Speakers & programme
Programme
(subject to amendment)
The conference format will be lively and interactive with plenty of time allocated to discussion and networking. The speakers will be from a variety of international backgrounds and the sessions currently being planned include:
Tuesday 27 September 2011
0830 Registration & coffee
0930 Welcome
Doug Jones AM FCIArb, President, CIArb
The Cost of International Arbitration Today
Peter J Rees QC FCIArb, Legal Director, Royal Dutch Shell (chair)
0940 The CIArb Survey
His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC FCIArb, Chair of Conference Organising Committee and John Wright FCIArb, Chair of Board of Trustees, CIArb.
1010 Q&A
Comments on Current Problems - International Users
Peter J Rees QC FCIArb, Legal Director, Royal Dutch Shell (chair)
1020 Commercial
Robert Webb QC Chairman of Autonomy Corporation Plc and Chairman of BBC Worldwide
1030 Construction
Christoph Benedict FCIArb, General Counsel, Alstom Deutschland AG
1040 Maritime
Thomas Martinussen, Vice President, Head of Legal, Advokat, Clipper Group A/S
1050 Oil & Gas
Andrew Clarke, General Counsel, Esso UK Limited
1100 Morning coffee
1130 Lawyer
Constantine Partasides, Head of International Arbitration, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
1140 Arbitrator
Teresa Giovannini FCIArb, Partner, LALIVE
1150 Expert
Martin Hunter, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
1200 Panel discussion and Q&A
1230 Lunch
Guest Speaker: Hon Mr Justice David Steel, Judge of the Commercial Court, High Court of Justice
Solving the Problems - The Way Forward
Doug Jones AM FCIArb, President, CIArb (chair)
1400 The Contribution of Institutions and Associations to Controlling Costs
Michael Schneider FCIArb, President, ASA
John Hinchey ACIArb, CCA
Li Hu, Deputy Secretary General, CIETAC
Rolf Trittmann, Chairman, DIS Advisory Board
Nadia Darwazeh, Counsel, ICC
James Clanchy, Registrar, LCIA
Annette Magnusson, Secretary General, SCC
1500 Panel discussion and Q&A
1520 Afternoon tea
1550 Evidence - how costs can be reduced
David Howell FCIArb, Partner, FULBRIGHT & Jaworski International LLP
Michael Schneider FCIArb, Partner, LALIVE
1650 What can Mediation do to Reduce Costs?
Katherine Hope Gurun, Arbitrator & Mediator, JAMS
Michel Kallipetis QC, Founder Member, Independent Mediators Ltd
1720 Q&A
1730 Close
1915 Conference Dinner at the LSO St Luke's. The after dinner speaker will be The Rt Hon Lord Dyson, Justice of the Supreme Court.
Wednesday 28 September
Chair: His Honour Humphrey LLoyd QC FCIArb, Chair of Conference Organising Committee
0930 Expert Evidence - effective procedures for assessing loss and damage
John Ellison, Consultant, KPMG
0950 Expert Evidence - effective procedures for providing expert evidence
Doug Oles, Partner, Oles, Morrisons, Rinker & Baker LLP and Clive Freedman FCIArb, Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings
1010 Witness Conferencing
Wolfgang Peter, Partner, Python & Peter and David Brynmor Thomas MCIArb, Barrister, Thirty Nine Essex Street
1040 Q&A
1100 Morning coffee
1130 The Hearing
Jesse B Grove III, Arbitrator & Mediator, JAMS and Carole Malinvaud, Partner, Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI
1210 The Award
John Wright FCIArb, Partner, Goodman Derrick LLP and Alexis Mourre, Partner, Castaldi Mourre & Partners
1245 Q&A
1255 Closing remarks
1300 Close
CIArb CPD Scheme
Attendance at this event will contribute to CIArb's CPD scheme and may contribute to other professional CPD schemes.
