Annual Arbitration & ADR Conference | 23 & 24 October 2024
Save the date: Annual Arbitration & ADR Conference: the boundaries of influence in arbitration, 23 & 24 October 2024
Day 1 – Virtual (3 webinars taking place at 10:00, 12:00 & 13:30)
Day 2 – In-person only
Further details on the agenda and speakers will be announced shortly.
First Appointments
Culture Wars: Insolvency meets International Arbitration
Tony Dymond, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Expedited procedures
Costas Frangeskides, Partner, Wordley Partnership
Registration
Welcome remarks
Guy Pendell, Chair, ICC United Kingdom Arbitration & ADR Committee
Stuart Dutson and Philippe Cavalieros, Co-Chairs, International Arbitration Group, Simmons & Simmons
Keynote address: The role of arbitral tribunal
Mr Justice Robin Knowles
Is the international arbitration system too prone to abuse?
Sir Bernard Rix, Twenty Essex
Charles Debattista, 36 Stone
Professor Emilia Onyema, International Commercial Law, SOAS
Delegate Q&A
Networking break
Unwritten evidential rules in international arbitration
Samantha J Rowe, Vice Chair, ICC United Kingdom Arbitration and ADR Committee
Karim Ghaly KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Delegate Q&A
Fireside chat
Networking lunch
Keynote address
AI in arbitration – A SWOT analysis
Ben Knowles, Partner, Clyde & Co
Joseph Otoo, Senior Legal Counsel, Associate Director, Arup
Networking break
The ongoing impact of sanctions on arbitration
Charles Claypoole, Partner, Latham & Watkins
Delegate Q&A
Facilitating settlement in international arbitration
Duncan Bagshaw, Vice Chair, ICC United Kingdom Arbitration and ADR Committee
Matt Fritzsche, Partner, Claims & Disputes, Forensic & Integrity Services, Ernst & Young LLP, EY
Jennifer Haywood, Arbitrator and Barrister, Serle Court
Kate Jackson, Independent Mediators
Delegate Q&A
Closing remarks
Guy Pendell, Chair, ICC United Kingdom Arbitration & ADR Committee
Networking drinks
