On 12 October 2026 and to kick off Egypt Arbitration Days, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes will host a conference on “The Arc of International Investment Law: Evolution or Regression?”.

After opening remarks by Deputy Minister of Justice Moustafa Elbahabety, Professor Jan Paulsson will deliver a keynote speech on the evolution of international investment law.

A first panel (Mahmoud Elkharashy, Diego P. Fernández Arroyo, Mohamed Abd El Wahab) will then discuss New Trends in the Latest Generation of IIAs and Investment Contracts and will focus on the recent reformulation of standards of treatment such as FET, expropriation and most favoured nation clauses, as well as the new UNIDROIT/ICC Model Investment Contracts.

The second panel (Christina Hioureas, Girgis Abd El-Shahid, Youssef Daoud), on the Interaction Between Investment Arbitration and Contracts Governing Mega Projects will address the question of whether the overlay of BIT protections onto large-scale investment contracts complements or disrupts the balance of the relevant bargain.

The panels will be moderated by senior associates Chaymaa Shady and Rana Hatata, respectively. Partner Mohamed Shelbaya will deliver the closing remarks.

The event will be held at the Nile Ballroom, in the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, 1089 Corniche El-Nil, Garden City.

Please click here to register and here to view event program details.