

The 10th Asia-Pacific ADR Virtual Conference
Innovating the Future of Dispute Resolution beyond 2021: The Journey Continues
Thursday, 4 November & Friday, 5 November 2021
4-7 pm KST (8-11 am CET)

<Day 1> 4 November 2021 (Thu)
<Day 2> 5 November 2021 (Fri)
Opening 4:00-4:10 pm
Congratulatory remarks from the Minister of Justice
Session 1
4:10- 5:30 pm (80 minutes)
Title
Pioneering Changes in Times of Uncertainty
Moderator

Peter Leaver
Arbitrator, One Essex Court / London
Speaker

Sarah Grimmer
Secretary-General, HKIAC / Hong Kong

Jae Sung Lee
Legal Officer, UNCITRAL / Vienna

Kevin Nash
Deputy Registrar and Centre Director, SIAC / Singapore

Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof
Director General, LCIA / London

Sue Hyun Lim
Secretary-General, KCAB INTERNATIONAL / Seoul

Claudia Salomon
President, ICC International Court of Arbitration / Paris
Topics
- Report on recent challenges faced by institutions, innovations to address these challenges, and the mid-term results of these innovations.
- How can arbitral institutions address the common challenges that the arbitration world is facing as a community?
- What is the core “added value” of an arbitration institution in time of rapid change, such as the current COVID 19 situation?
Break – 20 minutes
Session 2
5:45- 7:00 pm (80 minutes)
Title
Changes and proposals for better practices in international arbitration: Challenging Conventions and Customs in Arbitration Practice
Moderator
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Kevin (Kap-You) Kim
Senior Partner, Peter & Kim / Seoul
Speaker

Una Cho
Senior Foreign Attorney, Kim & Chang / Seoul

Wendy Lin
Partner, WongPartnership / Singapore

Sachin Trikha
Partner, Clifford Chance / London

Naoki Iguchi
Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu / Tokyo

Jae Hee Suh
Senior Associate, Allen & Overy / Singapore

Anton Ware
Partner, Arnold & Porter / Shanghai
Topics
- Does dispute value really serve as a reliable indicator of the complexity and difficulty of a case?
- How can Gangnam principle be applied during the stages of:
*Document discovery
*Adducing expert evidence (technical, economic and foreign law)
*CMC and hearings
*Witness statement taking and witness examination
*Deliberations
- Can high value cases sometimes be suitable for a “documents-only” track?
- What is the right balance between oral advocacy and written advocacy and how to avoid redundancy between the two?
- Can the process of preparing submissions and witness statements become more efficient than now?
- Can more diversity among arbitrators and lead counsels help resolve the problems of time, cost and mistrust of the system? If so, how to widen the entrance for more people to “break-in?”
The 10th Asia-Pacific ADR Virtual Conference
Innovating the Future of Dispute Resolution beyond 2021: The Journey Continues
Thursday, 4 November & Friday, 5 November 2021
4-7 pm KST (8-11 am CET)

<Day 1> 4 November 2021 (Thu)
Opening 4:00-4:10 pm
Congratulatory remarks from the Minister of Justice
Session 1
4:10- 5:30 pm (80 minutes)
Title
Pioneering Changes in Times of Uncertainty
Moderator

Peter Leaver
Arbitrator, One Essex Court / London
Speaker

Sarah Grimmer
Secretary-General, HKIAC / Hong Kong

Jae Sung Lee
Legal Officer, UNCITRAL / Vienna

Kevin Nash
Deputy Registrar and Centre Director, SIAC / Singapore

Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof
Director General, LCIA / London

Sue Hyun Lim
Secretary-General, KCAB INTERNATIONAL / Seoul

Claudia Salomon
President, ICC International Court of Arbitration / Paris
Topics
- Report on recent challenges faced by institutions, innovations to address these challenges, and the mid-term results of these innovations.
- How can arbitral institutions address the common challenges that the arbitration world is facing as a community?
- What is the core “added value” of an arbitration institution in time of rapid change, such as the current COVID 19 situation?
Break – 20 minutes