Keynote speech

Global to Local, Prof Ingeborg Schwenzer (University of Basel).

Arbitration (international)

What Domestic Arbitral Tribunals and Courts can Learn from Evidence Taking in International Arbitration? Prof Alejandro Garro (Columbia University), Terry Sissons (Chair).

An Irresistible Compulsion to Arbitrate, Royden Hindle, Anthony Hughes-Johnson QC (Chair).

Perspectives on International Dispute Settlement from a Participant Sir Geoffrey Palmer, John Larmer (Chair).

A Fireside Chat: The Supervisory Role of the Courts in Relation to Arbitration Justice Robert Chambers, Nicholas Davidson QC (Chair).

More Lawyers, Less Law: Maritime Arbitration in the 21st Century Prof Martin Davies (Tulane University).

Mock Arbitration Dr Katherine Belton (Heuking Kühn), Assoc Prof Petra Butler (Victoria University of Wellington), Prof Ulrich Schroeter (University of Mannheim), Lisa Spagnolo (Monash University), Prof Pillar Perales Viscasillas (Università Carlos III, Madrid), Justice Susan Glazebrook.

Panel Discussion: Why does International Commercial Arbitration Matter in New Zealand, Daniel Kalderimis (Chapman Tripp), Prof Campbell McLachlan (Victoria University of Wellington), Hon Sir Ian Barker (Chair).

CISG

The CISG—NZ’s International Trade Sleeping Beauty—Prof David McLauchlan (Victoria University of Wellington) (Chair).

Global Arbitration—Contract Issues—Prof John Gotanda (Villanova University) (Chair).

The Right Clauses for your Client’s Next Big Deal (How to Draft an International Commercial Contract) Prof Ingeborg Schwenzer (University of Basel), David Kreider (General Counsel Vodafone), Assoc Prof Petra Butler (Chair).