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Time

Session

08:20-08:50

Registration and Welcome Coffee/Tea

08:50-09:05 

Welcome to Country: Dr Len Collard

09:05-09:15 

Welcome Address & Introduction to Keynote Speaker: Georgia Quick, ACICA President & Partner, Ashurst

09:15-09:35

Keynote Address: 
Kanaga Dharmananda SC
Quayside Chambers, Perth

09:35-10:25

Session One: Around the World and Back
Chair: Mike Hales, Minter Ellison, Perth
Panel:

  • Samantha Lord Hill, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, London

  • Pryderi Diebschlag, Clyde & Co, Hong Kong

  • Dorothee Schramm, Independent Arbitrator, Switzerland

  • Jacqueline Oyuyo Githinji, Umsizi LLP, Kenya

10:25-10:45

Morning Tea Break

10:45-11:35 

Session Two: Offshore Projects (and Onshore Problems) 
Chair: The Honourable Kenneth Martin KC, Francis Burt Chambers
Panel:

  • Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper, Sydney

  • Sean Marriott, Clifford Chance, Perth

  • Stephen Rae, FTI Consulting, Perth

  • Professor Doug Jones AO, Sydney Arbitration Chambers, Sydney

11:35-12:25 

Session Three: Advocacy in Arbitration: A Deep Dive into Truely Persuasive Techniques
Panel:

  • Matt Gearing KC, Fountain Court Chambers/Quayside Chambers, London/Perth

  • Sapna Jhangiani KC, Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore

12:25-13:15

Session Four: Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG): Corporate Responsibility or State Responsibility?
Chair: Suzanne Spears, PAXUS LLP, London

Panel:


  • Diora Ziyaeva, Dentons, New York

  • Tamara Kraljic, Hughes, Hubbard and Reed, Washington DC

  • Emily Turnbull, Allens, Melbourne

  • Anjali Anchayil, JSA Advocates & Solicitors, New Delhi

13:15-14:15

Lunch Break

14:15-15:05 

Session Five: Conflict of Privilege Rules in International Arbitration: Blessing or Curse?
Chair: Caroline Kenny KC, Victorian Bar, Melbourne
Panel:

  • Holly Blackwell, King & Wood Mallesons, Shanghai

  • Peter Sadler, HFW, Perth

  • Lauren Lindsay, Bankside Chambers, Auckland

  • Dr Wolfgang Peter, Peter & Kim, Switzerland

15:05 - 15:55

Session Six: Arbitration New Frontiers: AI, Sustainable Practices and other ideas
Chair: Professor John Swinson, University of Queensland, Brisbane
Panel: 

  • Angelina Gomez, Quinn Emanuel, Sydney

  • Kiran Sanghera, ACICA, Sydney

  • Schellie Jayne Price, Stirling & Rose, Perth

  • Daisy Mallett, Independent Arbitrator & Legal Consultant, Sydney

15:55-16:15

Afternoon Tea Break

16:15-17:15

Session Seven: General Counsel Roundtable
Chair: Adrienne Parker, Pinsent Masons, Perth
Panel:

  • Brad Davey, Leighton Asia, Sydney

  • Helen McGahan, INPEX, Perth

  • Diana Kuitkowski, Sydney Metro, Sydney

  • Leon Magistro, Wright Propecting Pty Ltd, Perth

17:15-17:45 

Session Eight: Why Arbitration? A Quiz and Pursuit of Glory
Chair: Justin D'Agostino MH, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong
Panel: 

  • Penny Martin, Three Crowns, Singapore

  • Nathan Landis, Francis Burt Chambers, Perth

  • Samantha Nadilo, Fourth Floor Chambers, Perth

17:45-18:00

Closing Address: Damian Sturzaker, Treasurer, Ciarb Australia & Partner, Marque Lawyers