International conference "International Arbitration: Emerging Changes"

17 March, 2017 (Friday)

Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

33, vul. Velyka Zhytomyrska, KYIV

International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICAC) and Vasil Kisil and Partners have a great honour to invite you to the International conference "International Arbitration: Emerging Changes" taking place in Kyiv on 17 March, 2017.

The conference will run under the aegis of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

The event will mark the 25th anniversary since foundation of ICAC in Ukraine and we are looking forward to use this opportunity to gather experts for a thought-provoking discussion on the current developments in international arbitration. Panels of the conference will highlight the importance of international arbitration as an effective method for settlement of business disputes, discuss the most vivid cross-border cases and enforcement trends, explore the current practices, challenges and prospective developments in the field of arbitration and ADR.

Sessions include:

• International Arbitration: Current Developments
• Provisional Measures in Arbitration
• Investment Arbitration: Lessons from the Experience of CIS
• Representation in International Commercial Arbitration

Please view preliminary programme here 

Among speakers invited are leading names in arbitration worldwide: 

• Oleg Alyoshin, Partner, Vasil Kisil and Partners (Ukraine), MAC Arbitrator, UCCI
• Juliet Blanch, Independent Arbitrator (UK)
• Yuliya Chernykh, PhD fellow and lecturer, University of Oslo, Chartered Arbitrator, ICAC and MAC Arbitrator, UCCI
• Dr. Tatyana Slipachuk, Partner, Sayenko Kharenko, ICAC and MAC Arbitrator, UCCI
• Irina Tymczyszyn, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke (London) LLP, MD of Ukrainian-British City Club
• Scott Vesel, Partner, Three Crowns (UK)
• Carita Wallgren-Lindholm, Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission, Member of ICC court, Arbitrator (Finland)
• Louis Flannery, Partner, Head of International Arbitration, Stephenson Harwood
• James Freeman, Counsel, International Arbitration Group, Allen & Overy
• David Goldberg, Partner, White & Case (UK, Russia)
• Professor Dr. Kaj Hobér, Chairperson SCC, Associate Member, 3 Verulam Buildings, Uppsala University
• Stephen Jagusch QC,Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
• Kristoffer Löf, Partner, Co-chair of Dispute Resolution practice group, Mannheimer Swartling
• Corinne Montineri, Legal Officer, Office of Legal Affairs, International Trade Law Division, UNCITRAL
• Patrizia Netal, Partner, Knoetzl Haugeneder Netal Rechtsanwaelte GmbH, Director of the Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
• Professor Dr. Ulrich G. Schroeter, University of Basel
• Dr. Patricia Shaughnessy, Vice Chairperson SCC, Stockholm University
• Dr. Stephan Wilske, Partner, Dispute Resolution, Gleiss Lutz

To participate in the conference, please register here

Please use UBA_10 promo-code for 10% discount!

Following the conference, on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 March, Vasil Kisil and Partners and the ICAC are organizing II Ukrainian Vis Pre-Moot to encourage students to seize the opportunity during the rounds in Kyiv and fine-tune their arguments and skills before heading for a weak to Vienna for the main rounds of the Vis Moot.

We are hoping that many new and experienced arbitrators will volunteer to contribute to the Ukrainian Vis pre-moot. If you wish to join, please complete the arbitrator registration form until 03 March 2017.

If you require any further information, please contact Vasil Kisil and Partners by e-mail conference@vkp.ua or phone: +380 44 581 77 77