On June 21, 2012 the Association for International Arbitration will host an international arbitration conference on CURRENT ISSUES IN ARBITRATION IN CIS COUNTRIES. Speakers from various CIS jurisdictions will discuss a range of issues related to arbitration in the region. The participants will particularly focus on Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine.
Conference speakers include:
•         Vladimir Khvalei, Partner, Baker & McKenzie, Moscow; Vice-President of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC
•         Maria J. Pereyra, Counsellor, Legal Affairs Division, WTO
•         Natalia Petrik, Legal Counsel, the SCC
•         Timur Aitkulov, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP, Moscow
•         Roman Zykov, PhD, LL.M, Senior Associate, Hannes Snellman (Helsinki, Moscow)
•         Valery Zhakenov, Partner, BMF Group LLP; Head of Arbitration Court under Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan
•         Andrey Astapov, Managing Partner, Astapov Lawyers International Law Group
•         Yaraslau Kryvoi, Dr., Senior Lecturer at the University of West London
•         Iegor Sierov, LL.M, Associate, ARBITRADE Attorneys-at-law
•         Dmitry Davydenko, PhD , Director of the Institute of Private International and Comparative Law (Moscow, Russia); Senior Associate, Muranov Chernyakov & Partners, Moscow
•         Dilyara Nigmatullina,LL.M, Manager, Association for International Arbitration, Of Counsel, Billiet&Co
Conference moderators include:
•         Edouard Bertrand, Of Counsel, Campbell, Philippart, Laigo & Associés, Paris
•         Geert Van Calster, Prof. Dr., Partner, DLA Piper UK LLP, Brussels
•         Johan Billiet, President, Association for International Arbitration, Managing Partner, Billiet&Co
Preliminary program
8.30 – 9.00 Registration
9.00 – 11.00 General Policy of CIS Countries Towards Arbitration
•         Recommendations to non-CIS parties when choosing arbitration in CIS countries
•         General policy of Russia towards arbitration
•         General policy of Ukraine towards arbitration
•         Arbitration in Kazakhstan as an alternative means of dispute resolution: contemporary status and perspectives of development
11.00 – 11.30 coffee-break
11.30 – 13.00 Specific Issues in Arbitration in CIS Countries (part 1)
•         Arbitrability of corporate and real estate disputes under Russian law
•         Bribery and Russia-related Arbitration
13.00 – 14.00 lunch
14.00 – 15.30 Specific Issues in Arbitration in CIS Countries (part 2)
•         Interim measures at the stage of recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards on the territory of Ukraine: practical concerns
•         Enforcement of the arbitral award annulled in the country where it was rendered (experience of Russia)
15.30 – 16.00 coffee-break
16.00 – 18.00 Sector-Specific Arbitration
•         Arbitration in the Energy Sector involving parties from CIS countries
•         Investment Disputes at the SCC involving parties from CIS countries
•         WTO dispute settlement system and the CIS experience
18.00 – 19.00 Reception
Location: Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Karel Van Miert Building, Pleinlaan 5, 1050 B, Brussels, Belgium
More information about the conference is available on the conference web site: http://www.aiaconferences.com/CIS/index.html