38th AAA-ICDR–ICC–ICSID Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration

08:30 - 09:00

Registration

09:00 - 09:45

Fireside Chat: A new toolkit for addressing global challenges 

A discussion with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, Washington D.C. on global challenges facing international development, the World Bank’s strategy for engaging the private sector and the role of effective dispute settlement mechanisms in unlocking foreign investment. 

• Moderator: Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, ICSID, Washington D.C.

09:45 - 10:30

Institutional developments: reports from each institution

A discussion of recent developments throughout the world, as well as highlights from each organization. 

• Bridget M. McCormack, President and CEO, AAA-ICDR, Michigan 
• Claudia Salomon, President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, ICSID, Washington, D.C.

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee and tea break

11:00 - 12:00

Enter the Shark Tank: Judging the most impactful innovations in arbitral practice 

This panel will bring together arbitrators and practitioners to share their proposals for innovative tools to modernize international arbitration— particularly with respect to time and cost. The session will use a Shark Tank style set up with panelists presenting pitches and judges deciding on their top choice. 

Judges:

• Eduardo Zuleta, Member, Arbitration Chambers, Washington, D.C. 
• Mélanie Van Leeuwen, Partner, Derains & Gharavi, Paris 
• Theresa Coetzee, Vice President & Assistant General Counsel, Marriott International, Bethesda

Pitchers:

• Guled Yusuf, Partner, Allen & Overy, London 
• Katie Gonzalez, Associate, Cleary Gottlieb, New York 
• Gretta Walters, Partner, Chaffetz Lindsey, New York

12:00 - 13:00

Roundtable Dialogue: Corruption in arbitration— have expectations for an ‘interventionist’ tribunal shifted? 

Corruption has long been an issue that tribunals face in resolving international disputes but has come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of the set-aside of an award in favor of Irish-owned BVI company Process & Industrial Development against Nigeria. This discussion asks whether the expectations for how tribunals deal with corruption have shifted in light of such high-profile cases. 

Moderator:

• Lucinda Low, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C.

Panelists:

• Aloysius P Llamzon, Partner, King & Spalding, Washington, D.C. 
• Sophie Nappert, Independent Arbitrator, 3 Verulam Buildings, London 
• Ken Reisenfeld, Global Leader, BakerHostetler, Washington, D.C.

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 15:30

What science tells us about effective persuasion in arbitral practice

Drawing from the fields of psychology, sociology, and communication science, this session will explore the art of persuasion and how to leverage science-based techniques for effective opening presentations, witness preparation, and cross-examination. 

Moderator:

• Dan Gonzalez, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Miami 

Speakers:

• Donald Vinson, CEO, Arbitration Sciences Limited, London 
• Jeff Isler, Senior Managing Director, FTI, New York 
• Sarah Vasani, Partner, Co-Head of International Arbitration, CMS, London

15:30 - 16:00

Coffee and tea break

16:00 - 17:00

What would you do? Responding to real-life challenges in international arbitration 

A popular session at the Colloquium returns with ‘What would you do?’. The panel will be presented with challenging scenarios related to international arbitration and asked how they would respond. 

Moderator:

• Ank Santens, Partner, White & Case, New York

Speakers:

• Stephen Drymer, Partner, Head of International Arbitration and ADR, Woods, Montreal 
• Tai-Heng Cheng, Global Co-Head, International Arbitration & Trade; Co-managing Partner, Sidley Austin, New York & Singapore
• Marinn Carlson, Independent Arbitrator, MCarlson Arbitration PLLC, Washington, D.C. 
• Tafadzwa Pasipanodya, Partner, Foley Hoag, Washington, D.C.

17:00

Reception