Experience a Virtual Hearing in Person! Online Workshop on Virtual Hearings
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Location: online
Language: English
Date: Start: 16 March 2021
Time:
Start: 11:00 GMT / 19:00 Beijing time
End: 13:00 GMT / 21:00 Beijing time
Join us for this interactive workshop to experience a virtual hearing in person, followed by “speed-dating” group discussions with your fellow practitioners across the world.
Experienced arbitrators, counsels and technical experts will jointly present a mock virtual hearing for the floor, followed by more interactive “speed-dating” group discussions in which attendees will be randomly assigned into different groups to discuss hot topics of international commercial arbitrations. Senior practitioners will lead the discussion so that you can receive proper advice. Take this unique opportunity to chat with your fellow practitioners across the world!
Programme
Day 1
11:00-11:10 am Introductory session/opening remarks
11:10-11:30 am Keynote speech: most challenging points of virtual hearings compared with in-person hearings
11:30-11:45 am Presentation by the International Arbitration Centre re virtual hearing facilities and technology
11:45-11:50 am Break
11:50-12:25 pm Mock virtual hearing (via the IAC Online hearing platform)
12:25-12:30 pm Break
12:30-12:50 pm Two rounds “speed-dating” group discussion (10 mins of each)
12:50-1:00 pm Closing remarks
Speakers
The guest speakers are listed alphabetically
Gary Born, chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group and Partner of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
Sam Carter, Managing Director of the International Arbitration Centre (IAC), London, UK
Andrew Stevens, barrister of the 4 Pump Court, London, UK
Minli Tang, Senior Associate of AllBright Law Offices, Regional Representative of the ICC YAF, Shanghai, PR China
Logistical notes
Links of the Zoom Meeting and the IAC Online hearing platform will be provided to each attendee after confirmation of the registration
Registration through the IAC website: https://int-arb.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GLdMXoa8T0uCYCaoDsSV_A
Registration closes on 8 March
Maximum 100 people for the initial webinar and 60 people for the networking session