CALENDAR
(DELHI ARBITRATION WEEKEND - 2024)

05th

Mar

TUESDAY

(External Event: Separate Registration/Invitation)

Breakfast

(08:00 AM – 09:30 AM)

Venue: The Oberoi, New Delhi

Hosted by: Osborne Partners and DREx Talks

Topic: Launch of the Damages Academy

Speakers:
Mr. Montek Mayal, Partner, Osborne Partners
Mr. Manish Aggarwal, Partner and Head of India Practice, Three Crowns LLP
Mr. J William Rowley KC, Arbitrator, Twenty Essex Chambers
Prof. Dr. Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, Director General, London Court of International Arbitration

Pre – DAW Session

(05:00 P.M. – 06:30 P.M.)

Venue: The Oberoi

Hosted By: American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution

Topic: A Closer Look at Institutional Arbitration: Potential Issues & Solutions

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice K.V. Vishwanathan, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Ms. Aastha Chawla, Director (Asia), American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution
Mr. Stephen S. Strick, Independent Arbitrator
Mr. Gaurav Pachnanda, Senior Advocate
Dr. Chintan Chandrachud, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers
Mr. Shreyas Jayasimha, Co-Founder, Aarna Law

(06:30 PM Onwards)

Venue: The Lodhi, New Delhi

Hosted by: TRILEGAL & International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad

Topic: The Sociological Dimension of International Arbitration: Impartiality & Diversity

Keynote Address: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Panel Speakers:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jasmeet Singh, Judge, Delhi High Court
Mr. Rajshekhar Rao, Senior Advocate
Mr. David Brynmor Thomas KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Ms. Sherina Petit, Partner & Head of International Arbitration & India Practice at Stewarts Law

Moderated By: Mr. Tariq Khan, Registrar, IAMC, Hyderabad

Opening Remarks: Mr. Ashish Bhan, Partner, Trilegal

Closing Remarks: Mr. Anuj Berry, Partner, Trilegal

06th

Mar

WEDNESDAY

(Day 0)

(Sign up required)

Training Session I

(02:00 PM – 03:30 PM)

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hosted by: India International Arbitration Centre

Topic: How to write an International Commercial Arbitration Award: Expert Tips for Arbitrators

Opening Remarks: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hemant Gupta, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Resource Persons:
Ms. Sapna Jhangiani, KC, International Legal Counsel, Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore
Ms. Sitpah Selvaratnam, Independent Arbitrator
Mr. Ganesh Chandru, Partner, Dua Associates

Training Session II

(02:00 PM – 03:30 PM)

Venue: Delhi International Arbitration Centre, 1st Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hosted by: WongPartnership LLP and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Topic: Effective Techniques for Cross Examination and Oral Advocacy in Arbitration: Navigating key challenges and maximising impact

Resource Persons:
Ms. Swee Yen Koh SC, Partner, WongPartnership LLP
Ms. Ila Kapoor, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Ms. Shruti Sabharwal, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

Inaugural Session

(Invitation Only)

(05:00 P.M. – 07:00 P.M.)

Venue: Auditorium, C Block, Additional Building Complex, Supreme Court of India

Topic: Understanding the Unsaid: Biases in Arbitration and the Role of Tribunals and Courts

Welcome Address: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manmohan, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi

Keynote Address: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Judith Prakash, Senior Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore

Plenary Address by Chief Guest: Hon’ble Dr. Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India

High Tea

(07:00 PM Onwards)

Venue: Supreme Court of India

External Events: Separate Registration/Invitation

Breakfast

(08:00 AM – 09:30 AM)

Venue: UChicago Center

Hosted by: Nani Palkhivala Arbitration Centre

Topic: Obstacles to India's Emergence as a Global Arbitration Hub

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Navin Chawla, Judge, High Court of Delhi

Speakers:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Jayant Nath, Former Judge, High Court of Delhi
Mr. Mahesh Rai, Director, Drew & Napier LLC
Ms. Payal Chawla, Founder, Juscontractus
Mr. Amar Gupta, Partner, JSA Advocates and Solicitors

Lunch Training Session

(12:00 PM – 04:00 PM)

Venue: Hotel Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi

Hosted by: Secretariat Advisors LLC

Topic: Strategic Considerations while Deploying Experts and Tips on Effective Cross examination

Resource Persons:
Mr. Vivek Kapoor, Barrister, Advocate and Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chambers
Ms. Sherina Petit, Partner & Head of International Arbitration & India Practice at Stewarts Law
Mr. Rishab Gupta, Advocate and Barrister, Twenty Essex
Ms. Mayuri Tiwari Agarwala, Arbitration Practitioner
Mr. Amit Garg, Managing Director, Secretariat Advisors LLC
Mr. Kiran Sequeira, Managing Director, Secretariat Advisors LLC
Mr. Mrinal Jain, Managing Director, Secretariat Advisors LLC

Evening Reception

(07:30 PM Onwards)

Venue: Delhi Golf Club

Hosted by: Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, DLA Piper and Khaitan & Co LLP

07th

Mar

Thursday

(Day 1)

(Open for all registered delegates)

Session I

(10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hosted by: International Chamber of Commerce

Topic: Riddles of Righteousness in Arbitration: An Ethical Dilemma

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, Former Chief Justice of India, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Mr. Tejus Chauhan, Director, South Asia, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Mr. Prashanto Chandra Sen, Senior Advocate
Mr. Kelvin Poon SC, Deputy Managing Partner, Head, International Arbitration, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Ms. Parnika Chaturvedi, Partner, Quinn Emanuel

Session II

(12:10 PM to 01:40 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hosted by: Singapore International Arbitration Centre

Topic: Past, Present and Future of SIAC Arbitration

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Ms. Shwetha Bidhuri, Director & Head, South Asia, SIAC
Mr. Alastair Henderson, Southeast Asia Head of Arbitration Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
Mr. Vijayendra Pratap Singh, Senior Partner & Head Litigation, AZB & Partners
Mr. Ankit Goyal, Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP

Lunch

(01:40 PM to 02:30 PM)

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Session III

(02:30 PM to 04:00 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hosted by: London Court of International Arbitration

Topic: Selection and Challenges of Arbitrators

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, Director General, London Court of International Arbitration
Mr. Manish Aggarwal, Partner and Head of India Practice, Three Crowns LLP
Ms. Sherina Petit, Partner & Head of International Arbitration & India Practice at Stewarts Law
Mr. Anand Desai, Managing Partner, DSK Legal

Session IV

(04:10 PM to 05:40 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hosted by: Permanent Court of Arbitration

Topic: Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) in 2024

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice V. Ramasubramanian, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Ms. Ashwita Ambast, Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of Arbitration
Mr. Amit Sibal, Senior Advocate
Mr. Kenneth Beale, Partner, Jenner & Block
Ms. Sapna Jhangiani, KC, International Legal Counsel, Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore

External Events: Separate Registration/Invitation

Breakfast

(08:00 AM – 10:00 AM)

Venue: India Habitat Centre

Hosted by: Arbitral Women and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.

Topic: Diversity in Arbitration

Speakers:
Hon'ble Ms. Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju, Judge, High Court of Delhi
Ms. Pallavi Shroff, Managing Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Ms. Neeti Sachdeva, Secretary General and Registrar, Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration
Mr. Ashok Kumar, Associate GC, ArcellorMittal Nippon Steel
Ms. Smarika Singh, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. (Moderator)

Evening Reception

(07:30 P.M. Onwards)

Venue: The Oberoi

Hosted by: 3 Verulam Buildings

08th

Mar

FRIDAY

(Day 2: Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi and Delhi International Arbitration Centre)

(Open for all registered delegates)

Session I

(10:15 AM – 11:45 AM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: ‘The State of Arbitration’: Navigating an Arbitration Involving State-owned Entities

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Hrishikesh Roy, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy, Judge, High Court of Madras
Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India
Mr. Fionn Pilbrow KC, Brick Court Chambers
Ms. Swee Yen Koh SC, Partner, WongPartnership LLP

Session II

(12:00 PM - 01:30 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: Joinder of Non-signatories in Arbitration Proceedings: Analyzing the 'Group of Companies' Doctrine - Perspectives from India, U.K., and Singapore

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice M. M. Sundresh, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers: Hon’ble Ms. Justice Bharati Dangre, Judge, High Court of Bombay
Mr. Aspi Chinoy, Senior Advocate
Mr. Chong Yee Leong, Partner, Allen & Gledhill
Mr. Steven P. Finizo, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Lunch

(01:30 PM to 02:30 PM)

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Session III

(02:30 PM - 04:00 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: Back to the Basics: Global Perspectives on Challenges in Enforcing Arbitration Clauses

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice J.K. Maheshwari, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Hon’ble Ms. Justice Sunita Agarwal, Chief Justice, High Court of Gujarat
Mr. Vijay Narayan, Senior Advocate
Mr. Andrew Onslow KC, 3 Verulam Buildings
Mr. Siraj Omar, SC, Managing Director, Drew & Napier

Session IV

(04:15 PM - 05:45 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: Where do we stand?: Revisiting the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Mechanisms in Light of Today’s Economic Challenges

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao, Chief Justice, High Court of Himachal Pradesh
Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram, Senior Advocate
Mr. J William Rowley KC, Arbitrator, Twenty Essex Chambers
Ms. Melanie Van Leeuwan, Partner, Derains & Gharavi

External Events: Separate Registration/Invitation

Breakfast

(08:00 AM – 09:30 AM)

Venue: The Oberoi

Hosted by: 39 Essex Chambers

Evening Reception

(07:00 PM Onwards)

Venue: The Oberoi

Hosted by: Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Masin Projects and Selendy Gay PLLC

Keynote Speaker: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of India

09th

Mar

SATURDAY

(Day 3: GAR Live: Delhi (Modernizing International Arbitration Through Reform))

(Open for registered delegates)

Welcome Coffee and Registration

(09:00 AM - 09:30 AM)

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Opening Remarks

(09:30 AM – 09:40 AM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Mr. Gautam Bhattacharyya, Partner, Reed Smith LLP

Panel I

(09:40 AM – 10:40 AM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: The Proposed Arbitration Act Reforms: Time for a Change?

Coffee Break

(10:40 AM - 11:10 AM)

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Panel II

(11:10 AM – 12:10 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: The State of Play of Investor-state Arbitration: A View from India and Elsewhere


(12:10 PM – 12:40 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Afternoon Keynote Address: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India

Networking Lunch

(12:40 PM - 01:40 PM)

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

GAR Live Arbitrator Question Time

(01:40 PM – 02:40 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Moderator: Mr. Gautam Bhattacharyya, Partner, Reed Smith LLP

Panelists:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Akil Kureshi, Former Chief Justice, High Court of Rajasthan
Mr. David Brynmor Thomas KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Ms. Sadaff Habib, Independent Arbitrator
Mr. Shreyas Jayasimha, Co-Founder, Aarna Law
Mr. V. K. Rajah SC, Arbitrator and Mediator, Duxton Hill Chambers
Ms. Sitpah Selvaratnam, Independent Arbitrator

Coffee Break

(02:40 PM - 03:10 PM)

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Panel III

(03:10 PM – 04:10 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: Resolving Climate Disputes Through International Arbitration

Moderator: Mr. Sudhir Mishra, Founder & Managing Partner, Trust Legal

GAR Live Debate

(04:10 PM – 05:10 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Motion: This house believes that AI will mean less arbitration hearings and less need for arbitrators

Moderator: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Makarand Subhash Karnik, Judge, High Court of Bombay

Valedictory Address

(05:10 PM – 05:25 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Closing Remarks

(05:25 PM – 05:30 PM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Speakers: Hon’ble Mr. Justice B.N. Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Mr. Gautam Bhattacharyya, Partner, Reed Smith LLP

External Events: Separate Registration/Invitation

Breakfast

(08:00 AM – 09:30 AM)

Venue: The Oberoi

Hosted by: Quadrant Chambers

Topic: Court Support of Arbitral Process

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Prateek Jalan, Judge, High Court of Delhi

Speakers:
Mr. V. Giri, Senior Advocate
Mr. Tejas Karia, Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.
Mr. Yash Kulkarni KC, Quadrant Chambers

Evening Reception

(07:00 PM Onwards)

Hosted by: Brick Court Chambers

Venue: Hotel Taj Mahal, Mansingh Road, New Delhi

10th

Mar

SUNDAY

(Day 4)
Session V

(10:15 AM – 11:45 AM)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Hosted by: Supreme Court of India, High Court of Delhi and DIAC

Topic: ‘Keeping Up with the Tech’ – Exploring the Interplay of Technology & Arbitration

Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ajay Bhanot, Judge, High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
Mr. Gopal Subramanium, Senior Advocate
Mr. Richard Wilmot–Smith KC, 39 Essex Chambers
Mr. Alberto Predieri, Founding Partner, de Bedin & Lee studio legale associato

Closing Session

(12:00 Noon Onwards)

Venue: Auditorium, S Block, High Court of Delhi

Topic: Building a Safe Arbitral Seat: Harmonizing National Interest and International Expectations

Special Address: Mr. R. Venkataramani, Attorney-General for India

Special Address: Mr. V.K. Rajah SC, Arbitrator and Mediator, Duxton Hill Chambers

Address by Guest of Honour: Mr. Arjun Ram Meghwal Hon'ble Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Justice

Address by Chief Guest: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Vote of Thanks: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru, Chairperson, Delhi International Arbitration Centre

Lunch

Venue: Lounge, 6th Floor, S Block, High Court of Delhi

External Events: Separate Registration/Invitation

Breakfast

(08:50 AM – 10:00 AM)

Venue: Auditorium 3rd Floor, Federation House 1 Tansen Marg

Hosted by: Indian Council of Arbitration

Topic: Interim Relief through Emergency Arbitration

Opening Remarks: Mr. Arun Chawla, Director General ICA & Former Director General FICCI

Keynote Address: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Judge, Supreme Court of India

Speakers:
Ms. Karishma Vora, Barrister & International Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chambers
Mr. Sanjeev Kapoor, Partner Dispute Resolution Khaitan & Co.
Mr. Sameer Jain, Founder & Managing Partner PSL Advocates & Solicitors
Mr. Sumant Behari Mathur, Executive Director (Law) – Steel Authority of India Limited

Concluding Remarks: Ms. Pinky Anand, Sr. Advocate & Former Additional Solicitor General of India, Supreme Court of India & ICA Governing Body Member

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