International Dispute Resolution Masterclass Beijing, 24-28 October 2016 Programme: DAY ONE 24 October 2016 08.15 Registration 08.30 Welcome Address (UIBE President) 08.40 Special Address (SPC Representative: Justice LIU Dongchuan) 08.50 Keynote Address (UNCITRAL- RCAP Head, Mr. Joao Ribeiro) 09.05 Keynote Address (CIArb EAB Vice Chairperson: Mary Thomson) 09.20 Inaugural Lecture by IDRA Founding President Dr. Michael Hwang SC Prevalent Issues in International Arbitration Procedures 10.10 Q&A 10.20 Coffee/Tea 10.35 Seminar 1: UNCITRAL Model Law in the Greater China Region Moderator and Commentator: Dean Professor SHI Jingxia and Dr. Winnie Jo- Mei Ma Mary Thomson, UNCITRAL Model Law in Hong Kong CAO Lijun, UNCITRAL Model Law and Mainland Chinese Arbitration Law compared Angela LIN, UNCITRAL Model Law in Taipei Professor Muruga Perumal Ramaswamy, UNCITRAL Model Law in Macau 11.50 Q&A 12.10 LUNCH 1
14.00 Seminar 2: Features of the UNCITRAL Model Law in Selective Jurisdictions Moderator and Commentator: Dr. CHEN Fuyong and Mr. Peter Scott CALDWELL Peter R. Day, UNCITRAL Model Law and the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act compared Justin Hogan- Doran, UNCITRAL Model Law in Australia Michael Hwang SC, UNCITRAL Model Law in Singapore Smrithi Ramesh, Head of Legal Services, KLRCA, UNCITRAL Model Law in Malaysia 15.35 Q&A 15.50 Coffee/Tea 16.00 IDRA Lecture by Professor Gary Born Moderator and Commentator: Dr. Michael Hwang SC 17.00 Q&A 17.15 Closing remarks by Dr. Fuyong CHEN 17.30 End of Day One Social and networking events: 19.00 UIBE and IDRA Joint Public Lecture by Dr. Michael Hwang SC Moderator and Commentator: Dean Professor SHI Jingxia 20.00 DINNER (by invitation only) DAY TWO 25 October 2016 09.00 IDRA Lecture 09.45 Q&A Applicable laws in international arbitration, Professor Dr. Maxi Scherer Moderator and Commentator: Dr. Michael Hwang SC 10.00 Coffee/Tea 10.15 Seminar 3: Salient Features of UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 11.50 Q&A Moderator and Commentator: Mr. WANG Xuehua and Mr. Peter R. Day 12.10 LUNCH LIU Jing, UNCITRAL Rules and the HKIAC Rules Compared Brad Wang, UNCITRAL Rules and the CIETAC- HK Rules Compared Arthur Dong, UNCITRAL Rules and the BIAC Rules Compared Smrithi Ramesh, UNCITRAL Rules and the KLRCA Rules Compared 14.00 Seminar 4: Recognition and Enforcement: Challenges and Opportunities Moderator and Commentator: Prof. LU Song and Prof. Muruga Perumal Ramaswamy 2
15.15 Q&A Julian Cohen, Recognition and Enforcement in Hong Kong Helena Chen, Recognition and Enforcement in China (Mainland) Angela Lin, Recognition and Enforcement in Taiwan Justin Hogan- Doran, Recognition and Enforcement in Australia 15.30 Coffee/Tea 15.45 Seminar 5: Salient Features of UNCITRAL Conciliation Model Law and Rules 17.15 Q&A Moderator and Commentator: Dean Professor SHI Jingxia and Dr. Winnie Jo- Mei Ma Justice SHEN Hongyu, Judicial Mediation Law and Practice in China Dr. WANG Chengjie, UNCITRAL Conciliation Model Law and Mediation in China Edward Chow, Mediation Law and Practice in Hong Kong Peter Caldwell, Adjudication and Dispute Resolution Advisor scheme in Hong Kong 17.30 Closing remarks by UNCITRAL- RCAP Head, Mr. Joao Ribeiro 17.50 End of Day Two Social and networking events: 19.00 Sponsored Cocktail (tbc) 20.00 DINNER (by invitation only) DAY THREE 26 October 2016 CIArb Entry Course Course Director: Richard Leung Introduction to International Arbitration 26 October 2016, Beijing Programme 08:00 Registration 08:30 Opening Address and Introduction Dean Professor SHI Jingxia 08:45 Essential Features of International Arbitration Peter R. Day 09:10 Laws and Rules of Arbitration Fan Yang 09:40 Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal Fan Yang 3
10:10 10:30 Refreshment break 10:30 Powers and Jurisdiction of the Arbitral Tribunal Peter Scott Caldwell 11:00 11:30 Statement of Claim and Defence Pleadings Organising the Proceedings Julian Cohen Julian Cohen 12:00 13:50 Lunch break 14:00 Hearings Peter R. Day 14:30 Cost and Interest Peter R. Day 15:00 15:15 Refreshment break 15:15 15:45 16:15 16:45 Making of the Award Decision Making Process Recognition and Enforcement of Awards Coursework Explanation Plenary Peter Scott Caldwell Edward Chow Edward Chow All faculty members 17:15 End of the Course DAY FOUR and FIVE 27-28 October 2016 CIArb Accelerated Route to Membership Course Course Director: David FONG Accelerated Route to Membership International Arbitration 27-28 October 2016, Beijing Programme DAY FOUR Thursday 27 October 2016 08.30 Registration 09.00 Welcome by the Vice Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch 09.10 Introductions and explanation of Workshops 09.15 Workshop 1 Problem 1 in groups 10.00 Coffee 10.15 Workshop 2 Problem 2 in groups 4
11.00 Workshop 3 Problem 3 in groups 11.45 Plenary 12.00 Lunch 14.00 Workshop 4 Problem 4 in groups 14.45 Workshop 5 Problem 5 in groups 15.30 Coffee 15.45 Workshop 6 Problem 6 in groups 16.30 Workshop 7 Problem 7 in groups 17.15 Plenary 17.30 End of Day Four DAY FIVE Friday 28 October 2016 09.00 Workshop 8 Problem 8 in groups 09.45 Workshop 9 Problem 9 in groups 10.30 Coffee 10.45 Workshop 10 Problems 10 & 11 in groups 11.30 Plenary 12.00 Lunch 14.00 Registration for written examination 14.15 Written Examination individual 17.15 Hand in examination paper End of Course NOTE: The organisers reserve the right to make any last minute changes to the composition of the faculty. Additional or substitute members may join the faculty. Co-organisers: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCAP) Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (CIArb EAB) International Dispute Resolution Academy (IDRA) 5
Host: University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Supporting organisations (in alphabetical order): (TBC) Registration: Interested parties please complete the Application Form below at the next page and return it to Mr. Pan at panchenming2007@126.com and copy Dr. YANG Fan f.yang@idracademy.org 6
24-28 October 2016, Beijing Application Form Name: Email Address: Day Time Telephone Number: Address: Organisation Occupation: Details of Education: Professional or Industry Qualifications: Signature: Date: 7