Center for International Legal Studies

Professional sessions will take place in the Parker Hall in the Meierhof; Coffee Breaks are scheduled for the Meierhof Lobby in the Meierhof; Breakfasts, lunches and dinners will take place in the Marble Hall in the Palace; The Piano Concert, Cocktail Reception and the Palace Tour take place or commence in the Great Hall of the Palace

Chairs – and – Media Partner

Thursday, 2 June

Welcome Coffee

10:30-11:00 AM

Symposium Opening

Laurent Hirsch, HIRSCH, Geneva, Switzerland
Silvia Marchili, King & Spalding, Houston, Texas

11-11:10 AM

1. Appointing Arbitrators, Conflicts and Challenges

Panel Chair: Christof Siefarth, GÖRG, Cologne, Germany

Speakers:
- Mark C. Hilgard, Mayer Brown LLP, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Niels Schiersing, Copenhagen Chambers, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Benedetta Coppo, The Chamber of Arbitration of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Maria Vicien-Milburn, MVMA Maria Vicien-Milburn Arbitration, Paris, France

11:10 AM-12:25 PM

Lunch Break

12:25-1:45 PM

2. Ethics

Panel Chair: Teresa Giovannini, LALIVE SA, Geneva, Switzerland

Speakers:
- Lorraine de Germiny, LALIVE SA, Geneva, Switzerland
- Michael Kotrly, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London, England
- Carol Ludington, Ludington Ltd., Willernie, Minnesota
- David A. Lawson, Bonnard Lawson, Geneva, Switzerland

1:50-3:05 PM

3. Due Process

Panel Chair: Lawrence S. Schaner, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, Illinois

Speakers:
- Aren Goldsmith, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP, Paris, France
- John B. Pinney, Graydon Head, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Christina Cathey Schuetz, Clifford Chance, London, England
- Robert W. Wachter, Lee & Ko, Seoul, South Korea

3:10-4:25 PM

Coffee Break

4:25-4:45 PM

4. Multiparty

Panel Chair: Günther J. Horvath, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Vienna, Austria

Speakers:
- Alma Zadic, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Vienna, Austria
- James Castello, King & Spalding LLP, Paris, France
- Vanessa Liborio Garrido de Sousa, Orrick, Geneva, Switzerland
- Constantin Eschlböck, Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration, Vienna, Austria

4:45-6:00 PM

Cocktail Reception

6:30-7:15 PM

Palace Tour

7:15-8:00 PM

Opening Dinner

8:00 PM

Friday, 3 June

5. Users’ Concerns, Guidelines and Best Practices

Panel Chair: Nikolaus Pitkowitz, Graf & Pitkowitz, Vienna, Austria

Speakers:
- C. Ryan Reetz, Bryan Cave LLP, Miami, Florida
- Silvia Pavlica Dahlberg, Advokatfirman Vinge KB, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Stefan Gerlach, Schneider Geiwitz & Partner, Munich, Germany
- José Ricardo Feris, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, France

8:30-9:45 AM

6. Energy

Panel Chair: Timothy G. Nelson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York

Speakers:
- Michele Sabatini, ARBLIT – Radicati di Brozolo Sabatini Benedettelli, Milan, Italy
- Barbara Helene Steindl, B.H. Steindl, Vienna, Austria
- Achille Ngwanza, Université Paris Sud 11, Orsay, France
- Joachim Kuckenburg, KAB-Kuckenburg Bureth Boineau, Paris, France

9:50-11:05 AM

Coffee Break

11:10-11:25 AM

7. Construction

Panel Chair: Bernd Ehle, LALIVE SA, Geneva, Switzerland

Speakers:
- Lukáš Klee, Metrostav a.s., Prague, Czech Republic
- Virginie Colaiuta, Pinsent Masons LLP, London, England
- Jacob C. Jørgensen, Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S, Allerød, Denmark
- Andrew Burr, ArbDB Chambers, London, England

11:25 AM-12:40 PM

Lunch Break

12:40-1:40 PM

8. Damages

Panel Chair: Craig Miles, King & Spalding LLP, Houston, Texas

Speakers:
- Rory Walck, Global Financial Analytics LLC, Reston, Virginia
- Roula Harfouche, Accuracy, London, England
- Alan M. Anderson, Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Irmgard Marboe, University of Vienna, Department of International Law, Vienna, Austria

1:50-3:05 PM

9. Corruption

Panel Chair: David Caron, Judge, The Iran - United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague, Netherlands

Speakers:
- Andreas Schregenberger, Homburger AG, Zurich, Switzerland
- Annet van Hooft, Bird & Bird AARPI, Paris, France
- Todd Weiler, Investment Treaty Arbitration, London, Ontario, Canada
- Johannes Koepp, Baker Botts (UK) LLP, London, England

3:10-4:25 PM

Coffee Break

4:25-4:40 PM

10. Parallel Proceedings and Res Judicata

Panel Chair: Sébastien Besson, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva, Switzerland

Speakers:
- Jérôme Lehucher, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, Paris, France
- Duncan Speller, Wilmer Hale, London , England
- Luc Demeyere, Contrast, Zaventem, Belgium
- Veronika Korom, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Paris, France

4:45-6:00 PM

Saturday, 4 June

11. Multi-tier and ADR

Panel Chair: Bennar Aydogdu, BennArb Law Firm, Bursa, Turkey

Speakers:
- Manuel Arroyo, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, Zurich, Switzerland
- Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca, Fonseca e Salles Lima, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Stefano Paolo Catelani, DuPont, Geneva, Switzerland
- John B. Tieder, Watt Tieder, McLean, Virginia

9:00-10:15 AM

Coffee Break

10:15-10:40 AM

12. Case Management

Panel Chair: Jan-Michael Ahrens, Siemens AG IC L-LIT, Erlangen, Germany

Speakers:
- Christopher Koch, Landolt & Koch, Geneva, Switzerland
- Steffen Pihlblad, The Danish Institute of Arbitration, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Zsolt Okányi, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Budapest, Hungary

10:40-11:50 AM

Lunch Break

11:50 AM-1:10 PM

13. Investment Arbitration, Investment, Jurisdiction, Fair and Equitable Treatment

Panel Chair: Horst Daniel, Squire Patton Boggs, Frankfurt, Germany

Speakers:
- Colm Ó hOisín, Senior Counsel, Dublin, Ireland
- Maja Stanivukovic, Stanivukovic PR Arbitar, Novi Sad, Serbia
- Laurent Niddam, Independent Arbitrator and Arbitration Lawyer, Budapest, Hungary
- Deva Villanúa Gómez, Armesto & Asociados, Madrid, Spain
- Ximena Herrera-Bernal, Shearman & Sterling LLP, London, England

1:10-2:40 PM

14. Investment Arbitration, Appeal and Challenges

Panel Chair: Mauro Rubino-Sammartano, LawFed BRSA, Milan, Italy

Speakers:
- Nikos Lavranos, Global Investment Protection AG, Zug, Switzerland
- Sophie Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings, London, England
- John P Gaffney, Al Tamimi & Co., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Luciana Ricart, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, London, England

2:45-4:00 PM

Coffee Break

4:00-4:20 PM

15. Look into the Future – Opportunities and Challenges to Arbitration

Panel Chair: Frédéric Bachand, McGill University, Faculty of Law, Montréal, Québec

Speakers:
- Jorge Perez-Vera, Total Marketing Services, Paris, France
- Walt Sapronov, Sapronov & Associates, PC, Atlanta, Georgia
- Charlotte Villeneuve, Hanotiau & van den Berg, Brussels, Belgium

4:20-5:40 PM

Symposium Closing

Laurent Hirsch and Silvia Marchili

5:40-6:00 PM

Piano Concert

6:45-7:45 PM

Concluding Dinner

7:45 PM