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17 Dec 2019
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This annual conference of the ICC Institute of World Business Law will gather international business practitioners, legal experts and academics to deliberate on the topic of Explaining why you lost: Reasoning in Arbitration. This conference will offer not only a line-up of top-class speakers, topical discussions and relevant news, but also an excellent opportunity to network.
The Institute will also publish Explaining why you lost: Reasoning in Arbitration (Dossier XVIII of the Institute series). Prepared by some of the key speakers, each participant will receive a free copy as part of their conference materials.
Who should attend?
Practising lawyers, corporate counsel, arbitrators, mediators, business professionals and academics from around the world.
08.30 - 09.00 |
Welcome coffee |
09.00 - 09.30 |
Opening session Welcome address
Introduction of the conference
Keynote Speech:
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09.30 - 10.20 |
Civil vs. Common law - Does it matter?
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10.20 - 10.50 |
Q&A |
10.50 - 11.20 |
Coffee break |
11.20 - 12.10 |
Institutional Perspective
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12.10 - 12.40 |
Q&A |
12.40 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
14.00 - 14.10 |
Introduction of the afternoon sessions
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14.10 - 15.00 |
Is Investor-State special?
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15.00 - 15.30 |
Q&A |
15.30 - 16.00 |
Coffee break |
16.00 - 17.00 |
What do users want or need?
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17.00 - 17.30 |
Q&A |
17.30 - 18.00 |
What does the future hold for reasoning?
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18.00 |
Cocktail and Ceremony for the 2019 ICC Institute Prize |
Co-chairs |
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Mélida Hodgson |
Partner, Jenner & Block LLP, United States of America; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
Antonio Crivellaro |
Founder of Arbitration Practice and Emeritus Partner, BonelliErede Law Firm, Italy;Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
Speakers |
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Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Founding Partner and Head of International Arbitration, Zulficar & Partners, Egypt; Chair of Private International Law, Cairo University; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
Gabriel Bottini |
Partner, Uría Menéndez, Spain |
Giuditta Cordero Moss |
Professor, Department of Private Law, University of Oslo, Norway |
Yves Derains |
Founding Partner, Derains & Gharavi, France; Chairman, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
Teresa Guivannini |
Founding Partner, Lalive, Switzerland; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
Anja Ipp |
Legal Counsel, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Sweden |
Charles Jarrosson |
Professor of law, University of Paris II (Panthéon-Assas) |
Carolyn Lamm |
Partner, White & Case LLP, Washington DC, United States of America |
Pierrick Le Goff |
Partner, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associés, France |
Georgios Petrochilos |
Partner, Three Crowns LLP, France |
Luca Radicati di Brozolo |
Founding Partner, Arblit, Italy |
Maxi Scherer |
Special Counsel, WilmerHale, United Kingdom |
S.I. Strong |
Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law, University of Missouri, United States of America |
Carita Wallgren-Lindholm |
Arbitrator, Finland; Chair, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
Dates and venue | Date: 17 December 2019 Venue: Les Salons de l’Hôtel des Arts et Métiers 9bis Avenue d’Iéna 75016 Paris |
Registration fees |
Early bird until 17 October 2019: €679 (€814.80 incl. VAT) ICC Members: €796 (€955.20 incl. VAT) Non Members: €960 (€1194.00 incl. VAT) |
Special discounts | Group rates: Register 5 persons from the same company and pay for four. In-house Counsel, full time Academics and Government representatives may benefit from a 30% discount. Please contact events@iccwbo.org for more details. |
Travel and accommodation | Travel and hotel expenses are not included in the registration fees. Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations. A list of hotels in Paris , with which ICC has negotiated preferential room rates, will be sent to you upon receipt of the registration. |
Visa | We are able to dispatch visa invitation letters to support your visa application only after receipt of your registration online. |
Credits and hours | ICC Training and Conferences is eligible for CLE credit under New York ‘s approved jurisdiction procedures, is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider and is an accredited CPD provider by the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales. |
Cancellation policy | 50% of the registration fee will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received in writing before Friday 15 November 2019. Cancellations after this date are not refundable.Subject to agreement from ICC Training and Conferences prior to the event, the registration may be transferred to another person from the same company or organization at no extra charge. Updated registration information will be required. Please be informed that any form of cancellation will incur a cancellation fee of €5 + 2.75% of the registration fee which must be covered by the participant. Please note that ICC Services reserves the right to cancel this event or to make minor alterations to the content and timing of the programme or to the identity of the speakers. In the unlikely event of cancellation, delegates will be offered a full refund. ICC Services will not, however, be held responsible for any related expense incurred by the participant. |
Disclaimer | The photos and audiovisual recordings taken at this meeting/event may be used and published by ICC, its subsidiaries or affiliates, for informational or promotional purposes in printed materials or online, including on ICC websites and in social media. Participation in the meeting/event implies agreement to such use of photos or audiovisual recordings in which the participant may appear unless ICC Services receives written notification to the contrary. |
Venue: Le Salon de l’Hôtel des Arts et Métiers, 9bis Avenue d’Iéna, 75016, Paris
Time: 18h
The ICC Institute of World Business Law is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. To mark this milestone, we will host a cocktail reception in Paris on 17 December 2019.
Join us you for this very special occasion to celebrate ICC Institute of World Business Law’s 40 years of advancing business law and practices!
The cocktail reception will take place after the Annual Conference of the ICC Institute and the 7th ICC Institute Prize ceremony. Please note that this cocktail is reserved for participants of the Conference only.
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