Advancing the Rule of Law: A Fireside Chat with the Presidents of the ICC Court & IBA

09 May 2023

Madrid and online English
Start: 09:30 (CEST) || End: 11:30 (CEST)

Join us in Madrid for this unique fireside chat with Claudia Salomon, President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and Almudena Arpón de Mendívil y Aldama, President of the International Bar Association. During this conversation, they will discuss how the ICC and the IBA strive to advance the rule of law and the crucial role that lawyers play in this endeavor.

Who should attend?

  • Lawyers, including transactional lawyers and lawyers specialised in dispute resolution (both outside counsel and in-house counsel, as well as company representatives.)

Madrid Time Zone

09:30-10:00

Coffee and registration

10:00-10:15

Opening

Master of opening ceremony

  • Soledad Atienza Becerril, Dean of IE Law School and Co-President of the Law Schools Global League, Madrid

Welcome remarks

  • Jordi Sellarés, Secretary General, ICC Spain

10:15-11:05

Fireside chat

  • Almudena Arpón de Mendívil y Aldama, Partner, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid; President, International Bar Association
  • Claudia Salomon, President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Moderated by 
  • Alfonso Iglesia, Partner, Cuatrecasas, Madrid; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

11:05-11:20

Q&A

11:20-11:30

Closing remarks

  • Patricia Saiz, Independent Arbitrator, Lecturer at ESADE Law School, Madrid; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
  • Marie José Christine Garot, Associate Professor and Director of the Center for European Studies at IE Law School, Madrid


Almudena Arpón de Mendívil y Aldama

Partner, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid; President, International Bar Association

Soledad Atienza Becerril

Dean of IE Law School and Co-President of the Law Schools Global League, Madrid

Marie José Christine Garot

Associate Professor and Director of the Center for European Studies at IE Law School, Madrid

Patricia Saiz González

Independent Arbitrator, Lecturer at ESADE Law School, Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration; Madrid

Alfonso Iglesia

Partner, Cuatrecasas, Madrid; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Jordi Sellarés

Secretary General, ICC Spain

Claudia Salomon

President, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Venue:

IE University

Aula Valentín Diez Morodo

Calle, María de Molina 11, 28006 Madrid

Spain

For further information, please contact:

Sophia Zaia

Executive Assistant, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Dispute Resolution Services, Europe

+33 1 49 53 30 63

iccdrs-europe@iccwbo.org

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