On the 11-12 July 2023, CRCICA hosted the regional seminar on “Preventing and Avoiding Investor-State Disputes” organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The event focused on preventing and avoiding investment disputes, identifying conflicts likely to escalate into formal investment disputes and what can States do to avoid these disputes, and the benefits of having recourse to ADRs. Speakers included top representatives from the OECD, UNCITRAL, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Trade Law Bureau, Government of Canada, Egyptian General Authority of Investment (GAFI), Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority, and Egyptian Ministry of Finance.