16:45 – 17:00 Registration and welcome coffee
17:00 – 17:10 Welcome remarks
Prof. Avv. Maria Beatrice Deli, Secretary General, AIA
Federica Bocci, Counsel, DLA Piper
17:10 – 17:45 Key-note speech – “The concept of abuse of process in investment arbitration” – Carmen Martinez Lopez, Partner, Three Crowns LLP
17:45 – 18:30 “One claim, one chance: res judicata and the finality in investment arbitration”
Flavio Ponzano, Partner, ArbLit
Niccolò Landi, Member of Arbitration Chambers
Carlo de Stefano, Associate Professor of International Law, Department of Law, Roma Tre University
Moderator: Maryam Turrini, Lawyer, DLA Piper
18:30 – 19:15 “When strategy turns into abuse: navigating evidence in investment arbitration”
Séréna Salem, Counsel, DLA Piper Paris
Camilla Gambarini, Special Counsel, Withers
Tiffany Comprès,Partner, Co-Chair, International Disputes, Pierson Ferdinand
Moderator: Giulia Vallar, Senior Lawyer, DLA Piper
19:15 – 19:30 Q&A session
19:30 – 19:35 Closing remarks
Stefano Modenesi, Partner, DLA Piper, Co-Head International Arbitration Europe
From 19:35 Networking cocktail
The pre-moot hearings will take place with the following schedule:
Thursday, 4 June – Morning (9:00 – 13:00 CET) and early afternoon (14:30 – 16:00 CET);
Friday, 5 June – Morning (9:00 – 11:30 CET).
If you are interested in arbitrating one – or more – of the pre-moot hearings, kindly to indicate your availability: complete the following survey: Rome Investment Arbitration Pre-moot 2026 – SURVEY FOR ARBITRATORS.