UKRAINIAN ARBITRATION FORUM en

08:30–09:00

Registration. Morning Coffee

09:00–10:15

• Iaroslav GREGIRCHAK, Deputy Business Ombudsman of Ukraine Presentation
• Mykola SELIVON, President, ICAC Ukraine at the UCCI
• Anna GUILLARD SAZHKO, Associate, Shearman & Sterling
• Sumru AKTER, Legal Counsel, Omni Bridgeway
• Ivan KASYNYUK, Partner, AGA Partners
• Olga SHENK, Counsel, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Presentation

• Backlash against international arbitration in the world
• Business Ombudsman Council as a mechanism of pre-trial resolution of malpractices at the part of public authorities
• Third-party funding in аrbitration and ADR
• Arbitration in Ukraine – need for further reform
• Representation of Ukrainian clients: preferred platforms and rules
• Future for mediation

10:15–10:30

Coffee Break

10:30–12:00

• Jaroslav KUDRNA, Legal Advisor, Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic
• Anne-Karin NESDAM, Specialist Counsel, dr. Juris, Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS
• Iryna MOROZ, Partner, AGA Partners Presentation
• Oksana VARAKINA, Counsel, EQUITY

• Ukraine-related investment arbitration: the past and the future
• Global trends in investment arbitration from the local perspective
• Claims of corruption in investment arbitration
• Can a state represent itself without counsel: foreign states’ experience
• Prospects disputes concerning “green tariff”

12:00–12:15

Coffee Break

12:15–13:30

• Elena ZASYPKINA, Deputy Director of the Department for Domestic Producer Defense, Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine
• Vitaliy POGORETSKYY, Counsel, Advisory Centre on WTO Law
• Igor GOLCHENKO, Chairman of Committee for Trade Policy, Domestic Market and Competition Protection, Federation of Employers of Ukraine

• WTO Arbitration: institutional capacity problems
• WTO Arbitration: silitra case
• Disputes resolution through bilateral trade agreements
• Protection of Ukraine’s rights and interests within in trade and economic field the framework of the WTO and international agreements of Ukraine

13:30–14:30

Lunch

14:30–15:45

• Charles DEBATTISTA, Barrister and Arbitrator, Head of 36 Stone Presentation
• Marco POCCI, Partner, Stephenson Harwood Presentation
• Vsevolod VOLKOV, Partner, EVERLEGAL
• Roman PROTSYSHYN, Attorney at Law, Ilyashev & Partners
• Orest MATVIYCHUK, Senior Associate, CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Presentation
• Natalia PYLYPTSEVA, GAFTA Qualified Arbitrator; Deputy Director on Legal and Government Affairs, Bunge Presentation

• Ad hoc to institutional rules: a winding journey of ups and downs
• Maritime arbitration institutions
• Arbitration in the energy market. COVID-19 and force majeure position on international oil & gas contracts
• Arbitration in banking sector
• Recent trends of arbitration in agricultural sector
• Opportunities for out-of-court resolution of commercial disputes
• Features of cross-border mediation

15:45–16:15

Coffee Break

16:15–17:00

• Natalia PETRIK, Legal Counsel, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
• Byron PEREZ, Counsel, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) Presentation
• Ivana BLAGOJEVIĆ, Deputy Legal Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Olga KOSTYSHYNA, Advisor to the ICAC President, ICAC Ukraine at the UCCI Presentation

• The main feature of the institution
• The cost of considering a dispute in an arbitration institution
• When is your institution chosen for dispute resolution?
• How has the approach to dispute resolution changed during the pandemic?
• What innovations has the arbitration institution introduced in the last six months?

17:00–18:15

• Yasin EKMEN, Secretary General, Istanbul Arbitration Centre
• Inna YEMELIANOVA, Vice President, ICAC Ukraine at the UCCI
• Prateek BAGARIA, Partner, Singularity Legal
• Volodymyr KUTSENKO, Investigator, Business Ombudsman Council
• Arsen MILIUTIN, Director of the Debt Restructuring and Collection Department, Oschadbank

• Party appointed arbitrator: choose wisely
• Measures in support of arbitration: experience in Ukraine and abroad
• Parallel arbitration and criminal proceedings
• New Bankruptcy Code and arbitral awards
• Difficulties in the implementation of decisions of international arbitration courts in Ukraine
• Immunity of arbitrators
• Limit the disclosure of confidential information and parties

18:15–19:30

Cocktail Reception