Programme at a glance
1 June 2011, Wednesday
8:00 am Registration
9:00 am

Welcome Remarks
Philip Jeyaretnam, Chairman, Maxwell Chambers (Singapore)

Opening Address
Sundaresh Menon, Attorney-General (Singapore)

9:20 am

Session 1: The New SIAC Rules: Case Studies on the Emergency Arbitrator Rules and Expedited Proceedings

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

Speakers:
Harpreet Singh, Director, Drew & Napier LLC (Singapore)

John Savage, Partner, King & Spalding (Singapore)

Lawrence Boo, International Arbitrator, The Arbitration Chambers (Singapore)

10:40 am Tea break
11:00 am

Session 2: Arbitration Developments in Asia: Updates on Emerging Trends and Legal Developments

Chair Person:
Philip Jeyaretnam, Managing Partner, Rodyk & Davidson LLP (Singapore)

Speakers:
Eun-Young (EY) Park, Partner, Kim & Chang (Republic of Korea)

Nakul Dewan, Allen & Gledhill LLP (Singapore)

Hop Dang, Senior Associate, Allens Arthur Robinson (Vietnam)

Liu Yuwu, Partner, King and Wood PRC Lawyers ( People’s Republic of China)

12:30 pm Lunch
1:40 pm

Session 3: Insurance Arbitration: Lessons from the Financial Crisis

Chair Person:
Justice Quentin Loh, High Court of Singapore (Singapore)

Speakers:
Justyn Jagger, Partner, DLA Piper (Singapore)

Andreas Shell, Global Head of CUO Claims Short-Tail, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, Allianz Group (Germany)

John Pyall, Senior Manager, Claims and Underwriting Services, Munich RE (Germany)

Peter Newall, Managing Director, Claims and Liabilities, Swiss Reinsurance Company (Hong Kong)

3:00 pm Tea break
3:20 pm

Session 4: The SIAF Debate: Arbitration has become too expensive as a Dispute Resolution Mechanism.

Moderator:
Judith Gill, Partner, Allen & Overy (United Kingdom)

Proposition:
Meef Moh, Corporate Counsel, Chevron Downstream Law Function (Singapore)

Nikolaus Pitkowitz, Attorney-at-Law, Graf and Pitkowitz (Austria)

Opposition:
Zia Mody, Senior Partner, AZB & Partners (India)

Chelva Rajah, Senior Partner, Tan, Rajah & Cheah (Singapore)

4:50 pm

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

5:00 pm

6:30 pm

SIAF 2011 Social Events
Cable-car ride from Sentosa to The Jewel Box @ Mount Faber
Dinner at The Jewel Box