Mr. Dong Lianhe, Vice President of the SCIA began by looking back on the history of cooperation between the two institutions and expressing gratitude for ICSID’s continuous support for the SCIA. Ms. Wang Hao, the Deputy Director of the SCIA Research Department, introduced the latest achievements in building Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Arbitration Center, as well as the development of the competition of Foreign Direct Investment Moot Shenzhen (FDI Moot Shenzhen). Representatives from ICSID expressed tremendous interest in the recent developments of the SCIA and the South China International Arbitration Center (HK)(SCIAHK).

Mr. Gonzalo Flores presented an overview of ICSID cases in recent years, and guided the SCIA delegation on a tour of the ICSID offices and hearing rooms.