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IAW 2023
CALENDAR
9th
(Bengaluru)
10th
(Mumbai)
11th
(Mumbai)
12th
(Delhi)
13th
(Delhi)
14th
(Delhi)
Arbitration Conference
Dates
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
9th
(Bengaluru)
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
IAW 2023 Curtain Raiser (Virtual)
Opening Remarks: Zia Mody, Founder & Managing Partner, AZB & Partners
Constantine Partasides KC, Partner, Three Crown LLP
10:00 AM To 12:00 PM
Enforcement of Investor State Awards against India (At SAM Office)
Zal Andhyrujina, Senior Advocate
Rajat Rana, Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Arvindran Manoosegaran, Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway
Shreya Jain, Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
12:00 PM To 2:00 PM
Managing Expert Evidence in International Arbitration: Tips and Tactics
Ishani Vora, Senior Director, Economic and Financial Consulting, FTI Consulting
Neeti Sachdeva, Registrar & Secretary General, MCIA
Shouvik Bhattacharya, Senior Associate, King & Spalding
Vikas Mahendra, Partner, Keystone Partners
Shreya Jain, Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
How Technological Advancements are Reshaping the Dispute Resolution Process : Digitization of Documents , Discovery, Virtual Courtroom proceedings, Admission and Preservation of Evidences.
Opening remarks: Puneet Garkhel, Partner & Leader, Forensic Services, PwC India
Moderator: Sumit Makhija, Partner, PwC India
Atul Luthra, Partner, PwC India
Rajiv Kumar Choubey, Group General Counsel, Dalmia Bharat
Vijay Purohit, Partner, P&A Law Offices
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
Arbitration Cross Talk by PSL Advocates & Solicitors and YAWP
Justice Gita Mittal (Retd.), Former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Ms. Yuet Min Foo, Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
Ms. Manini Brar, Head, Arbridge Chambers, Steering Committee Member, YAWP
Ms. Rebecca James, Partner, International Arbitration, Linklaters
Ms. Jayashree Parihar, Counsel, PSL Advocates & Solicitors
Register NowDates
10:00 AM To 12:00 PM
10:00 AM To 12:00 AM
Exploring the Evolving Role of Expert Witnesses in the Age of AI and the Impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act
Opening Remarks - Puneet Garkhel, Partner & Leader, Forensic Services, PwC India
Moushumi Vaidya, Executive Director, PwC India
Darshan Patel, Partner, PwC India
Shai Wade, Partner & Head - International Arbitration, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Karan Joseph, Partner - Dispute Resolution, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
12:00 PM To 1:00 PM
Unique Challenges of Disputes Involving States and State Parties
Sheila Ahuja, Partner, Allen & Overy
Lucia Raimanova, Partner, Allen & Overy
Salim Moollan KC, Brick Court Chambers
Zarina Chinoy, General Counsel, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Tarun Bhatia, Managing Director & Head, South Asia, Kroll
3:00 PM To 4:00 PM
Arbitrability of shareholder disputes: Time to push the envelope in India?
Rishab Gupta, Advocate and Barrister, Twenty Essex
Shreya Aren, Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton
Shaneen Parikh, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Nidhi Parekh, Head of Legal, Essar OGDSL
Siraj Omar SC, Co-Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
Navigating the Future of International Arbitration in the Asia Pacific Region
Opening Remarks: Datuk Sundra Rajoo, Director, AIAC Special Remarks: His Excellency Dr. Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, Secretary-General of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Danesh Chandran, Assistant Director, AIAC
Tejas Karia , Partner, Head-Arbitration, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Mrinal Jain, Managing Director, Secretariat’s Economic Damages and Valuation Practice
Abinash Barik, Co-Founder & Partner, Finvest Legal
Dr. Harald Sippel, Foreign Lawyer, Skrine
In-person events
Interim Measures in Arbitration and their Enforceability in India
Justice UU Lalit, CJI (Retd), Former Chief Justice of India, Supreme Court
Justice BN Srikrishna (Retd), Former Judge, Supreme Court
Justice Deepak Verma (Retd), Former Judge Supreme Court
Ashwini Kumar, Senior Advocate, Former Union Law Minister
Kailash Vasdev, Senior Advocate
Milanka Chaudhury, Partner, Trilegal
Dates
12:00 PM To 1:30 PM
12:00 PM To 2:00 PM
Mediation, ODR- will they emerge as new and efficient mechanisms for dispute resolution in India?
Tine Abraham, Partner, Trilegal
Pranjal Sinha, Co-Founder, CEO, Sama
Rajneesh Jaswal, Co-Founder, CADRE
Vikas Mahendra, Partner, Keystone Partner, Advisor, CORD
Tara Ollapally, Co-Founder, CAMP Arbitration & Mediation Practice
Efficient management of arbitration proceedings
Arvindran Manoosegaran, Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway
Baiju Vasani, Barrister, Twenty Essex
Deepak Chauhan, Director & Head Legal, Welspun
Niraj Modha, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Patrick Taylor, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Abhileen Chaturvedi, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Pragmatism, Pitfalls and Practical Implications in Arbitral Appointments: A 360 Degree View
Andrew Cannon, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Jed Savager, Partner, Pinsent Masons (Dubai)
Ankit Goyal, Partner, Allen & Gledhill
Patrick Taylor, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Shagoofa Khan, Group general counsel and head of corporate affairs, NIIF (National Investment and Infrastructure Fund)
Amba Prasad G., Vice President and Legal head, Larsen & Toubro Construction
De-Risking International Arbitration
David Elsberg, Founding Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Vivek Tata, Senior Associate, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Divyam Agarwal, Partner, JSA
Gopal Jain, Senior Counsel
Anurag Sharma, General Counsel, Makemytrip
Arbitrator's Disclosure Obligations: When is it Enough?
Hon'ble Mr. Justice U. U. Lalit (Retd.)
Mr. Baiju Vasani, Barrister & Arbitrator, Twenty Essex Chamber
Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat, Group General Counsel, Vedanta Group
Ms. Smarika Singh, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Ms. Ananya Aggarwal, Counsel, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (Moderator)
Dates
1:30 PM To 2:00 PM
1:30 PM To 2:00 PM
Working Lunch
Working Lunch
Working Lunch
hosted by Trilegal
Working Lunch
Working Lunch
Dates
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
Resolving Technology and IP-Related Disputes across All Industry Sectors: The AAA-ICDR Way
Poornima Hatti, Co-founder, Head - Dispute Resolution, Samvad Partners
Ashish Kabra, Head, Singapore Office, Nishith Desai Associates
Saurabh Awasthi, General Counsel, Kyndryl India
Shreyas Jayasimha, Advocate, Arbitrator, Mediator, Founding Partner, Aarna Law
Goutham RV, Counsel, Trilegal
Aastha Chawla, Director (Asia), AAA-ICDR
Important aspects of Construction Law-Indian perspective
Kanika Arora, Partner, MRP Advisory
Puran Kumar, Head - Contract Administration, Larsen & Toubro
Steven Lim, Arbitrator & Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Vinodkumar Menon, CEO, IRB Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
Mayank Thakur, Moderator
Arbitration a one-stop forum - an Illusion or a reality?
Dhirendra Negi, Partner, JSA, Advocates and Solicitors
Steven Lim, Arbitrator & Barrister 39 Essex Court
V.R. Shankar, General Counsel, Hindalco Industries
Zal Andhyarujina, Senior Counsel
Ms Clara Tung, Managing Associate, International Arbitration, Linklaters
Sanctions and International Dispute Resolution
Rishab Gupta, Advocate, Bombay High Court; Barrister, Twenty Essex
Baiju Vasani, Barrister, Twenty Essex
Rajat Rana, Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Piyush Joshi, Partner, Clarus Law Associates
Samantha Rowe, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Dipen Sabharwal KC, Partner, White & Case
Niyati Gandhi, Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
Event hosted by IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee
Promod Nair Senior Advocate
Madhavi Divan Senior Advocate
Abha Malhotra Advocate, Delhi High Court
Gautam Bhatikar Partner, Phoenix legal
Senthil Dayalan Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Priti Suri PSA Legal
Nusrat Hassan Managing Partner, Dentons Link Legal
Ajay Bhargava Partner, Khaitan & Co.
Naresh Thacker Partner, Economic Laws Practice
Neeti Sachdeva Registrar and Secretary General, MCIA
Badrinath Durvasula Ex Managing Director and Legal Advisor: Essar Group
Shweta Bharti Senior Partner Hammurabi & Solomon
Dates
4:00 PM To 5:00 PM
(Virtual)
4:00 PM To 5:00 PM
Joinder of third parties in arbitration proceedings by P&A Law Offices
Mr. Faizan Mithaiwala, Senior Associate, P&A Law Offices
Mr. Zubin Behramkamdin, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court
Mr. Rashmin Khandekar, Counsel, Bombay High Court
Mr. Vijay Purohit, Partner, P&A Law Offices
Third Party Funding in Arbitration: Doorway to Ease Business in India by ICA
From Ad-hoc to Institutional Arbitration - Need for a paradigm shift in approach - by IIAC
Mr. Ganesh Chandru, Member, IIAC & Partner, Dua Associates
Mr. Charles Bear, King’s Counsel, Fountain Court Chambers
Mr. Jan K. Schaefer, Partner, King & Spalding
Mr. Ashish Chugh, Baker McKenzie, Wong & Leow
The Unsettled Territories in Indian Arbitration by NPAC
Payal Chawla, Founder, JUSCONTRACTUS
Anirudh Krishnan, Founding Partner, AK Law Chambers
Shreyas Jayasimha, Counsel, Arbitrator, Mediator, Aarna Law (India) Simha Law (Singapore)
Renu Gupta, Olive Law, Founding Partner
Debate on 'This House Believes that There is a Need for Publication of Arbitral Awards'
Moderator - Mr. Prashanto Sen, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Hannah Fry, Barrister, 39 Essex (Against the motion)
Andrew Pullen, Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers (Against the Motion)
Mahesh Rai, Partner, Drew & Napier (For the Motion)
Ila Kapoor, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (For the Motion)
Dates
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
ChatGPT and AI in arbitrations, flavour of the month, or definitive use case?
Mr Mysore Prasanna, Advocate and Arbitrator
Ms Amita Haylock, Partner, Mayer Brown
Mr Arjun Rajagopalan, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Mr Arun Mal, Senior Associate, Allen & Overy
Mr Nandakumar CK, Senior Advocate
Mr Navneet Hrishikesan, Executive Director, Legal, Cisco
Panel Discussion on 'Resolving disputes with the Government and State-owned entities through Arbitration: Best Practices &; Effective Strategies'
Gathi Prakash Karrah, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai; Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Young MCIA
Iyer Narayanan H, Executive Director - Legal, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai
Oswald D’Souza, Group Legal Head - L&T Energy Hydrocarbon, Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai
Bindi Dave, Senior Partner, Wadia Ghandy & Co., Mumbai
Gaurav Gulati, Partner, Accuracy, New Delhi
Zarina Chinoy, General Counsel, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
pleading damages in international arbitration-what do Tribunals like to see?
Alok Das, Director, Kroll
Amit Bansal, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Sneha Jaisingh, Partner, Bharucha & Partners
Steven Lim, Arbitrator and Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Vyapak Desai, Head, International Dispute Resolution, Nishith Desai Associates
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
Panel Discussion on 'Reforms in Indian Arbitration Law: What to expect and global best practices?'
Moderator: Shreya Aren, International Arbitration Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton, London; Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Young MCIA
Hyunah Park, Partner, Yulchon LLC, Seoul
Shouvik Bhattacharya, Senior Associate, King & Spalding, London
Arush Khanna, Partner, Numen Law Offices, New Delhi
Mayank Mishra, Partner, Indus Law, New Delhi
Manmeet Singh, Partner, Saraf & Partners, New Delhi
Intersection of arbitration and insolvency - the World perspective
Mr Naresh Thacker, Partner, Economic Laws Practice
Mr Amit Bansal, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Mr Kiran Sequeria, Managing Director, Secretariat
Mr Sanjeev Gemawat, Group General Counsel, Vedanta Group
Ms Yuet Min, Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
Mr. Sidharth Sharma, General Counsel, Tata Sons
Dates
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Beyond blockchain: Resolving crypto disputes through international arbitration
Mr Sachin Malhan, Co-founder, Agami
Mr Ashish Chandra, General Counsel, CoinSwitch
Mr Christoph Kauffman, Counsel, Osborne Clarke
Mr Dhyan Chinappa, Senior Advocate
Mr Siraj Omar S.C., Co-Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Debate on 'Indian courts' contribution in making India the next Arbitration Hub: Step forward or backward?'
Moderator: Shalaka Patil, Partner, Trilegal, Mumbai; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Daniel Cai, Director, Drew & Napier, Singapore
Kirtan Prasad, Senior Associate, RPC, London
Shreya Gupta, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Naira Jeejebhoy, Counsel, Bombay High Court, Mumbai
Judge: Zal Andhyarujina, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court, Mumbai and Door Tenant, Fountain Court Chambers, London
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Role of GCs in running efficient and effective arbitration proceedings
Faraz Sagar, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Nitesh Jain, Partner, Trilegal
Rajat Rana, Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg LLC
Rajendra Barot, Partner, AZB & Partners
Zarina Chinoy, General Counsel, EPC Division, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Debate on 'Confidentiality is the biggest roadblock to legitimacy of the arbitral process'
Moderator: Alipak Banerjee, Leader, Nishith Desai Associates, New Delhi; Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Young MCIA
Dharshini Prasad, Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, London
Aditya Jalan, Partner, AZB & Partners, New Delhi; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Anjali Anchayil, Principal Associate, JSA, Advocates and Solicitors New Delhi; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Rebecca James, Partner, Linklaters, Singapore
Judge: Ritin Rai, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi and Door Tenant, 7 King’s Bench Walk
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Early dismissal in arbitration proceedings - is the Arbitration World ready?
Mr Nish Shetty, Partner, Clifford Chance
Mr Ankit Goyal, Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Mr Gourab Banerjee, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr Andrew Battisson, Partner, Linklaters
Ms Priya Mehra, General Counsel, Akasa Air
Ms Samantha Rowe, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Dates
7:30 onwards
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner
(Shangri La)
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner
Four Seasons
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner (Trident Rooftop)
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner
Hyatt Regency
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner (Oberoi)
Plenary Session
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Chief Guest - Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra Bhat, Supreme Court of India
Guest of Honour - Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Muralidhar (Retd.), Former Chief Justice, High Court of Orissa
Session 1
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Disclosure and arbitrator challenges -
where do we stand after Halliburton?
Mr Daniel Sharma, Partner, DLA Piper
Mr Alexandre Vagenheim, VP Global Legal Data, Jus Mundi
Mr CV Raghu, Group General Counsel, Samvardhana Motherson Group
Mr Dheeraj Nair, Partner, JSA Advocates and Solicitors
Dr John Fletcher, Director, Dispute Resolution, RICS
Ms Jasleen Oberoi, Executive VP, Legal & Secretarial, JCB
Mr Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate, High Court of Delhi
Session 2
12:30 pm to 01:30 pm
Enforcing arbitral awards in India –
what can foreign parties really expect?
Ms Paula Hodges, Head, Global Arbitration Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills
Mr Amit Sibal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr Atul Sharma, Executive Chairman, Dentons Link Legal
Mr Joongi Kim, Professor, Yonsei Law School
Mr Ritin Rai, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Door Tenant, 7 King's Bench Walk
Mr Vijayendra Pratap Singh, Senior Partner & Head Litigation, AZB & Partners
Lunch
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
Event hosted by IPBA International Construction Projects Committee
02:30 pm to
03:30 pm
Vyapak Desai, Head, Head, International Dispute Resolution, Nishith Desai Associates
Naresh Thacker, Partner, Economic Laws Practice
Anand Srivastava, Managing Partner, Dentons Link Legal
Amit Kapur, Joint Managing Partner, JSA, Advocates & Solicitors
Ruchika Nyyar, General Counsel, Nexus Malls
Closing of the IAW
03:30 pm to 04:00 pm
Chief Guest - Hon'ble Mr Justice Vikram Nath, Supreme Court of India
Guest of Honour - Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India
IAW 2023
CALENDAR
9th
(Bengaluru)
10th
(Mumbai)
11th
(Mumbai)
12th
(Delhi)
13th
(Delhi)
Dates
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
9th
(Bengaluru)
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
IAW 2023 Curtain Raiser (Virtual)
Opening Remarks: Zia Mody, Founder & Managing Partner, AZB & Partners
Constantine Partasides KC, Partner, Three Crown LLP
10:00 AM To 12:00 PM
Exploring the Evolving Role of Expert Witnesses in the Age of AI and the Impact of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act
Opening Remarks - Puneet Garkhel, Partner & Leader, Forensic Services, PwC India
Moushumi Vaidya, Executive Director, PwC India
Darshan Patel, Partner, PwC India
Shai Wade, Partner & Head - International Arbitration, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain
Karan Joseph, Partner - Dispute Resolution, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
12:00 PM To 1:30 PM
Mediation, ODR- will they emerge as new and efficient mechanisms for dispute resolution in India?
Tine Abraham, Partner, Trilegal
Pranjal Sinha, Co-Founder, CEO, Sama
Rajneesh Jaswal, Co-Founder, CADRE
Vikas Mahendra, Partner, Keystone Partner, Advisor, CORD
Tara Ollapally, Co-Founder, CAMP Arbitration & Mediation Practice
1:30 PM To 2:00 PM
Working Lunch
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
Resolving Technology and IP-Related Disputes across All Industry Sectors: The AAA-ICDR Way
Poornima Hatti, Co-founder, Head - Dispute Resolution, Samvad Partners
Ashish Kabra, Head, Singapore Office, Nishith Desai Associates
Saurabh Awasthi, General Counsel, Kyndryl India
Shreyas Jayasimha, Advocate, Arbitrator, Mediator, Founding Partner, Aarna Law
Goutham RV, Counsel, Trilegal
Aastha Chawla, Director (Asia), AAA-ICDR
4:00 PM To 5:00 PM (Virtual)
Joinder of third parties in arbitration proceedings by P&A Law Offices
Mr. Faizan Mithaiwala, Senior Associate, P&A Law Offices
Mr. Zubin Behramkamdin, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court
Mr. Rashmin Khandekar, Counsel, Bombay High Court
Mr. Vijay Purohit, Partner, P&A Law Offices
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
ChatGPT and AI in arbitrations, flavour of the month, or definitive use case?
Mr Mysore Prasanna, Advocate and Arbitrator
Ms Amita Haylock, Partner, Mayer Brown
Mr Arjun Rajagopalan, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Mr Arun Mal, Senior Associate, Allen & Overy
Mr Nandakumar CK, Senior Advocate
Mr Navneet Hrishikesan, Executive Director, Legal, Cisco
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Beyond blockchain: Resolving crypto disputes through international arbitration
Mr Sachin Malhan, Co-founder, Agami
Mr Ashish Chandra, General Counsel, CoinSwitch
Mr Christoph Kauffman, Counsel, Osborne Clarke
Mr Dhyan Chinappa, Senior Advocate
Mr Siraj Omar S.C., Co-Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner
(Shangri La)
Dates
10th
(Mumbai)
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
Enforcement of Investor State Awards against India (At SAM Office)
Zal Andhyrujina, Senior Advocate
Rajat Rana, Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Arvindran Manoosegaran, Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway
Shreya Jain, Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
10:00 AM To 12:00 PM
Unique Challenges of Disputes Involving States and State Parties
Sheila Ahuja, Partner, Allen & Overy
Lucia Raimanova, Partner, Allen & Overy
Salim Moollan KC, Brick Court Chambers
Zarina Chinoy, General Counsel, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
Tarun Bhatia, Managing Director & Head, South Asia, Kroll
12:00 PM To 1:30 PM
Efficient management of arbitration proceedings
Arvindran Manoosegaran, Investment Manager, Omni Bridgeway
Baiju Vasani, Barrister, Twenty Essex
Deepak Chauhan, Director & Head Legal, Welspun
Niraj Modha, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Patrick Taylor, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Abhileen Chaturvedi, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
1:30 PM To 2:00 PM
Working Lunch
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
Important aspects of Construction Law-Indian perspective
Kanika Arora, Partner, MRP Advisory
Puran Kumar, Head - Contract Administration, Larsen & Toubro
Steven Lim, Arbitrator & Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Vinodkumar Menon, CEO, IRB Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.
Mayank Thakur, Moderator
4:00 PM To 5:00 PM (Virtual)
Third Party Funding in Arbitration: Doorway to Ease Business in India by ICA
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
Panel Discussion on 'Resolving disputes with the Government and State-owned entities through Arbitration: Best Practices &; Effective Strategies'
Gathi Prakash Karrah, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai; Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Young MCIA
Iyer Narayanan H, Executive Director - Legal, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mumbai
Oswald D’Souza, Group Legal Head - L&T Energy Hydrocarbon, Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai
Bindi Dave, Senior Partner, Wadia Ghandy & Co., Mumbai
Gaurav Gulati, Partner, Accuracy, New Delhi
Zarina Chinoy, General Counsel, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Debate on 'Indian courts' contribution in making India the next Arbitration Hub: Step forward or backward?'
Moderator: Shalaka Patil, Partner, Trilegal, Mumbai; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Daniel Cai, Director, Drew & Napier, Singapore
Kirtan Prasad, Senior Associate, RPC, London
Shreya Gupta, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Naira Jeejebhoy, Counsel, Bombay High Court, Mumbai
Judge: Zal Andhyarujina, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court, Mumbai and Door Tenant, Fountain Court Chambers, London
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner
Four Seasons
Dates
11th
(Mumbai)
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
Managing Expert Evidence in International Arbitration: Tips and Tactics
Ishani Vora, Senior Director, Economic and Financial Consulting, FTI Consulting
Neeti Sachdeva, Registrar & Secretary General, MCIA
Shouvik Bhattacharya, Senior Associate, King & Spalding
Vikas Mahendra, Partner, Keystone Partners
Shreya Jain, Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
10:00 AM To 12:00 PM
Arbitrability of shareholder disputes: Time to push the envelope in India?
Rishab Gupta, Advocate and Barrister, Twenty Essex
Shreya Aren, Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton
Shaneen Parikh, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Nidhi Parekh, Head of Legal, Essar OGDSL
Siraj Omar SC, Co-Managing Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
12:00 PM To 1:30 PM
Pragmatism, Pitfalls and Practical Implications in Arbitral Appointments: A 360 Degree View
Andrew Cannon, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Jed Savager, Partner, Pinsent Masons (Dubai)
Ankit Goyal, Partner, Allen & Gledhill
Patrick Taylor, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Shagoofa Khan, Group general counsel and head of corporate affairs, NIIF (National Investment and Infrastructure Fund)
Amba Prasad G., Vice President and Legal head, Larsen & Toubro Construction
1:30 PM To 2:00 PM
Working Lunch
hosted by Trilegal
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
Arbitration a one-stop forum - an Illusion or a reality?
Dhirendra Negi, Partner, JSA, Advocates and Solicitors
Steven Lim, Arbitrator & Barrister 39 Essex Court
V.R. Shankar, General Counsel, Hindalco Industries
Zal Andhyarujina, Senior Counsel
Ms Clara Tung, Managing Associate, International Arbitration, Linklaters
4:00 PM To 5:00 PM (Virtual)
From Ad-hoc to Institutional Arbitration - Need for a paradigm shift in approach - by IIAC
Mr. Ganesh Chandru, Member, IIAC & Partner, Dua Associates
Mr. Charles Bear, King’s Counsel, Fountain Court Chambers
Mr. Jan K. Schaefer, Partner, King & Spalding
Mr. Ashish Chugh, Baker McKenzie, Wong & Leow
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
pleading damages in international arbitration-what do Tribunals like to see?
Alok Das, Director, Kroll
Amit Bansal, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Sneha Jaisingh, Partner, Bharucha & Partners
Steven Lim, Arbitrator and Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers
Vyapak Desai, Head, International Dispute Resolution, Nishith Desai Associates
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Role of GCs in running efficient and effective arbitration proceedings
Faraz Sagar, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Nitesh Jain, Partner, Trilegal
Rajat Rana, Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg LLC
Rajendra Barot, Partner, AZB & Partners
Zarina Chinoy, General Counsel, EPC Division, Shapoorji Pallonji Group
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner (Trident Rooftop)
Dates
12th
(Delhi)
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
How Technological Advancements are Reshaping the Dispute Resolution Process : Digitization of Documents , Discovery, Virtual Courtroom proceedings, Admission and Preservation of Evidences.
Opening remarks: Puneet Garkhel, Partner & Leader, Forensic Services, PwC India
Moderator: Sumit Makhija, Partner, PwC India
Atul Luthra, Partner, PwC India
Rajiv Kumar Choubey, Group General Counsel, Dalmia Bharat
Vijay Purohit, Partner, P&A Law Offices
10:00 AM To 12:00 PM
Navigating the Future of International Arbitration in the Asia Pacific Region
Opening Remarks: Datuk Sundra Rajoo, Director, AIAC Special Remarks: His Excellency Dr. Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, Secretary-General of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India
Danesh Chandran, Assistant Director, AIAC
Tejas Karia , Partner, Head-Arbitration, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
Mrinal Jain, Managing Director, Secretariat’s Economic Damages and Valuation Practice
Abinash Barik, Co-Founder & Partner, Finvest Legal
Dr. Harald Sippel, Foreign Lawyer, Skrine
12:00 PM To 1:30 PM
De-Risking International Arbitration
David Elsberg, Founding Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Vivek Tata, Senior Associate, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Divyam Agarwal, Partner, JSA
Gopal Jain, Senior Counsel
Anurag Sharma, General Counsel, Makemytrip
1:30 PM To 2:00 PM
Working Lunch
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
Sanctions and International Dispute Resolution
Rishab Gupta, Advocate, Bombay High Court; Barrister, Twenty Essex
Baiju Vasani, Barrister, Twenty Essex
Rajat Rana, Partner, Selendy Gay Elsberg
Piyush Joshi, Partner, Clarus Law Associates
Samantha Rowe, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Dipen Sabharwal KC, Partner, White & Case
Niyati Gandhi, Principal Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas
4:00 PM To 5:00 PM (Virtual)
The Unsettled Territories in Indian Arbitration by NPAC
Payal Chawla, Founder, JUSCONTRACTUS
Anirudh Krishnan, Founding Partner, AK Law Chambers
Shreyas Jayasimha, Counsel, Arbitrator, Mediator, Aarna Law (India) Simha Law (Singapore)
Renu Gupta, Olive Law, Founding Partner
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
Panel Discussion on 'Reforms in Indian Arbitration Law: What to expect and global best practices?'
Moderator: Shreya Aren, International Arbitration Associate, Debevoise & Plimpton, London; Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Young MCIA
Hyunah Park, Partner, Yulchon LLC, Seoul
Shouvik Bhattacharya, Senior Associate, King & Spalding, London
Arush Khanna, Partner, Numen Law Offices, New Delhi
Mayank Mishra, Partner, Indus Law, New Delhi
Manmeet Singh, Partner, Saraf & Partners, New Delhi
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Debate on 'Confidentiality is the biggest roadblock to legitimacy of the arbitral process'
Moderator: Alipak Banerjee, Leader, Nishith Desai Associates, New Delhi; Co-Chair, Steering Committee, Young MCIA
Dharshini Prasad, Counsel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, London
Aditya Jalan, Partner, AZB & Partners, New Delhi; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Anjali Anchayil, Principal Associate, JSA, Advocates and Solicitors New Delhi; Steering Committee Member, Young MCIA
Rebecca James, Partner, Linklaters, Singapore
Judge: Ritin Rai, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi and Door Tenant, 7 King’s Bench Walk
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner
Hyatt Regency
Dates
13th(Delhi)
8:00 AM To 10:00 AM
Arbitration Cross Talk by PSL Advocates & Solicitors and YAWP
Justice Gita Mittal (Retd.), Former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Ms. Yuet Min Foo, Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
Ms. Manini Brar, Head, Arbridge Chambers, Steering Committee Member, YAWP
Ms. Rebecca James, Partner, International Arbitration, Linklaters
Ms. Jayashree Parihar, Counsel, PSL Advocates & Solicitors
Register Now10:00 AM To 12:00 PM
Interim Measures in Arbitration and their Enforceability in India
Justice UU Lalit, CJI (Retd), Former Chief Justice of India, Supreme Court
Justice BN Srikrishna (Retd), Former Judge, Supreme Court
Justice Deepak Verma (Retd), Former Judge Supreme Court
Ashwini Kumar, Senior Advocate, Former Union Law Minister
Kailash Vasdev, Senior Advocate
Milanka Chaudhury, Partner, Trilegal
12:00 PM To 1:30 PM
Arbitrator's Disclosure Obligations: When is it Enough?
Hon'ble Mr. Justice U. U. Lalit (Retd.)
Mr. Baiju Vasani, Barrister & Arbitrator, Twenty Essex Chamber
Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat, Group General Counsel, Vedanta Group
Ms. Smarika Singh, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Ms. Ananya Aggarwal, Counsel, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (Moderator)
1:30 PM To 2:00 PM
Working Lunch
2:00 PM To 4:00 PM
Event hosted by IPBA Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee
Promod Nair Senior Advocate
Madhavi Divan Senior Advocate
Abha Malhotra Advocate, Delhi High Court
Gautam Bhatikar Partner, Phoenix legal
Senthil Dayalan Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson
Priti Suri PSA Legal
Nusrat Hassan Managing Partner, Dentons Link Legal
Ajay Bhargava Partner, Khaitan & Co.
Naresh Thacker Partner, Economic Laws Practice
Neeti Sachdeva Registrar and Secretary General, MCIA
Badrinath Durvasula Ex Managing Director and Legal Advisor: Essar Group
Shweta Bharti Senior Partner Hammurabi & Solomon
4:00 PM To 5:00 PM (Virtual)
Debate on 'This House Believes that There is a Need for Publication of Arbitral Awards'
Moderator - Mr. Prashanto Sen, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Hannah Fry, Barrister, 39 Essex (Against the motion)
Andrew Pullen, Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers (Against the Motion)
Mahesh Rai, Partner, Drew & Napier (For the Motion)
Ila Kapoor, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (For the Motion)
5:00 PM To 6:00 PM
Intersection of arbitration and insolvency - the World perspective
Mr Naresh Thacker, Partner, Economic Laws Practice
Mr Amit Bansal, Partner, Financial Advisory, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
Mr Kiran Sequeria, Managing Director, Secretariat
Mr Andrew Battisson, Partner, International Arbitration, Linklaters
Mr Sanjeev Gemawat, Group General Counsel, Vedanta Group
Ms Yuet Min, Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC
Mr. Sidharth Sharma, General Counsel, Tata Sons
6:00 PM To 7:00 PM
Early dismissal in arbitration proceedings - is the Arbitration World ready?
Mr Nish Shetty, Partner, Clifford Chance
Mr Ankit Goyal, Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP
Mr Gourab Banerjee, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Ms Priya Mehra, General Counsel, Akasa Air
Ms Samantha Rowe, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Mr Andrew Battisson, Partner, Linklaters
7:30 onwards
Drinks and Dinner (Oberoi)
Dates
14th
(Delhi)
Arbitration Conference
Plenary Session
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Chief Guest - Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ravindra Bhat, Supreme Court of India
Guest of Honour - Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Muralidhar (Retd.), Former Chief Justice, High Court of Orissa
Session 1
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Disclosure and arbitrator challenges –
where do we stand after Halliburton?
Mr Daniel Sharma, Partner, DLA Piper
Mr Alexandre Vagenheim, VP Global Legal Data, Jus Mundi
Mr CV Raghu, Group General Counsel, Samvardhana Motherson Group
Mr Dheeraj Nair, Partner, JSA Advocates and Solicitors
Dr John Fletcher, Director, Dispute Resolution, RICS
Ms Jasleen Oberoi, Executive VP, Legal & Secretarial, JCB
Mr Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate, High Court of Delhi
Session 2
12:30 pm to 01:30 pm
Enforcing arbitral awards in India –
what can foreign parties really expect?
Ms Paula Hodges, Head, Global Arbitration Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills
Mr Amit Sibal, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Mr Atul Sharma, Executive Chairman, Dentons Link Legal
Mr Joongi Kim, Professor, Yonsei Law School
Mr Ritin Rai, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Door Tenant, 7 King's Bench Walk
Mr Vijayendra Pratap Singh, Senior Partner & Head Litigation, AZB & Partners
Lunch
01:30 pm to 02:30 pm
Event hosted by IPBA International Construction Projects Committee
02:30 pm to
03:30 pm
Vyapak Desai, Head, Head, International Dispute Resolution, Nishith Desai Associates
Naresh Thacker, Partner, Economic Laws Practice
Anand Srivastava, Managing Partner, Dentons Link Legal
Amit Kapur, Joint Managing Partner, JSA, Advocates & Solicitors
Ruchika Nyyar, General Counsel, Nexus Malls
Closing of the IAW
03:30 pm to 04:00 pm
Chief Guest - Hon'ble Mr Justice Vikram Nath, Supreme Court of India
Guest of Honour - Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India
*More details to follow.
| Date | Event | Speakers | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th October 2023 | Joinder of third parties in arbitration proceedings by P&A Law Offices |
Mr. Faizan Mithaiwala, Senior Associate, P&A Law Offices. Mr. Zubin Behramkamdin, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court. Mr. Rashmin Khandekar, Counsel, Bombay High Court. Mr. Vijay Purohit, Partner, P&A Law Offices. |
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
| 10th October 2023 | Third Party Funding in Arbitration: Doorway to Ease Business in India by ICA |
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM | |
| 11th October 2023 | From Ad-hoc to Institutional Arbitration - Need for a paradigm shift in approach - by IIAC |
Mr. Ganesh Chandru, Member, IIAC & Partner, Dua Associates Mr. Charles Bear, King’s Counsel, Fountain Court Chambers Mr. Jan K. Schaefer, Partner, King & Spalding Mr. Ashish Chugh, Baker McKenzie, Wong & Leow |
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
| 12th October 2023 | The Unsettled Territories in Indian Arbitration by NPAC |
Payal Chawla, Founder, JUSCONTRACTUS Anirudh Krishnan, Founding Partner, AK Law Chambers Shreyas Jayasimha, Counsel, Arbitrator, Mediator, Aarna Law (India) Simha Law (Singapore) Renu Gupta, Olive Law, Founding Partner |
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
| 13th October 2023 | Debate on 'This House Believes that There is a Need for Publication of Arbitral Awards' |
Moderator - Mr. Prashanto Sen, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India Hannah Fry, Barrister, 39 Essex (Against the motion) Andrew Pullen, Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers (Against the Motion) Mahesh Rai, Partner, Drew & Napier (For the Motion) Ila Kapoor, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (For the Motion) |
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM |
| Date | City | Venue | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9th October 2023 | Bengaluru | Shangri La | Palace Road, Abshot Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka - 560001 |
| 10th October 2023 | Mumbai | Four Seasons | 1/136, Dr.E.Moses Road, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400018 |
| 11th October 2023 | Mumbai | Trident Rooftop | CR 2 Nariman Point, Marine Drive, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400021 |
| 12th October 2023 | Delhi | Hyatt Regency | Ring Road, Bhikaji Cama Place, RK Puram, New Delhi - 110066 |
| 13th October 2023 | Delhi | The Oberoi | Dr Zakir Hussain Marg, Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi - 110003 |
| 14th October 2023 | Delhi | The Oberoi | Dr Zakir Hussain Marg, Delhi Golf Club, New Delhi - 110003 |
For details on preferential rates for accommodation, please write to diana@mcia.org.in.