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Thursday, 7 June |
Welcome Coffee | 10:30-11:00 |
Symposium OpeningLaurent Hirsch, HIRSCH, Geneva, Switzerland | 11:00-11:10 |
Symposium CommentatorPeter Rosher, Reed Smith LLP, Paris, France. | |
1. What do Users Expect for Arbitration? What are their concerns?Panel Chair: Manuel Arroyo, Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich, Switzerland. Speakers: - Patrick Baeten, ENGIE, Brussels, Belgium. - Stefanie Pfisterer, Homburger AG, Zurich, Switzerland. - Jessica Beess und Chrostin, King & Spalding, New York, New York, United States. - Kurt Lindquist, Womble Bond Dickinson, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. | 11:10-12:25 |
Lunch Break | 12:25-13:35 |
2. CorruptionPanel Chair: Lorraine de Germiny, LALIVE SA, Geneva, Switzerland. Speakers: - Rodrigo Garcia da Fonseca, Fonseca e Salles Lima Advogados Associados, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. - Ximena Herrera-Bernal, Shearman & Sterling LLP, London, England, United Kingdom. - Christoph Müller, Université de Neuchâtel, Faculté de droit, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. | 13:35-14:50 |
3. CompetitionPanel Chair: Annet van Hooft, van Hooft Legal, Paris, France. Speakers: - Romano Subiotto, Cleary Gottlieb, Brussels, Belgium. - Vasuda Sinha, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris, France. | 14:55-15:55 |
Coffee Break | 15:55-16:15 |
4. Investment Arbitration: Is FET Getting Clearer?Panel Chair: Lee M. Caplan, Arent Fox LLP, Washington, DC, United States. Speakers: - Todd J. Weiler, Independent Barrister and Arbitrator, London, Ontario, Canada. - Christina Cathey Schuetz, Clifford Chance, London, England, United Kingdom. - Katarína Chovancová, Paneuropean University, Bratislava, Slovakia. - Achille Ngwanza, JUS AFRICA, Paris, France. | 16:15-17:30 |
Cocktail Reception | 18:30-19:15 |
Palace Tour | 19:15-20:00 |
Opening Dinner | 20:00 |
Friday, 8 June |
5. Increasing Effective Communication between Counsel and TribunalPanel Chair: C. Ryan Reetz, Bryan Cave LLP, Miami, Florida, United States. Speakers: - Robert W. Wachter, Lee & Ko, Seoul, South Korea. - Sandra De Vito Bieri, Bratschi AG, Zurich, Switzerland. - Duncan Speller, Wilmer Hale, London, England, United Kingdom. - Gladys Bagasin, Hanotiau & van den Berg, Brussels, Belgium. | 08:30-09:45 |
6. The Emergency ArbitratorPanel Chair: José Ricardo Feris, Squire Patton Boggs, Paris, France. Speakers: - Douglas Reichert, Geneva, Switzerland. - Niels Schiersing, Arbitration Chambers Hong Kong and London, London, England, United Kingdom. - Michele Potestà, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva, Switzerland. | 9:50-11:05 AM |
Coffee Break | 11:05-11:20 |
7. Construction ArbitrationPanel Chair: Bernd Ehle, LALIVE SA, Geneva, Switzerland Speakers: - Sylvie Cécile Cavaleri, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Law, Copenhagen S, Denmark. - Christoph Brunner, Peter & Partners International Ltd., Bern, Switzerland. - Jan-Bertram Hillig, Bodenheimer Herzberg, Berlin, Germany. | 11:25-12:40 |
Lunch Break | 12:40-13:50 |
In MemoriamDavid D. Caron (1952-2018) and John "Jack" B. Tieder (1946-2017) | 13:50-14:35 |
8. Investment Arbitration: Conflicts & Challenges within the ISDS RegimePanel Chair: John D. Branson, Womble Bond Dicksinson (US) LLP, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Speakers: - Veronika Korom, Bredin Prat, Paris, France. - Maria Vicien-Milburn, MVMA Maria Vicien-Milburn Arbitration, Paris, France. - Rory Walck, Global Financial Analytics LLC, Brevard, North Carolina, United States. | 14:40-15:55 |
Coffee Break | 15:55-16:15 |
9. Public Policy and Judicial Review in Selected CountriesPanel Chair: Johannes Koepp, Baker Botts (UK) LLP, London, England, United Kingdom. Speakers: - Silvia Dahlberg, Advokatfirman Vinge KB, Gothenburg, Sweden. - Diana Akikol, ABR Attorneys at Law LLC, Geneva, Switzerland. - James Castello, King & Spalding LLP, Paris, France. - Christopher Harris, 3VB, London, England, United Kingdom. - David Goldberg, White & Case, London, England, United Kingdom. | 16:15-17:45 |
Saturday, 9 June |
10. Managing Time and Costs of ArbitrationPanel Chair: Christof Siefarth, GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB, Cologne, Germany. Speakers: - Alan M. Anderson, Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. - Paolo Marzolini, Patocchi & Marzolini, Geneva, Switzerland. - Andrea Meier, Wartmann Merker, Zurich, Switzerland. - Rupert Reece, Gide Loyrette Nouel, London, England, United Kingdom. | 09:00-10:15 |
Coffee Break | 10:15-10:35 |
11. New Trends in Institutional RulesPanel Chair: Vanessa Liborio Garrido de Sousa, Orrick, Veyrier, Switzerland. Speakers: - Benjamin T. Jones, Three Crowns, Washington, DC, United States. - Robert Landicho, Vinson & Elkins LLP, Houston, Texas, United States. - Susanne Kratzsch, Dr. Kroll & Partner, Stuttgart, Germany. - Johannes Landbrecht, Gabriel Arbitration AG, Zurich, Switzerland. - Christian Aschauer, Milan Chamber of Arbitration, Milan, Italy. | 10:35-12:05 |
Lunch Break | 12:05-13:10 |
12. EthicsPanel Chair: Michael B. Devine, Northumbria University Law School, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom. Speakers: - David A. Lawson, III, Bonnard Lawson, Geneva, Switzerland. - Franz X. Stirnimann, FRORIEP Legal SA, Geneva, Switzerland. - Roula Harfouche, Accuracy, London, England, United Kingdom. - Thomas W. Walsh, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, New York, United States. | 13:15-14:30 |
13. The Appointment of Arbitrators by Parties, Wings and InstitutionsPanel Chair: Jan-Michael Ahrens, Siemens AG - LC CB LIT, Erlangen, Germany. Speakers: - Carol Ludington, Ludington Ltd., Willernie, Minnesota, United States. - Timothy G. Nelson, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York, United States. - Luciana Ricart, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP, London, England, United Kingdom. | 14:35-15:50 |
Coffee Break | 15:05-16:10 |
14. Look into the Future – Opportunities and ChallengesPanel Chair: Mauro Rubino-Sammartano, LawFed BRSA, Milan, Italy. Speakers: - Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm, Cairo, Egypt. - Lawrence S. Schaner, Schaner Dispute Resolution LLC, Chicago, Illinois, United States. - Stephen D. Mau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China (SAR). | 16:10-75:25 |
Symposium Closing | 17:25-17:30 |
Piano Concert | 18:45-19:45 |
Concluding Dinner | 19:45 |