PRAGUE ARBITRATION DAY 2025

PRAGUE ARBITRATION DAY 2025

INSIGHTS FROM EUROPE AND THE USA ON MODERN ARBITRATION AND ADR

Programme

09:30-09:35 Mr Viktor Glatz • Moderator • Associate at PRK • Secretary of the Commission on International Arbitration at ICC Czech Republic • CZ
09:35-09:45 Mr Marek Procházka • Opening speech • Partner at PRK • Vice-Chairman of the Commission on International Arbitration at ICC Czech Republic • CZ
09:45-10:00 Ms Sarah Vasani • Keynote speech • Partner • Co-Head of International Arbitration and Head of Investor State Dispute Resolution at CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP - Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration • USA
10:00-11:15 1st Panel: Practice as arbitrator in a large firm and as independent practitioner in a boutique firm - conflict of interest and other challenges
Mr Christopher Chinn • Partner at Chinn Arbitration • USA / FR
Ms Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz • Senior Partner at Gessel • PL
Mr Dušan Sedláček • Partner at Havel & Partners • CZ
Ms Lucia Raimanová • Co-Managing Partner of Bratislava at A&O Shearmann • SK / UK
11:15-11:45 Coffee break
11:45-13:00 2nd Panel: Challenging and enforcement of awards
Ms Olena Perepelynska • Partner at Integrites • UKR
Mr Ulrich Kopetzki • Acting Director for Europe • ICC Dispute Resolution Services • AUT
Ms Marie Talašová • Counsel at Wolf Theiss • CZ
Mr Petr Polášek • Partner at White & Case • USA/CZ
13:00-14:15 Lunch break
14:15-15:30 3rd Panel: Evidence taking and document production
Ms Sarah Lemoine • Senior Associate at Clifford Chance • CAN / GER
Ms Chloe Mears • Legal Director at DLA Piper • UK
Mr Flavio Peter • Partner at Peter & Kim • SUI
Mr Matej Pustay • Partner at Squire Patton Boggs • ICC YAAF Representative • SK / CZ
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:15 4th Panel: Mediation and other types of ADR – Is it ever too late to de-escalate?
Mr Chris Clements • Partner at Deloitte • UK / UAE
Ms Aisha Nadar • Partner / Senior Consultant at Advokatfirman Runeland • EGY / SWE / USA
Mr Leon Kopecky • Partner at Schönherr • AUT / CZ
Ms Anne-Karin Grill • Founder and Principal at AKG Advisory • AUT
17:15-17:20 Ms Jitka Haubová • Closing remarks • Executive Board member at ICC • Chair at ICC Czech Republic, Chief Operations Officer at Komerční banka • CZ
18:30+ Evening cocktail

Who Should attend:

In-house counsels, as well as lawyers (legal counsels), arbitrators, and representatives of national and international chambers (banking, insurance, etc.) as well as all professionals interested in and/or involved in arbitration

Fees:

Early Bird Registration Fee (until 6 January 2025) – 6,500 CZK / 250 EUR incl. VAT per person
Regular Registration Fee (from 7 January 2025) – 7,500 CZK / 290 EUR incl. VAT per person

The price includes conference fee, two coffee breaks, lunch and conference materials.
Cocktail Reception Fee - 2,500 CZK / 100 EUR incl. VAT per person Cocktail reception has to be ordered and paid separately.
Standard discounts for members of the ICC Czech Republic apply.

General information:


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