Resource-sector disputes are rarely ordinary commercial disagreements.
They carry regulatory consequence, sovereign exposure, environmental scrutiny, and, in many cases, geopolitical sensitivity.
In energy and mining projects, arbitration outcomes can affect concession stability, investor protection, financing structures, and long-term operational viability. The strategic decisions taken before a dispute escalates forum selection, treaty reliance, regulatory positioning often determine the trajectory of the case.
This executive workshop is designed for senior decision-makers operating at the intersection of contract, regulation, and state involvement.
Through focused analysis of coal mining concessions, power plant projects, and state-linked interventions, participants will examine how commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration operate in parallel and how selecting ICSID, BANI, or other mechanisms can materially influence enforcement, procedural control, and risk exposure.
This is not a general arbitration seminar.
It is a high-level strategic forum for those managing substantial resource-sector risk.
Key Highlights
- Interaction between investment treaty and commercial arbitration
- Government intervention, licensing, and environmental exposure
- Comparative analysis of investorstate and commercial arbitral frameworks
- Forum selection and cross-border enforcement strategy in resource disputes
- Case study: Arbitration in coal mining and power plant projects
Participants Will Gain Insight Into
- Case study analysis of arbitration in coal mining and power generation projects
- Strategic interaction between investorstate and commercial arbitration
- Forum selection and enforcement risk in cross-border disputes
- Government intervention and regulatory disruption claims
- Environmental and concession stability issues in long-term projects
- Procedural considerations across major international arbitral institutions
Who Should Attend
This workshop is structured for senior-level decision-makers, including:
- Executives of mining and energy corporations
- Project sponsors and institutional investors
- Government regulators and policy authorities
- General Counsel and senior in-house legal teams
- Commercial and concession directors
- Arbitration practitioners specialising in energy and mining disputes
Meet the Facilitator
BIAMC Panel Arbitrator and BIAMC Senior Fellow Member, internationally recognised arbitration practitioner with 30+ years of global experience in complex commercial and investment treaty disputes, Brenda is a past President of ACICA and has acted under major institutional rules including ICC, SIAC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, and ICSID. She is consistently ranked by Chambers and Global Arbitration Review as a leading arbitration practitioner.
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