Registration and welcome coffee 2:00 - 2:30

2:30 PM – 4:15 PM Session 1. Arbitration in Mainland China and Hong Kong: user tips

Moderator: Maria Lyubimova, Partner, Chervets Partners.

Speakers:

·        Cunyuan Zhang, Director & Head, China, SIAC.

·        Wing So, Barrister Barrister, Resolution Chambers, Adjunct Professor, China University of Political Sciences & Law.

·        Renat Baymukhametov, Partner, Mansors.

·        Anna Grishenkova, Independent Arbitrator, member of the ICC Russia Arbitration Committee.

·        Li Huan, Partner, HYLANDS LAW FIRM.

Topics to discuss:

·        Recommendations on drafting an arbitration clause in a contract with a Chinese counterparty

·        Cascading arbitration clauses

·        Choosing an arbitration institution for China-seated arbitrations

·        Features of Mainland China and Hong Kong as seats of arbitration

·        The impact of sanctions on arbitrations seated in China and administered by Chinese arbitration institutions 

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM Tea break

4:30 PM – 6:15 PM Session 2. Chinese courts and arbitration: assistance and enforcement

Moderator: Kirill Strunnikov, Director of the Department of International Practice at UC RUS.

Speakers:

·        Xi Jin, Deputy Secretary General, South China Sub-Commission, CIETAC.

·        Joanne Lau, Secretary-General, HKIAC

·        Ali Ibragimov, Head of International Legal Affairs, NLMK.

·        Evgeny Raschevsky, Partner, Head of International Arbitration Practice, EPAM.

Topics to discuss:

·        Practical features of recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in Mainland China and Hong Kong 

·        Chinese courts' approach to public policy

·        Strategy for obtaining interim measures in Chinese courts

·        Cooperation between Mainland China and Hong Kong on assistance to arbitration and recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

6:15 PM – 7:00 PM Cocktail & Networking