Conference programme

Conference programme

7 December 2016 | Radisson Royal Moscow

8:30–9:30	Registration. Welcome coffee
9:30–9:45	Welcome addresses Tatiana Monaghan, Secretary General, ICC Russia Yuri Lyubimov, State Secretary ‐ Deputy Minister of Justice of Russia Hiroshi Oda, Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Professor, University College London; Attorney at law, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Japan
9:45–11:30	Session I – Plenary Session. The Reform of Arbitration Courts: first conclusions Sponsored by Clifford Chance
	Topics for discussion Tips for improving the arbitration process: creating conditions for shaping professional “internal” and international arbitration; Expectations of business with regards to the arbitration reform and its first results from the Russian practitioners’ point of view.; The Russian new law from a non-Russian view point; Novelties of the ICC Arbitration Rules and their application within the Russian legal system The practice of the ICAC at the Russian CCI in new conditions. Moderator Ilya Nikiforov, Managing Partner, Egorov Puginsky Afanasiev & Partners LLC; Vice-Chair, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Russia Speakers Alexandra Usacheva, Deputy Director, Department of Economic Legislation, Ministry of Justice of Russia Тimur Aitkulov, Partner, Clifford Chance, Russia Steven Finizio, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (WilmerHale), UK Vladimir Khvalei, Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Partner, Baker & McKenzie; Chairman, ICC Russia Arbitration Commission, Russia Alexey Kostin, Chairman, International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Russia
11:30–12:00	Coffee break
12:00–14:00	Session II. Territories of rapid growth: the development of international arbitration in Asia and Latin America
	Topics for discussion Why Russian End-Users May Be Interested in International Arbitration in Asia and Latin America and Peculiarities of Asian Arbitration Centres in Comparison to European? The legal framework and practice of international arbitration are like in China as well as ICC’s recent progress in the region; The current state of international commercial arbitration and legislative novelties dedicated to its regulation in Latin America; International commercial arbitration in India: what has been done and what else should be done to make India a recognized centre of arbitration in the region? Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and the ICC International Court of Arbitration as the two most reputable centres of international commercial arbitration in Asia. Moderator Alexei Dudko, Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution practice, Hogan Lovells, Russia Speakers Mingchao Fan, Regional Director of Arbitration & ADR for North Asia, ICC International Court of Arbitration, China Eduardo Damiăo Gonçalves, Partner, Mattos Filho, Veiga Filho, Marrey Jr. e Quiroga Advogados, Brazil Sushila Ram Varma, Founder and Chief Consultant, Legal Advisor, The Indian Lawyer and Allied Services, India Olga Boltenko, Counsel, CMS Hasche Sigle, Hong Kong Vasily Kuznetsov, Partner, Baker Botts, Russia Anton Asoskov, Professor, Department of Civil Law, Faculty of Law, Moscow State University; member of the Expert Council of the Commission on International Arbitration, ICC Russia
14:00–15:00	Lunch break
15:00–17:00	Session III. Arbitration of Intellectual Property Disputes: protecting the interests of Russian companies Sponsored by Kulkov, Kolotilov & partners
	Topics for discussion Can you combine arbitration and IP: arbitrability of IP-related disputes from the point of view of a State specialized court and Russian legal practitioners; Methods of efficient proof in arbitrated IP-related disputes; Peculiarities of protecting project documentation copyright in arbitration; Nuances of arbitration proceedings regarding disputes associated with international technological patents; International patents in pharma: pros and cons of dispute resolution through international commercial arbitration. Moderator Eugene Arievich, Partner, Baker &McKenzie CIS; Chairman, ICC Russia IP Commission Speakers Vladimir Korneev, Vice-president, Russian Intellectual Property Court Natalia Gulyaeva, Partner, Head of IPMT practice, Hogan Lovells, Russia Darya Ermolina, Counsel, Baker & McKenzie CIS, Russia Elena Trusova, Partner, Goltsblat BLP, Russia Maxim Kulkov, Managing Partner, Kulkov, Kolotilov and Partners, Russia Thierry Calame, Partner, Co-Head of Intellectual Property, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland David Barron, Partner, Gowling WLG, UK
17:00–17:20	Coffee break
17:20–18:30	Session IV. Life after Yukos: challenges to recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards that have been set aside at the seat Sponsored by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLC
	Topics for discussion The contractual nature of arbitration in connection with recognition and enforcement of orphan awards; The approach of the Russian legislation to the enforcement of annulled arbitration awards: applied norms of international agreements and judicial practice; How are annulled arbitration awards enforced in France – the home of the ICC International Court of Arbitration? Moderator David Goldberg, Partner, White & Case, UK Speakers Andrey Gorodissky, Managing Partner, Andrey Gorodissky & Partners, Russia Kenneth D. Beale, Partner, Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, UK Andrei Yakovlev, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, UK\UAE Marina Akchurina, Associate, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLC, Russia Darya Shirokova, Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, France
18:30	Conclusion of the conference

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