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Queen Mary-UNIDROIT Institute for Transnational Commercial Law announces its 2025-26 Guest Lecture Series

The QM-UNIDROIT Institute for Transnational Commercial Law, co-directed by Professor Anna Veneziano and Professor Rosa Lastra, is launching the QM-UNIDROIT Lecture Series coordinated by Dr Kamala Dawar. It will begin mid-October 2025 and run for the whole of 2026.

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The speakers will be members of the Institute’s Advisory Board and UNIDROIT. The aim of the lecture series is to share the wide expertise of the Advisory Board along with the indispensable role of UNIDROIT in the harmonisation of transnational commercial law.

The lecture series will be a monthly event during academic semesters to ensure wide participation by academics and students, alongside practitioners, officials, and industry. 

The Lectures Series will run on Wednesdays from 12.00 – 13.30 UK time. The lectures will be held in-person or virtually. The in-person lectures will be followed by a networking opportunity at CCLS to allow for further discussions and interactions.  

Lecture schedule 2025

Wednesday, 15 October: Inaugural Lecture

  • Speaker: Professor Maria Chiara Malaguti, Professor of International law at Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore (Milan/Rome, Italy); past President of UNIDROIT
  • Topic: “The role of UNIDROIT in the harmonisation of law.”
  • Format: online

Register for 15 October

Wednesday, 5 November

  • Speaker: Professor Ignacio Tirado, UNIDROIT Secretary General
  • Topic: “The liquidation of banks and the birth of a new international standard.”
  • Format: in-person

Wednesday, 10 December

  • Speaker: Professor Sir Roy Goode, Founder QM-UNIDROIT Institute
  • Topic: “Transnational Commercial Law: Developments and Challenges.”
  • Format: in-person

Lecture schedule 2026

Wednesday, 11 February

Wednesday, 11 March

  • Speaker: Professor Thomas Keijser
  • Topic: “Intermediated and digital securities: legal framework convergence.”
  • Format: online

Wednesday 8 April

  • Speaker: Professor John Taylor
  • Topic: “Digitalisation of trade and trade finance.”
  • Format: in-person

Wednesday 13 May

  • Speaker: Mr Georges Affaki
  • Topic: “The Codification of international commercial law: the case of the ICC Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees.”
  • Format: online

Wednesday 10 June

  • Speaker: Professor Paul Ng
  • Topic: “The Cape Town Convention: Genesis and Current Challenges in Asia.”
  • Format: In-person

Wednesday 14 October

Wednesday 11 November

Speaker: Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer

Topic: "The Principles of Reinsurance Contract Law (PRICL): One year on – What have we learned"

Format: in-person

Wednesday 9 December

 

 

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