8-10 October 2015 – GIAC Arbitration Days in Tbilisi
Brief Info
On 08-10 October 2015, Georgian International Arbitration Centre (GIAC) held the GIAC Arbitration days, the biggest conference on Arbitration in Tbilisi, Georgia, which was dedicated to the development of Regional Arbitration, and to the reality and challenges in this field.
The main objective of the conference was to establish Georgia as the regional arbitration hub and to introduce the innovations in the field of arbitration to the local practitioners.
The 2015 Conference lasted for 3 days. In its scope, the leading arbitration practitioners were invited as speakers. Among them were Professor Pierre Tercier (Former President of ICC International Court of / Independent Arbitrator), Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler (Partner at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva Office), Hanno Wehland (Counsel of Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration) etc.
The first day of the conference was devoted to the regional-type problems and the current challenges were examined.
As for the second day of the conference, it was the best opportunity for the audience to meet the leading arbitration experts, exchange their views and opinions on the hot topics, raise questions of their interest and receive answers from the world’s leading arbitration lawyers.
The third day was dedicated to PCA panel, which was followed by Young ICCA event.
During the conference, the leading international experts discussed the most pressing and complex issues of the international arbitration.
SPEAKERS
Pierre Tercier
Honorary Chairman of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Professor at the Fribourg University Law School.
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Partner at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva Office. Professor, Geneva University Law School.
Veijo Heiskanen
Partner at Lalive, Geneva Office.
Timothy Lindsay
Partner at Dechert LLP, London Office.
Maria Kostytska
Partner at Winston and Strawn LLP, Paris and Washington, D.C. offices.
Beka Injia
Secretary General of the Georgian International Arbitration Centre.
Mikhail Ivanov
Partner and Head of the Russian Litigation and Arbitration practice of Dentons, St. Petersburg Office.
Mariam Gotsiridze
Head of the Department of State Representation in Arbitration and Foreign State Courts, Ministry of Justice of Georgia.
Makane Mbengue
Associate Professor of International Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva.
Eva Kalnina
Senior associate at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva Office.
Gunduz Karimov
Managing Partner at Baker and McKenzie, Baku office.
Tea Megeneishvili
Attorney at Law, Vienna, Austria.
David Khachvani
Associate at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva Office.
Mehtap Tari Hirt
Partner at Gentium Law, Geneva Office
Jeremy K. Sharpe
Partner at Searman & Sterling, London Office
Irakli Kordzakhia
Partner at Kordzakhi Jgenti Law Firm
Utku Cosar
Attorney at Law, Cosar Avukatlik Bürosu.
Greg Fullelove
Partner at Osborne Clarke, London Office
Dr. George Svanadze
Head of Delloite Legal, Deloitte Georgia.
Inga Kacevska
Attorney at Law, Riga, Latvia.
Dr. Hanno Wehland
Legal Counsel at Permanent Court of Arbitration.
LOGISTICS
The GIAC has negotiated preferential rates in the following hotels:
CONFERENCE VENUE HOTEL: Courtyard Marriott Tbilisi - in order to get the discounted rates, please make booking here. (NB: the discounted rates are valid for bookings from 8 Oct to 10 Oct 2015).
Holiday Inn Tbilisi - in order to get the discounted rates, please fill out this reservation form and send it directly to the hotel.
Rooms Hotel in Tbilisi - (for reservations from 9th October 2015) in order to get the discounted rates, please fill out this reservation form and send it directly to the hotel.
Mercure Tbilisi Old Town - for discounted booking rates use the code - SCP524030.
Other recommended hotels:
Radisson Blu Iveria | 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: arbitrationdays2105@giac.ge
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