Katia Fach Gómez, Dr iur., LLM, is a tenured lecturer (Profesora Titular) of private international law at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). She is author of several legal books, book chapters, and articles published in English, Spanish, and German. She holds a European PhD summa cum laude and an LLM from Fordham University (NY) (summa cum laude and Edward J. Hawk prize). She has been designated by the Kingdom of Spain as conciliator in the ICSID Panel of Conciliators (2020-2026), acts as independent arbitrator and mediator in international and domestic disputes and has been involved in key international litigation cases in the USA and Europe. Her specialist research areas include international investment law, international arbitration and ADR, international contract law, and international technology law. Catharine Titi, Dr iur., FCIArb, is a tenured research associate professor at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the CERSA, University Paris-Panthéon-Assas, France. She is Co-Chair of the Academic Forum on ISDS and serves on the Board of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) and the Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Chair on Threats to Cultural Heritage. She is appointed to the roster of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement's (USMCA) Annex 31-B panellists. Catharine holds a PhD in law (summa cum laude, Rolf H. Brunswig PhD Prize). In 2016, she was awarded the prestigious Smit-Lowenfeld Prize of the International Arbitration Club of New York. Her work focuses on public international law, the settlement of international disputes, international investment law and arbitration, and cultural heritage law.
