States and State Entities and Blockchain Investment Protection: What is the Role of International Arbitration?

When: October 24, 2025 | 15:30 – 16:30 CET (9:30a – 10:30a EDT)
Where: Zoom https://rb.gy/pe5021
What: As state entities — whether municipalities, state-owned banks, sovereign wealth funds,
public pension funds, state-owned enterprises, or governmental development agencies
— increasingly allocate capital into blockchain-based ventures, key questions emerge:

• How can states protect their investments in blockchain-based assets or
  platforms?
• How can investors protect their blockchain investments from state actions?
• What happens when states and investors partner in blockchain-related
  projects and then disputes arise?
• Where is the role of arbitration (commercial, investment, and free-trade
  arbitration) in this context?

This webinar brings together leading academics, practitioners, and experts to explore
these issues through the lenses of international arbitration law, investment protection
law, and international trade law.

Program & Agenda
15:30 – 15:35 | Welcome & Opening Remarks

15:35 – 15:45 | Keynote – State Entities and Blockchain Investments, Keynote Speaker: Dr. Pietro Poretti (Lugano Municipality/ Lugano’s Plan B, Switzerland)

15:45 – 15:55 | Blockchain-related disputes in International Trade Arbitration, Speaker: Prof. Crenguta Leaua (SVAMC/The Swiss Institute for Alternative Thinking)

15:55 – 16:05 | Blockchain-related disputes in Investment Arbitration, Speaker: Juliette Asso (Lalive, Switzerland)

16:05-16:15 | Blockchain-related disputes International Commercial Arbitration, Speaker: Prof. Manuel Gomez (SVAMC/Florida International University, USA)

16:15 – 16:25 | Blockchain-related International Commercial Arbitration regarding DAOs, Speaker: Eliane Fischer (Rothorn, Switzerland)

16:25 – 16:30 | Q&A and Closing Reflections