Schiefelbein Global
Dispute Resolution
Conference

Geneva & Online | 27 June 2025

Agenda

Friday, 27 June 2025

All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST: UTC+02:00) 

09:00 – 09:30
9:00 – 9:30 a.m.

Check-In and Light Breakfast

• Geneva Graduate Institute, Maison de la Paix - Chem. Eugène-Rigot 2, 1202 Genève, Switzerland

09:30 – 09:40
9:30 – 9:40 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

• Stacy Leeds
  Dean and Foundation Professor of Law and Leadership | Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ)
• Les Schiefelbein
  CEO & Founder, Schiefelbein Global | International Arbitrator | Chair of the Board of Directors, Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (Palo Alto, CA)
• Zachary Douglas KC
  Barrister | 3VB Chambers; Professor of International Law | Geneva Graduate Institute (Geneva, Switzerland)

09:40 – 10:30
9:40 – 10:30 a.m.

The Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Lecture

• Prof. Dr. Anthony Patt
  Professor of Climate Policy | ETH Zürich; Director | ETH Climate Policy Lab (Zürich, Switzerland)

10:30 – 11:00
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Break

11:00 – 12:30
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Industry and Climate Dispute Resolution

• Zachary Douglas KC | moderator
  Barrister | 3VB Chambers; Professor of International Law | Geneva Graduate Institute (Geneva, Switzerland)
• Alexander G. Fessas
  Secretary General | ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris, France)
• Ben Love
  Partner | Baker Botts (Houston, United States)
• Todd Ptak
  Head of Sustainability Legal Affairs | Airbus (Toulouse, France)

12:30 – 13:30
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

Climate Change and Arbitration

• Sara Marzal
  Legal Counsel | International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Washington D.C., United States)
• Wendy Miles KC
  Barrister | Twenty Essex (London, United Kingdom)
• Penelope Nevill
  Barrister | Twenty Essex (London, United Kingdom)
• Jorge E. Vinuales
  Harold Samuel Professor of Law and Environmental Policy | University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom); Member of the Institute of International Law

15:00 – 15:30
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Break

15:30- 17:00
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.

Climate Disputes in International and Domestic Courts

• Laurence Boisson de Chazournes | moderator
  Professor Em. | University of Geneva; CIDS Council President; Former MIDS Director (Geneva, Switzerland)
• Sébastien Duyck
  Senior Attorney and Human Rights & Climate Campaign Manager | Center for International Environmental Law (Geneva, Switzerland)
• Jessica Simor KC
  Barrister | Matrix Chambers (London, United Kingdom)
• Margaretha Wewerinke-Singh
  Associate Professor of Sustainability Law | University of Amsterdam (Amsterdam, Netherlands); Adjunct Professor of Law | The University of Fiji (Suva, Fiji); Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration

17:00 – 17:15
5:00 – 5:15 p.m.

Closing Remarks

• Art Hinshaw
  Associate Dean for Experiential Learning, Clinical Professor and Faculty Director of the Lodestar Dispute Resolution Center | Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University (Phoenix, AZ)

18:00 – 20:00
6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Reception

• Restaurant la Perle du Lac - Rue de Lausanne 126, 1202 Genève, Switzerland