Embracing Diversity and Inclusion as a Core Value in International Arbitration

03 Dec 2024

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Arbitration

Start: 18:00 (Hong Kong time) - End: 20:00 (Hong Kong time)

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Initiated by Claudia Salomon upon taking office as President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, a task force on disability inclusion in international arbitration and ADR was established in December 2021. Its primary objective was to relieve persons with a disability of the burdens they face and lead an inclusive conversation on advancing awareness and inclusion in all stages and activities in international arbitration and ADR. Led by persons with a disability and their allies, the task force of over 50 members from 26 jurisdictions worked for one year and a half on the pioneering guide.

This ICC Guide on Disability Inclusion in Arbitration and ADR (the ‘Guide’) is intended to provide practical guidance on how disability inclusion can become a standard feature of arbitration and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). This Guide is intended to place disability on the same plane as other characteristics protected by law, each of which is equally deserving of inclusion.

18:00-18:30	Registration & Charity Sales
18:30-18:35	Opening Remarks (recorded) Claudia Salomon, President, the ICC International Court of Arbitration, ICC
18:35-18:45	Introduction to the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission and the Guide (recorded) Sylvia Tee, Member, ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission and Disability Inclusion Task Force; Partner, Ashurst, Hong Kong
18:45-19:00	Interview about the Guide Dr. Rajesh Sharma, ICC Disability Inclusion Guide Task Force Member; Associate Professor, RMIT University,Melbourne Interviewed by: Dr. Donna Huang, Regional Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR for North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
19:00-20:00	Panel Discussion: Embracing Diversity and Inclusion as Core Value in International Arbitration Mia Edin, Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Business Partnering, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, Hong Kong Mustafa Hadi, Managing Director and leader of the Asia-Pacific region, BRG, Hong Kong/Singapore Walter Yu Hang Tsui, Co-founder and CEO, CareER Association Limited, Hong Kong Moderated by: Vera He, Deputy Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR for North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Shanghai
20:00	Onwards Charity Sales & Networking Cocktail Charity sales moderated by: Latifah Sat, Associate and member of Clifford Chance Enable (disability affinity network), Clifford Chance, Hong Kong

Claudia Salomon	President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, ICC
Donna Huang	Regional Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR for North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services
Latifah Sat	Associate and member of Clifford Chance Enable (disability affinity network), Clifford Chance, Hong Kong
Mia Edin	Senior Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Business Partnering, John Swire & Sons (H.K.) Limited, Hong Kong
Mustafa Hadi	Managing Director and leader of the Asia-Pacific region, BRG, Hong Kong/Singapore
Sylvia Tee	Member, ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission and Disability Inclusion Task Force; Partner, Ashurst, Hong Kong
Rajesh Sharma	Member, ICC Disability Inclusion Guide Task Force; Associate Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne
Walter Yu Hang Tsui	Co-founder and CEO, CareER Association Limited, Hong Kong
Vera He	Deputy Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR for North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services