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Sunday, October 8
1.30-4.30pm Pre-Conference Workshop on Digitization (for registered delegates) Colin Wells, Knowledge Management Officer, United Nations Library & Archives Geneva Morten Rasmussen, Associate Professor, Saxo Institute and Chair, Centre for Modern European Studies, University of Copenhagen Haakon A. Ikonomou, Assistant Professor, Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen 3.30-5pm Guided Walking Tours (limited attendance) 5.30-8pm Opening Reception at the Société de Lecture de Genève with opening remarks on Multilateralism and the « Spirit of Geneva » by Pierre-Etienne Bourneuf, Scientific Advisor, United Nations Library & Archives Geneva

Monday, October 9
8.30-9.30am Registration & conference bag pick-up | Welcome coffee & pastries in Petal 2 Hall 9.30-10am Opening Address Andrea Bianchi, Director of Studies and Professor of International Law, Geneva Graduate Institute Nils Melzer, Director of International Law, Policy and Humanitarian Diplomacy, International Committee of the Red Cross 10-10.45am Keynote Speech: Applying International Law in Pursuit of the UN Mission Bertrand G. Ramcharan, former Acting High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations 10.45-11.15am Coffee break & meet with sponsors 11.15-12pm The New Roles of the World Trade Organization after the Pandemic Crisis Gabrielle Marceau, Senior Counsellor, Research Division of the WTO Secretariat, and Associate Professor, University of Geneva 12-12.15pm Presentation by Platinum Sponsor Lefebvre Sarrut A European Leader Introduces Itself / Rhett Williams, Chief Revenue Officer & Richard Salandre, European Business Development Manager 12.15-1.15pm Lunch Departure for the Palais des Nations at 1.15pm. Please don’t forget to bring your passport. 2-5.45pm Visit to the United Nations Geneva Library & Archives in the Palais des Nations International Law-making at the United Nations – Seeking the Balance between the Codification and Progressive Development of International Law Arnold Pronto, Principal Legal Officer, Codification Division, Office of Legal Affairs (recorded) Within International Law’s Sistine Chapel: José María Sert y Badia’s “The Lesson of Salamanca” in, and as, International Legal History (1936) Daniel Ricardo Quiroga-Villamarín, PhD Researcher in International Law Geneva in the Origins and Research of the World Court Cyril R. Emery, Librarian of the International Court of Justice Presentation on the Global Online Access to Legal Information (GOALI) Program Femi Cadmus, Law Librarian and Professor of Law, Lillian Goldman Law Library, Yale Law School Edit Horvath, User and Outreach Librarian, International Labour Organization Alison A. Shea, Research & Instructional Law Librarian and Adjunct Professor of Law, Cornell Law School UNOG Library and Museum Tours 6-8pm Reception hosted by TaxNotes in the rooftop restaurant of the Geneva Graduate Institute’s campus (La Terrasse de la Paix, Maison de la Paix, Petal 5)

Tuesday, October 10
8.30-9.15am Welcome coffee & pastries in Petal 2 Hall 9.15-10am The Swiss Legal Order and International Law: Does Direct Democracy Make a Difference? Andreas R. Ziegler, Professor of International Law and Director of the Centre for Comparative, European and International Law, University of Lausanne   10-10.45am Treaty Interpretation in the Fog of War: ICRC Commentaries to the Geneva Conventions Ellen Policinski, Legal Adviser, International Committee of the Red Cross 10.45-11.15am Coffee break & meet with sponsors 11.15-12pm The Work of the WIPO Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore Wend Wendland, Director, Traditional Knowledge Division, Global Challenges and Partnerships Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization   12-12.15pm Presentation by Gold Sponsor Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US Leading Legal Professionals into the Future / Justin Sythes, Senior Account and Relationship Manager 12.15-1.30pm Lunch 1.30-2.30 pm IALL Annual General Meeting 2.30-3.15pm The War in Ukraine: Challenges and Opportunities for International Humanitarian Law Marco Sassòli, Professor of International Law, University of Geneva 3.15-3.45pm Coffee break & meet with sponsors   3.45-4.30pm Pandemic Law-making: a Tale of Two Processes Gian Luca Burci, Senior Visiting Professor of International Law, Geneva Graduate Institute   4.30-5.30pm Spotlight on current doctoral research at the Geneva Graduate Institute When Mayors Enter the Conversation: Multilateralism and Law-Making in ‘International Geneva’ Jana Šikorská, PhD Researcher in International Law Searching for a Legal Framework: Missing Migrants in International Law Fekade Abebe, PhD Researcher in International Law International Human Rights Law in Online Content Moderation: A New Avenue for Inclusiveness? Stefania Di Stefano, PhD Researcher in International Law

Wednesday, October 11
8.15-9am Welcome coffee & pastries in Petal 2 Hall 9-9.45am Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines: Perspective from Médecins Sans Frontières Hu YuanQiong, Senior Legal and Policy Advisor for the Access Campaign, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors without Borders) 9.45-10.30am Current Issues in Disarmament and Arms Control Cécile Aptel, Deputy Director, UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) 10.30-11.15am Coffee break & meet with sponsors   11.15-12pm From Words to Deeds, Understanding Armed Non-State Actors Practice and Interpretation of International Humanitarian and Human Rights Norms Annyssa Bellal, Senior Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Geneva Graduate Institute   12-12.15pm Presentation by Gold Sponsor MEMORIST Legal Collections: Global or Dedicated Solutions to Preserve and Share Your Heritage / Lisa Le Goff, International Project Manager with Arkhênum, a MEMORIST division & Rosalie Pernot, MEMORIST Business Development Manager 12.15-1pm Lunch Departure for the ICRC Humanitarium at 1pm 1.45-2.30pm ICRC Mandate and Contemporary Challenges Lindsey Cameron, Head of Thematic Legal Advisers, International Committee of the Red Cross   2.30-3pm Perspectives from an ICRC Operational Legal Adviser Anne Lardy, Operational Legal Coordinator in Nigeria, International Committee of the Red Cross   3-3.30pm Curating the International Review of the Red Cross – A view from the kitchen: (i) navigating academic freedom versus operational constraints; and (ii) “walking the talk” on Diversity and Inclusion Bruno Demeyere, Editor-in-chief of the International Review of the Red Cross, International Committee of the Red Cross 3.30-3.45pm Coffee break 3.45-5.45pm The Librarian’s Gateway to International and Comparative Law: Databases from International Organizations Susana Cardoso, Chief of Client Services, ILO Sandra Manzi Kutner, Librarian, Legal Division, ICRC Katherine Rewinkel El-Darwish, Librarian, WTO Iris Van Der Heijden, Protection Research and Information Officer, UNHCR   Guided Tour of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum   From 6.15pm Annual Dinner at the Restaurant Vieux-Bois, Ecole hôtelière de Genève