LONDON Event Introduction

The purposes of the summit are to promote China's international trade relationships, as well as to increase mutual understanding between Chinese and Western culture. As the largest developing nation and economy, the current and future legal environment in China has come to the attention of the entire world. The 2014 Summit was both a platform for promoting and ensuring harmonious economic and technical exchanges and a great opportunity to present China's "soft power"to the world. This is the third time we are hosting the Annual Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China. Following the pattern of the 2014 Summit, this year's event will share with the participants the latest development in commercial arbitration and mediation in China in a number of specialised fields, and it will also make some predictions on the future legal environment in China. According to the latest statistics, BAC has received 1,015 new cases that together involve an estimate of RMB 17.5 billion in 2015. Since its establishment in 1995, BAC has administered over 25,000 cases. The sum in dispute has reached RMB 140 billion with the highest claim amount of RMB 10 billion. The 2015 Summit will cover a greater number of sectors than that of 2013 and 2014, including (inter alia) arbitration, mediation, construction project, real estate, intellectual property (IP) rights, energy, investment, international trade and finance, etc. This conference will be held for one day and in form of public conference, which will focus on commercial disputes in China and offer an overview of available dispute resolution mechanisms.

LONDON Event Agenda

09:00 - 09:30

Welcome Address and Introduction to the Conference Topics

Moderator:

Dr. Fuyong Chen, Deputy Secretary General, BAC/BIAC

Speakers:

Madam Hongsong Wang, Vice Chairperson, BAC/BIAC

Mr. Peter Crisp, Dean of BPP Law School

Prof. Dr. Loukas Mistelis, Director of the School of International Arbitration, Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London

Mr. Jules Winterton, Director of Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London

9:30 -11:00

Topic: Arbitration and Mediation

Moderator:

Mr. Laurence Lieberman, Partner, Taylor Wessing LLP

Speaker:

Dr. Helena H.C. Chen, Partner, Pinsent Masons

Commentators:

Mr. Rupert Boswall, Senior Partner, Smyth & Co in association with RPC

Mr. Patrick Zheng, Partner, Clyde&Co

Mr. Nicholas Fletcher QC, Barrister & Arbitrator, 4 New Square

Mr. Rob Lambert, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP

11:00-11:20

Coffee Break

11:20 - 12:20

Topic: Energy

Moderator:

Dr. Jing Bian, Faculty of Law & Social Sciences; SOAS, University of London

Speaker:

Dr. Libin Zhang, Partner, Broad & Bright Law Firm

Commentator:

Mr. Paul Cowan, Barrister, 4 New Square

Mr. Benjamin Knowles, Partner, Head of International Arbitration, Clyde & Co

12:20 - 13:30

Networking Lunch

13:30 -15:00

Topic:Construction,International Trade,Finance

Room A

Moderator:

Mr. Andrew Burr, Barrister, Atkin Chambers; Author and editor, Battlebridge Editorial Suite

Speaker:

Ms. Jinghui Tan, Director City Develop (Beijing) Law Firm

Commentator:

Ms. Anneliese Day QC, Barrister, 4 New Square

Mr. Tom Duncan, Partner, Mayer Brown, London

Room B:

Moderator:

Mr. Anthony Connerty, Barrister, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator

Speaker:

Dr. Xuehua Wang, Partner Beijing Huanzhong & Partners

Commentator:

Mr. Neil Newing, Legal Director, International Litigation and Arbitration Group, Eversheds

Mr. Trevor Tan, Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Managing Committee member of the Association of Chinese Finance Professionals

Room C:

Moderator:

Mr. Simon Morgan, Partner, Dispute Resolution, Simmons & Simmons LLP

Speaker:

Dr. Xiuming Tao, Partner JunZeJun Law Offices

Commentator:

Mr. Paul Stothard, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

Mr. Zheng Hui, Senior Associate | Coordinator, China Group (London), Allen & Overy LLP

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:00

Topic:Real Estate,Investment,Intellectual Property

Room A

Moderator:

Mr. Andrew Burr, Barrister, Atkin Chambers, Author and editor, Battlebridge Editorial Suite

Speaker:

Mr. Dennis Deng, Partner, Dentons (China) LLP

Commentator:

Dr. Jane Fu, Senior Lecturer in Law School of Law, Deakin University

Ms. Siobhan Cross, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP

Room B:

Moderator:

Mr. Anthony Connerty, Barrister, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, Chartered Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator

Speaker:

Mr. Armstrong Chen, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

Commentator:

Ms. Katherine Del Mar, Barrister, 4 New Square

Prof. Ewan McKendrick QC (Hon), Registrar of the University of Oxford

Room C:

Moderator:

Prof. Duncan Matthews, Chair in Intellectual Property Law, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London

Speaker:

Dr. Guanbin Xie, Partner, Lifang & Partners

Commentator:

Mr. Stephen Saltzman, Partner, Loeb & Loeb, LLP

Mr. Tom Carver, Director, Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co

17:00 - 17:30

Closing Remark

Moderator:

Dr. Fuyong Chen, Deputy Secretary General, BAC/BIAC

Speakers:

The Hon. Mr. Justice Blair, Commercial Court, High Court