The 22nd edition of the ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration is back on 1-3 December 2024 at the Loews Miami Beach! Recognised as the leading event on arbitration and ADR for Latin America, this conference promises invaluable insights, featuring expert speakers and engaging discussions on the latest trends and developments in the field within the Latin American context. The conference will also offer excellent potential for networking for professionals involved in international dispute resolution.
An ICC Institute of World Business Law Advanced Training on Interest in international arbitration: How to get it right - economic, legal and procedural consideration will take place on 1 December 2024.
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Who should attend?
- Practising lawyers
- Corporate counsel
- Judges
- Arbitrators
- Mediators
- Business professionals and academics from around the world
Interest in international arbitration: How to get it right - economic, legal and procedural considerations
Developed by:
Jacob Grierson, Partner, Anima Dispute Resolution, France; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
José-Miguel Júdice, Independent Arbitrator, Portugal, Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
Ndanga Kamau, Arbitrator, Ndanga Kamau Law, Netherlands; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law; former Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Chaired by:
José-Miguel Júdice
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08.00-09.00 |
Registration and welcome coffee kindly sponsored by JS Held and Linklaters |
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09.00-09.10 |
Welcome address, introduction and presentation of the ICC Institute of World Business Law and the training
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09.10-10.10 |
An introduction to interest – from an economic perspective Interest in international arbitration is an important yet poorly understood topic. In this first session, participants will be introduced to the economic basis and rationale for awarding interest. Economic experts will outline the different types of interest and identify the relationship between interest rates and currency, exchange rates, and inflation. Throughout the session, speakers will illustrate concepts using examples.
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10.10-10.40 |
Q&A |
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10.40-10.55 |
Coffee break kindly sponsored by Reed Smith and Wordstone |
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10.55-11.55 |
Legal basis for awarding interest This session builds on the previous one. Once participants have understood the foundations of interest, it will be time to turn to the legal basis for awarding interest. In this session, participants will cover four topics, (i) legal authority for awarding interest, (ii) choice of rate of interest, (iii) period of interest – pre-and post-award interest, and (iv) simple v compound interest. In this session, speakers will adopt a comparatist approach to contrast approaches in different jurisdictions, and set out relevant considerations such as applicable law, mandatory v discretionary rules, and public policy considerations.
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11.55-12.55 |
Case Scenarios |
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12.55-14.25 |
Lunch break |
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14.25-15.25 |
Practical and procedural issues: tips and potential pitfalls In this final session, speakers will guide participants through practical and procedural issues and provide tips on how to navigate potential pitfalls. The topics covered will include the timing and format of submissions and calculations, how to work with evidence, and how to approach interest when drafting submissions and awards. The session will approach these issues from the perspective of what is expected of both counsel and tribunals.
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15.25-16.25 |
Case Scenarios |
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16.25-16.40 |
Coffee break kindly sponsored by Kroll and Squire Patton Boggs |
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16.40-17.20 |
Q&A Moderated by:
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17.20-17.30 |
Concluding remarks
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18.00-21.00 |
Cocktail reception |
Revisiting the foundations of International Arbitration
Spanish: Programa en español
Portuguese: Programa em português
Sunday 1 December 2024
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Cocktail reception |
Monday 2 December 2024
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08.00 - 09.00 |
Welcome coffee kindly sponsored by Ankura and Conexig |
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09.00 - 09.30 |
Welcome address
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09.30 - 10.15 |
Opening keynote speech McCann report
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10.15 – 11.15 |
Updates from around the region
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Moderator
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11.15 - 11.30 |
Q&A |
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11.30 - 12.00 |
Coffee break kindly sponsored by Cuatrecasas and White & Case |
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12.00 - 13.00 |
A sprint or a marathon, overcoming procedural hurdles before (or at the stage of) the constitution of the arbitral tribunal?
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Moderator
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13.00 - 13.15 |
Q&A |
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13.15 - 15.00 |
Lunch generously sponsored by Baker McKenzie and HKA |
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15.00 - 16.00 |
Parallel Sessions 1. Behind the scenes: Mock ICC Court Session on Draft Award Scrutiny - IN ENGLISH ONLY Members of the ICC Court and Secretariat will lead an interactive mock plenary session and conference attendees will be able to act as Court members contributing to the scrutiny of a mock draft award. This session will highlight how the ICC Court may approach various issues in draft awards and how this service improves the quality and enforceability of each ICC award.
2. Decommissioning of oil & gas projects: risk mitigation and resolution of disputes As oil and gas assets reach the end of their lifecycles and the energy transition continues apace, a wave of decommissioning-related disputes seems inevitable. This session will discuss the challenges involved in these decommissioning of oil & gas projects as well as risk mitigation and possible resolution to these disputes.
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16.00 - 16.30 |
Coffee break kindly sponsored by Paul Hastings LLP and Greenberg Traurig |
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16.30 - 17.30 |
Parallel Sessions 1 . Best practices for drafting witness statements - IN ENGLISH ONLY
In this session, speakers will share practical tips on how to draft witness statements, considering, among other factors:
Speakers
Moderator
2. Exercising jurisdiction and enforcing DAB decisions in Latin America
Disputes have always featured in construction projects, but today’s cost-sensitive clients demand that the parties focus on project success and effectively avoid disputes and resolve unavoidable disputes efficiently. This session will discuss jurisdictional issues and the enforceability of DAB decisions.
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Moderator
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19.30 – 22.00 |
Dinner |
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Tuesday 3 December 2024
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09.00 - 10.00 |
Welcome coffee kindly sponsored by Diales and Foley Hoag |
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10.00 – 11.15 |
ICC Arbitration featured debate – this house believes style debate 1. TOR is still an essential feature of ICC arbitration
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11.15 - 11.45 |
Coffee break kindly sponsored by HKA and Baker McKenzie |
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11.45 – 12.45 |
Towards a uniform system of liability of arbitrators
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Moderator
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12.45 - 13.00 |
Q&A |
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13.00 - 15.00 |
Lunch generously sponsored by Cuatrecasas and White & Case |
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13.00 – 15.00 |
Diversity lunch session - Limited to 100 spaces Acta Non Verba: The (un)conscious awareness of culture differences and diversity in International arbitration This lunch roundtable aims to have an informal and practical discussion to explore how becoming aware of cultural differences and diversity could impact the process and outcome of cases in the context of international arbitration.
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15.00 – 15.50 |
Launch of groundbreaking ICC report on international arbitration |
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15.50 – 16.00 |
Closing remarks |
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16.00 - 17.15 |
ICC Young Arbitration & ADR Forum (YAAF) – The thin line between administrative secretary and becoming the "fourth arbitrator"
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Q&A |
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List of confirmed speakers
Training:
Chair
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José-Miguel Júdice |
Independent Arbitrator, Lisbon, Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
Speakers:
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José Manuel García Represa |
Partner, Wordstone Dispute Resolution AARPI, France/Spain |
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Jacob Grierson |
Partner, Anima Dispute Resolution, Paris; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
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Sandra González |
Chair of Dispute Resolution, Ferrere, Uruguay; Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Amanda Jiménez Pintón |
Counsel, ICC Court of Arbitration, Paris; Co-chair, ICC YAAF |
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Eduardo Silva Romero |
Chair, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Katherine Spyrides |
Independent Arbitrator, Boisséson Arbitration, Brazil |
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Deva Villanúa |
Partner, Devarb, Spain |
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Wiley Wright |
Senior Managing Director, Construction Advisory Services, JS Held, United States |
Conference:
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Christian Albanesi |
Partner, Head of Latin American Arbitration, Linklaters LLP, United States |
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Juan Pablo Argentato |
Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris |
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Ricardo Barreiro-Deymonnaz |
Founding and Managing Partner, BARREIRO Abogados; Head of Infrastructure and Construction Group; Co-Head of Natural Resources and Energy Group, Argentina |
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Julie Bédard |
Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, United States; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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João Bosco Lee |
Partner, JBLEE Advogados, Brazil |
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María Angélica Burgos |
ICC YAAF Representative for Latin America; Partner, Burgos Dispute Resolution, Colombia / Bogota |
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Harry Burnett |
Partner, King & Spalding, Miami |
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María Inés Corrá |
Partner, Bomchil; President, ALARB; President, ICC Argentina Arbitration Commission, Argentina |
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Kabir Duggal |
Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter, New York |
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Elisabeth Eljuri |
Independent Arbitrator, Miami; CLC and Chief Negotiator, Westlawn Americas Offshore; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Gonzalo Fernández |
Partner, Gonzalo Fernández & Cía, Chile |
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Susan Franck |
Professor of Law, American University, Washington College of Law, United States |
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Alexander G. Fessas |
Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris |
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Hugo García Larriva |
Partner, CorraRosales, Ecuador |
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Jaime Garcia-Nieto |
Head of Legal and Compliance for Latam, Airbus, Miami, United States |
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Katherine Gonzalez Arrocha |
Arbitrator & Expert in Dispute Resolution, Panama |
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Sandra Gonzalez |
Chair of Dispute Resolution, Ferrere, Uruguay; Vice-president, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Elena Gutiérrez García de Cortázar |
Founding Partner, EG Arbitration, France |
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Natália Lamas |
Partner, Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados, Brazil |
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Annie Lespérance |
Head of Americas, Jus Mundi, United States |
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Fernando Mantilla-Serrano |
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP, Paris |
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Silvia Marchili |
Partner, White & Case LLP, United States; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR |
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Carmen Martínez López |
Partner, Three Crowns LLP, Spain; Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Sofia Martins |
Partner, Miranda, Portugal; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Katharine Menendez de la Cuesta |
Partner, Holland & Knight, Miami |
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Juan Felipe Merizalde Urdaneta |
Partner, Adell & Merizalde, Colombia; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Pedro Metello de Nápoles |
Partner, PLMJ, Portugal |
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Pablo Mori |
Associate, Clifford Chance, United States |
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Alexis Mourre |
Partner, Mourre, Chessa, Le Lay Arbitration; Former President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris |
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Elsa Ortega López |
Arbitrator and Head of Dispute Resolution Practice, Creel, García-Cuellar, Aiza y Enríquez, Mexico; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Gerardo Paz |
Director of legal and regulatory affairs, Pampa Energy, Argentina |
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Marcela Paz Radovic Córdova |
Director, Radovic y Asociados SpA, Chile; Arbitrador, Mediator and Dispute Boards in Latam |
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Claudia Salomon |
President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris |
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Ana Serra e Moura |
Deputy Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris |
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Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira |
Partner, Tauil & Chequer Advogados, associated with Mayer Brown, Brazil |
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Laura Sinisterra |
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York |
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Dates and venue |
Date of the training: 1 December 2024 Venue: Loews Miami Beach Hotel, 1601 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, United States |
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Registration fees |
Non-ICC MembersTraining: Early Bird (until 26 July 2024): $850 Standard (13 July - 14 Nov 2024): $1,200 Last chance: (15 Nov-3 Dec 2024): $1,300 Conference: Early Bird (until 26 July 2024): $1,580 Standard (13 July - 14 Nov 2024): $2,200 Last chance: (15 Nov-3 Dec 2024): $2,350 Package - Training and Conference (20% discount): Early Bird (until 26 July 2024): $1,950 Standard (13 July - 14 Nov 2024): $2,650 Last chance: (15 Nov-3 Dec 2024): $2,850
ICC members20% discount on the above rates. Please contact your local NC to obtain your discount code. Special discounts: FULL TIME in-house counsel and government representatives may attend the conference free of charge. LIMITED SPACES ARE AVAILABLE. Full time academics may benefit from a 20% discount. Group rates: Register 5 persons from the same company and pay for 4. Please contact ICCGlobalEvents@iccwbo.org for more details. |
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Travel and accommodation |
Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations. ICC has negotiated a quota of rooms at preferential rates at the event venue, the Loews Miami Beach hotel. A link to book directly with the hotel will be sent to participants upon registration. Please note that all reservations must be guaranteed with a credit card. We are able to dispatch visa invitation letters to support your visa application only after receipt of your registration and full payment of your registration fees. |
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Working languages |
English, Spanish and Portuguese |
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Credits and hours |
This event is eligible for credits/hours/points before the French Bar, New York Bar and Florida Bar. Please note that this is subject to the validation of ICC Global Events’ applications to the aforementioned Bars. Furthermore, ICC Global Events is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. Please contact ICCGlobalEvents@iccwbo.org if you have any questions or would like further information. |
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Cancellation policy |
50% of the registration fee will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received in writing before Please be informed that any form of cancellation will incur a cancellation fee of 20% of the registration fee which must be covered by the participant. Subject to agreement from ICC Global Events prior to the event, the registration may be transferred to another person from the same company or organisation at no extra charge. Updated registration information will be required. Please note that ICC 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 will not, however, be held responsible for any related expense incurred by the participant. |
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Disclamer |
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 receives written notification to the contrary. |
An opportunity for every marketing goal.
ICC offers your company many ways to sponsor this conference. Tailor-made packages are available to suit your firm's needs. For more information contact sponsorship@iccwbo.org.
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Our sponsorship packages do not include speaking opportunities. Please let us know should you wish to submit a speaker candidate.
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Look back at our precedent event
Interested in seeing what our previous event looked like? Browse through the photos from the 20th edition of the ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration here.