1st ICC Arbitration Conference in the South of Brazil

25 May 2023

Curitiba Portuguese
Start: 9:00 (BRT) | 14:00 (CEST) || End: 19:30 (BRT) | 00:30 (CEST)

Join us for the very first ICC Arbitration Conference in the South of Brazil! Following the success of the two editions of the ICC Arbitration Conference in the North-East of Brazil, together with ICC Brasil, the ICC Court will continue its outreach programme by organising a new ICC Arbitration Conference in the South of Brazil.

Who should attend?

Lawyers, arbitrators, academics, state officials, members of litigation and arbitration departments of law firms, students, and professionals interested in arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. The event is expected to attract both national and regional participants.

Programme
24 May : ICC YAAF: Industry Series – Arbitration and Agrobusiness

BRT time zone

09:00 – 09:30

Registration

09:30 – 09:45

Welcoming remarks

  • Cristina Leitão, President of the OAB-PR Arbitration Commission; Prosecutor of the State of Paraná, Curitiba
  • Antonio Ferraz, Business Development Manager, ICC Brasil, São Paulo

09:45 – 10:30

Interview with the Vice-President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration

Interviewer: 

  • João Bosco Lee, Founding Partner, JBLEE Advogados, Curitiba

Interviewee: 

  • Eduardo Damião Gonçalves, Partner, Mattos Filho, São Paulo, Vice-Chair to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR (virtual participation)

10:30 – 10:45

Q&A session

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30

100 years of the ICC International Court of Arbitration: permanent commitment to innovation and improvement in arbitration

  • The ICC International Court of Arbitration and its Secretariat
  • The scrutiny process
  • Emergency arbitrator
  • Expedited Procedure Provisions (EPP)

Speakers:

  • Maria Claudia Procopiak, Founding Partner, Procopiak Arbitration, London
  • Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira, Partner, Arbitration, Tauil & Chequer Advogados, São Paulo
  • Fabiano Robalinho, Partner, Sergio Bermudes Advogados, Rio de Janeiro; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
  • Debora Visconte, Founding Partner, Visconte Advogados; President of the Commission on Arbitration and Mediation of ICC Brasil; Vice-Chair to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR


Moderated by:

  • Eliane Carvalho, Partner, Machado Meyer Advogados, São Paulo; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

12:30 – 12:45

Q&A session

12:45 – 14:45

Lunch break

14:45 – 16:00 

The future of arbitration: main trends and challenges

  • Increased usage of technology in arbitration: a path of no return?
  • The importance of diversity in arbitration
  • Measures to increase transparency in arbitration
  • The growth of public administration cases and the particularities of these arbitration procedures

Speakers:

  • Andre Luiz Cavalcanti, Legal Counsel, Global Litigation Latin America & Caribbean, Shell Brazil Petroleum Ltd., Rio de Janeiro
  • Guilherme Nitschke, Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, Tozzini Freire, Porto Alegre
  • Guilherme Rizzo Amaral, CEO, Souto Correa, Porto Alegre
  • Elis Wendpap, Lawyer and Consultant, São Paulo

Moderated by: 

  • Elisa Schmidlin Cruz, Partner, XVBM Advogados, Curitiba

16:00 – 16:15

Q&A session

16:15 – 16:45

Coffee break

16:45 – 17:45

How to conduct an effective arbitration procedure?

  • Arbitrator’s perspective
  • Counsel’s perspective
  • Company’s perspective
  • State’s perspective

Speakers:

  • Leila Cuéllar, Chief Prosecutor of the Coordination of Legal Studies, PGE-PR, Curitiba
  • Rodrigo Gabardo, Founding Partner, R. Gabardo Advocacia e Arbitragem, Curitiba
  • Rodrigo Martini, Legal Director, Techint Engenharia e Construção S/A, São Paulo
  • Ane Elisa Perez, Founding Partner, CEO, Perez, Giannella, D’Avola, São Paulo



Moderated by:

  • Raphael Lang Silva, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, São Paulo

17:45 – 18:00 

Q&A session

18:00 – 18:10 

Concluding remarks

  • Patrícia de Figueiredo Ferraz, Director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, Dispute Resolution Services

18:10 – 19:30

Cocktail

One day before the main conference, a yaaf event will be organised - ICC YAAF: Industry Series – Arbitration and Agrobusiness

Guilherme Rizzo Amaral

CEO, Souto Correa, Porto Alegre

Eliane Carvalho

Partner, Machado Meyer Advogados, São Paulo; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Andre Luiz Cavalcanti

Legal Counsel, Global Litigation Latin America & Caribbean, Shell Brazil Petroleum Ltd., Rio de Janeiro

Elisa Schmidlin Cruz

Partner, XVBM Advogados, Curitiba

Leila Cuéllar

Chief Prosecutor of the Coordination of Legal Studies, PGE-PR, Curitiba

João Bosco Lee

Founding Partner, JBLEE Advogados, Curitiba

Cristina Leitão

President of the OAB-PR Arbitration Commission; Prosecutor of the State of Paraná, Curitiba

Antonio Ferraz

Business Development Manager, ICC Brasil, São Paulo

Patrícia de Figueiredo Ferraz

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

Rodrigo Gabardo

Founding Partner, R. Gabardo Advocacia e Arbitragem, Curitiba

Eduardo Damião Gonçalves

Partner, Mattos Filho, São Paulo, Vice-Chair to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

Rodrigo Martini

Legal Director, Techint Engenharia e Construção S/A, São Paulo

Guilherme Nitschke

Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, Tozzini Freire, Porto Alegre

Ane Elisa Perez

Founding Partner, CEO, Perez, Giannella, D’Avola, São Paulo

Maria Claudia Procopiak

Founding Partner, Procopiak Arbitration, London

Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira

Partner, Arbitration, Tauil & Chequer Advogados, São Paulo

Raphael Lang Silva

Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, São Paulo

Fabiano Robalinho

Partner, Sergio Bermudes Advogados, Rio de Janeiro; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Debora Visconte

Founding Partner, Visconte Advogados; President of the Commission on Arbitration and Mediation of ICC Brasil; Vice-Chair to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

Elis Wendpap

Lawyer and Consultant, São Paulo

Venue

FAE Business School, Avenida Visconde de Guarapuava, 3263

Working language Portuguese
Registration

Registration Link: https://iccconferencesul.confirmar.com.br/

 When you click to register for the event above, you leave the ICC website and are redirected to the event co-organizer website. Your personal information will be collected by the event co-organizer in accordance with its own privacy policy. Among other things, the privacy policy provides that the event co-organizer will share your personal data with ICC for the purpose of

providing event services and, if you consent, for the purpose of communicating information on ICC Arbitration and ADR.

For further information, please contact:

ICC DRS LATAM

Iccdrs-latam@iccwbo.org

Organisers

Sponsors

Institutional Support