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Dubai Arbitration Week 2019 – Programme and Event Information
17 to 21 November 2019
Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute Dubai International Financial Centre Al Fattan Currency House Tower 2 Level 8 Dubai United Arab Emirates T +971 4 364 5400 E [email protected] W www.dubaiarbitrationweek.com
Welcome
I am delighted to welcome you to the 2019 edition of Dubai Arbitration Week.
Our programme this year is the biggest yet and reflects the diverse and thriving arbitration community in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.
The week has been put together by some of the leading global arbitral bodies, organisations and practices that have operations or do business in the region, and includes over 40 conferences, symposia, working lunches/dinners, and networking opportunities. Most events are open to the public and free of charge. Thank you to all organisers for putting together a fantastic week!
Thank you also to our Strategic Partner, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) for its continued support. As a top ten global financial centre and the leading financial hub in the MEASA region, DIFC is the natural home for Dubai Arbitration Week.
I hope you enjoy hearing from some of the world’s leading arbitration practitioners and sharing your news and views on developments in the field of international commercial arbitration.
If you have any feedback on the week, please do let me know.
Welcome to DIFC, Dubai and the United Arab Emirates.
Robert Stephen Registrar, DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute E [email protected]
Save the date
In 2020, Dubai will host the World Expo – the largest event ever staged in the Arab world – set to welcome 190 participating countries, and millions of visitors from around the world.
The 2020 edition of Dubai Arbitration Week will celebrate Emirati hospitality, as well as the UAE’s values of inclusion, tolerance and cooperation in honour of Expo 2020 Dubai.
Please save the date and mark your calendar for the 2020 edition of Dubai Arbitration Week –
Sunday, 15 to Thursday, 19 November 2020.
Sunday, 17 November 2019
Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre breakfast seminar
Programme │ 8:30am – 9am Registration and breakfast 9am – 10:45am Presentation – Navigating UAE Arbitration
Dr Gordon Blanke, Founder Blanke Arbitration LLC 10:45am – 11am Questions 11am – 11:30am Networking Venue │ DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority Gate District Building 5 Level 3 Dubai International
Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please complete the online form here
Organiser
DWF breakfast seminar
Programme │ 8:30am – 10:30am Panel discussion – Practical insight and tips for ensuring effective third-party funding of
arbitration in the United Arab Emirates James Fox, Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Middle East DWF (Middle East) LLP
Soraya Corm-Bakhos, Legal Director DWF (Middle East) LLP Matthew Denney, Investment Manager and Head of Origination EMEA LCM James Foster, Head of International Arbitration Augusta
Venue │ Capital Club Dubai Gate Village Building 3 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre and ICC breakfast seminar
Programme │ 9am – 9:10am Welcome address
Mohammed Al Shehhi, Executive Committee Member Sharjah International Arbitration Centre
9:10am – 10:20am Session 1 – A comparative presentation of the main provisions of the ICC and TAHKEEM rules Sami Houerbi, Director ICC International Court of Arbitration Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa (Moderator) Dr. Shaheen Ishaq Al Mazmi, Executive Committee Member Sharjah International Arbitration Centre Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Vice-President ICC International Court of Arbitration and Partner Zulficar & Partners
10:20am – 11:30am Session 2 – Expedited procedure provisions under the ICC and TAHKEEM rules Saleh Al Obeidli, Managing Partner Saleh Alobeidi & Co. Advocates and Consultants (Moderator) Ali Al Hashimi, Managing Partner Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel Dr. Asma Al Rasheed, Executive Committee Member Sharjah International Arbitration Centre and Partner Al Rasheed & Partners Dr. Dania Fahs Deputy Regional Director ICC International Court of Arbitration Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa
11:30am Closing remarks Venue │ Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sharjah Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected] or complete the online
form here
Organisers
Young-ICCA Skills training workshop and networking lunch
Programme │ 9am – 9:15am Registration 9:15am – 9:30am Welcome address
Sara Koleilat-Aranjo, Senior Associate Al Tamimi & Company and Y-ICCA events coordinator
9:30am – 10am Keynote address Jan Paulsson, Partner Three Crowns LLP
10am – 11:15am Session 1 - Document production: Comparing perspectives Michael Patchett-Joyce, Ely Place Chambers (Moderator) Alec Emmerson, Independent Arbitrator and Chief Executive Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute Karim Nassif, Partner LPA-CGR Avocats Lindy Patterson QC, 39 Essex Chambers Thomas R. Snider, Partner Al Tamimi & Company
11:15am – 11:30am Refreshment break 11:30am – 12:45pm Session 2 – Practical insights into document production
Robert Stephen, Registrar DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre (Moderator) Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Partner Zulficar & Partners Helen Graham, General Counsel Dutco Group Kim Rosenberg, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Alexander G. Leventhal, Associate Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP
12:45pm – 1pm Closing remarks Essam Al Tamimi, Senior Partner Al Tamimi & Company and Chairman Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute
1pm – 2pm Networking lunch Venue │ Waldorf Astoria Hotel–DIFC Burj Daman Happiness Street Dubai International Financial
Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected] or complete the online
form here Places limited
Organiser
In association with
Eversheds Sutherland seminar and networking lunch
Programme │ 12:00pm – 12:30pm Registration and networking lunch 12:30pm – 12:35pm Welcome address 12:35pm – 12:55pm UAE arbitration update 12:55pm – 1:45pm Presentation – Using artificial intelligence and technology to improve arbitration 1:45pm – 2:15pm Panel discussion – Trends in managing and controlling the arbitral process in the Middle
East 2:15pm – 2:30pm Questions and answers 2:30pm onwards Demonstration of AI and tech products Venue │ Address Skyview Hotel Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard Downtown Dubai Registration │ To register for this free event please complete the online form here
Organiser
In association with
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP speed networking lunch and presentation
Programme │ 12:30pm – 12:45pm Registration 12:45pm – 1pm Welcome address
Stuart Paterson, Partner Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Charlie Morgan, Senior Associate Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
1pm – 2pm Speed networking and lunch – The proliferation of technology in international arbitration: an opportunity for change?
Format │ The proliferation of new, disruptive technologies and artificial intelligence in recent years
is having a profound impact on the legal sector, and, increasingly, dispute resolution. There are a wealth of opportunities that arise as a result of this; the opportunity to resolve disputes quickly and cost-effectively, such as automating tasks such as intensive document review or 'e-discovery', utilising machine learning to analyse complex issues such as liability and quantum. However, there are also a multitude of questions and challenges. How does artificial intelligence and machine learning effect the human decision-making process? Can machines issue arbitral awards? How can legislation appropriately govern advancing technologies? How can we ensure that this data is stored securely? Who will bear the cost and risk of these progressive technological services? This event will address the future of technology in arbitration and the challenges and opportunities that arise. The format will be similar to speed networking but will entail a series of small discussion groups, each assigned with a pre-determined topic and a facilitator to get the discussion going, with attendees rotating around different groups and topics throughout.
Venue │ Four Seasons Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Building 9 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
SOL International interactive mock jurisdiction challenge
Programme │ 1pm – 2:30pm Behind the Scenes 1 – Interactive mock jurisdiction challenge Sarah Malik, Chief Executive Officer SOL International (Moderator)
Victor Leginsky, Independent Arbitrator (Chairman of the Tribunal) Leonora Riesenburg, Independent Arbitrator (Arbitrator) Fatima Balfaqeeh, Managing Director RKAH Consultancy (Arbitrator) Raza Mithani, Partner Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (Counsel for the Claimant) Louise Wright, Senior Associate Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel (Counsel for the Respondent)
Format │ A live, interactive mock jurisdictional challenge in the context of ongoing arbitration
proceedings. A three-member Tribunal will be joined by two opposing Counsel. The challenge will be moderated with the audience engaged to provide an interactive understanding of live arbitration proceedings.
Venue │ Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please visit the LexisNexis website here
Places limited
Organiser
Partners
CIArb UAE Branch seminar and networking reception
Programme │ 3:30pm – 3:45pm Registration 4pm Seminar 6pm onwards Networking reception Venue │ Waldorf Astoria Hotel–DIFC Burj Daman Happiness Street Dubai International Financial
Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Registration closes 11 November 2019
Organiser
Bird & Bird seminar and networking reception
Programme │ 4pm – 6pm Seminar – Arbitrating the next generation of technology disputes 6pm onwards Networking reception Venue │ Waldorf Astoria Hotel–DIFC Burj Daman Happiness Street Dubai International Financial
Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
Norton Rose Fulbright seminar and networking reception
Programme │ 4:30pm – 6pm Seminar – The changing face of arbitration in the United Arab Emirates: Diversity,
technology and culture 6pm onwards Networking reception Venue │ Four Seasons Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Building 9 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
In association with
Monday, 18 November 2019
Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla breakfast seminar
Programme │ 8am – 10am Seminar – Moore’s law gone wild: rise of technology arbitration – a new breed of dispute Venue │ Capital Club Dubai Gate Village Building 3 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
Clyde & Co networking breakfast
Programme │ 8:30am – 10:30am Panel discussion – Breakfast with the stars: arbitrators debate case management and the
UAE Arbitration Law
Venue │ Clyde & Co Rolex Tower Level 15 Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Please register at your earliest convenience with your first name, last name, job title, company and telephone number Places limited
Organiser
Simmons & Simmons breakfast seminar
Programme │ 8:30am – 10:30am Panel discussion – The role of the independent expert in arbitration Venue │ Four Seasons Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Building 9 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
Horizons & Co. breakfast seminar
Programme │ 9am – 11am Seminar Venue │ Horizons & Co. Burj Al Salam Tower Level 49 Sheikh Zayed Road Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
Al Tamimi & Company conference and networking lunch
Programme │ 10am – 10:15am Registration 10:15am – 10:30am Welcome
Essam Al Tamimi, Senior Partner Al Tamimi & Company 10:30am – 11:45am Panel discussion – Global topics in international arbitration: Impact on the Middle East
Thomas R. Snider, Partner Al Tamimi & Company (Moderator) Kenneth D. Beale, Partner Boies Schiller & Flexner LLP Danna Er, Partner Eldan Law LLP Steven P. Finizio, Partner Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP Funmi Roberts, Principal Funmi Roberts & Co.
11:45am – 12pm Closing remarks 12pm – 2pm Networking lunch Format │ This panel will explore four discrete but salient topics in international arbitration – oil and
gas disputes; construction disputes; disputes in Africa; and third-party funding – and discuss how these topics inter-relate with one another on a global scale and what impact they have on arbitration in the Middle East.
Venue │ Waldorf Astoria Hotel–DIFC Burj Daman Happiness Street Dubai International Financial
Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected] or complete the online
form here
Organiser
Addleshaw Goddard seminar
Programme │ 10:30am – 12pm Seminar – East Africa: Hot topics Venue │ Addleshaw Goddard Burj Daman Happiness Street Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
PwC and DIFC-LCIA cross examination training
Programme │ 11am – 2pm Cross examination training Format │ This event will provide an opportunity for teams of advocates to cross examine a quantum
expert in a safe environment. Experienced tribunals comprising senior arbitrators, practitioners and experts from PwC will provide feedback to the teams after each hearing.
Venue │ Oberoi Hotel Al A’amal Street Business Bay Dubai Registration │ Closed event – invitation only
Organisers
Landmark Chambers, HKA Global and RICS seminar
Programme │ 11:30am – 11:45am Registration and coffee 11:45am – 1:15pm Seminar – Experts, evidence and examination: a practical perspective
Charles Banner QC, Landmark Chambers (Moderator) Conrad Bromley, Director HKA Global Bill Haggart, Director HKA Global Prof. Peter Cameron, Landmark Chambers James Neill, Landmark Chambers Hafsah Masood, Landmark Chambers Admas Habteslasie, Landmark Chambers
1:15pm – 2pm Networking lunch Venue │ Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organisers
Watson Farley & Williams and Augusta seminar
Programme │ 12pm – 2:30pm Seminar – Opportunities for funding disputes in the Middle East Venue │ Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organisers
ICC YAF seminar
Programme │ 3pm – 5pm Seminar – Tribunal secretaries: the young practitioners guide Format │ A panel session providing an insight into the use of Tribunal Secretaries from the
perspective of the Tribunal, the Secretary and the Practitioner. Venue │ Youth X Hub Emirates Towers Boulevard Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
In association with
Clifford Chance seminar and networking reception
Programme │ 3pm – 3:30pm Registration 3:30pm – 5pm Seminar – International Arbitration: the digital future 5pm – 7pm Networking reception Venue │ Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
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International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) seminar and Middle East launch event
Programme │ 3:30pm – 4pm Registration 4pm – 4:30pm Welcome address and introduction to CPR
Allen Waxman, Chief Executive Officer and President CPR Olivier P. André, Senior Vice President International Dispute Resolution Services CPR
4:30pm – 5:45pm Panel discussion – Business as usual: Strategies to disrupt disputes in the Middle East Antonia Birt, Partner Curtis Mallet-Prevost Colt & Mosle (Moderator) John Packer, Senior Counsel Bechtel Sana Belaid, Senior Counsel Cisco Systems Nayiri Boghossian, Partner Al Owais Legal Samantha Lord-Hill, Senior Associate Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Steve Harris, Senior Managing Director FTI Consulting
6 pm Networking reception Venue │ Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Al Fattan Currency House Tower 2 Level 20 Dubai
International Financial Centre followed by networking at Dusty’s Al Fattan Currency House
Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organisers
In association with
Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel seminar
Programme │ 4pm – 6pm Seminar – The desirability of arbitration forum: comparing international centres Venue │ Four Seasons Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Building 9 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organiser
In association with
DALDS dinner sponsored by the Scottish Arbitration Centre
Programme │ 7:30pm – 8pm Networking drinks 8pm Dinner Format │ Generously sponsored by the Scottish Arbitration Centre in its capacity as host of the
2020 International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Conference in Edinburgh (Sunday, 10 to Wednesday, 13 May 2020), DALDS dinner is THE networking event not to be missed.
Venue │ Royal China Gate District Building 4 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this event please email [email protected]
Cost │ AED450 per person (food and alcoholic beverages)
AED350 per person (food and non-alcoholic beverages) * Please note that if you register and cancel with less than 7 days to go or are a no-show on the night, you will be asked to cover the cost of the dinner if the restaurant is not prepared to waive the charge.
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Sponsor
Tuesday, 19 November 2019
DIFC-LCIA symposium, networking lunch and cocktail reception
Programme │ 8:30am – 9am Registration 9am – 9:15am Welcome address
Essam Al Tamimi, Chairman Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute and Senior Partner Al Tamimi & Company Robert Stephen, Registrar DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre
9:15am – 9:45am Keynote address Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Partner Zulficar & Partners
9:45am – 11:00am Session 1 - Enforcement of arbitral awards: the DIFC, UAE and Middle East perspective Reza Mohtashami QC, Partner Three Crowns LLP and Trustee Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute (Moderator) Tim Taylor QC, Partner King & Wood Mallesons Deidre Walker, Partner Norton Rose Fulbright LLP Rupert Reed QC, Serle Court Hari Krishna, Chief Executive Officer Nimble Legal Consulting Aloke Ray QC, Partner White & Case LLP
11:00am – 11:30am Refreshment break – hosted by Nimble Legal Consulting 11:30am – 1pm Session 2 – Tylney Hall style session
Matthew Harley, Counsel DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre Lindy Patterson QC, 39 Essex Chambers Stewart Buckingham, Quadrant Chambers Conrad Bromley, Director HKA Global Michael Hartley, Senior Associate Stephenson Harwood LLP
1pm – 2pm Networking lunch – hosted by Serle Court Chambers 2pm – 4pm Session 3 – Young MENA Groups mini debate series
Mini debate 1 – Are contractually imposed requirements to attempt to settle disputes amicably a waste of time and effort?
Moderator John Packer, Senior Counsel International Bechtel Co. Ltd For Dara Sahab, Associate Squire Patton Boggs LLP Jeremy Russell, Solicitor Beale & Company (Middle East) Against Paul Kelly, Senior Consultant Peter Evans Partnership Fatima Balfaqeeh, Managing Director RKAH Consultancy
Mini debate 2 – Is arbitration suitable for small claims? Moderator Richard Clarke, Senior Associate Dentons & Co. For Sara Koleilat-Aranjo, Senior Associate Al Tamimi & Company Katy Hacking, Counsel DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre Against
Nour Hineidi, Deputy Registrar DIFC Courts John Lewis, Partner Clyde & Co LLP
Mini debate 3 – Should experts be appointed by the parties or tribunal? Moderator Seema Bono, Senior Associate Pinsent Masons LLP For Zoya Bozkho, Senior Associate Vinson & Elkins LLP Lucy Walton, Senior Associate Trowers & Hamlins LLP Against Iryna Akulenka, Managing Consultant HKA Global Olena Voronovych, Case Manager Dubai International Arbitration Centre
Mini debate 4 – Does a successful arbitration only depend on having a good arbitrator? Moderator Adam Rigg, Associate DLA Piper Middle East LLP For Anna Wren, Senior Associate Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Sally Kotb, Counsel Baker & McKenzie Habib Al Mulla Against Maria Mazzawi, Solicitor Pinsent Masons LLP Marcus Starke, Associate Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
4pm – 4:30pm Refreshment break – hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills 4:30pm – 5:45pm Session 4 – Cyber security in international arbitration: threats, trends and best practice
Dino Wilkinson, Partner Clyde & Co LLP (Moderator) Brandon Malone, HFI Consulting International and Quadrant Chambers Lori Baker, Vice President – Legal and Director of Data Protection Dubai International Financial Centre Robert Stephen, Registrar DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre Benjamin Hopps, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Kuldip Singh QC, Serle Court
5:45pm – 6pm DIFC-LCIA update and closing remarks Alec Emmerson, Chief Executive Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute and Independent Arbitrator Robert Stephen, Registrar DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre
6pm onwards Cocktail reception – hosted by HKA Global Venue │ DIFC Conference Centre The Exchange Gate Village Building 11 Dubai International
Financial Centre followed by networking at Flair No. 5 Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre
Registration │ Registration for this event has now closed.
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Strategic partner
Morning refreshment break sponsor
Networking lunch sponsor
Afternoon refreshment break sponsor
Cocktail reception sponsor
Symposium bag sponsor
Symposium notebook sponsor
Symposium sponsors
With participation of
CIArb UAE Branch seminar and networking reception
Programme │ 6:30pm – 7pm Registration and networking 7pm onwards Panel discussion – Challenges faced by expert witnesses in arbitration
Dominic Wreford, Managing Director Duff & Phelps Obaid Kazmi, Director Duff & Phelps Jonathan Brown, Partner Charles Russell Speechlys Raymond Kisswany, Senior Associate Charles Russell Speechlys
Venue │ Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Registration closes 11 November 2019
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Sponsors
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
Women in Arab Arbitration breakfast seminar
Programme │ 7:45am – 8:30am Registration and networking breakfast 8:30am – 10am Panel discussion – Technical innovation in the construction industry and its impact on
disputes Venue │ Intersect by Lexus Gate Village Building 7 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ Registration for this event has now closed.
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In association with
Global Advocacy and Legal Counsel breakfast seminar
Programme │ 8:30am – 10:30am Seminar – Arbitration across the GCC: views from law firms across the region Venue │ Four Seasons Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Building 9 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
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ICC seminar
Programme │ 8:45am – 9:30am Registration and welcome breakfast 9:30am – 9:40am Welcome address
Sami Houerbi, Director Eastern Mediterranean, Middle East and Africa ICC Dispute Resolution Services
9:40am – 10:20am Presentation of ICC Report on Emergency Arbitrator Proceedings Marnix Leijten, Vice President ICC International Court of Arbitration, Partner De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10:30 – 12pm Panel discussion – Interim and emergency measures in international arbitration Nadia Darwazeh, Partner Clyde & Co LLP (Moderator) Amr Omran, Associate Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Prof. Dr. Georges Affaki, Partner and Avocat à la Cour Affaki Prof. Dr. Ali Yesilirmak, Member ITOTAM Arbitration Court, Ibn Haldun University Law Faculty and Queen Mary College CCLS School of International Arbitration
Venue │ Clyde & Co LLP Rolex Tower Level 15 Sheikh Zayed Road Registration │ To register for this free event please visit here
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Sponsor
Horizons & Co. and Mahmoud Hussain Law Firm seminar
Programme │ 9am – 9:30am Registration and networking 9:30am – 10:30am Panel discussion – Arbitrators and counsel: Speaking the same language? 10:30am – 11:30am Coffee and networking Venue │ Waldorf Astoria Hotel–DIFC Burj Daman Happiness Street Dubai International Financial
Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
Organisers
Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre networking lunch
Programme │ 11am – 11:30am Registration and breakfast 11:30am – 11:35am Welcome address
Mohamed Ahmed AlShehhi, Executive Committee Member Tahkeem 11:35am – 11:40am Introduction to Tahkeem
Ahmed Saleh Al Echla, Director Tahkeem 11:40am – 1pm Panel discussion 1pm Networking lunch Venue │ Waldorf Astoria Hotel–DIFC Burj Daman Happiness Street Dubai International Financial
Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
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In association with
DIFC-LCIA and KCAB International networking lunch and seminar in association with Al Tamimi & Company
Programme │ 11:30am – 12pm Registration 12pm – 12:30pm Networking and lunch 12:30pm – 1:10pm Session 1 – Efficient and fair arbitration practice
Alec Emmerson, Independent Arbitrator and Chief Executive Dubai International Financial Centre Arbitration Institute (Moderator) Katy Hacking, Counsel DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre Heehwan Kwon, Director KCAB
1:10pm – 2:30pm Session 2 – Managing disputes Thomas R. Snider, Partner Al Tamimi & Company Yonsoo (Raphaella) Kim, Partner Yoon & Yang LLC Don Jeon, Senior Foreign Attorney Kim & Chang
Venue │ Al Tamimi & Company Gate District Building 4 Level 6 Dubai International Financial
Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
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In association with
German Arbitration Institute (DIS) and DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre World Café roundtable
Programme │ 12:30pm – 12:45pm Registration and lunch 12:45pm – 1pm Welcome and introduction
Robert Stephen, Registrar DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre Korinna von Trotha, Head of Berlin Office German Arbitration Institute
1pm – 2pm World Café roundtable discussion 1. Women in arbitration – appointments by institutions, parties and party nominated
arbitrators 2. Early conflict resolution techniques 3. Tribunal facilitated settlement 4. Ex parte interim relief 5. Arbitration and artificial intelligence Nadia Darwazeh, Partner Clyde & Co LLP (Moderator) Ghada Qaisi Audi, Independent Arbitrator (Moderator) Ulrike Gantenberg, Partner Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek (Moderator) Robert Stephen, Registrar DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre (Moderator)
2pm – 2:20pm Harvest session and questions 2:20pm – 2:30pm Closing Venue │ Four Seasons Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Building 9 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected]
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Dubai International Arbitration Centre open dialogue event
Programme │ 1:30pm – 5:45pm Open dialogue and networking event – The synergy between the UAE Arbitration Law and
the DIAC Rules: Practical considerations and potential divergence Venue │ DIFC Conference Centre The Exchange Gate Village Building 11 Dubai International
Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected] or register
online here
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Hadef & Partners seminar and reception
Programme │ 3pm – 3:45pm Registration and coffee 3:45pm – 5:30pm Seminar – Enforcement of arbitral awards in the United Arab Emirates 5:30pm – 7:30pm Networking reception Venue │ Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre followed by
networking drinks in Centre Cut Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre
Registration │ To register for this free event please complete the online form here
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Shearman & Sterling and DELOS Dispute Resolution seminar and networking reception
Programme │ 3pm – 5pm Seminar – Innovation in arbitration: What does it take to promote useful change?
Alex Bevan, Partner Shearman & Sterling LLP (Moderator) Linda Fitz-Alan, Registrar and Chief Executive ADGM Courts Lara Hammoud, Senior Legal Counsel ADNOC Dr Ismail Selim, Director CRCICA Hafez Virjee, President Delos Asli Yilmaz, Counsel ICC International Court of Arbitration
5pm – 6:30pm Networking reception Venue │ Capital Club Dubai Gate Village Building 3 Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please email [email protected] or complete
the online form here
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ArbitralWomen networking event
Programme │ 5:30pm – 5:50pm Registration and networking drinks 5:50pm – 6pm Welcome address
Sara Koleilat-Aranjo, MENA Regional Director ArbitralWomen and Senior Associate Al Tamimi & Company
6pm – 7:15pm Panel discussion Harriet Jenkins, Supervising Associate Simmons & Simmons LLP (Moderator) Erin Miller-Rankin, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Essam Al Tamimi, Senior Partner Al Tamimi & Company Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Partner Zulficar & Partners Nadine Debbas Achkar, Independent Arbitrator
7:15pm – 7:30pm Closing address Sarah Haddadi, Deputy Head of LexisNexis Middle East
7:30pm Networking drinks Format │ Sustaining a successful career in international arbitration presents a number of
challenges. Panellists will engage in a candid discussion on whether it is possible to “have it all” and how to manage and balance competing and sometimes incompatible demands of life, such as marriage and parenthood, and performance as an advocate, legal consultant, or arbitrator. Panellists will discuss these delicate issues and will answer questions submitted by the audience from the perspective of: a founder and senior partner of the largest law firm in the Middle East; arbitration partners supervising a team of associates; renowned arbitrators; a former private practice international arbitration practitioner; a striving associate; an “arbitral mother” and an “arbitral father”. Please submit your questions when registering or by email to [email protected]
Venue │ Ritz Carlton Hotel–DIFC Gate Village Dubai International Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this free event please complete the online form here
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In association with
Fifth Annual Law Rocks! Dubai
Programme │ 6:30pm onwards Law Rocks! is thrilled to return to Dubai for the fifth year in a row!
Law Rocks! invite you to witness bands of musically brilliant legal professionals take over Lucky Voice to battle it out to raise the profile of local charity, Al Jalila Foundation, a not-for-profit healthcare organisation dedicated to transforming lives through medical education and research. Starring talent from DLA Piper, Taylor Wessing, Justice for All, Herbert Smith Freehills, Bad Medicine, Harrison Clark Rickerbys, Full Throttle and more.
Venue │ Lucky Voice Grand Millennium Hotel Barsha Heights Registration │ To register for this event please visit Law Rocks! website here
Registration closes 19 November 2019
Cost │ Tickets GBP25.00 + administration charge
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Thursday, 21 November 2019
Sixth Annual GAR Live–Dubai
Programme │ 8:30am – 9:00am Registration 9:00am – 9:10am Welcome address
Erin Miller Rankin, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (Co-chair) Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Partner Zulficar & Partners (Co-chair)
9:10am – 9:40am Keynote address Teresa Giovannini, Partner Lalive
9:40am – 10:40am Session 1 – Procedural issues – from soft law to guerrilla tactics 10:40am – 11:10am Refreshment break – hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 11:10am – 12:40pm Session 2 – Making arbitration work – choices and expectations 12:40pm – 1:40pm Networking lunch 1:40pm – 2:40pm Session 3 – The reasoning of arbitral awards and res judicata 2:40pm – 3:10pm Refreshment break – hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 3:10pm – 4:10pm Session 4 – Deconstructing construction disputes 4:10pm – 4:40pm Refreshment break – hosted by Herbert Smith Freehills LLP 4:40pm – 5:40pm Session 4 – The GAR Live Debate: “This house believes, all else being equal, a common law
and a civil law tribunal would produce different results” 5:40pm – 5:50pm Closing remarks
Erin Miller Rankin, Partner Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Partner Zulficar & Partners
5:50pm onwards Drinks reception – hosted by Blackrock Expert Services Venue │ DIFC Conference Centre The Exchange Gate Village Building 11 Dubai International
Financial Centre Registration │ To register for this event please visit the GAR Live – Dubai webpage here
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Thursday, 21 – Sunday, 24 November 2019
Overlooking the 18th green of the magnificent Earth course at Jumeirah Golf Estates, the exclusive Hospitality Pavilion offers an unrivalled setting to watch the action unfold.
Guests can enjoy first-class catering in a relaxed environment in the comfort of the Pavilion or outside on the shaded viewing terrace. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and standard house beverages are available as well as a ‘Grab & Go’ option to take refreshments onto the course.
The Greatest Hospitality on Earth
Daily Packages
Thursday 21 November Friday 22 November Saturday 23 November Sunday 24 November Season Package
Thursday – Sunday All prices inclusive of 5% VAT.
Normal
AED 2,250AED 2,750AED 2,750AED 3,250
AED 10,250
Special Price
AED 2,025AED 2,475AED 2,475AED 2,925
AED 9,225
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai21 – 24 November 2019
Enjoy the DP World Tour Championship action in style with stunning, unobstructed views of the 16th green at the new Alandalus Lounge.
With 5-star catering courtesy of the Jumeirah Group, packages include:
• Entrance to the Alandalus Lounge with stunning views of the 16th Green
• A sumptuous continental breakfast served 9:00-11:00
• BBQ lunch and bar snacks served 12:00-15:30• Free flowing hops, grape and soft drinks from
12:00-17.00
For hospitality enquiries email Jon Leeson [email protected]
Alandalus Lounge
Dates
Thursday 21 NovemberFriday 22 NovemberSaturday 23 NovemberSunday 24 November
Jumeirah Golf Estates, Dubai21 – 24 November 2019
Ticket Price
AED 900AED 1,100AED 1,000AED 1,100
Special Price
AED 1,000AED 900AED 1,000
Let the Race to Dubai’s top 50 players provide unbeatable entertainment while enjoying world-class hospitality at the Alandalus Lounge for a day out on Earth you’ll never forget.
Alandalus Lounge passes are not permitted to be purchased for under 12 year olds.
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