9 - 11 October 2019

Registration is closed

Agenda

Speakers

Location

Logistics

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GIAC Arbitration Days is the leading arbitration conference in Georgia. Following GIAC’s five successful annual events since 2014, we are pleased to welcome participants from all continents for the Sixth Annual International Arbitration Conference in Tbilisi.

The topic of this year's conference is Role of Dispute Resolution in State Economy. During the three-days, panels composed of leading advocates, counsels, experts and arbitrators will discuss distinct topics of international arbitration followed by the Q&A session in an interactive and interesting format.

The Sixth Annual International Arbitration Conference in Tbilisi is organized by the GIAC, and financed by a generous support of the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme.

Use this opportunity to be updated on hot arbitration topics, for networking and last but not least, for visiting gorgeous Georgia and tasting wine made according to the oldest wine-tradition in the world.

Agenda

The full program and the speakers of the Sixth Annual International Arbitration Conference will be announced soon.

October 9

17:00 - 19:00
Side Event

Different Location: Supreme Court of Georgia

1958 New York Convention: 60 and Still Modern

Welcome Addresses

New Trends and Challenges under New York Convention

Proliferation of Kompetenz-Kompetenz Principle

Georgian Practice on New York Convention

UNCITRAL New York Convention Guide

Q&A

(by invitation only).

October 10

09:30 – 10:00
Registration / Welcome Coffee

10:00 – 10:45
Opening Remarks / Welcome Speeches

10:45 - 11:30
Key Note Address

11:30 - 11:45
COFFEE BREAK

11:45 – 13:15
ICC-GIAC PANEL: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARBITRATION

Country Presentation - Georgia

ICC Regional Experience

GIAC Insights

Q&A

13:15 – 14:30
LUNCH

14:30 – 16:30
PANEL II - BUSINESS ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Arbitration as a Tool for Ensuring Favorable Business Environment

Why and When Business Chooses Arbitration

Dispute Resolution Standards Adopted by IFIs

Court vs. Arbitration vs. Mediation

Q&A

16:30 – 16:45
COFFEE BREAK

16:45- 18:45
PANEI III - MEDIATION: WORTH TO TRY?

Concept of Mediation

Mediation in Multinational Dispute cases: National and International perspective

International Guarantees for Enforcing the Mediated Settlements: Contract vs. Decision

Q&A

20:30
GALA DINNER

October 11

09:30 – 10:00
Registration / Welcome Coffee

10:00 – 12:00
PANEL IV - PROTECT TO ATTRACT VS. PROTECT TO PROTECT

Standard Approaches in Treaty-based Arbitration

New Trend in BIT Drafting

Protection in Conflict Zones

Q&A

12:00 – 12:15
COFFEE BREAK

12:15 – 14:15
PANEL V - MEASURES AVAILABLE IN ARBITATION

Preliminary and interim measures

Interim measures and sovereign regulatory power of state

Enforcement of the measures

Security for costs

Q&A

14:15 – 14:30
Closing Remarks

14:30 – 15:30
LUNCH

15:30 – 17:30

ICC YAF and ICDR Y&I joint event: Tempering evidence in the era of technology

(subject to separate registration. Please see the registration note below)

21:00
Wine Reception hosted by BGI Legal

Confirmed Speakers

Emmanuel Gaillard

Partner and Head of Shearman & Sterling’s
International Arbitration practice

Yas Banifatemi

Partner and Co-Head of Shearman & Sterling’s International Arbitration practice

Patrick W. Pearsall

Partner and Chair of Jenner & Block LLP’s Public International Law practice

Mariam Gotsiridze

Head of the Department of State Representation in Arbitration and Foreign State Courts, Ministry of Justice of Georgia

Sebastian Seelmann-Eggebert

Partner at Latham & Watkins LLP

Živa Filipič

Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris

Marina Matousekova

Partner at CastaldiPartners

José Feris

Partner at Squire Patton Boggs

Alice Fremuth-Wolf

Secretary General at Vienna International Arbitral Centre

Ketevan Betaneli

Senior Knowledge Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

Karl Hennessee

Vice-President and Head of Litigation & Regulatory Affairs at Airbus SAS

Giorgi Batlidze

Partner at BLC Law Office

James Bridgeman SC

Honorable Member of GIAC Arbitration Council

Nick Gvinadze

Managing Partner at Gvinadze & Partners

Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi

Partner at Asters

Beka Injia

Secretary General GIAC

Sandro Bibilashvili

Partner at BGI Legal

Tamta Ivanishvili

Legal Director at BLC Law Office

John Willems

Partner at White&Case

Sophie Chachava

Independent Mediator

Michael Davar

Associate at Squire Patton Boggs

Natalia Jodłowska

Managing Associate at Gassel

Tomas Vail

Founder and Principal at Vail Dispute Resolution

Tea Megeneishvili

Attorney at Law, Vienna/ Chair of GIAC Arbitration Council

Helene Gogadze

Senior Attorney at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter and Hampton LLP, Washington DC

Sophie Tkemaladze

Independent Mediator, Chair of the Georgian Association of Arbitrators

Diana Paraguacuto-Mahéo

Partner at Foley Hoag LLP

Irakli Kordzakhia

Partner, Kordzakhia, Jgenti Law Firm

Fadri Lenggenhager

Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin

Fees

Fees are generously subsidized by the EU and UNDP

General

$ 200 .00

After 15^th of August $200.00

*Gala Dinner ticket - $70

Cancellation
Before/on September 1 - 90% of registration fee
Before/on September 15 - 50% of registration fee
After September 15 - no refund

Public servants / Academics / GAA/ GBA members / AGLF members / UAA members / AIG members *

$ 100 .00

After 15^th of August $100.00

*Gala Dinner ticket - $70

Cancellation
Before/on September 1 - 90% of registration fee
Before/on September 15 - 50% of registration fee
After September 15 - no refund

Students **

$ 40 .00

After 15^th of August $40.00

*Gala Dinner ticket - $70

Cancellation
Before/on September 1 - 90% of registration fee
Before/on September 15 - 50% of registration fee
After September 15 - 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.

** Students of Bachelor's and Master's programs are eligable for Students registration discount rate.

*** Please note that ICC YAF and ICDR Y&I joint event is the subject to the separate registration. The interested candidates should submit their request via e-mail at d.edilashvili@giac.ge and include in the subject line the event name ("ICC YAF and ICDR Y&I joint event").

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

Location

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Conference address: Courtyard Marriott Tbilisi, 4 Freedom
                                        Square, 0105, Tbilisi, Georgia |
                                        
                                        +995 (32) 277 91 00

Gala Dinner address: TBD
                                        (map
                                        )

Logistics

The GIAC has negotiated preferential rates in several hotels, please contact us for details at giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge:

CONFERENCE VENUE HOTEL: Radisson Blu Iveria

Other recommended hotels:

For more information please contact GIAC Arbitration Days organizing team at: giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge

General Supporter

Golder Sponsors

Media Partners

Supporters

Contact

Georgian International Arbitration Centre
Email: giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge | +995 (592) 51 37 37 | + (995 32) 269 88 00

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9 - 11 October 2019

Registration is closed

GIAC Arbitration Days is the leading arbitration conference in Georgia. Following GIAC’s five successful annual events since 2014, we are pleased to welcome participants from all continents for the Sixth Annual International Arbitration Conference in Tbilisi.

The Sixth Annual International Arbitration Conference in Tbilisi is organized by the GIAC, and financed by a generous support of the European Union and the United Nations Development Programme.

Use this opportunity to be updated on hot arbitration topics, for networking and last but not least, for visiting gorgeous Georgia and tasting wine made according to the oldest wine-tradition in the world.

Agenda

October 9

Nino Chikovani – President of GCCI

Thea Tsulukiani – Minister of Justice of Georgia

Carl Hartzell – EU Ambassador to Georgia

Nino Bakakuri – Judge of Supreme Court of Georgia

Irakli Lekvianidze - Business Ombudsman of Georgia

Sophie Tkemaladze – Chair of Georgian Association of Arbitrators

David Saganelidze – CEO JSC “Partnership fund”

October 9

(by invitation only).

October 10

October 11

Confirmed Speakers

Emmanuel Gaillard

Yas Banifatemi

Patrick W. Pearsall

Mariam Gotsiridze

Sebastian Seelmann-Eggebert

Živa Filipič

Marina Matousekova

José Feris

Alice Fremuth-Wolf

Ketevan Betaneli

Karl Hennessee

Giorgi Batlidze

James Bridgeman SC

Nick Gvinadze

Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi

Beka Injia

Sandro Bibilashvili

Tamta Ivanishvili

John Willems

Sophie Chachava

Michael Davar

Natalia Jodłowska

Tomas Vail

Tea Megeneishvili

Helene Gogadze

Sophie Tkemaladze

Diana Paraguacuto-Mahéo

Irakli Kordzakhia

Fadri Lenggenhager

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Fees

Fees are generously subsidized by the EU and UNDP

General

Early Bird sales

On or before 25 August

$ 100 .00

Public servants / Academics / GAA/ GBA members / AGLF members / UAA members / AIG members *

Early Bird sales

On or before 25 August

$ 60 .00

Students **

Early Bird sales

On or before 25 August

$ 20 .00

Registration Notes

** Students of Bachelor's and Master's programs are eligable for Students registration discount rate.

*** Please note that ICC YAF and ICDR Y&I joint event is the subject to the separate registration. The interested candidates should submit their request via e-mail at d.edilashvili@giac.ge and include in the subject line the event name ("ICC YAF and ICDR Y&I joint event").

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

Location

Logistics

General Supporter

ICC YAF Event Sponsor

SUPPORTERS

* Please note that ICC YAF and ICDR Y&I joint event is the subject to the separate registration. The interested candidates should submit their request via e-mail at d.edilashvili@giac.ge and include in the subject line the event name ("ICC YAF and ICDR Y&I joint event**").

Georgian International Arbitration Centre
Email: giacarbitrationdays@giac.ge | +995 (592) 51 37 37 | + (995 32) 269 88 00