Overview

Programme and fees updated on 12 October 2020

14:00 - 14:15 Opening Remarks

Mr Alexis Mourre - President, ICC International Court of Arbitration (the "ICC Court")

14:15 - 15:00 ICC Updates - Global, Regional and Hong Kong
Speakers

Dr. Mingchao Fan, Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, Shanghai (moderator)

Mr. Alexander G. Fessas, Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris

Ms. Chiann Bao, Vice President, ICC Court; Chair, Task Force on ADR and Arbitration, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (the “ICC Arbitration Commission”), Hong Kong

Mr. Robert Pe, ICC Court Member, and Ms. Susan Munro, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson; Co-Chairs, Belt & Road Commission of ICC Court

Ms. Pui Ki Ta, Counsel, Secretariat of the ICC Court, Hong Kong

Mr. Ronald Sum, Head of Asia Litigation Practice, Addleshaw & Goddard, and Dr Christopher To, Independent Arbitrator and Barrister, Gilt Chambers Co-Chairs, Steering Committee of ICC International Mediation Competition - Hong Kong

15:00 - 16:00 Session 2: What Is Innovative Digital Technology and Will It Transform International Arbitration?
Speakers:

Ms. Kim Rooney, ICC Court Member, eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre Board member (moderator)

Mr. Jae Sung Lee, UNCITRAL Legal Officer

Mr. Michael McIlwrath Vice President - Global Litigation, Baker Hughes; Chair, The ICC Governing Body for Dispute Resolution Services

Professor Maxi Scherer, Professor, Queen Mary, University of London Special Counsel, Wilmer Hale

Ms. May Tai, Managing Partner, Asia, Herbert Smith Freehills

16:00 - 17:00 Session 3: International Arbitration of Climate Change Disputes
Speakers

Mr. Rory McAlpine, Head of Asia Pacific Litigation Group, Skadden Arp, Chair ,ICC HK Arbitration & ADR Committee (moderator)

Ms. Wendy Miles QC, Co-Chair, Task Force on "Resolving Climate Change Disputes through Arbitration and ADR" ICC Arbitration Commission; Vice President, ICC Court

Ms. Jennifer Lim, Senior Associate, Sidley Austin, Singapore

Mr. Peter Corne, Office Head, Dorsey & Whitney, Shanghai

Professor Gerard Meijer, Dispute Resolution Partner, Linklaters, Amsterdam. Professor of Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Mr. Matthew Baird, Environmental and Planning Lawyer in Australia and Asia; Deputy-Chair, Law Asia's Standing Committee on Environmental Law

Programme

14:00pm – 17:00pm (Hong Kong time)

Registration Fees

Fees updated on 12 October 2020

There is a registration fee to attend this event

ICC Hong Kong Member: HK$500

Non-ICC Hong Kong Member: HK$700

Student (proof required): HK$350

Virtual attendees: registration closes at 12pm (HKT) on 18 October 2020

Venue

This is now a virtual event (updated on 12 October 2020)