Wednesday 29 March 2017 - Geneva Talks on Foreign Investment in Africa - organized by UNIL/UNIGE

Wednesday 29 March 2017 - Geneva Talks on Foreign Investment in Africa - organized by UNIL/UNIGE

UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA

UNI MAIL, BLV. DU PONT D’ARVE 40, 1205 GENEVA

ROOM 2160

Wednesday 29 March 2017

14h00 — 16h00

Attendance is free, but places are limited. Please register by providing your name and organisation to

Rukia.Baruti@unige.ch by no later than 22 March 2017.

Geneva Talks on Foreign Investment in Africa

29 March 2017

University of Geneva, Faculty of Law, 40 Bd. du Pont d'Arve, 1205 Geneva, Room 2160

Wednesday 29 March 2017

14h00 Tea/Coffee

14h15 Introduction by Mr. Hamed El Kady, UNCTAD (Moderator)

14h20 The Need to have Investor Obligations

Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, International Institute on Sustainable Development (IISD)

14h50 The African Practice

Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue, University of Geneva

15h20 The Universal Practice: Investment and Human Rights

Emilie Gonin, Doughty Street Chambers

15h50 Discussion

16h00 Close