Hong Kong Event Introduction

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The 2026 Hong Kong Summit, co-organized by the Beijing International Arbitration Court Hong Kong Center (BIACHK) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (CIArb East Asia Branch) will bring together legal and dispute resolution professionals from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and other jurisdictions for a full day of discussion on the latest developments in commercial dispute resolution and cross-border business. The programme will feature six timely and interconnected sessions, covering a range of issues including international arbitration, mediation, intellectual property and emerging technologies, investment, energy and international trade, with the objective of facilitating a meaningful exchange of ideas across different legal systems.

Hong Kong Event Agenda

09:30-10:00
Registration

10:00-10:30
Welcome address

Speaker

Clifford Tavares, Law Officer (Civil Law) of the Department of Justice

JIANG Lili, Committee Member and Secretary General of BAC/BIAC

Gina Leung, Chair of CIArb (East Asia Branch)

Moderator

ZHANG Haoliang, Deputy Secretary General of BAC/BIAC

10:30-11:20
Session One: International Arbitration in the Era of the New Arbitration Law: Institutional Reform, Innovative Practices and Judicial Support

Moderator

May Tai, Independent Arbitrator

Reporter

XING Yuan, Partner at Beijing Huanzhong & Partners

Commentator

Neil Kaplan CBE KC SBS, Arbitration Chambers

Sherlin Tung, Director of Vis Moot Foundation

Donovan Ferguson, Immediate Past Chair of CIArb (East Asia Branch)

11:20-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-12:20
Session Two: From Ecosystem Building to Market Recognition: The Making of a World-Class Mediation Hub

Moderator

Paul Barrett, Trustee of CIArb

Reporter

SUN Ying, Assistant Professor of Tongji University

Commentator

Sylvia Wing Yee SIU JP, Chairlady of Joint Mediation Helpline Office

Christopher To, Chairman of Hong Kong Mediation Council Limited

Tan Chuan Thye, Chair of CIArb Singapore

12:20-14:30
Lunch Break

14:30-15:20
Session Three: IP Protection for AI-Generated Content, Data Rights, and Virtual Spaces: Emerging Practices in the Digital Era

Moderator

Michael Wolff, Independent Arbitrator

Reporter

WANG Yaxi, Partner at Yuanhe & Twelve Tables

Commentator

Iris Li, Head of Dispute Resolution and Regulatory Investigation, Alibaba Group

Eric Ng, Vice Chair of CIArb (East Asia Branch)

SUN Haochen, Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law

15:20 -16:10
Session Four: New Rules for Investing in China: Investor Protection, Corporate Deadlock Remedies, and the Reshaping of Director Liability

Moderator

Ing Loong YANG, Independent International Arbitrator and Mediator

Reporter

DAI Yue, Partner at King & Wood

Commentator

Tom Chau, Partner, Haiwen & Partners LLP, President, The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute

Marco Chung, FCIArb. Group Head of Legal, CITIC Securities International

ZHAO Yang, Partner at Zhong Lun Law Firm

16:10-16:20
Coffee Break

16:20-17:10
Session Five: The Changing Global Landscape and Energy Transition: New Trends in Energy Transactions, Investment and Dispute Resolution

Moderator

Peter Neumann, FCIArb, Independent Arbitrator, Foreign Legal Consultant, Robertsons, Hong Kong

Reporter

LIU Hongchuan, Partner of Jingtian & Gongcheng.

Commentator

Colin Ong KC, C.Arb, Member of the International Commercial Expert Committee of Supreme People's Court of China

Murphy MOK, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Wesley Pang, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland

17:10-18:00
Session Six: When Deals Meet Black Swans: Economic Sanctions, Export Controls and Supply Disruption in International Trade

Moderator

Mevelyn Ong, Counsel at Sidley Austin LLP

Reporter

ZHAO Yun MH, JP, Associate Dean (Mainland Affairs), Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong

Commentator

Leon Guo, Barrister-at-law

Haidi Teng, Partner at King & Wood

Cheryl Yu, Partner at Reed Smith Richards Butler LLP

18:00-18:10
Closing Remarks

Speaker

Victor Dawes SC, Co-Chair of HKIAC

Moderator

ZHANG Haoliang, Deputy Secretary General of BAC/BIAC

18:10-19:00
Cocktail Reception

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