XVI International Arbitration Congress of Costa Rica

19-21 Feb 2025

San José English
Start: 07:30 (Costa Rica) - End: 13:00 (Costa Rica)

Join us for the 16th Congreso Internacional de Arbitraje on 19-21 February 2025! In this edition of CAI, we will explore the latest developments and trends in key sectors, including Mergers and Acquisitions, Construction, Banking, Insurance and Finance, arbitration with State parties vis-a-vis the concept of public policy, as well as an exploration of the soft skills and tools necessary for facing dispute settlement situations, among other current topics.

Who should attend?

  • Practising lawyers
  • Arbitrators
  • Mediators
  • Corporate counsels
  • Business professionals and academics from around the world. 

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

(Costa Rica Time Zone)

07:30-08:30

Workshop Registration

08:30-08:35

Welcome Address to Workshop "Examination techniques and tools. The Witness and the Expert Witness before the Arbitral Tribunal"

08:35-10:00

Workshop - Part I. 

Speakers:

  • Sandra González, Partner, Ferrere, Montevideo
  • María del Carmen Tovar, Partner, Estudio Echecopar, Lima

10:00-10:30

Coffee Break

10:30-12:00

Workshop - Part II.

Speakers:

  • Sandra González, Partner, Ferrere, Montevideo
  • María del Carmen Tovar, Partner, Estudio Echecopar, Lima

12:00-13:30

Luncheon for Workshop Participants

13:30-14:00

Welcome Address for the XVIth Congreso de Arbitraje Internacional 

14:00-15:00

Opening Keynote 

  • Loukas Mistelis, Professor, Queen Mary University, London

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-17:00

Panel 1, Arbitration in Mergers & Acquisition

Speakers:

  • Gonzalo Rodriguez-Matos, Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells, New York
  • Diego Castagnino, Sr. Legal Director, PepsiCo Latam, Venezuela
  • Aurélie Arenales, Partner, BFPL Avocats, Paris
  • Estefanía Ponce, Partner, Posse Herrera, Bogotá

Moderated by: 

  • Victor Garita, Partner, Arias Law, San Jose

17:30-18:30

ICC YAAF Event, Successful Arbitration: Insights from Arbitrators, Counsels, and Experts

Speakers:

  • Fabio Nuñez del Prado, Partner, Rebaza, Alcazar & de las Casas, Lima
  • Tatiana Herrada, Director, CDR Consulting, Lima
  • Mayté Sánchez González, Partner, Morgan & Morgan

Moderated by: 

  • Martin Vainstein, Partner, Marval O’Farrell Mairal, Buenos Aires

19:00-22:00

Cocktail Reception 

09:00-10:30

Panel 2, Expert evidence in construction arbitration

Speakers:

  • Israel Almodovar, Senior Managing Director, Ankura, Phoenix
  • Jorge Fantuzzi, Partner, FK Economics, Santiago
  • Yolanda García, Partner, CONEXIG, Madrid
  • Marian Portero Collado, Director, Econ One, Florida

Moderated by:

  • Andrea Hulbert, Founding Partner, Hulbert Volio Abogados, San Jose

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

Panel 3, Soft skills for successful arbitration management

Speakers:

  • Huáscar Ezcurra, Partner, Bullard Falla Ezcurra+, New York
  • Daniel Linsker, Partner, Control Risks, Mexico City
  • Cecilia Flores, Partner, Flores Rueda Abogados, Mexico City

Moderated by:

  • Rosa Abdelnour, Independent Mediator, Independent, San Jose

12:30-12:40

Group Picture

12:40-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Panel 4, What does the ideal arbitration award look like?

Speakers:

  • Mélanie Riofrio Piché, Independent, Madrid
  • Jean Paul Dechamps, Founding Partner, Dechamps Law, London
  • Estefanía San Juan, Partner, White and Case, Miami
  • María Angélica Burgos, Partner, Burgos Dispute Resolution, Bogota

Moderated by:

  • Federico Torrealba, Partner, Facio & Cañas, San Jose

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Panel 5, Arbitration of financial disputes: Banking, Insurance and Securities.

Speakers:

  • Andrés Moreno, Partner, Moreno Baldivieso, La Paz
  • Julianne Jaquith, Partner, Quinn Emmanuel, Washington, DC
  • Ana Weber, Partner, Ana Weber Advogados, São Paulo
  • Claudio De Castro, Co-Head Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group, Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega, Panama

Moderated by:

  • Neftalí Garro, Partner, BLP Abogados, San Jose

19:00-22:00

Closing Cocktail 

09:00-10:30

Panel 6, Investment arbitration and the current political context in Latin America

Speakers:

  • Francisco A. Rodriguez, Partner, Reed Smith, Miami
  • Maria Julia Milesi, Counsel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Miami
  • Margie-Lys Jaime, Independent, Panama
  • Ana Rocío Monzón, Legal Advisor, Eversheds Sutherland, Panama

Moderated by:

  • Karima Sauma, Partner, DJ Arbitraje, San Jose

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:50

Panel 7, What do we mean by public policy?

Speakers:

  • Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Miami
  • José Antonio Cainzos, Abogado y Árbitro, José Antonio Cainzos LDR, Madrid
  • Ruxandra Irina Esanu, Senior Associate, WordStone, Paris
  • Cecilia Azar, Partner, Galicia Abogados, Mexico City

Moderated by:

  • Roger Guevara, Partner, Alta Legal, San Jose

12:50-13:00

Conclusions and closing

  • Loukas Mistelis, Professor, Queen Mary University, London

Rosa Abdelnour

Independent Mediator, Independent, San Jose

Israel Almodovar

Senior Managing Director, Ankura, Phoenix

Aurélie Arenales

Partner, BFPL Avocats, Paris

Cecilia Azar

Partner, Galicia Abogados, Mexico City

María Angélica Burgos

Partner, Burgos Dispute Resolution, Bogotá

José Antonio Cainzos

Abogado y Árbitro, José Antonio Cainzos LDR, Madrid

Diego Castagnino

Sr. Legal Director, PepsiCo Latam, Venezuela

Claudio De Castro

Co-Head Litigation and Arbitration Practice Group, Arias, Fabrega & Fabrega, Panama

Jean Paul Dechamps

Founding Partner, Dechamps Law, London

María del Carmen Tovar

Partner, Estudio Echecopar, Lima

Fabio Nuñez del Prado

Partner, Rebaza, Alcazar & de las Casas, Lima

Ruxandra Irina Esanu

Senior Associate, WordStone, Paris

Huáscar Ezcurra

Partner, Bullard Falla Ezcurra+, New York

Jorge Fantuzzi

Partner, FK Economics, Santiago

Cecilia Flores

Partner, Flores Rueda Abogados, Mexico City

Yolanda García

Partner, CONEXIG, Madrid

Victor Garita

Partner, Arias Law, San Jose

Neftalí Garro

Partner, BLP Abogados, San Jose

Sandra González

Partner, Ferrere, Montevideo

Roger Guevara

Partner, Alta Legal, San Jose

Tatiana Herrada

Director, CDR Consulting, Lima

Andrea Hulbert

Founding Partner, Hulbert Volio Abogados, San Jose

Margie-Lys Jaime

Independent, Independent, Panama

Julianne Jaquith

Partner, Quinn Emmanuel, Washington, D.C.

Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga

Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Miami

Loukas Mistelis

Professor, Queen Mary University, London

Ana Rocío Monzón

Legal Advisor, Eversheds Sutherland, Panama

Andrés Moreno

Partner, Moreno Baldivieso, La Paz

Estefanía Ponce

Partner, Posse Herrera, Bogotá

Mélanie Riofrio Piché

Independent, Independent, Madrid

Francisco A. Rodriguez

Partner, Reed Smith, Miami

Gonzalo Rodriguez-Matos

Senior Counsel, Hogan Lovells, New York

Mayté Sánchez González

Partner, Morgan & Morgan, Panama

Estefanía San Juan

Partner, White and Case, Miami

Karima Sauma

Partner, DJ Arbitraje, San Jose

Federico Torrealba

Partner, Facio & Cañas, San Jose

Martin Vainstein

Moderator, Marval O’Farrell Mairal, Buenos Aires

Ana Weber

Partner, Ana Weber Advogados, São Paulo

Venue

Hotel Real Intercontinental

In Front Of Multiplaza San Jose 11856-1000 Costa Rica

www.intercontinental.com/sanjose

Cocktail dress code: business casual

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Registration Fees

Early Bird Workshop Only (1 Dec.)

USD 185

Early Bird Congress+ Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail (1 Dec.)

USD 495

Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail (1 Dec.)

USD 585

Early Bird Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail Only (1 Dec.)

USD 165

Members Workshop Only

USD 215

Members Congress+Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail

USD 545

Members Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+Closing Cocktail

USD 625

Members Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail Only

USD 165

Non-Members Workshop Only

USD 240

Non-Members Congress+Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail

USD 575

Non-Members Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+Closing Cocktail

USD 675

Non-Members Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail Only

USD 165

Student Workshop Only

USD 90

Student Congress+Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail

USD 220

Student Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+Closing Cocktail

USD 290

Student Cocktail Reception+ Closing Cocktail Only

USD 165


Gianna Cersosimo

Chair, CAI Organizing Committee

506.8318.3315

gcersosimo@fayca.com

Yorleny Araya

Administrative Coordinator

506.4052.4400

Ext. 1090

info@icccostarica.com

Carolina Munoz

President, ICC Costa Rica Chapter

506.8868.8998

carolina.munoz@according2law.com

Mauricio Salas

President, Arbitration Commission, ICC Costa Rica Chapter

506.6040.8380

msalas@blplegal.com

Gabriela Schafler Villalobos

Deputy Director,  Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

+525640150491

iccdrs-latam@iccwbo.org

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