AGENDA
October 4
09:30 – 10:00
Registration / Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:30
Opening Remarks / Welcome Speeches
10:30 – 10:40
Signing Ceremony of the Cooperation Agreement between GIAC and VIAC
10:40 – 11:10
Key Note Address
11:10 – 12:40
PANEL I - INNOVATIONS: TECHNOLOGY MEETS ARBITRATION
Use of technology in regular arbitration proceedings
Technology for document production
Online dispute resolution
Blockchain technology in arbitration
12:40 – 13:00
DISCUSSION
13:00 – 14:00
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:25
PANEL II - ACCESS TO ARBITRATION
Diversity in the tribunals
Diversity in parties
Diversity in institutions
15:25 – 15:45
DISCUSSION
15:45 – 16:15
COFFEE BREAK
16:15- 17:40
PANEI III - EVIDENCE TAKING BATTLE: IBA RULES V. PRAGUE RULES - DEBATE STYLE
17:40 – 18:00
DISCUSSION
SUMMARY REMARKS
20:00
SPONSOR AFTER PARTY (TBC)
October 5
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 11:00
PANEL IV - THIRD PARTY FUNDING
Due diligence with Third Party funders
Third Party Funding: frustrating or facilitating dispute resolution
Future of Third Party Funding industry
11:00 – 11:20
DISCUSSION
11:20 – 11:35
COFFEE BREAK
11:35 – 13:00
PANEL V - OFFERING NEW DISPUTE RESOLUTION HORIZONS FOR BUSINESSES
Efforts of institutions to open horizons
Designing new dispute resolution models - specialized courts
Arbitration in Free Economic Zones
Creation of new Multilateral Fora
13:15 – 13:30
GIAC Arbitration Days 2018 CLOSING REMARKS
13:30 – 14:30
LUNCH
14:30 – 17:00
CIArb EVENT (TBC)
14:30 – 17:00
ICDR Y&I WORKSHOP ON DRAFTING DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSES FOR BUSINESSES
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
James Bridgeman SC
President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Dr. Alexander Petsche
VIAC Board Member, Partner at Diwok Hermann Petsche Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG, Vienna Office
Dr. Christian W. Konrad
Partner at Konrad & Partners
Olena Perepelynska
Partner, Head of CIS Arbitration Practice at INTEGRITES, Kiev Office
Artem Doudko
Partner, Head of Russia & CIS Disputes at Osborne Clarke, London Office
Joe Tirado
Partner, Co-Head of International Arbitration and ADR at Garrigues, London Office
Sirshar Qureshi
Partner, Forensic leader for CEE / CIS at PwC
David Bonifacio
Counsel at LALIVE, Geneva Office
Mariia Puchyna
Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris Office
Steven P. Finizio
Partner at WilmerHale, London Office
Catherine A. Rogers
Professor of Law at Penn State Law and the School of International Affairs; Professor of Ethics, Regulation & the Rule of Law Co-Director of the Institute for Regulation & Ethics at Queen Mary, University of London
Andrey Panov
Senior Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright, Moscow Office
Sergey Alekhin
Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Paris Office
Anna Guillard Sazhko
Associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP, Paris Office
Speakers will be announced soon...
Stay tuned
FEES
Fees are generously subsidized by the EU and UNDP
General
Early Bird sales
On or before 25 August
$ 100 .00
- Cancellation
- Before/on August 25 - 90% of registration fee
- Before/on September 20 - 50% of registration fee
- After September 20 - no refund
Public servants / Academics / GAA/ GBA members / AGLF members / UAA members *
Early Bird sales
On or before 25 August
$ 60 .00
- Cancellation
- Before/on August 25 - 90% of registration fee
- Before/on September 20 - 50% of registration fee
- After September 20 - no refund
AIG members / Students **
Early Bird sales
On or before 25 August
$ 20 .00
- Cancellation
- Before/on August 25 - 90% of registration fee
- Before/on September 20 - 50% of registration fee
- After September 20 - no refund
Registration Notes
* Georgian public servants, full time Academics and members of these organizations can benefit from this discount: GAA - Georgian Association of Arbitrators; GBA - Georgian Bar Association; AGLF - Association of Georgian Law Firms; UAA - Ukraine Arbitration Association.
** AIG - Arbitration Initiative Georgia members and Students of Bachelor's and Master's programs are eligable for AIG members/Students registration discount rate.
Registrations are subject to acceptance on a “first-come-first-served” basis. In the event of no-show, payment is not refundable.
Registration forms received without payment will not be processed.
A confirmation will be sent by email upon receipt of your registration form and full payment of registration fee.
The Conference Program is subject to change without prior notice.
In the unlikely event of cancellation of the Conference, the only liability of the Conference Organizer is to refund all the fees paid.
All enquiries, changes and cancellations should be made in writing submitted at giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge
Please note that ICDR Y&I and CIArb events are subjects to the separate registration. The interested candidates should submit their request for registration to the Secretariat of the GIAC at info@giac.ge and include in the subject line the relevant event name ("ICDR Y&I evnet" or "CIArb event"). Successful applicants will be informed by an email.
LOCATION
Conference address: Courtyard Marriott Tbilisi, 4 Freedom
Square, 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia |
+995 (32) 277 91 00
Gala Dinner address: TBD
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LOGISTICS
The GIAC has negotiated preferential rates in the following hotels, please contact us for details at giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge:
CONFERENCE VENUE HOTEL: Holiday Inn Tbilisi
Other recommended hotels:
Vinotel | Betsy Hotel | Hotel River Side | Hotel Vere Palace | Hotel Kopala | The Hotel Citadel Narikala
For more information please contact GIAC Arbitration Days organizing team at: giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge
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CONTACT
Georgian International Arbitration Centre
Email: giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge | +995 (592) 51 37 37
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