What this session will cover
LIDW’s International Arbitration Day will ‘follow the arbitration disputes sun’ across key regions and jurisdictions. The event will be hosted across three firms within a very short walk of one another, so that delegates can choose the sessions covering the jurisdictions and regions most relevant to their work. The International Arbitration Day will explore recent developments, the connections of those regions to English law and London seat arbitrations as well as the role of lawyers in enforcement procedures and asset recovery.
Each session will consist of a panel discussion with a moderator with time allowed for Q&A.
A summary of the agenda for the day with the regions to be covered can be found below. Delegates should register for each session they plan to attend, including the networking breakfast and lunch. The detailed event description for each session will include a brief synopsis of the theme to be covered and information on the panellists.
| Start | Clyde & Co | Covington & Burling | Kirkland & Ellis |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Networking Breakfast – Covington & Burling (reservation is required) | ||
| 9:00 | Keynote speaker: Jan Paulsson | Keynote speaker: O. Thomas Johnson – Judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal in The Hague | Keynote speaker: Lord David Wolfson KC |
| 9:30 | Saudi Arabia panel discussion | ASEAN panel discussion | India panel discussion |
| 11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:30 | Europe horizon scanning panel session | MENA panel session | Sanctioned countries panel session |
| 13:00 | Lunch – Clyde & Co (reservation is required) | ||
| 14:30 | Africa panel session | The Baltics panel session | The Balkans panel session |
| 16:00 | Break | ||
| 16:30 | Latin America panel discussion | West coast US panel discussion | Space panel discussion |
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Networking Drinks – Kirkland & Ellis (registration is essential) followed by the LIDW opening reception at De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms (ticketed) | ||
- 08:30 - 09:00: International Arbitration Day networking breakfast
- Spaces: 110
- Venue: Covington & Burling, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
The opportunity to meet colleagues at Covington & Burling’s office for a brief networking breakfast before the keynotes of International Arbitration Day.
Please note numbers are limited and places are open to those who have registered for other sessions during the day.
- 09:00 - 11:00: Keynote from Jan Paulsson followed by Panel discussion on Saudi Arabia
- Spaces: 160
- Venue: Clyde & Co, The St Botolph Building 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
Keynote: ‘International Arbitration in the Year 2050: Shipwrecked or Basking on the Shores of the Promised Land? (Treading water not an option) by Jan Paulsson, Judge of the Court of cassation of the Kingdom of Bahrain, with dispensation to serve as arbitrator, and President of the Court of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration.
This will be followed by a panel discussion on:
Vision 2030 and beyond: Arbitration’s role in Saudi Arabia’s transformation
The panellists include:
- Prof Loukas Mistelis (Clyde & Co) – moderator
- Amani Khalifa (Freshfields)
- Dr Anna Rogowska (SABIC)
- Dr Hamed Merah (SADR)
- Haroon Niazi (HKA)
- Joza AlRasheed (Herbert Smith Freehills)
- 09:00 - 11:00: Keynote followed by Panel discussion on ASEAN
- Spaces: 102
- Venue: Covington & Burling, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
Keynote from O. Thomas Johnson, Judge, Iran-United States Claims Tribunal, The Hague.
The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion on:
ASEAN’s arbitration landscape in the Year of the Dragon: Power and Progress.
The panellists for this session are:
- Nelson Goh (Pallas Partners) – moderator
- Debby Sulaiman (HBT)
- Dzung Manh Nguyen (Dzungsrt & Associates)
- Mark Mangan (Lindsay Francis & Mangan
- 09:00 - 11:00: Keynote followed by Panel discussion on India
- Spaces: 100
- Venue: Kirkland & Ellis, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AF
Keynote from Lord David Wolfson KC.
The keynote speaker will be followed by a panel session on:
India’s review of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act and arbitration ecosystem – India’s Push for Regional Prominence?
The panel includes:
- Nitesh Jain (Trilegal) – moderator
- Prashanto Chandra Sen (Quadrant Chambers)
- Justice L Nageswara Rao
- Dharshini Prasad (Wilkie Farr)
- Gopal Subramanium (3 Verulam Buildings)
- 11:30 - 13:00: Panel session on Europe
- Spaces: 160
- Venue: Clyde & Co, St Botolph's House, 138 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AR
The panel will discuss:
Europe horizon scanning – a kaleidoscope session
Panellists for this session include:
- Dr Monique Sasson (DeliSasson) – moderator
- Alejandro Carballo Leyda (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
- Duarte G Henriques (Victoria Associates)
- Prof Gerard Meijer (Linklaters)
- Prof Stefan Kroell (DIS)
- Prof Veronika Korom (Paragon Advocacy)
- 11:30 - 13:00: Panel session on MENA
- Spaces: 102
- Venue: Covington & Burling, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
During this session on MENA the panel will discuss:
Latest developments in the MENA region
The panellists are:
- Joseph Chedrawe (Covington & Burling) – moderator
- Christopher Beem (ACWA Power)
- Stuart Doxford (Kirkland & Ellis)
- David Hume (A&O Shearman)
- Jacqui Record (Ankura)
- Sally Kotb (Habib al Mulla)
- 11:30 - 13:00: Panel session on sanctioned countries
- Spaces: 100
- Venue: Kirkland & Ellis, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AF
The session will focus on:
Sanctioned countries: sanctions and arbitration – a practical perspective
The panellists are:
- Anna Bradshaw (Peters & Peters)
- Dara Shagal (Pinna Goldberg)
- David Lorello (Covington & Burling)
- James Freeman (A&O Shearman)
- Jon Newman (Kirkland & Ellis)
- Maya Lester (Brick Court Chambers)
- 13:00 - 14:30: International Arbitration Day networking lunch
- Spaces: 180
- Venue: Clyde & Co, The St Botolph Building 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
The opportunity to network over a buffet lunch at Clyde & Co’s office before the afternoon sessions of International Arbitration Day.
Please note numbers are limited and places are open to those who have registered for other sessions during the day.
- 14:30 - 16:00: Panel session on Africa
- Spaces: 160
- Venue: Clyde & Co, The St Botolph Building 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
The panel will discuss:
Growing and emerging markets in Africa
The panellists are:
- Poupak Anjomshoaa (Trinity International) – moderator
- Funke Adekoya SAN (Independent Arbitrator)
- Nadya Berova (Barrick)
- Rob Wilkins (Pinsent Masons)
- Salim Moollan KC (Brick Court Chambers)
- 14:30 - 16:00: Panel session on the Baltics
- Spaces: 102
- Venue: Covington & Burling, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
The panel will discuss:
Great Expectations. Discussion on Baltic States and Arbitration
A panel of practitioners from the Baltic States or working with Baltics’ related arbitrations will discuss what type of disputes are more likely to end with London seated arbitrations and/or applicable English law, whether there is a need for English counsels to act as counsel in Baltic arbitration, save for English arbitrators, does size of the dispute matter answering these questions. Panelists shall share their practical insights towards upcoming major projects (infrastructure, energy) in the Baltic region that might lead to commercial or investment arbitrations as well as possible disputes resulting from reality of these turbulent times – including measures taken by the Baltic States related to national security and implementation of sanctions.
The panellists are:
- Eva Kalnina (Arbitration Chambers)
- Georg Scherpf (Clyde & Co)
- Paulius Docka (QND Legal)
- Ramunas Audzevicius (Motieka)
- Vilija Vaitkute Pavan (Ellex Valiunas – Vilnius)
- 14:30 - 16:00: Panel session on the Balkans - The Arbitration landscape in the Balkans: the peaks and troughs
- Spaces: 100
- Venue: Kirkland & Ellis, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AF
The panel will discuss:
The Arbitration landscape in the Balkans: the peaks and troughs
The panellists include:
- Ana Stanic (E&A Law) – moderator
- Milena Djordjevic (University of Belgrade) – moderator
- Angel Ganev (DGKV)
- James Hayton (LK Law)
- Lucian Ilie (Outer Temple Chambers)
- Nikola Stambolic (BRG)
- 16:30 - 18:00: Panel session on Space - 'Arbitration for low Earth orbit disputes and beyond'
- Spaces: 100
- Venue: Kirkland & Ellis, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AF
The panel will discuss:
‘Arbitration for low Earth orbit disputes and beyond’
The panellists are:
- Artem Doudko (Osborne Clarke)
- Dr Jan Frohloff (SRP, Germany)
- Oliver Grazebrook (InmarSat)
- Rachael O’Grady (Mayer Brown)
- Dr Tanja Masson-Zwaan (Leiden University)
- 16:30 - 18:00: Panel session on the West Coast US - Silicon Valley leads the way - is arbitration the answer for tech disputes?
- Spaces: 100
- Venue: Covington & Burling, 22 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4BQ
The panel will discuss:
Silicon Valley leads the way – is arbitration the answer for tech disputes?
The panel incudes:
- Andrew Wynn (FTI Consulting)
- Javier Samaniego (Osborne Clarke)
- Jeremy Wilson (Covington & Burling)
- Madhu Krishnan (Wise)
- Sarah Reynolds (Goldman Ismail & SVAMC)
- 16:30 - 18:00: Panel session on Latin America
- Spaces: 160
- Venue: Clyde & Co, The St Botolph Building 138 Houndsditch, London, EC3A 7AR
The focus for the discussion will be:
Arbitration in Latin America – the next decade, the shift in policies
The panel includes:
- Luiz Aboim (Mayer Brown) – moderator
- Christian Leathley (Herbert Smith Freehills)
- Enrique Abiega (J.S. Held)
- Melissa Ordonez (Hogan Lovells)
- Valeria Galindez (Galindez Arbitration)
- 18:00 - 18:30: International Arbitration Day Networking Drinks
- Spaces: 60
- Venue: Kirkland & Ellis, 30 St Mary Axe, London, EC3A 8AF
Brief networking drinks
Please note capacity is limited and registration is essential.