XIV Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference - Hong Kong LegalWeek 2020

Fourteenth Annual Generations in Arbitration Conference (Virtual edition)

"Why Arbitration Evergreens Do Not Get Old: A Fresh Look at the Importance of How an Arbitration Agreement is Worded and Expert Witnesses and their Roles in International Arbitration Proceedings"

9:30 A.M. Words of Welcome - Withersworldwide

9:45 A.M. – 11:00 A.M. Chasing the Asymmetries in Arbitration Clauses – to be or not to be valid?

Moderator: James Ding │ Hong Kong SAR Government ("HKSARG")

Speakers:

• Helena Chen │ Pinsent Masons (China)
• Nathaniel Lai │ Sidley Austin (Hong Kong)
• Sherlin Tung │ Withersworldwide (Hong Kong)
• Briana Young │ Herbert Smith Freehills (Hong Kong)

11:15 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Who's Law is it Anyways - What Governs an Arbitration Agreement?

Moderator: Alex Ye │ Withersworldwide (Hong Kong)

Speakers:

• Jun Bautista │ King & Spalding (Singapore)
• Kun Fan │University of New South Wales (Australia)
• Ian Li │ HKSARG
• Xia Li │ Walkers (Hong Kong)

1:30 P.M. – 2:45 P.M. Getting Close to the Experts - The Art of Hot-Tubbing in Arbitration

Moderator: Eliza Jiang │ Fangda Partners (Hong Kong)

Speakers:

• Peter Bird │ Berkeley Research Group (Singapore)
• Zoe Dong │ Hogan Lovells (Hong Kong)
• Joanne Lau │ Allen & Overy (Hong Kong)
• Zach Li │ AlixPartners (Hong Kong)

3:00 P.M. – 4:15 P.M. A Fresh Look at Conflicts of Interests - What About the Experts?

Moderator: Innhwa Kwon │ Zeiler Floyd Zadkovich (Austria)

Speakers:

• Ara Cho │ Peter & Kim (Korea)
• Lars Markert │ Nishimura & Asahi (Japan)
• Sarah Thomas │ Morrison Foerster (Hong Kong)
• Matthew Townsend │ Fangda Partners (Hong Kong)

4:20 P.M. Closing Remarks

The Honourable Ms Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, GBS, SC, JP Secretary for Justice, HKSARG, Department of Justice, HKSARG