38th AAA-ICDR – ICC – ICSID Joint Colloquium on International Arbitration

8:30-9:00

Fireside Chat: A new toolkit for addressing global
challenges

A discussion with Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank, on global challenges facing international development, the World Bank’s strategy for engaging the private sector, and the role of effective dispute settlement mechanisms in unlocking foreign investment.

• Moderator: Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, ICSID

Institutional developments: reports from each
institution

A discussion of recent developments in the fields of commercial and investment arbitration, as well as highlights from each organization.

• Bridget M. McCormack, President and CEO, AAA-ICDR
• Claudia Salomon, President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, ICSID

Enter the Shark Tank: Judging the most impactful innovations in arbitral practice

This panel will bring together arbitrators and practitioners to share their proposals for innovative tools to modernize international arbitration— particularly with respect to time and cost. The session will use a Shark Tank-style setup with panelists presenting pitches and judges deciding on their top choice.

Judges:

• Eduardo Zuleta, Arbitration Chambers
• Marinn Carlson, MCarlson Arbitration PLLC
• Theresa Coetzee, Marriott International

Pitchers:

• Guled Yusuf, Allen & Overy
• Katie Gonzalez, Cleary Gottlieb
• Gretta Walters, Chaffetz Lindsey

What science tells us about effective persuasion in arbitral practice

Drawing from the fields of psychology, sociology, and communication science, this session will explore the art of persuasion and how to leverage science-based techniques for effective opening presentations, witness preparation, and cross-examination.

Moderator:

• Dan Gonzalez, Hogan Lovells

Speakers:

• Donald Vinson, Arbitration Sciences Limited
• Jeff Isler, FTI
• Sarah Vasani, CMS
• Rachael Kent, WilmerHale

Roundtable Dialogue: Corruption in arbitration—have expectations for an ‘interventionist’ tribunal shifted?

Corruption has long been an issue that tribunals face in resolving international disputes but has come under renewed scrutiny in the wake of the set-aside of an award in favor of Irish-owned BVI company Process & Industrial Development against Nigeria. This discussion asks whether the expectations for how tribunals deal with corruption have shifted in light of such high-profile cases.

Moderator:

• Lucinda Low, Steptoe & Johnson

Panelists:

• Aloysius P Llamzon, King & Spalding
• Sophie Nappert, 3 Verulam Buildings
• Ken Reisenfeld, BakerHostetler
• Natalie L. Reid, Debevoise & Plimpton 

What would you do? Responding to real-life challenges in international arbitration

A popular session at the Colloquium returns with ‘What would you do?’. The panel will be presented with challenging scenarios related to international arbitration and asked how they would respond.

Moderator:

• Ank Santens, White & Case

Speakers:

• Stephen Drymer, Woods
• Tai-Heng Cheng, Sidley Austin
• Mélanie Van Leeuwen, Derains & Gharavi
• Tafadzwa Pasipanodya, Foley Hoag