Welcome Speech
Chelva Rajah, Chairman, Maxwell Chambers (Singapore)

Opening Address
K Shanmugam, Minister for Law (Singapore)

Session 1: Jurisprudence Versus Privacy: Has the Time Come for a Body of International Arbitration Case Law?

Chair Person:
Michael Pryles, Chairman, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore)

Panelists:
Michael Hwang, President, Law Society of Singapore (Singapore)

John Beechey, Chairman, International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris (France)

Emmanuel Gaillard, Shearman & Sterling; Professor of Law, Paris XII University (France)

Session 2: Looking Forward - Are the New York Convention and the Model Law Adequate for Meeting the Challenges of the Future?

Chair Person:
Lawrence Boo, Head of Chambers, The Arbitration Chambers (Singapore)

Panelists:
Sir Vivian Ramsey, High Court Judge, Queen’s Bench Division (United Kingdom)

David A.R. Williams, Bankside Chambers (New Zealand)

Bernard Hanotiau, Hanotiau & van den Berg (Belgium), Professor of arbitration law at the University of Louvain (Belgium)

Renaud Sorieul, Director, International Trade Law Division, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (Austria)

Luncheon Address
Michael Pryles, Chairman, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore)

Session 3: The Role of the Courts in Support of Arbitration: Finding the Right Balance

Chair Person:
Sundaresh Menon, Arbitrator & Senior Counsel, Rajah & Tann (Singapore)

Panelists:
Julian D M  Lew, 20 Essex Street (United Kingdom)

Michael Brindle, Fountain Court Chambers (United Kingdom)

Christopher Lau (Singapore)

David Joseph, Essex Court Chambers (London)

Session 4: Enforcement of Awards in Asia: What More Can be Done?

Chair Person:
Michael Moser, Chairman, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (Hong Kong)

Panelists:
Davinder Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Drew & Napier LLC (Singapore)

Yoon Byung Chol, Kim & Chang (South Korea)

Yu Jianlong, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General, CIETAC (People’s Republic of China)

Pallavi Shroff, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co (New Delhi)

Day 1 Closing Remarks

Justice V K Rajah, Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Singapore (Singapore)

End of Conference Day 1

Official Opening of Maxwell Chambers
Theme: “Maxwell Heritage”
Venue: Maxwell Chambers

Session 5: Commercial Arbitrations Involving States: Special Considerations

Chair Person:
Sir Christopher Greenwood, CMG, Judge, International Court of Justice (United Kingdom)

Panelists:
Judith Gill, Head of International Arbitration Group, Allen & Overy LLP (United Kingdom)

Brooks W. Daly, Deputy Secretary-General and Principal Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Netherlands)

Henri C. Alvarez, Chair, International Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Fasken Martineau (Canada)

Session 6: Investment Arbitration: Perils and Possibilities
 
Chair Person:
John Savage, Shearman & Sterling (USA)

Panelists:
J. Christopher Thomas, Independent Arbitrator and Consultant to Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Canada)

David W. Rivkin, Debevoise & Plimpton (USA)

Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (USA)

Veijo Heiskanen, Lalive (Geneva)

Lunch

Session 7: Innovative Approaches to the Conduct of Arbitration
 
Chair Person:
Vinayak P. Pradhan, Skrine (Malaysia)

Panelists:
Jason Fry, Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration (France)

Alvin Yeo, Senior Partner, WongPartnership LLP (Singapore)

Richard W. Naimark, Senior Vice President, American Arbitration Association (USA)

Pierre-Yves Gunter, Python & Peter (Switzerland)

Session 8: The Use of Technology in Aid of Arbitration Proceedings

Chair Person:
Kevin Kim, Head, International Arbitration & Litigation Practice Group, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC (Republic of Korea)

Panelists: 
Michael Forbes Smith, Director General, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom)

Erik Wilbers, Director, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, World Intellectual Property Organization (Switzerland)

Minn Naing Oo, Chief Executive Officer & Registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (Singapore)

Johnny Tan, President, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (Singapore)

Valedictory

Chair Person:
Mr. Chelva Rajah SC
Chairman
Maxwell Chambers
Singapore

End of Conference Day 2

SIAF 2010 Closing Dinner
Theme: “Heart of Asia”
Venue: Marina Barrage