ICC Colombia Arbitration Day

08:00

Registration

Auditorium entrance 

08:30-08:55

Welcoming remarks

• María Fernanda Garza, President, International Chamber of Commerce
• Ricardo Nates, President, ICC Colombia and Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, Bogota

8:55- 9:25

Interview on the Centenary of the ICC International Court of Arbitration 

• Claudia Salomon, President, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Interviewed by: 

• Anne Marie Mürrle, Lawyer, Mürrle Asesores, Bogota; President, Commission on Arbitration of ICC Colombia

9:25- 10:40

Panel 1 - Time and cost-efficient arbitration

• Critical points to achieve efficiency in international arbitration
• Techniques to make the expert opinion useful in international arbitration
• Artificial intelligence as a tool in the preparation of a case
• Best practices for achieving efficiency in the drafting of an award

Speakers:

• José Manuel Albaladejo, Director, Kroll Advisory S.L. Madrid
• José Fernando Sánchez, ICC YAAF Representative for North America; Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP, New York
• Juliana de Valdenebro, ICC YAAF Representative for North America, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Miami
• Deva Villanúa, Partner, Devarb, Madrid. Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Moderator:

• María Angélica Burgos, Partner, Burgos de la Ossa, Bogota

10:40- 10:45

Coffee Break

10:45- 12:10

Panel 2 -  Arbitration and infrastructure projects – particularities of arbitrations in this sector

• Towards a Lex Constructoria in Latin America. Identifying the basic principles of law in arbitrations in the construction and infrastructure sector.
• Comparing perspectives of how international tribunals have addressed allegations of corruption in infrastructure projects.
• Main standards and rules applicable to the valuation of damages in the infrastructure sector.
• Excessive burden, hardship, and force majeure in international contracts in the infrastructure sector.

Speakers:

• Stephan Adell, Partner, Adell & Merizalde, Bogota
• Juan Pablo Cárdenas – National and International Arbitrator, BogotaSilvia Marchili, Partner, White & Case LLP, Miami
• Hernando Parra – Rector, Externado de Colombia University, Bogota

Moderator:

• Sandra González, Partner, Ferrere, Montevideo; Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration

12:10- 13:25

Panel 3 - ICC Arbitration with public entities

• Challenges of representing public entities in arbitration.
• Challenges of a public entity facing arbitration.
• The Court's review of awards involving States or State entities.

Speakers: 

• Claudia Benavides, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Bogota
• Jimmy García, Legal Defense Manager, National Infrastructure Agency, Bogota
• Andres Jana, Partner, Bofill, Mir & Alvarez Jana, Santiago de Chile; Vice President, ICC International Court  of Arbitration

Moderator:

• Paul Di Pietro, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration 

13:25- 14:45

Lunch

14:45- 16:00

Panel 4 - User participation in ICC arbitration: practical experiences

• Mónica Jiménez, Legal Director, GeoPark, Bogota; Alternate Court Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Alberto Madero, Dean of Law, Political Science and International Relations, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla
• Juan Carlos Quiñones, Legal Vice President, Colombian Chamber of Infrastructure, Bogota 
• Felipe Suescun de Roa, Partner, Suescún Lawyers, Bogota

Moderator:

• Santiago Bejarano, Counsel, Latham & Watkins LLP, New York

16:00 - 16:15

Coffee Break

16:15- 17:30

Panel 5 - The next 100 years: The future of arbitration and other means of dispute resolution:

• The future of commercial arbitration.
• Challenges of arbitration in Latam and its particularities in M&A
• Dispute Resolution Methods: Mediation and Dispute

• Eduardo Silva Romero, Partner, Dechert, Paris; President, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Court Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Mercedes Tarrazón Rodón, Partner, Dispute Management, Barcelona
• Eduardo Zuleta, Partner, Arbitration Chambers; Former VicePresident,  ICC  International  Court  of Arbitration, Bogota

Moderator:

• Felipe Cuberos, Partner, Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría, Bogota 

17:30- 18:00

Keynote“The means of control of the international arbitral award”

• Guillermo Sánchez Luque – Magistrate, Council of State, Bogota

Presented by:

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

18:00 18:30

Closing remarks

• Patricia Ferraz, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Latin America, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

18:30 –20:30

Closing cocktail

Lobby auditorium

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá, Sede y Centro Empresarial Chapinero. 

Calle 67#8-32   

Bogota

Colombia