The frontiers of international arbitration - the impact of innovative digital technology and of climate change (Virtual) 19 October 2020 | 14:00 - 17:00
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)