Seminar on Sectorial topics of Arbitration

Duration: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm. 10 May, 2023

Venue: Caravelle Saigon, 19-23 Lam Son Square, District 1, HoChiMinh City, Vietnam

Format: Hybrid Event

TIME	CONTENT
TOPIC 1: ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS Hosted and sponsored by YKVN (hybrid)
9.00 am – 10.00 am	Session 1: Validity of the arbitration agreement where the contract is not formed
Moderator:	Mr. Do Khoi Nguyen, Partner, YKVN (Singapore)
Speakers:	Mr. Daryl Chew, Managing Partner, Three Crowns LLP (Singapore)
	Ms. Jennifer Lim, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (Singapore)
	Mr. Jonathan Lim, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (London)
	Mr. Thomas Parigot, Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (Paris)
	Mr. Mahesh Rai, Partner, Drew & Napier LLC (Singapore)
10.00 am – 11.00 am	Session 2: Law applicable to the arbitration agreement in the absence of party agreement
Moderator:	Mr. Pham Minh Thang, Partner, YKVN (Singapore)
Speakers:	Mr. Daryl Chew, Managing Partner, Three Crowns LLP (Singapore)
	Ms. Jennifer Lim, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (Singapore)
	Mr. Jonathan Lim, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP (London)
	Mr. Thomas Parigot, Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes (Paris)
	Mr. Mahesh Rai, Partner, Drew & Napier LLC (Singapore)
TOPIC 2: HANDLING MULTI-PARTIES COMPLEX DISPUTES Hosted by ICC – sponsored by Peter & Kim (hybrid)
Speakers:	Mr. Tejus Chauhan, Regional Director, ICC
	Ms. Charis Tan, Partner, Peter & Kim
	Ms. Julie Raneda, Partner, Schllenberg Wittmer
	Mr. Jonathan Ellis, Partner, HKA
	Mr. Nguyen Trung Nam (Tony), Founding Partner, EPLegal
	Ms. Nguyen Minh, Senior Associate, ACSV Legal
11.00 am – 12.00 pm	Session 1: Complex Disputes – Particular substantive and procedural issues
12.00 pm – 1.00 pm	Session 2: The Dispute Resolution Toolbox and ICC’s mechanisms for Complex Disputes
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm	Lunch Breaks
2.00 pm – 6.00 pm	Workshop on Management of risks and disputes in prominent energy projects – Toward sustainable energy development in Vietnam (Find out more here)
CIArb Conversation: Emerging Trends in international arbitration in Vietnam and Region Role of Ciarb in addressing the emerging issues arisen in international arbitration
6.00 – 6.30 pm	Conversation with Mr. Jonathan Wood, FCIArb, CIArb President elect 2024, Head of International Arbitrator, RCP (Hybrid)
Speakers	Jonathan Wood FCIArb, Ciarb President Elect 2024, Partner, Head of International Practice , RPC Interviewed by Trinh Nguyen, FCIArb, Chairperson of Ciarb Vietnam Chapter The conversation will focus on the emerging trends of international arbitration globally where arbitration users, counsels and arbitrators are required of more skills and networks supports. What role could Ciarb as a global recognized institutes play and offer in terms of professional support and ensuring the high standard and peers’ recognition for its members.
6.30 – 7.25 pm	Panel discussion on Emerging Trends in International Arbitration in Vietnam and Region
	Panelists comprises of leading practitioners and law firms in Vietnam and a representative from EAB.
Speakers	Nguyen Manh Dzung, Senior Partner and Founder, Dzung & Associates
	Ngo Thanh Tung (Managing Partner and Past Chairman of VILAF), Arbitrator, VIAC
	Alastair Henderson, Managing Partner, Herbert Smith & Freehills (Southeast Asia) (Virtually)
	Nicolas Turner (Partner of Pinsent Manson), Past Chairman, CIArb East Asia Branch (Virtually)
	Trinh Nguyen, FCIArb – Chairperson of CIArb Vietnam Chapters, Founding Partner of TNP Law
7.25 – 7.30 pm	Closing remarks
[Trench 1] TOPIC 3: LEGAL RESEARCH IN DISPUTES RESOLUTION Hosted by Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, EPLegal, Coventry University (hybrid) Venue: Ho Chi Minh City University of Law
Speakers:	Assoc. Prof. Tran Viet Dzung, Dean of International Law Faculty, Ho Chi Mịnh City University of Law
	Mr. Nguyen Trung Nam, Founding Partner, EP Legal
	Dr. Umut Turksen, Professor, Coventry University
	Dr. Le Nguyen Gia Thien, Law Faculty, Ho Chi Minh University of Law
5.00 pm – 6.00 pm	Session 01: Opportunities in academically researching ADR and its applications
6.00 pm – 7.00 pm	Session 02: Scientific research methods and Coventry University’s program