PROGRAMME
1830 - 2130
1000 - 1200
1830 - 2120
1830 - 2130
TIME (GMT+8) | PROGRAMME | ||
18:30–18:40 | Opening Remarks | ||
 | Li Yongjie Director-General, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Commerce, People’s Republic of China | ||
 | Anna Joubin-Bret The Secretary, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law | ||
18:40–19:20 | Presentation by the UNCITRAL Secretariat of the Initial Drafts on Mediation and Other Forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as Possible Reform Option | ||
 | Corinne Montineri Senior Legal Officer, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law | ||
 | Judith Knieper Legal Officer, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law | ||
 | Jae Sung Lee Legal Officer, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law | ||
19:20–20:25 | Sharing of Views and Experiences of International Organisations | ||
 | Moderator Anthony Neoh QC SC JP Chairman, Asian Academy of International Law | ||
 | Speakers Frauke Nitschke Senior Counsel and Team Leader, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes | ICSID’s Latest Work on Mediation | |
 | Speakers James Zhan Senior Director, Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | Best Practices on the Use of Mediation in Resolving International Investment Disputes | |
 | Speakers Alejandro Carballo-Leyda General Counsel and Head of Conflict Resolution Centre, International Energy Charter | How to Design Guidelines for Governments’ Use of Mediation in Resolving ISDS Disputes | |
 | Speakers Priyanka Kher Private Sector Specialist, Investment Climate Unit, World Bank Group | Building Government Capacity to Prevent Investor-State Disputes | |
20:25–21:20 | Roundtable Discussion Focusing on the Model Treaty Provisions on Mediation | ||
 | Moderator Shane Spelliscy Chair, UNCITRAL Working Group III Director General and Senior General Counsel, Trade Law Bureau for Canada | ||
 | Kick-off Discussants Sun Huawei Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm | ||
 | Kick-off Discussants Vanessa Rivas Plata President, Special Commission that Represents the Republic of Peru in International Investment Disputes | ||
21:20–21:30 | Wrap-up | ||
 | Teresa Cheng GBM GBS SC JP Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China | ||
1000 - 1200
TIME (GMT+8) | PROGRAMME | ||
10:00–12:00 | Practical Workshop: The Use of Mediation in ISDS – Overcoming Barriers and Capacity Building | ||
 | Moderator James Ding Commissioner of Inclusive Avoidance and Resolution Office Department of Justice, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China | ||
 | Speakers Martin Rogers Partner & Chair (Asia), Davis Polk | Psychological Barriers of Investors and Governments on the Use of Mediation in ISDS | |
 | Speakers Ronald Sum Head of Dispute Resolution (Asia), Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Experience and Practice of Mediation in Resolving International Investment Disputes | |
 | Speakers Wolf von Kumberg International Mediator and Arbitrator | Unlocking the Potential of Mediation through Capacity Building | |
 | Speakers May Tai Managing Partner (Asia), Herbert Smith Freehills | Role of Practitioners in Promoting the Greater Use of Mediation in ISDS | |
 | Speakers Hi-Taek Shin Professor of Law (Emeritus), School of Law, Seoul National University | Explore the Synergy of Dispute Prevention Tools and Mediation | |
 | Speakers Thomas So JP Chairman, eBRAM International Online Dispute Resolution Centre | Explore the Application of Online Dispute Resolution to Mediation of International Investment Disputes | |
Q & A | |||
1830 - 2120
29 October 2021 (this evening session opens to Working Group III Delegations only) | |||
TIME (GMT+8) | PROGRAMME | ||
18:30–18:40 | Opening Remarks | ||
| | The Hon Ms Teresa Cheng GBM GBS SC JP Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China | ||
18:40–20:00 | Roundtable Discussion | ||
| | Moderator Jae Sung Lee Legal Officer, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law | ||
Discussion Items: > Draft Note by the UNCITRAL Secretariat on Mediation (Treaty Provisions on Mediation) > Draft Note by the UNCITRAL Secretariat on Mediation (Guidelines for Participants in Investor-State Mediation) > The Relevance of and Coherence with UNCITRAL Texts on International Mediation > Linkage with Other Reform Options | |||
20:20–21:10 | Roundtable Discussion (continued) | ||
 | Moderator Natalie Morris-Sharma Rapporteur, UNCITRAL Working Group III Government Legal Counsel, Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore | ||
21:10–21:20 | Wrap-up | ||
| | Speakers Shane Spelliscy Chair, UNCITRAL Working Group III Director General and Senior General Counsel, Trade Law Bureau for Canada | ||