Professor Constantin Calavros, President of the Greek Association for Arbitration, Managing Partner, Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Kloukinas

• The involvement of States and State Entities involved in international business.
• Consent for arbitration in disputes involving States and State Entities: concession agreements, investment contracts, public-private partnerships, joint ventures, privatization contracts, government guarantees and assurances.
• Legal standing of States and State Entities in international arbitration; jurisdictional objections for lack of proper representation and ratification of arbitration agreements.

Chair: Dr. Alexander Fessas, Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris

Panel members:

• Professor Massimo Benedettelli, founding partner ArbLit, Milan, Fellow of Business Law and Director of the program on International Arbitration and Risk Management, SDA Bocconi, Milan
• Marion Smith KC, 39 Essex Chambers
• Gregory Logothetis, Partner, Koutalidis Law Firm
• Dimitris Babiniotis, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Partner, Zepos & Yannopoulos
• Nicholas Moussas, Founder and Managing Partner, Moussas & Partners Law Firm

• Procurement and selection of counsel to represent States and State Entities.
• Ensuring State and State Entity representatives are properly authorised to represent the State and State Entities in international arbitration.
• Challenges in representing States and State Entities: collecting evidence, communicating with State representatives, collaborating with in-house Government and State Entity lawyers, budget constraints.
• Entering into settlement agreements for States and State Entities.

Chair: Dr. Katia Yannaca Small, Lecturer in Law, USC Gould School of Law, Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter

Panel members:

• Ali Malek KC, Barristers Chambers 3 Verulam Buildings (Gray's Inn)
• Devika Khana, Partner, Clyde & Co
• Claire Sergaki, Senior Associate, Dryllerakis & Associates
• Panayiotis Yiannopoulos, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Managing Partner, Yiannopoulos & Kozi

• Corruption related matters.
• States' failure to participate in the arbitration process.
• States' interference with the arbitration process.
• Collecting evidence against States and State Entities.
• Entering into settlement agreements with States and State Entities.
• Enforcing awards against States and State Entities.

Chair: Professor Stavros Brekoulakis, School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London, Arbitrator at Barristers Chambers 3 Verulam Buildings (Gray's Inn)

Panel members:

• Jacob Grierson, Partner, Asafo & Co
• Greg Falkof, Partner, Mishcon De Reya
• Professor Spyridon Tsantinis, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Managing Partner, Tsantinis-Hadjioannou Law Firm
• Christian Filios, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Partner, Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Kloukinas
• Gregory Pelecanos, Senior Partner, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates

Chair: Dr. Georgios Petrochilos KC, Partner, Three Crowns

Panel members:

• Charles Nairac, Partner, White & Case
• Michele Potestà, Partner, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
• Professor Eduardo Silva Romero, Partner, Dechert LLP
• Professor Haris Pamboukis, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Managing Partner, Pamboukis-Maravelis-Nikolaidis & Associates Law Firm
• Dr. Sotiris Dempegiotis, Dr. jur., Partner, Lambadarios Law Firm
• Ioannis Stavropoulos, Managing Partner and Founder, Stavropoulos & Partners Law Office

To be announced