16:00 – 16:10

Irina Nazarova, Managing Partner at ENGARDE Attorneys at Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)
Lisa Richman, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, USA)

16:10 – 17:30

Moderator:
Annet van Hooft, Independent arbitrator (Paris, France)

Experts:
1. Dr. Anna Bradshaw (née Odby), Partner at Peters & Peters (London, UK)
2. Michael Lightfoot, Partner, Co-Head of International Arbitration practice at Gateley Legal (London, UK)
3. Laurent Hirsch, Partner at Hirsch (Geneva, Switzerland)

Тopics:
1. Sanctions and IA
2. Impact of midstream conferences on arbitration
3. Arbitrator disclosures and the impact (if any) of the IBA's updated Guideline on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration

17:30 – 17:40

17:40 – 19:00

Moderator:
Lawrence S. Schaner, Independent arbitrator (Chicago, USA)

Experts:
1. Sebastian Briceno, Associate at Debevoise & Plimpton (New York, USA)
2. TBC
3. Dragana Nikolić, Counsel at Queritius (Belgrade, Serbia)

Тopics:
1. AI and international arbitration - will counsel and arbitrators become superfluous?
2. The rise of cryptocurrency disputes in IA
3. Cybersecurity risks in arbitration

19:00 – 19:10

19:10 – 20:30

Moderator:
Lisa Richman, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, USA)

Experts:
1. Dr. Katherine Simpson, Arbitrator (Michigan, USA)
2. Juliya Arbisman, Partner at Reed Smith (New York, USA)
3. Alexandra Wintrebert, Senior Director at the Dispute and Economics department at Ankura (Paris, France)
4. Jurriaan Braat, Managing Director Enforcement & EMEA at Omni Bridgeway (Geneva, Switzerland)
Тopics:
1. Political changes around the world and impact on international arbitration
2. Update on ECT and where do we go from here?
3. Investment models' developments and where do they lead
4. Enforcement of the arbitral awards against the States