IBA ECA Forum 2016

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When

15.06.2016 – 19.06.2016

00:00 – 00:00

Where

Kiev/Lviv

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2016 is a very exciting year for the IBA: a new regional convention has been joined to the IBA - the IBA Europe-Caucasus-Asia Forum (the IBA ECA Forum 2016), that is to be held from 15-19 June in Kiev and Lviv.

Many IBA members will be very familiar with its predecessor, the CIS Local Counsel Forum, from which the IBA ECA Forum has evolved. The incredible growth and a gradual extension of professional interest encouraged the organisers of this major event to involve the wider legal community through the International Bar Association. This integration will provide IBA members with an opportunity to explore emerging legal markets and the opportunities they provide, as well as extending the reach of the event to a wider international audience.

Conference format

From this background, the IBA ECA Forum can demonstrate a ten year track record of successfully providing the key gathering of the leading professionals, officials and other participants interested in development of legal practice in the CIS region. The formal part of the Forum will focus on the hottest topics of professional interest such as new legal practices evolving in the world, women in legal profession, best marketing and hiring practices and other burning issues. As well as a high-level professional discussion, the IBA ECA Forum has always offered a fantastic informal cultural programme with a number of networking and locally flavoured entertainment events. Those who visit will have the opportunity to see two of the most beautiful Ukrainian cities and experience both traditional Ukrainian culture and contemporary entertainment. You will have a taste of the best that Ukraine has to offer.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Wednesday, 15 June 2016 (FAIRMONT GRAND HOTEL KYIV, 1, Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska Str., Kyiv)
Arrival	All day
2:00 – 6:30 PM 4:00 – 5.30 PM 5:45 - 6:30 7:30– 11:00 PM	Delegate Registration at the event venue Complimentary workshop Disclosure of ultimate beneficial owners of legal entities: trends and experience Eugene Cherniak Senior analyst, Transparency International Oleksandr Lemenov Anticorruption Group Manager, Reanimation Package of Reforms Anastasia Krasnosylska Advocacy Officer, Anticorruption Action Center Complimentary workshop Become a trusted adviser: learn how to turn your тrelationships into results for your firm Itzik Amiel International Professional Speaker, Global Leading Authority on Networking & Relations Capital Gala Dinner Restaurant Coin 15A, Bolsunovska Street, IQ Business Center With special music band Bloom Twins. Dress code: black tie.
Thursday, 16 June 2016 (FAIRMONT GRAND HOTEL KYIV, 1, Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska Str., Kyiv)
9:00 AM	Delegate Registration at the Event Venue Welcome morning coffee
9:30 AM 10:00 AM	Welcome and Introductory Remarks Lana Sinichkina Partner, Arzinger, Kiev; Head of the IBA ECA Forum 2016 Host Committee Oleksandr Padalka Partner, Sayenko Kharenko, Kiev Jörg Menzer Partner, Noerr, Bucharest; Co-Chair, IBA Regional Fora Coordination Committee Martin Šolc Managing Partner, Kocián Šolc Balaštík, Prague; IBA Vice President Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Partner, Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid; IBA LPD Chair Dr Irina Paliashvili Managing Partner, RULG-Ukrainian Legal Group, Kiev I session Panel: Showcase of the Host Country – Ukraine Topics will include: Three years of reform: how far Ukraine has progressed? The country’s booming industries (IT, Agro, Energy) Following rule of law Moderator: Lana Sinichkina, Partner, Arzinger Panelists: Ex legal practitioners in a new government: Alexey Filatov Deputy Chairman of the Administration of President of Ukraine, Kiev Kozyakov Sergey Chairman of the High Qualification Commission of Justice of Ukraine, Kiev Pavlo Moroz Deputy Minister of Justice of Ukraine, Kiev Vitaliy Kasko Ex General Prosecutor of the Ukraine, board member of Transparency International Ukraine, Kiev Denys Bugay President, Ukrainian Bar Association, Kiev Lyubov Akulenko Coordinator of Stronger Together information campaign, Executive Director of Ukrainian Centre of European Politics, Kiev
11:10 AM	Coffee break
11:30 AM	II session A Look Ahead for the Legal Profession Panel 1: The latest developments in legal business from the ECA region Moderator: Oleksandr Padalka, Partner, Sayenko Kharenko Panelists: Alexander Bolkvadze BLC Law Ofﬁce, Tbilisi, Georgia Oleg Efrim Efrim, Roşca şi Asociaţii, Chisinau Konstantin Mikhel Vlasova, Mikhel & Partners, Minsk Olga Prosyanyuk Averlex, Kiev Leonid Tolstov VARUL, Tallinn Panel 2: Law firm management: talents engagement and motivation – new generation, new challenges, leadership in law firms, knowledge management Moderator: Irina Nikitina, Strategy and growth consultant, IOCONS Panelists: Tatiana Ignatovskaya Partner, Stepanovsky Papakul & Partners, Minsk Svetlana Musienko Partner, DLA Piper, Kiev Yuriy Pustovit Partner, ABY Advocates Bureau Yug, Krasnodar Sergey Saveliev Partner, Nektorov Saveliev and Partners; Higher School of Economics, Moscow Ulan Tilenbaev Managing Partner, Kalikova & Associates, Bishkek Irina Tymczyszyn Partner, Chadbourne & Parke, London
1:30 PM	Lunch
2:30 PM	III session Lobbying Services of Law Firms Topics will include: The history of success Lobbying and Compliance State Regulation of lobbying activities Moderator: Michal Czarnuch, Partner, Domański Zakrzewski Palinka, Poland Panelists: Dr Andrea Mogni Alber & Geiger Claire Harris FTI Consulting, Brussels Olga Prokopovych Microsoft, Government Affairs Central Eastern Europe, Kiev Brian Mefford Business and political consultant, Kiev Vitaliy Gordienko Head of Representative office at Abbott Laboratories, Kiev
3:40 PM	Coffee Break
4:00 PM	IV session Increasing Demand for the International Dispute Resolution in the ECA Region Topics will include: How to make investment treaty arbitration available to small claim investors, including in emerging markets Investment treaty arbitration as an instrument to promote the rule of law in emerging markets Criminal law elements in investment treaty arbitration in emerging markets Moderator: Valikhan Shaikenov, Partner, AEQUITAS, ECA region Panelists: Emmanuel Jacomy Partner, Shearman & Sterling, Hong Kong SAR Maria Gritsenko Counsel, Brayan Cave, London Christer Söderlund Partner, Magnusson, Stockholm, ICSID Panel of Arbitrators (appointed by Sweden) Duncan Speller Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, London Baiju Vasani Partner, Jones Day, London
5:30 PM	Closing
6:30 PM	Buses leave the event venue
7:00 PM	Sports or Fashion? A choice of events Either watch the EURO 2016 Ukraine v Northern Ireland football match broadcast at the newly renovated Olympyisky Hall Or catch a glimpse of the Ukraine’s burgeoning fashion industry and participate in a fashion show at the famous art and historical centre – Mystetskyi Arsenal (The Art Arsenal). Dress code for fashion event: cocktail attire.
Friday, 17 June 2016 (FAIRMONT GRAND HOTEL KYIV, 1, Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska Str., Kyiv)
9:00 AM	Welcome morning coffee at the Event Venue
9:30 AM	I session Corporate Counsel Panel Topics will include: • The latest trends of corporate legal function activity. Any changes, new demands regarding external advisers, areas of the required expertise • The hot legal topics the corporations are concerned with • Effective communication and fruitful cooperation with external lawyers – practical cases and recommendations Moderator: Iryna Nikolayevska, Counsel, Kinstellar, Ukraine Panelists: Nadiya Bilous Head of Legal, British American Tobacco, Kiev Zhanna Ihnatyuk Legal Counsel CIS, Abbott, Kiev Andriy Slabinskiy Legal, Public affairs and GSR Manager, Pernod Ricard, Kiev Alena Zolotarevskaya HPE Legal Counsel, Hewlett Packard
11:00 AM	Coffee break
11:30 AM	II session Women in Legal Profession Topics will include: Gender diversity within a law firm: practical measures to recruit, promote and retain women? Hiring a law firm: does gender diversity play any role? Do the quotas work in corporate boards, political parties, professional organizations? Advice to employers who want to create a successful workplace for women in legal profession Moderator: Dr. Irina Paliashvili, Managing partner, RULG – Ukrainian Legal Group Panelists: Almudena Arpón De Mendívil Partner, Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid; IBA LPD Chair Sharaf Asgarova Senior Associate, Ekvita Tax and Legal Services, Baku Olena Sotnyk Member of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) of Ukraine, Kiev Julia Shmydko Legal Director, Johnson & Johnson, Moscow Oksana Voynarovska Partner, Vasil Kisil & Partners, Kiev Open microphone Vadim Novikov antitrust economist, Senior Research Fellow at The Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow – short presentation of the research results regarding the role of gender in Russian litigation practice.
1:00PM Free time	Lunch
4:00 PM	Transfers to railway station
5:20 – 10.20 PM 11:00 PM	Train Kyiv – Lviv (Ukrainian traditional food on board) Check-in in Lviv
Saturday, 18 June 2016 (Arena Lviv, 199, Stryiska Str., Lviv)
9:00 AM	Welcome morning coffee at Event Venue
9:30AM 10:30 AM	Welcome and Introductory Remarks from the regional leaders of new type Andriy Sadovyy – the Mayor of Lviv Michael Saakashvili – Governor of Odessa region, former President of Georgia I session Regional infrastructure and Business migration Topics will include: Business tourism as a new trend for regions What shall a regional infrastructure offer to be a lucrative spot for business? What are current trends of business migration and business reallocation? How, where and when shall a business migrate? Moderator: Taras Yurynts, General Director Guldmann Ukraine, Chairman of EBA West Ukrainian Office Panelists: Nick Gvinadze Managing Partner, Gvinadze & Partners, Tbilisi Theis Klauberg BNT Attorneys-at-law, Riga Bernhard C Lauterburg Prager Dreifuss, Bern Julian Ries Integrites, Kiev Kamil Zawicki Kubas Kos Gałkowski, Warsaw
11:40 AM	Coffee break
12:00 PM	II session Impact of development of outsourcing services (IT, telecom) on legal practice Topics will include: New assignments before legal counsel from the outsourcing area Is there enough legal content for lawyers to specialize in the outsourcing industry? Data protection, intellectual property rights, fraud, taxes: anything else? How well is the outsourcing area functioning now and what will change in 5-10 years? Moderator: David Arakhamia, CEO, Ukrainian branch of Template Monster (USA) Panelists: Olga Dzhochka Head of Legal Department, N-ix, Lviv András Gurovits Partner, Niederer Kraft & Frey, Zurich Friedrich Jergitsch Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vienna Szymon Kubiak Partner, Wardynskiy & Partners, Warsaw; Co-Chair, IBA European Regional Forum
1:30 PМ 2:30 PM	Lunch City tour Dress code: comfortable, sporty.
7:30 PM	Closing Party and Dinner Dress code: cocktail attire.
Sunday, 19 June 2016 (Lviv)
6.30 AM – 7.30 PM	Optional all-day tour to Carpathian Mountains. Tour includes visiting famous mineral water springs and exciting outdoor activities like paintball game, rope park, nature walk, as well as traditional Carpathian lunch

Conference Co-Chairs:

Prof. Dr. Jörg Menzer, S.P.R.L. Menzer & Bachmann – Noerr, Co-Chair of the Regional Fora Coordination Committee and Co-Chair of ECA

Lana Sinichkina, Arzinger, Ukraine, Partner, Head of the IBA ECA Forum 2016 Host Committee

Valikhan Shaikenov, Partner, AEQUITAS, ECA region

Yuriy Pustovit, Advocates Bureau Yug, Russia, Managing partner

Programme Co-Ordinators:

Lana Sinichkina, Arzinger, Ukraine, Partner, Head of the IBA ECA Forum 2016 Host Committee

Oleksandr Padalka, Sayenko Kharenko, Ukraine, Partner

Local Host Committee

Averlex

Illyashev & Partners

Integrites

Kinstellar

Solodko & Partners

Spenser & Kauffmann

Vasil Kisil & Partners

For more information about the event please contact Anastasiya Glushenko via emai Anastasiya.Glushenko@arzinger.ua or phone +38 044 390 55 33.
Regarding registration please contact Iya Savchenko via email conference@uba.ua or phone +38 044 492 88 48.

Additional

hotel accommodation

Participants are responsible for all travel arrangements and hotel booking.

Rooms with preferential rates are reserved for conference participants and their spouses. These will become available upon notifying the respective hotel about your participation in IBA ECA Forum.

This is a limited block of rooms so please book early as rates and availability cannot be guaranteed once the room block is full.

Accommodation in Kyiv

FAIRMONT GRAND HOTEL KYIV

1 Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska Street

Kyiv 04070, Ukraine

TEL + 380 44 322 8888

FAX + 380 44 322 8899

International Numbers

www.fairmont.com

The IBA has reserved a limited number of guestrooms with a special rate offer for the nights of 15-16 June 2016 inclusive at FAIRMONT GRAND HOTEL in Kyiv.

Room type

Single accomm.

Euro/night

Double accomm.

Euro/night

Fairmont room

100

130

The above room rates include:

breakfast, health club, spa, 20% VAT and 1% city tax
these rates are only applicable for the above room block and within the mentioned period of time

To make a reservation please send the email to kyiv@fairmont.com or call + 380 44 322 8888 mentioning IBA ECA Forum.

Accommodation in Lviv

The IBA has reserved a limited number of guestrooms with a special rate offer for the nights 17-18-19 of June 2016 inclusive at Leopolis Hotel in Lviv.

Leopolis Hotel

16 Teatralna street

Lviv, Ukraine, 79008

Tel: +380 32 295 95 00

Fax: +380 32 295 95 99

Email: hotel@leopolishotel.com

www.leopolishotel.com

Room type	Single accomm. Euro/night	Double accomm. Euro/night
Standard	70	90
Superior	85	105
Deluxe	105	125

The above room rates include:

breakfast, spa, taxes (VAT), and do not include 1% city tourist tax
these rates are only applicable for the above room block and within the mentioned period of time

To make a reservation please send the email to hotel@leopolishotel.com mentioning IBA ECA Forum.

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