Professor Eric De Brabandere, Director of the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies

Deep sea mining in the Area: Where we stand and how we move forward
Keynote Speaker:
Michael Lodge, International Seabed Authority Secretary-General 

The Mining Code: Moving from Exploration to Exploitation
Moderator:
Katherine Khan, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Counsel
Panellists:
Mariana Durney, International Seabed Authority, Legal Counsel
Professor Hilde Woker, Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies (Leiden University)
Daniel Rincon, Global Sea Mineral Resources, Senior Legal Counsel

Resolving deep sea mining disputes: UNCLOS Dispute Settlement Mechanisms
Moderator:
Professor Daniel Peat, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Associate Professor
Panellists:
Professor Cymie Payne, Rutgers University and IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Ocean Law SG Chair
Alexandra van der Meulen, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Counsel
Evgeniya Goriatcheva, Permanent Court of Arbitration, Senior Legal Counsel

The European Critical Raw Materials Act: Securing sustainable access to critical raw materials for the EU’s green and digital transition
Moderator:
Samantha Tirthdas, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Support Lawyer
Panellists:
Dr Anna Marhold, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Assistant Professor
Dr Florian Anderhuber, Euromines, Director for Energy and Climate
Professor Kathleen Claussen, Georgetown University Law School, Professor 

Investor-State Arbitration in the Mining Sector: critical materials, new projects, new challenges
Moderator:
Professor Eric De Brabandere, Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies, Director
Panellists:
Eric Leikin, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Partner
Jack Stirzaker, The Brattle Group, Principal
William Panlilio, Litigation Capital Management, Global Disputes Counsel and Investment Manager

Eric Leikin, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer