HONG KONG Event Agenda

Time: 27 October 2018
Venue：Baker McKenzie Hong Kong
(14th Floor, Hutchison House, 10 Harcourt Road, Central, Hong Kong)

08:30-09:30

Registration

09:30-09:40

Welcome Address

Moderator：

Mr. Paul Teo, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

Speakers:

Dr. Fuyong Chen, Deputy Secretary General, Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC)

Ms. Mary Thomson, Chairperson, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (CIArb (EAB))

09:40-09:55

Keynote Speech

Moderator：

Mr. Paul Teo, Partner, Baker & McKenzie

Speaker:

Prof. Yuejiao Zhang, Professor of Law at Tsinghua University and Shantou University

09:55-11:15

Session I: Rethinking Some Issues of Arbitration in China
A Harmonious Journey: The Chinese Path of Third Party Funding in Arbitration

Moderator：

Mr. Neil Kaplan, CBE QC SBS, International Arbitrator

Speakers:

Dr. Xuehua Wang, Partner, Beijing Huanzhong & Partners

Mr. Zhi Zhang, Founder, DingSong Legal Capital; Partner, V&T Law Firm

Commentators：

Ms. Sarah Grimmer, Secretary General, HKIAC

Mr. Arthur X. DONG，Partner, AnJie Law Firm

11:15-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:45

Session II: The Overview of Commercial Mediation Practice in the PRC

Moderator：

Mr. Chris Poole, President and Chief Executive Officer, JAMS

Speaker:

Mr. Ning Fei, Partner, Hui Zhong Law Firm

Commentators：

Dr. Francis Law, President, Hong Kong Mediation Centre (HKMC)

Mr. Aloysius Goh, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Singapore International Mediation Center

Mr. Zhao Ping, Partner, Jincheng Tongda & Neal

12:45-14:00

Networking Lunch

14:00-15:15

Session III: Forfeiture Clause in JOAs – from International Arbitration Perspective

Moderator：

Dr. Colin Ong, QC, Counsel at Eldan Law LLP (Singapore) and Queen' s Counsel at 36 Stone Chambers (London)

Speaker:

Mr. Weihua Zhang, Vice president & General Counsel, United Energy Group Limited

Commentators：

Mr. Chris Chi, Group Vice President, Mxis Group

Mr. Robert Davidson, Executive Director and Head of Arbitration, JAMS

Mr. Hu Ke, Partner, Jingtian & Gongcheng Law Firm

15:15-15:30

Coffee Break

15:30-16:45

Session IV: EPC: Perspective and Challenge for China Construction Law
New Trend of ADR in Chinese Overseas Construction Industry

Moderator：

Dr. Christopher TO, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator

Speakers:

Mr. Xianfeng Zhou, Partner, JunHe LLP

Mr. Zhiyong Li, Deputy General Manager, Legal & Risk Control Department of POWERCHINA INTERNATIONAL GROUP LIMITED

Commentator：

Mr. Qiang Cui, Partner, Commerce & Finance Law Offices

16:45-18:05

Session V: The Impact of Regulatory Changes on Private Investment & Finance Disputes in the PRC

Moderator：

Mr. Thomas So, Immediate Past President, The Law Society of Hong Kong

Speakers：

Mr. Zhi Bao, Partner, Baker McKenzie FenXun

Dr. Xiuming Tao, Partner, JunZeJun Law Offices

Commentators：

Dr. William Wong SC，Chair, the Arbitration Committee of Hong Kong Bar Association

Ms. Sharon Nye, Executive Director, Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Counsel, Morgan Stanley

18:05-18:20

Closing Remarks

Moderator：

Mr. David Fong, Vice Chairperson, CIArb(EAB)

Speaker:

Ms. Teresa Cheng, GBS, SC, JP, Secretary for Justice, Government of the HKSAR

18:20-19:20

Cocktail Reception