Speaking Engagements

• "Balance and International Investment Arbitration," University of Western Ontario Law School, London, Ontario (November 30, 2011). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• International Law Institute, Annual two week program on "International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Arbitration," Washington, DC (November 7-18, 2011). Course Advisor and Faculty Member: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "International Law: Investor-State Arbitration in the Americas: Update on CAFTA and NAFTA," Joint Canadian Bar Association, ABA program, Toronto and Washington, DC webinar (October 13, 2011). Speaker: Theodore R. Posner; Program Co-Chair and Moderator: Ian Laird.
  
  
• "NAFTA Practitioners' Perspective," U.S. - Mexico Chamber of Commerce conference titled “NAFTA: The Agenda for Sustainable Growth and Competitiveness” (May 19, 2011). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "The Future of ICSID," Juris Conferences - Fifth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, Washington, D.C. (April 5, 2011). Conference Co-Chair: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• International Law Institute, Annual two week program on "International Investment Agreements and Investor-State Arbitration" (November 1-12, 2010). Course Advisor and Faculty Member: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Investment Arbitration in the Asia-Pacific Region," Juris Conferences - Fourth Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference, Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2010). Conference Co-Chair: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "International Investment Arbitration Procedural Roundtable," ABA Section of International Law Spring Meeting, New York, NY (April 15, 2010). Program Chair and Moderator: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Reflections Upon the Idea of International Judicial Review," Professor Thomas Wälde Memorial Symposium, St. Andrews, Scotland (October 16, 2009). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "New Developments in Canada's Screening of Foreign Investments", Program of the Canadian Bar Association, Ontario Bar Association and in cooperation with the American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. and Toronto, Ontario (September 29, 2009). Program Co-Chair and Moderator: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Canada-USA Border Issues: An New Bridge for Old allies", Joint Program of American Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2009). Co-Chair: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Investor-State Dispute Resolution", Seminar on International Legal Issues presented to Government of the Republic of Colombia, Bogota, Colombia (June 5, 2009). Presenter: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• Juris Conferences - Third Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate and Discussion, "Interpretation In Investment Arbitration", Washington, D.C. (April 30, 2009). Conference Co-Chair and Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Standards of Treatment in International Law - Convergence or Confusion?" Investment Law and Policy Speaker Series, Vale Columbia Center, New York City (March 12, 2009). Speaker: Ian Laird
  
  
• APEC Workshop on International Investment Agreements, Faculty Member and member of organizing committee, Week 1: Singapore, May 5-9, 2008; Week 2: Washington, DC, November 3-7, 2008. (November 7, 2008). Faculty Member: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "The question of precedent and role of arbitral decisions in international investment arbitration as a form of soft law," Conference: The Hard Edge of Soft Law: The Real Impact of Customary International Law and Soft Law in Canada?, Canadian Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario (October 23, 2008). Presenter: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Investment Agreements and Arbitration: a Driver of Reforms or an Assault on Sovereignty," 18th Economic Forum, Krynica, Poland (September 12, 2008). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• Juris Conferences - Second Annual Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference: A Debate and Discussion, Washington, D.C. (April 25, 2008). Conference Co-Chair: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "The Arbitration Request," Fourth Annual Seminar On International Commercial Arbitration: How To Handle Oil And Gas Industry Cases, American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (October 9, 2007). Seminar Faculty Member: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "The Emerging Jurisprudence of International Investment Law," 9th Investment Treaty Forum Public Conference, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London, U.K. (September 14, 2007). Event Co-Chair: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Introduction to Investment Arbitration", Lecture to lawyer group from Zhejiang Province, China, International Law Institute, Washington, D.C. (August 24, 2007). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "National Treatment – Is Discriminatory Intent Relevant?" Juris Conferences - Investment Treaty Arbitration: A Debate and Discussion, Washington, D.C. (May 17, 2007). Moderator: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Canada's Bilateral Investment Treaties: Opportunities and Pitfalls for Canadians Doing Business Abroad," Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, Ontario (November 30, 2006). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Fifth Annual Arbitration Symposium, Mock Arbitration," International Chamber of Commerce - Canadian National Committee, Montreal, Quebec (October 27, 2006). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Introduction to International Investment Arbitration," Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C. (October 23, 2006). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Damages and Valuation in International Investment Arbitration," American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (October 9, 2006). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Jurisdiction and Admissibility in Investment Arbitration," "Overlapping Contract & BIT Claims," and "Damages and Valuation in International Investment Arbitration," American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (September-November, 2005). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Fourth Annual Arbitration Symposium," International Chamber of Commerce - Canadian National Committee, Toronto, Ontario (October 28, 2005). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Fair and Equitable Treatment: Emergency Exception/State of Necessity," British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), Investment Treaty Forum, London, U.K. (September 2005). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Investment Arbitration: Evolution or Revolution?" Investment Law Symposium, Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague (June 29, 2005). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.
  
  
• "Judicial Review of International Arbitral Awards," American University Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C. (November 2004). Speaker: Ian A. Laird.