XV International Arbitration Congress of Costa Rica

07-09 Feb 2024

San José English
Start: 07:30 (Costa Rica) | 14:30 (CET) - End: 13:00 (Costa Rica) | 20:00 (CET)

Join us for the 15th Congreso Internacional de Arbitraje, taking place on 7 to 9 February 2024! On this very special 15th anniversary edition of CAI, we will explore the topic of effective arbitration. Which challenges lie ahead, and which tools are available in order to ensure an effective dispute settlement process?

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

Registration

08:30-08:35

Welcome remarks

  • "How to Ask?: The Strategy Behind Effective Remedies"

08:35-10:00

Workshop - Part I. How to Ask?: The Strategy Behind Effective Remedies

  • David Orta, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Washington, D.C.
  • Silvia Marchili, Partner, White & Case, Miami
  • Claudia Benavides, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Bogotá

10:00-10:30

Coffe Break

10:30-12:00

Workshop - Part II. How to As?k: The Strategy Behind Effective Remedies

  • David Orta, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Washington, D.C.
  • Silvia Marchili, Partner, White & Case, Miami
  • Claudia Benavides, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Bogotá

12:00-13:30

Luncheon for Workshop Participants

13:30-14:00

Welcome Address for the XVth Congreso de Arbitraje Internacional 

14:00-15:00

Opening Keynote 

  • Wee Meng Chuan, CEO, Singapore International Mediation Centre, Singapore

15:00-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-17:00

Ensuring Effectiveness of Pre-Arbitral Mechanisms

  • Kabir Duggal, Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter, New York.
  • Salvador Fonseca, Partner, Fonseca, Rodríguez, Perchemlian & Martínez, Ciudad de México
  • Jose Manuel García Represa, Partner, Dechert, Paris
  • Michael A. Fernández, Partner, Rivero Mestre, New York

19:00-22:00

Cocktail Reception (Dress Code Business Casual)

09:00-10:30

First Things First: Securing Effectiveness in the First Stages of the Arbitration Procedure

  • José Astigarraga, Partner, Reed Smith, Miami
  • Christa Mueller, Partner, Mueller Abogados, Ciudad de México
  • Dyalá Jiménez, Partner, DJ Arbitraje, San José
  • Felipe Nazar, Partner, Perez Llorca, New York



Moderator: Arturo Guerrero, Partner, ECIJA, San José

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:30

New Rules, New Ethics? The Ethical Foundations of Arbitration

  • José Ricardo Feris, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, Paris
  • Juliana Giorgi, General Counsel LatAm, QANLEX, Bogotá
  • Melissa Nuñez, Partner, Garrigues, Perú
  • Carlos González-Bueno, Partner, González-Bueno, Madrid



Moderator: Roberto Leiva, Partner, Facio & Cañas, San José

12:30-12:40

Group Picture

12:40-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30

Sustainability: Arbitration and ADR in a Changing World

  • Roberto Aguirre, Partner, King & Spalding, Houston
  • María Eugenia Ramírez, Partner, Hogan LLovels, Miami
  • Benito Zelaya, Partner, Lexincorp, Tegucigalpa

Moderator: Raúl Guevara, Partner, Alta Batalla, San José

15:30-16:00

Coffee Break

16:00-17:30

Energy Arbitration: On the Path of Specialization

  • Antonio Bravo, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, Madrid 
  • Gabriel Bottini, Partner, Uría Menéndez, Madrid
  • María Carolina Durán, Special Counsel, Baker Botts, Washington, D.C.
  • Antolín Fernández, Partner, Antuña & Partners, Madrid

Moderator: Luis Ortiz, Partner, BLP, San José

19:00-22:00

Dinner (Dress Code: Cocktail)

09:00-10:30

"Boomerang" Expert Reports : How to Avoid Reports That Turn Against You?

  • Fernando Landeros, Partner, Wagemann, Santiago
  • Alejandro López, Partner, Mayer Brown, Paris
  • Juan Pablo Phillipi, Partner, FK Economics, Santiago
  • Carolyn Wong, Partner, Conexig, Houston



Moderator: Roy Herrera, Partner, Dentons, San José

10:30-11:00

Coffee Break

11:00-12:50

Digital Disruption and the Integrity of Evidence

  • Diego Abogabir, Partner, Abogabir Miranda, Santiago
  • Sofia Klot, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York
  • Margarita R. Sánchez, Partner, Miller & Chevalier, Washington, D.C.
  • Alfredo Taullard, Partner, Hughes & Hughes, Montevideo

Diego Abogabir

Partner, Abogabir Miranda, Santiago

José Astigarraga

Partner, Reed Smith, Miami

Roberto Aguirre

Partner, King & Spalding, Houston

Claudia Benavides

Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Bogotá

Antonio Bravo

Partner, Eversheds Sutherland, Madrid

Gabriel Bottini

Partner, Uría Menéndez, Madrid

Wee Meng Chuan

CEO, Singapore International Mediation Centre, Singapore

Kabir Duggal

Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter, New York

María Carolina Durán

Special Counsel, Baker Botts, Washington, D.C.

José Ricardo Feris

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, Paris

Antolín Fernández

Partner, Antuña & Partners, Madrid

Michael A. Fernández

Michael A. Fernández, Partner, Rivero Mestre, New York

Salvador Fonseca

Partner, Fonseca, Rodríguez, Perchemlian & Martínez, Ciudad de México

José Manuel García

Partner, Dechert, Paris

Juliana Giorgi

General Counsel LatAm, QANLEX, Bogotá

Carlos González-Bueno

Partner, González-Bueno, Madrid

Arturo Guerrero

Partner, ECIJA, San José

Raúl Guevara

Partner, Alta Batalla, San José

Roy Herrera

Partner, Dentons, San José

Dyalá Jiménez

Partner, DJ Arbitraje, San José

Sofia Klot

Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York

Fernando Landeros

Partner, Wagemann, Santiago

Roberto Leiva

Partner, Facio & Cañas, San José

Alejandro López

Partner, Mayer Brown, Paris

Silvia Marchili

Partner, White & Case, Miami

Christa Mueller

Partner, Mueller Abogados, Ciudad de México

Felipe Nazar

Partner, Perez Llorca, New York

Melissa Nuñez

Partner, Garrigues, Perú

David Orta

Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, Washington, D.C

Luis Ortiz

Partner, BLP, San José

Juan Pablo Phillipi

Partner, FK Economics, Santiago

Margarita Sanchez

Partner, Miller & Chevalier, Washington, D.C.

Alfredo Taullard

Partner, Hughes & Hughes, Montevideo

Carolyn Wong

Partner, Conexig, Houston

Venue

Venue

Hotel Real Intercontinental

In Front Of Multiplaza San Jose 11856-1000 Costa Rica

www.intercontinental.com/sanjose

Travel information

Terranova

www.terranova.co.cr

Exclusive Travel Agency Partner

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Registration Fees

Early Bird Workshop Only (17 Dec.)

USD 175

Early Bird Congress+Cocktail Reception+Dinner (17 Dec.)

USD 480

Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+Dinner (17 Dec.)

USD 550

Early Bird Cocktail Reception+Dinner Only (17 Dec.)

USD 150

Members Workshop Only

USD 200

Members Congress+Cocktail Reception+Dinner

USD 530

Members Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+Dinner

USD 600

Members Cocktail Reception+Dinner Only

USD 150

Non-Members Workshop Only

USD 230

Non-Members Congress+Cocktail Reception+Dinner

USD 550

Non-Members Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+Dinner

USD 650

Non-Members Cocktail Reception+Dinner Only

USD 150

Student Workshop Only

USD 70

Student Congress+Cocktail Reception+Dinner

USD 200

Student Congress+Workshop+Cocktail Reception+Dinner

USD 260

Student Cocktail Reception+Dinner Only

USD 150


Salas Mauricio

Chair, CAI Organizing Committee

506.6040.8380

msalas@blplegal.com

Araya Yorleny

Administrative Coordinator

506.4052.4400

Ext. 1091

info@icccostarica.com

Carolina Munoz

President, ICC Costa Rica Chapter

506.8868.8998

carolina.munoz@according2law.com

Andrea Hulbert

President, Arbitration Commission, ICC Costa Rica Chapter

506.8383.1490

ahulbert@hulbertvolio.com

Organiser

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