Prague Arbitration Day 2018

We are inviting you to a unique one-day conference focusing on international commercial arbitration trends within the CEE region. This inaugural event is brought to you by the ICC Czech Republic with the support of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Description:

This Conference will consist of four blocks discussing following topics:

• Speed and Efficiency of Arbitration;
• Third Party Funding;
• Enforcement of Interim Measures imposed by tribunals in the CEE Region;
• Importance of choosing the right place of arbitration.

It is a great opportunity to share experience and trends in international commercial arbitration among professionals from the CEE region and to establish a wide platform for networking.

Who should attend? Participants mostly from the CEE region (Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary): in-house counsel, lawyers (legal counsels), arbitrators, representatives of national and international chambers (banking, insurance, etc.)

Programme:

Registration / small breakfast    9:00 - 9:30

Opening words by organizers    9:30 - 9:45

Keynote speech                           9:45 - 10:00

Živa Filipič, Managing Counsel of the ICC International Court of Arbitration 

Block 1                 10:00 - 11:15

Speed and Efficiency of Arbitration 

Coffee break        11:15 – 11:45

Block 2                 11:45 - 13:00

Third Party Funding (TPF) - its Use and Need in International Commercial Arbitration in the CEE Region

Lunch break        13:00 – 14:30

Block 3                14:30 - 15:45

Enforcement of Interim Measures imposed by Tribunals in the CEE Region, world-wide comparison

Coffee break        15:45 – 16:15

Block 4                 16:15 - 17:30

Importance of Choosing the Right Place of Arbitration

Evening cocktail from 18:00 (Held at the venue - hotel BOSCOLO PRAGUE)

Confirmed Speakers:

Dr. Jalal El Ahdab - Partner at Ginestié Magellan Paley-Vincent, France

Ms. Laurence Burger - Partner at Landolt & Koch, Switzerland

Ms. Ziva Filipic - Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris

Mr. Simon Greenberg - Partner at Clifford Chance, France

Dr. Vit Horacek - Partner at Legalité, Alternate Member of ICC International Court of Arbitration, Czech Republic

Mr. Adrian Hughes QC - Barrister and Arbitrator at 39 Essex Chambers, United Kingdom

Dr. Inga Kacevska - Partner at Inga Kacevska Law Office, Latvia

Ms. Eva Kalnina - Counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Switzerland

Dr. Rafal Kos - Partner at Kubas Kos Galkowski, Poland

Mr. Iain McKenny - Managing Director at Vannin Capital, United Kingdom

Mr. Piotr Nowaczyk - International Independent Arbitrator & Mediator, Poland

Mr. Robert Pavlu - Senior Associate at Allen&Overy, Czech Republic

Dr. Marek Prochazka - Partner at PRK Partners Prague, Czech Republic

Dr. Milos Olik - Partner at ROWAN LEGAL, Chairman of the Commission on International Arbitration of the ICC Czech Republic

Ms. Erica Stein - Partner at Dechert LLP, Belgium / France

Dr. Martin Svatos – Mediator & Arbitrator, Chairman of the Working group of the ICC Czech Republic for mediation, Czech Republic

Moderator / host of the day: Mr. Michal Cap - Senior Associate at ROWAN LEGAL, Member of the Commission on International Arbitration of the ICC Czech Republic

The chairman of the National Committee of the ICC Czech Republic, Dr. Vladimir Dlouhy, will give brief opening speech.

Logistics notes:

Venue: hotel BOSCOLO PRAGUE, Senovazne namesti 13/991, 110 00 Prague 1

Accommodation: hotel BOSCOLO PRAGUE, Senovazne namesti 13/991, 110 00 Prague 1

• Boscolo Prague hotel is offering you special group rate
• Autograph Collection for 99 EUR per night

   TO BOOK THE BOSCOLO PRAGUE

•  PHONE: +420 224 593 818
•  E-MAIL: reservation@prague.boscolo.com
•  Please refer to ICC event and group code RW8RW8A

Organization information:

ICC PAD 2018 will commence at 9:30 am and conclude with a cocktail reception from 6 pm.

Language: English (no interpretation will be provided by organizers)

Partners:

Information partners:

Event registration fees:

7.600,- Kč incl. 21localhost VAT per person

EUR 290 incl. VAT per person

(includes conference fee, two coffee breaks, lunch, evening cocktail reception)

No refund after 31 January 2018

Standard discounts applicable for members off the ICC Czech Republic.

Conference streaming