making to regional tre aty making\, including through megaregional agreements\, such as the Regio nal Comprehensive Economic Partnership\, the Trans-Pacific Partnership\, o r the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. These agreements\, a lso known as "\;megaregionals"\;\, could have systemic implication s for the IIA regime: they could either contribute to the consolidation of the existing treaty landscape or create further inconsistencies through o verlap with existing IIAs\, including those at the plurilateral level (Wor ld Investment Report 2014).\n\n\nThe second-highest number of treaty-based ISDS cases were brought against host countries in 2014. Host countries - both developed and developing - have learned that ISDS claims can be used by foreign investors in unanticipated ways\, as a number of recent cases h ave challenged measures adopted in the public interest (World Investment R eport 2014). This has sparked growing interest in reform of the investment dispute settlement system.\n\n\nAn increasing number of countries are con cluding IIAs with novel provisions aimed at rebalancing the rights and obl igations between States and investors\, as well as ensuring coherence betw een IIAs and other public policy objectives\, in response to the recogniti on that inclusive growth and sustainable development need to be placed at the core of international investment policymaking (2013 and 2014 editions of the World Investment Report).\n\n\n\nThis is occurring at a time when a growing public policy discourse about the pros and cons of IIAs is taking place at the national and international levels. Against this background\, all countries face the difficult challenge of designing and implementing a new generation of international investment policies that effectively har ness foreign direct investment for sustainable development and inclusive g rowth. The expert meeting will help identify clear strategies and measures to that end.\n\nAs the link between IIA and sustainable development is mu lti-faceted\, the expert meeting will identify the most pressing issues of IIA regime transformation and the best methods for implementing reform. U NCTAD offers a platform for an exchange of views and experiences in this r egard. Its analytical work includes five paths for reform of ISDS\, as out lined in the World Investment Report 2013\; four paths of action identifie d in the World Investment Report 2014\; and avenues to foster the implemen tation of the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development. The se provide the basis for discussion. Experts will be asked to identify tan gible\, workable solutions.\n\nExperts will explore the following question s:\n\n\nWhat options are available for governments to reform the IIA regim e and the investment dispute settlement system?\nWhat are government exper iences and best practices in this regard?\nWhat are the reform opportuniti es arising from the expiration of earlier treaties?\nWhat opportunities do megaregional agreements offer in terms of consolidating the existing trea ty network? What challenges do they pose in terms of fostering dichotomy a nd gaps\, overlaps and inconsistencies?\nHow can UNCTAD\, through the Inve stment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (World Investment Repo rt 2012) and its proposed action plan for private sector investment in the sustainable development goals (World Investment Report 2014) support coun tries in their efforts to reform and refine this already significant body of law?\n\n\nExperts will include key IIA policymakers\, such as capital-b ased negotiators and Geneva-based delegates\, as well as other IIA stakeho lders. These include government officials from investment promotion agenci es and ministries dealing with or affected by IIAs\, parliamentarians and representatives of the private sector (investors)\, academia (including ex perts on law\, economics\, development and business) and civil society.\n\ nFollowing the example of the IIA Conference\, experts are encouraged to p repare two pages on the subject under discussion. These papers will be mad e available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are rece ived.\n<\;p>\;The experts will discuss the path ahead for the internat ional investment agreement (IIA) regime. Challenges arising from the negot iation of IIAs and their implementation suggest that the time has come to revisit the IIA regime with a view to transforming it. Such challenges inc lude the move towards megaregional agreements and the increasing number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;Member States and IIA stakeholders at the 2014 IIA Conference\, held in c onnection with the World Investment Forum in Geneva in October\, called up on UNCTAD to develop a road map for the reform of the IIA regime and sketc hed the contours of such reform.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A number of dev elopments characterize the current IIA regime and set the background again st which such reform would be undertaken.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n< \;li>\;\n<\;p>\;The balance is gradually shifting from bilateral tre aty making to regional treaty making\, including through megaregional agre ements\, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership\, the Tra ns-Pacific Partnership\, or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partner ship. These agreements\, also known as "\;megaregionals"\;\, could have systemic implications for the IIA regime: they could either contribu te to the consolidation of the existing treaty landscape or create further inconsistencies through overlap with existing IIAs\, including those at t he plurilateral level (World Investment Report 2014).<\;/p>\;\n<\;/l i>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;The second-highest number of treaty-based ISDS cases were brought against host countries in 2014. Host countries - both developed and developing - have learned that ISDS claims can be used by foreign investors in unanticipated ways\, as a number of recent cases h ave challenged measures adopted in the public interest (World Investment R eport 2014). This has sparked growing interest in reform of the investment dispute settlement system.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\ ;p>\;An increasing number of countries are concluding IIAs with novel pr ovisions aimed at rebalancing the rights and obligations between States an d investors\, as well as ensuring coherence between IIAs and other public policy objectives\, in response to the recognition that inclusive growth a nd sustainable development need to be placed at the core of international investment policymaking (2013 and 2014 editions of the World Investment Re port).<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This is occ urring at a time when a growing public policy discourse about the pros and cons of IIAs is taking place at the national and international levels. Ag ainst this background\, all countries face the difficult challenge of desi gning and implementing a new generation of international investment polici es that effectively harness foreign direct investment for sustainable deve lopment and inclusive growth. The expert meeting will help identify clear strategies and measures to that end.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As the link between IIA and sustainable development is multi-faceted\, the expert mee ting will identify the most pressing issues of IIA regime transformation a nd the best methods for implementing reform. UNCTAD offers a platform for an exchange of views and experiences in this regard. Its analytical work i ncludes five paths for reform of ISDS\, as outlined in the <\;strong>\ ;World Investment Report 2013<\;/strong>\;\; four paths of action iden tified in the <\;strong>\;World Investment Report 2014<\;/strong>\ ;\; and avenues to foster the implementation of the <\;strong>\;Invest ment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development<\;/strong>\;. These provide the basis for discussion. Experts will be asked to identify tangib le\, workable solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts will explore th e following questions:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;What optio ns are available for governments to reform the IIA regime and the investme nt dispute settlement system?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What are governmen t experiences and best practices in this regard?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;What are the reform opportunities arising from the expiration of earlier treaties?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What opportunities do megaregional agr eements offer in terms of consolidating the existing treaty network? What challenges do they pose in terms of fostering dichotomy and gaps\, overlap s and inconsistencies?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;How can UNCTAD\, through the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (World Investm ent Report 2012) and its proposed action plan for private sector investmen t in the sustainable development goals (World Investment Report 2014) supp ort countries in their efforts to reform and refine this already significa nt body of law?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts will inc lude key IIA policymakers\, such as capital-based negotiators and Geneva-b ased delegates\, as well as other IIA stakeholders. These include governme nt officials from investment promotion agencies and ministries dealing wit h or affected by IIAs\, parliamentarians and representatives of the privat e sector (investors)\, academia (including experts on law\, economics\, de velopment and business) and civil society.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Follo wing the example of the IIA Conference\, experts are encouraged to prepare two pages on the subject under discussion. These papers will be made avai lable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.& lt\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ex pert-meeting-transformation-international-investment-agreement-regime-path -ahead DTSTAMP:20260711T154858Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5265eaae343 DTSTART:20150226T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150226T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Expert Meeting on the Transformation of the International Investmen t Agreement Regime: The Path Ahead CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The experts will discuss the path ahead for the international i nvestment agreement (IIA) regime. Challenges arising from the negotiation of IIAs and their implementation suggest that the time has come to revisit the IIA regime with a view to transforming it. Such challenges include th e move towards megaregional agreements and the increasing number of invest or-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.\n\nMember States and IIA stakeho lders at the 2014 IIA Conference\, held in connection with the World Inves tment Forum in Geneva in October\, called upon UNCTAD to develop a road ma p for the reform of the IIA regime and sketched the contours of such refor m.\n\nA number of developments characterize the current IIA regime and set the background against which such reform would be undertaken.\n\n\n\nThe balance is gradually shifting from bilateral treaty making to regional tre aty making\, including through megaregional agreements\, such as the Regio nal Comprehensive Economic Partnership\, the Trans-Pacific Partnership\, o r the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. These agreements\, a lso known as "\;megaregionals"\;\, could have systemic implication s for the IIA regime: they could either contribute to the consolidation of the existing treaty landscape or create further inconsistencies through o verlap with existing IIAs\, including those at the plurilateral level (Wor ld Investment Report 2014).\n\n\nThe second-highest number of treaty-based ISDS cases were brought against host countries in 2014. Host countries - both developed and developing - have learned that ISDS claims can be used by foreign investors in unanticipated ways\, as a number of recent cases h ave challenged measures adopted in the public interest (World Investment R eport 2014). This has sparked growing interest in reform of the investment dispute settlement system.\n\n\nAn increasing number of countries are con cluding IIAs with novel provisions aimed at rebalancing the rights and obl igations between States and investors\, as well as ensuring coherence betw een IIAs and other public policy objectives\, in response to the recogniti on that inclusive growth and sustainable development need to be placed at the core of international investment policymaking (2013 and 2014 editions of the World Investment Report).\n\n\n\nThis is occurring at a time when a growing public policy discourse about the pros and cons of IIAs is taking place at the national and international levels. Against this background\, all countries face the difficult challenge of designing and implementing a new generation of international investment policies that effectively har ness foreign direct investment for sustainable development and inclusive g rowth. The expert meeting will help identify clear strategies and measures to that end.\n\nAs the link between IIA and sustainable development is mu lti-faceted\, the expert meeting will identify the most pressing issues of IIA regime transformation and the best methods for implementing reform. U NCTAD offers a platform for an exchange of views and experiences in this r egard. Its analytical work includes five paths for reform of ISDS\, as out lined in the World Investment Report 2013\; four paths of action identifie d in the World Investment Report 2014\; and avenues to foster the implemen tation of the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development. The se provide the basis for discussion. Experts will be asked to identify tan gible\, workable solutions.\n\nExperts will explore the following question s:\n\n\nWhat options are available for governments to reform the IIA regim e and the investment dispute settlement system?\nWhat are government exper iences and best practices in this regard?\nWhat are the reform opportuniti es arising from the expiration of earlier treaties?\nWhat opportunities do megaregional agreements offer in terms of consolidating the existing trea ty network? What challenges do they pose in terms of fostering dichotomy a nd gaps\, overlaps and inconsistencies?\nHow can UNCTAD\, through the Inve stment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (World Investment Repo rt 2012) and its proposed action plan for private sector investment in the sustainable development goals (World Investment Report 2014) support coun tries in their efforts to reform and refine this already significant body of law?\n\n\nExperts will include key IIA policymakers\, such as capital-b ased negotiators and Geneva-based delegates\, as well as other IIA stakeho lders. These include government officials from investment promotion agenci es and ministries dealing with or affected by IIAs\, parliamentarians and representatives of the private sector (investors)\, academia (including ex perts on law\, economics\, development and business) and civil society.\n\ nFollowing the example of the IIA Conference\, experts are encouraged to p repare two pages on the subject under discussion. These papers will be mad e available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are rece ived.\n<\;p>\;The experts will discuss the path ahead for the internat ional investment agreement (IIA) regime. Challenges arising from the negot iation of IIAs and their implementation suggest that the time has come to revisit the IIA regime with a view to transforming it. Such challenges inc lude the move towards megaregional agreements and the increasing number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;Member States and IIA stakeholders at the 2014 IIA Conference\, held in c onnection with the World Investment Forum in Geneva in October\, called up on UNCTAD to develop a road map for the reform of the IIA regime and sketc hed the contours of such reform.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A number of dev elopments characterize the current IIA regime and set the background again st which such reform would be undertaken.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n< \;li>\;\n<\;p>\;The balance is gradually shifting from bilateral tre aty making to regional treaty making\, including through megaregional agre ements\, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership\, the Tra ns-Pacific Partnership\, or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partner ship. These agreements\, also known as "\;megaregionals"\;\, could have systemic implications for the IIA regime: they could either contribu te to the consolidation of the existing treaty landscape or create further inconsistencies through overlap with existing IIAs\, including those at t he plurilateral level (World Investment Report 2014).<\;/p>\;\n<\;/l i>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;The second-highest number of treaty-based ISDS cases were brought against host countries in 2014. Host countries - both developed and developing - have learned that ISDS claims can be used by foreign investors in unanticipated ways\, as a number of recent cases h ave challenged measures adopted in the public interest (World Investment R eport 2014). This has sparked growing interest in reform of the investment dispute settlement system.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\ ;p>\;An increasing number of countries are concluding IIAs with novel pr ovisions aimed at rebalancing the rights and obligations between States an d investors\, as well as ensuring coherence between IIAs and other public policy objectives\, in response to the recognition that inclusive growth a nd sustainable development need to be placed at the core of international investment policymaking (2013 and 2014 editions of the World Investment Re port).<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This is occ urring at a time when a growing public policy discourse about the pros and cons of IIAs is taking place at the national and international levels. Ag ainst this background\, all countries face the difficult challenge of desi gning and implementing a new generation of international investment polici es that effectively harness foreign direct investment for sustainable deve lopment and inclusive growth. The expert meeting will help identify clear strategies and measures to that end.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As the link between IIA and sustainable development is multi-faceted\, the expert mee ting will identify the most pressing issues of IIA regime transformation a nd the best methods for implementing reform. UNCTAD offers a platform for an exchange of views and experiences in this regard. Its analytical work i ncludes five paths for reform of ISDS\, as outlined in the <\;strong>\ ;World Investment Report 2013<\;/strong>\;\; four paths of action iden tified in the <\;strong>\;World Investment Report 2014<\;/strong>\ ;\; and avenues to foster the implementation of the <\;strong>\;Invest ment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development<\;/strong>\;. These provide the basis for discussion. Experts will be asked to identify tangib le\, workable solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts will explore th e following questions:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;What optio ns are available for governments to reform the IIA regime and the investme nt dispute settlement system?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What are governmen t experiences and best practices in this regard?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;What are the reform opportunities arising from the expiration of earlier treaties?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What opportunities do megaregional agr eements offer in terms of consolidating the existing treaty network? What challenges do they pose in terms of fostering dichotomy and gaps\, overlap s and inconsistencies?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;How can UNCTAD\, through the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (World Investm ent Report 2012) and its proposed action plan for private sector investmen t in the sustainable development goals (World Investment Report 2014) supp ort countries in their efforts to reform and refine this already significa nt body of law?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts will inc lude key IIA policymakers\, such as capital-based negotiators and Geneva-b ased delegates\, as well as other IIA stakeholders. These include governme nt officials from investment promotion agencies and ministries dealing wit h or affected by IIAs\, parliamentarians and representatives of the privat e sector (investors)\, academia (including experts on law\, economics\, de velopment and business) and civil society.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Follo wing the example of the IIA Conference\, experts are encouraged to prepare two pages on the subject under discussion. These papers will be made avai lable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.& lt\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ex pert-meeting-transformation-international-investment-agreement-regime-path -ahead DTSTAMP:20260711T154858Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a5265eaae349 DTSTART:20150227T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20150227T160000Z LOCATION:Geneva\, Switzerland SUMMARY:Expert Meeting on the Transformation of the International Investmen t Agreement Regime: The Path Ahead CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:The experts will discuss the path ahead for the international i nvestment agreement (IIA) regime. Challenges arising from the negotiation of IIAs and their implementation suggest that the time has come to revisit the IIA regime with a view to transforming it. Such challenges include th e move towards megaregional agreements and the increasing number of invest or-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.\n\nMember States and IIA stakeho lders at the 2014 IIA Conference\, held in connection with the World Inves tment Forum in Geneva in October\, called upon UNCTAD to develop a road ma p for the reform of the IIA regime and sketched the contours of such refor m.\n\nA number of developments characterize the current IIA regime and set the background against which such reform would be undertaken.\n\n\n\nThe balance is gradually shifting from bilateral treaty making to regional tre aty making\, including through megaregional agreements\, such as the Regio nal Comprehensive Economic Partnership\, the Trans-Pacific Partnership\, o r the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. These agreements\, a lso known as "\;megaregionals"\;\, could have systemic implication s for the IIA regime: they could either contribute to the consolidation of the existing treaty landscape or create further inconsistencies through o verlap with existing IIAs\, including those at the plurilateral level (Wor ld Investment Report 2014).\n\n\nThe second-highest number of treaty-based ISDS cases were brought against host countries in 2014. Host countries - both developed and developing - have learned that ISDS claims can be used by foreign investors in unanticipated ways\, as a number of recent cases h ave challenged measures adopted in the public interest (World Investment R eport 2014). This has sparked growing interest in reform of the investment dispute settlement system.\n\n\nAn increasing number of countries are con cluding IIAs with novel provisions aimed at rebalancing the rights and obl igations between States and investors\, as well as ensuring coherence betw een IIAs and other public policy objectives\, in response to the recogniti on that inclusive growth and sustainable development need to be placed at the core of international investment policymaking (2013 and 2014 editions of the World Investment Report).\n\n\n\nThis is occurring at a time when a growing public policy discourse about the pros and cons of IIAs is taking place at the national and international levels. Against this background\, all countries face the difficult challenge of designing and implementing a new generation of international investment policies that effectively har ness foreign direct investment for sustainable development and inclusive g rowth. The expert meeting will help identify clear strategies and measures to that end.\n\nAs the link between IIA and sustainable development is mu lti-faceted\, the expert meeting will identify the most pressing issues of IIA regime transformation and the best methods for implementing reform. U NCTAD offers a platform for an exchange of views and experiences in this r egard. Its analytical work includes five paths for reform of ISDS\, as out lined in the World Investment Report 2013\; four paths of action identifie d in the World Investment Report 2014\; and avenues to foster the implemen tation of the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development. The se provide the basis for discussion. Experts will be asked to identify tan gible\, workable solutions.\n\nExperts will explore the following question s:\n\n\nWhat options are available for governments to reform the IIA regim e and the investment dispute settlement system?\nWhat are government exper iences and best practices in this regard?\nWhat are the reform opportuniti es arising from the expiration of earlier treaties?\nWhat opportunities do megaregional agreements offer in terms of consolidating the existing trea ty network? What challenges do they pose in terms of fostering dichotomy a nd gaps\, overlaps and inconsistencies?\nHow can UNCTAD\, through the Inve stment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (World Investment Repo rt 2012) and its proposed action plan for private sector investment in the sustainable development goals (World Investment Report 2014) support coun tries in their efforts to reform and refine this already significant body of law?\n\n\nExperts will include key IIA policymakers\, such as capital-b ased negotiators and Geneva-based delegates\, as well as other IIA stakeho lders. These include government officials from investment promotion agenci es and ministries dealing with or affected by IIAs\, parliamentarians and representatives of the private sector (investors)\, academia (including ex perts on law\, economics\, development and business) and civil society.\n\ nFollowing the example of the IIA Conference\, experts are encouraged to p repare two pages on the subject under discussion. These papers will be mad e available at the meeting in the form and language in which they are rece ived.\n<\;p>\;The experts will discuss the path ahead for the internat ional investment agreement (IIA) regime. Challenges arising from the negot iation of IIAs and their implementation suggest that the time has come to revisit the IIA regime with a view to transforming it. Such challenges inc lude the move towards megaregional agreements and the increasing number of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS) cases.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;Member States and IIA stakeholders at the 2014 IIA Conference\, held in c onnection with the World Investment Forum in Geneva in October\, called up on UNCTAD to develop a road map for the reform of the IIA regime and sketc hed the contours of such reform.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;A number of dev elopments characterize the current IIA regime and set the background again st which such reform would be undertaken.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ol>\;\n< \;li>\;\n<\;p>\;The balance is gradually shifting from bilateral tre aty making to regional treaty making\, including through megaregional agre ements\, such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership\, the Tra ns-Pacific Partnership\, or the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partner ship. These agreements\, also known as "\;megaregionals"\;\, could have systemic implications for the IIA regime: they could either contribu te to the consolidation of the existing treaty landscape or create further inconsistencies through overlap with existing IIAs\, including those at t he plurilateral level (World Investment Report 2014).<\;/p>\;\n<\;/l i>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\;p>\;The second-highest number of treaty-based ISDS cases were brought against host countries in 2014. Host countries - both developed and developing - have learned that ISDS claims can be used by foreign investors in unanticipated ways\, as a number of recent cases h ave challenged measures adopted in the public interest (World Investment R eport 2014). This has sparked growing interest in reform of the investment dispute settlement system.<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;\n<\ ;p>\;An increasing number of countries are concluding IIAs with novel pr ovisions aimed at rebalancing the rights and obligations between States an d investors\, as well as ensuring coherence between IIAs and other public policy objectives\, in response to the recognition that inclusive growth a nd sustainable development need to be placed at the core of international investment policymaking (2013 and 2014 editions of the World Investment Re port).<\;/p>\;\n<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ol>\;\n\n<\;p>\;This is occ urring at a time when a growing public policy discourse about the pros and cons of IIAs is taking place at the national and international levels. Ag ainst this background\, all countries face the difficult challenge of desi gning and implementing a new generation of international investment polici es that effectively harness foreign direct investment for sustainable deve lopment and inclusive growth. The expert meeting will help identify clear strategies and measures to that end.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;As the link between IIA and sustainable development is multi-faceted\, the expert mee ting will identify the most pressing issues of IIA regime transformation a nd the best methods for implementing reform. UNCTAD offers a platform for an exchange of views and experiences in this regard. Its analytical work i ncludes five paths for reform of ISDS\, as outlined in the <\;strong>\ ;World Investment Report 2013<\;/strong>\;\; four paths of action iden tified in the <\;strong>\;World Investment Report 2014<\;/strong>\ ;\; and avenues to foster the implementation of the <\;strong>\;Invest ment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development<\;/strong>\;. These provide the basis for discussion. Experts will be asked to identify tangib le\, workable solutions.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts will explore th e following questions:<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;ul>\;\n<\;li>\;What optio ns are available for governments to reform the IIA regime and the investme nt dispute settlement system?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What are governmen t experiences and best practices in this regard?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\ ;What are the reform opportunities arising from the expiration of earlier treaties?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;What opportunities do megaregional agr eements offer in terms of consolidating the existing treaty network? What challenges do they pose in terms of fostering dichotomy and gaps\, overlap s and inconsistencies?<\;/li>\;\n<\;li>\;How can UNCTAD\, through the Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (World Investm ent Report 2012) and its proposed action plan for private sector investmen t in the sustainable development goals (World Investment Report 2014) supp ort countries in their efforts to reform and refine this already significa nt body of law?<\;/li>\;\n<\;/ul>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Experts will inc lude key IIA policymakers\, such as capital-based negotiators and Geneva-b ased delegates\, as well as other IIA stakeholders. These include governme nt officials from investment promotion agencies and ministries dealing wit h or affected by IIAs\, parliamentarians and representatives of the privat e sector (investors)\, academia (including experts on law\, economics\, de velopment and business) and civil society.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;Follo wing the example of the IIA Conference\, experts are encouraged to prepare two pages on the subject under discussion. These papers will be made avai lable at the meeting in the form and language in which they are received.& lt\;/p>\;\n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/ex pert-meeting-transformation-international-investment-agreement-regime-path -ahead DTSTAMP:20260711T154858Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR