About the 2022 CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS 22)
3 Days | 9 Keynotes | 60 Talks | 100+ confirmed speakers
Background
The CELIS Forum on Investment Screening (CFIS) is the flagship event of the CELIS Institute, to be held in its 4th edition this year.
CFIS 22 is Europe's first and foremost forum to discuss questions on investment screening and security. It serves to enhance the Institute’s analytical capacity and facilitate the shaping of common approaches. A marketplace of ideas, CFIS 22 brings together EU officials, national experts, diplomats, academics, business leaders, think tankers, and representatives of civil society and the media from across Europe and beyond.
The CFIS 22 aims to debate European investment screening on national security grounds from a strategic perspective. It also discusses the preliminary findings of the CELIS Institute's new major research project on the theme “The Emerging Law of Investment Control in Europe: Screening, Sanctions and Subsidies”.
- The new research project analyses how decision-makers go about the tasks of assessing risks and threats to national security that may be posed by FDI and then balancing those risks and threats against economic interests of parties concerned and society at large.
- By outlining an interdisciplinary perspective on a common methodology for security threat assessment in the context of investment screening, the research project examines the legal, national security, and political economy narratives underpinning decisions to control FDI.
- The enquiry is informed by three broad trends: a) the “(geo)politicization” of economic legislation; b) the more extensive use of “counter-protectionist” measures directed against neo-mercantilist trade and investment practices; and c) the increasing use of economic sanctions as a policy tool.
- Building on the recent-published 850-page CELIS research report of European FDI screening legislation, our new and updated study will be the most comprehensive analysis yet undertaken on this subject matter.
- The research findings are expected to influence the European debate in this field.
Why should you attend CFIS 22?
- Engage in dialogue with key policy makers and leading experts from government, business, private legal practice, and academia.
- Hear about the latest thinking on investment screening and economic security relevant to overcome current challenges
- Best practices, expectations, challenges in investment screening process of EU Member States and EU Commission involvement
- Understanding security risks and methods or risk mitigation
- Thinking investment control 360 degrees - inter-linkage with sanctions, export control, and state aid
- Developments to follow in the a fast-changing geoeconomic landscape.
CFIS 22 Agenda at a Glance
State 21 May 2022 | Subject to change
Clarion Hotel Gillet Uppsala ▪ Top FloorEARLY ARRIVALS
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19:00 – 21:00 CEST | Informal drinks reception |
University Main Building (Universitetshuset) ▪ Hall IXDress Code: Business Attire
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FORUM OPENING & EXPERT SESSIONS
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08:30 – 09:00 CEST |
Registration and Opening Reception |
09:00 – 09:20 CEST |
Conveners’ Opening Remarks |
by Steffen Hindelang (Uppsala University) and J. Hillebrand Pohl (Maastricht University)
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09:20 – 09:30 CEST |
Welcome by the Dean of the Faculty of Law of Uppsala University
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09:30 – 10:30 CEST |
Opening Plenary Debate on the Emerging Investment Control in Europe: Screening, Sanctions and Subsidies
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10:30 – 11:00 CEST |
Networking Break
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11:00 – 12:15 CEST |
Foreign Investment Screening: The Linkage Between Responsible Investing and Democratic Resilience
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12:15 – 13:15 CEST |
Lunch
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12:45 – 13:15 CEST |
Book Launch: The International Law of Economic Warfare (Springer) by Teoman M. Hagemeyer-Witzleb
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13:15 – 14:30 CEST |
Parallel Expert Sessions Parallel Session A: Investment Screening and the Role of different measures to Mitigate National Security Concerns chaired by Leonard von Rummel (BLOMSTEIN) and featuring Damien Levie (European Commission), Clémence Largé (Ministère de l’Economie) and Angelika Milger (BMWK) Parallel Session B: Toward Regulatory Convergence with EU Investment Screening: The Case of the Western Balkans chaired by Eric Hontz (CIPE) and featuring Ivana Gardasevic (RCC), Dario Jovanovic (CCI), Zoran Nechev (Institute for Democracy), and Dragan Tilev (Government of North Macedonia) (NB: different location: Fakultetsrummet ▪ Trädgårdsgatan 1)
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14:45 – 15:30 CEST |
Hidden Defence Investors from China: The Future of Screening Mechanisms in Europe featuring Jaap van Etten, Julia Kern, and Gareth Heywood (Datenna)
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15:30 – 16:00 CEST |
Networking and Refreshment Break |
FORUM OPENING KEYNOTE EVENT
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16:00 – 16:15 CEST |
Introduction to the Keynote Event
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16:15 – 16:45 CEST |
Opening Keynote Address
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16:45 – 18:15 CEST |
High-level Roundtable on Investments and National Security Strategy
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18:30 – 19:30 CEST |
Drinks Reception, courtesy of Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis”, Skopje ▪Uppsala Castle
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19:30 CEST |
CFIS Speakers’ Dinner (by special invitation) ▪ Uppsala Castle |
Gamla Torget ▪ Brusewitz HallDress Code: Business Attire
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09:00 – 10:30 CEST |
Session I: The Rise of Sovereign-Driven Investment
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Themes: (1) the changing course of foreign direct investments; (2) sovereign wealth funds; (3) state-owned enterprises; and (4) publicly subsidized private foreign acquisitions and investments Chairs: Steffen Hindelang (Uppsala University) and Investment Screening: Evolving Policies for a World in Change
Speaker: Joachim Pohl (OECD) The Changing Landscape of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Implications for Investment Screening
Speaker: Adam Dixon (Maastricht University) State-Owned Enterprises and Investment Control
Speaker: Alexandr Svetlicinii (University of Macau) Fair Play? The Politics of Evaluating Foreign Subsidies in the European Union
Speakers: Sophie Meunier (Princeton University) and The Quest for Autonomy and the Rise of Corporate Geoeconomics
Speaker: Henrique Choer Moraes (CIBA)
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10:30 – 11:00 CEST |
Networking and Refreshment Break
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11:00 – 12:30 CEST |
Session II: National Security as a Limit to Sovereign-Driven Investment
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Themes: (1) sovereignty, strategic autonomy, and national security; (2) delimiting the concept of national security; (3) the multidimensional scope of national security; (4) protection of critical resources and strategic assets; and (5) creating assessment methodologies for national security threats Chairs: Caitríona Heinl (Azure Forum) and Delimiting the Concept of National Security
Speaker: Alejandra Torres Camprubí (Foley Hoag LLP) Cybersecurity Investments in Critical Sectors
Speaker: Athanasios Drougkas (ENISA) Protection of Critical Resources and Strategic Assets
Speaker: Alessandro Lazari (F24 AG) Creating Assessment Methodologies for National Security Threats
Speaker: John Lash (Darkhorse Global) Inward FDI Regulation in the UK: Closing the “Open Door”?
Speaker: Peter Muchlinski (SOAS)
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12:30 – 14:00 CEST |
Luncheon
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14:00 – 15:30 CEST |
Session III: Economic and Other Public Order Justifications for Restricting Sovereign-Driven Investment
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Themes: (1) geoeconomic competition and its policy implications on sovereign-driven investment; (2) balance of payments-related restrictions on the freedom of investment; (3) investment subsidies and distortion of competition; (4) enforcement of investor obligations; and (5) economic security Chairs: Sarah Bauerle Danzman (Indiana University) and Protection or Protectionism? Why China’s “socialist” market economy justifies EU investment screening measures
Speaker: Naoise McDonagh (University of Adelaide) Balance of Payments-Related Restrictions on the Freedom of Investment
Speaker: Claus Zimmermann (Noerr) The EU Regulation on Foreign Subsidies: What, Why, and How?
Speaker: Lena Hornkohl (Max Planck Institute Luxembourg) Investor Obligations Through the Prism of the EU Foreign Investment Screening Framework
Speaker: Yulia Levashova (Nyenrode Business University) The Concept of Economic Security and its Implications for Foreign Investment Control
Speaker: Francesca Ghiretti (Mercator Institute for China Studies)
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15:30 – 16:00 CEST |
Networking and Refreshment Break
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16:00 – 17:30 CEST |
Session IV: Foreign Investment Control and International Law
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Themes: (1) the international legal framework for foreign investment control; (2) economic sanctions as foreign investment control; (3) regulating sovereign-driven investments in international trade and investment agreements; and (4) common principles for an integrated system for foreign investment control Chairs: Dominik Eisenhut (Airbus) and The International Legal Framework for Foreign Investment Control
Speaker: Pascale Accaoui Lorfing (CREDIMI) Economic Sanctions as an Instrument of Foreign Investment Control
Speaker: Tamás Szabados (Eötvös Loránd University) Regulating Sovereign-Driven Investments in International Trade and Investment Agreements
Speaker: Georgios Dimitropoulos (Hamad Bin Khalifa University) Screening Systems to Evaluate FDI: Searching for Common Principles or (Just) a Toolbox?
Speaker: Carlos Esplugues Mota (University of Valencia)
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18:00 – 19:30 CEST |
Drinks Reception, courtesy of BLOMSTEIN ▪ Orangery in the Lineaus Garden
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CFIS Reception & Banquet ▪ Orangery in the Lineaus Garden
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University Main Building (Universitetshuset) ▪ Hall IVDress Code: Smart Casual
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09:00 – 10:30 CEST |
Session V: Scope of Foreign Investment Controls
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Themes: (1) the definition and scope of investment: direct vs. foreign, IMF Balance of Payments Manual, OECD Benchmark Definitions, international investment agreement (IIA) definitions, EU free movement of capital; (2) definition and scope of investor: domestic vs. foreign, IIA definitions; (3) investment screening thresholds: the case for or against, types, calibration; and (4) notification and disclosure requirements: ex ante vs. ex post, due diligence, ongoing notifications Chairs: Naboth van den Broek (Akin Gump) and Foreign Direct Investment and Security: What is Actually the Problem?
Speaker: Wolf Zwartkruis (Leiden University) Raising Security Considerations Before International Courts and Tribunals
Speaker: Hannes Lenk (Aarhus University) National Security and Essential Security Interests in CJEU Jurisprudence
Speaker: Marek Jaśkowski (UKSW) Investments Subject to Screening
Speaker: Yarik Kryvoi (Investment Treaty Forum) Nature of the Investor: Foreignness, Transparency and Foreign State Control
Speaker: Jochem de Kok (Allen & Overy and University of Amsterdam)
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10:30 – 11:00 CEST |
Networking and Refreshment Break
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11:00 – 12:30 CEST |
Session VI: Administrative Procedure for Investment Screening
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Themes: (1) screening authorities: governance, powers, staff, procedures, and internal review; (2) sector-specific procedures: defence, dual use, financial, media, transport, energy, and telecommunications sectors; (3) national coordination: general, sector-specific, inter-authority, sanctions; and (4) international coordination: multilateral cooperation, creating workable multilevel coordination Chairs: Damien Levie (European Commission) and Screening Authorities
Speaker: Jacques Bourgeois and Alessandra Moroni (Sidley) Sector-Specific Screening Procedures
Speaker: Christoph Arhold and Henning Berger (White & Case) National Coordination of Domestic Screening Procedures
Speaker: Sabrina Robert-Cuendet (Le Mans University) International Coordination of National Screening Procedures
Speaker: Fabien Gehl (European Commission)
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12:30 – 13:30 CEST |
Luncheon
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13:30 – 15:00 CEST |
Session VII: Treatment of Foreign Investors and Targeted Investments Undergoing Screening
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Themes: (1) standards of treatment in national law: proportionality, legitimate expectations, non-discrimination, due process; (2) standards of treatment in international law: national treatment, most-favoured-nations treatment, fair and equitable treatment; and (3) mitigation arrangements: functions, structure, legal basis, procedure, disputes, monitoring Chairs: Gerd Morgenthaler (University of Siegen) and Economic perspectives when screening FDI
Speaker: Jonas Hallberg and Patrik Tingvall (Kommerskollegium / National Board of Trade Sweden) Key changes in FDI screening in 2022: the case of the Netherlands
Speaker: Pim Jansen (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Standards of Treatment in International Law
Speaker: Csaba Rusznak (Sovereign Arbitration Advisors) Mitigation Arrangements
Speaker: Tatiana O. Sullivan (Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP)
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15:00 – 15:30 CEST |
Networking and Refreshment Break
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15:30 – 17:00 CEST |
Session VIII: Review of Investment Screening Decisions
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Themes: (1) non-adjudicative national administrative remedies: internal review, negotiation, mediation, other means; (2) adjudicative remedies at the national level: justiciability and scope of review, standard of review; and (3) investor-state arbitration and other international legal remedies: arbitrability and scope of review, ECHR and other investor-state remedies, interstate remedies Chairs: Robyn Briese (Australian Government Solicitor) and Non-Adjudicatory National Administrative Remedies
Speaker: James M. Brower (Morrison & Foerster) Determining the Role of Investment Screening in International Investment Law
Speaker: Kilian Wagner (University of Vienna) Investor-State Arbitration and Arbitral Deference to Host-State Judicial Autonomy in National Security Matters
Speaker: Jens Hillebrand Pohl (Maastricht University) Sovereign Investors as ICSID Claimants: a Historical Assessment
Speaker: Dini Sejko (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
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FORUM CLOSING KEYNOTE EVENT
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17:00 – 17:30 CEST |
Closing Keynote Address
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17:30 – 18:00 CEST |
Conveners’ Closing Remarks
by Steffen Hindelang (Uppsala University) and J. Hillebrand Pohl (Maastricht University)
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19:00 CEST | Dinner (by invitation) ▪ Restaurant Granhof |
FAREWELL |
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10:00 – 11:30 CEST |
Farewell Brunch (optional)
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State 21 May 2022 | Subject to change
CFIS Conveners
CFIS Speakers and Delegates
[Confirmed delegates in the forseen order of appearance]
CFIS High-Level Panelists and Honorary Invitees
Daniel Fiott
Senior Fellow, Security and Defence Editor
EU Institute for Security Studies
Brussels
CFIS Key Delegates
Tobias Pierlings
CIBA
Joanna Warchol
Legal and Political Adviser
European Parliament
Brussels/Strasbourg
CELIS National Delegates
2022 CFIS Registration via Eventbrite
ON-SITE Participation Tickets (Prices plus VAT and Fees)
Includes participation in all sessions, lunch, drinks receptions, dinner receptions, etc.
For profit organisations: Law firms, business, etc. - non-profit organisations can book "Academia", subject to verification
ON-SITE Business (no CELIS Fellow) - all days
1.295,00 €
ON-SITE Business (CELIS Fellow)- all days
995,00 €
Local, regional, federal government, international organisations, European Union and other regional integration organisations
ON-SITE Government (no CELIS Fellow) - all days
995,00 €
ON-SITE Government (CELIS Fellow) - all days
895,00 €
Full-time academics, PhD students, etc. non-profit organisations, subject to verification
ON-SITE Academia (no CELIS Fellow) - all days
995,00 €
ON-SITE Academia (CELIS Fellow) - all days
895,00 €
ONLINE Participation Tickets (Prices plus VAT and Fees)
ONLINE Business (no CELIS Fellow) - all days
495,00 €
ONLINE Business (CELIS Fellow) - all days
385,00 €
ONLINE Government (no CELIS Fellow) - all days
295,00 €
ONLINE Government (CELIS Fellow) - all days
185,00 €
ONLINE Academia (no CELIS Fellow) - all days
295,00 €
ONLINE Academia (CELIS Fellow) - all days
185,00 €
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Venue and contact for participants
Venue - Uppsala University (Sweden)
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CFIS 2022 takes place at Uppsala University. It can be reached in 20 mins by train from Stockholm Arlanda Airport.
More about the venue and directions here.
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