Venue: Virtual. Join the World Bank and the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan for this timely program that delves into Kazakhstan’s efforts to improve dispute resolution and prevention mechanisms as an essential requirement for an enabling investment climate. Welcoming remarks will be given by the Jean Francois Marteau, World Bank Country Manager for Kazakhstan, and Marat Beketayev, the Minister of Justice, Kazakhstan. Speakers on the panel include: Meg Kinnear, Vice President World Bank and Secretary General, ICSID; Professor Dr Kaj Hober, Professor of International Investment and Trade Law at Uppsala University, Associate member 3 Verulam Buildings, Gray’s Inn London; Professor August Reinisch, Professor of International and European Law at the University of Vienna; Akerke Akhmetova, Vice Minister of Justice, Kazakhstan; and Moderator Professor George Bermann, Professor and Director of the Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Columbia Law School. For more information and to register, please consult the following link:https://worldbankgroup.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_K2pumftTSkWKd-J2Sj15-w.