Virtual World Litigation Forum 2020
Conference Agenda
Day 1: September 08, 2020
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM (GMT)| Welcome Note
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10:45 AM- 11:45 AM (GMT)
Session 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution: What and Why corporations taking it more seriously?
Panelist:
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Stefano Catelani, Partner at Calimala Legal & Adjunct Professor of International Business Law, Geneva
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Henry Ukazu, Author & Legal Coordinator, New York City Department of Correction, USA
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Dr. Kabir Duggal, Attorney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, USA
11:45 AM – 12:40 PM (GMT)
Session 2: Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration
Moderator:
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Stefano Catelani, Partner at Calimala Legal & Adjunct Professor of International Business Law, Geneva
Panelist:
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Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
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Mehdi Mellah, Senior Legal Counsel at Deminor, Belgium
12:40 PM – 01:20 PM (GMT)
Session 3: Force Majeure Claims in a Modern Connected World
Moderator :
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International Lawyer & Coach Virginia Lombardo, Italy
Panelist:
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Manuel Gordillo, Partner at ABENCYS, Spain
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Maxim Kuzmin, Senior associate, Attorney, BGP Litigation, Russia
01:20 PM – 01:35 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
01:35 PM – 02:10 PM (GMT)
Session 4: Enforcement Issues That Arise In Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Panelist:
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Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
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Sharif Akkad , Founding Partner, MAK law firm, Saudi Arabia
02:10 PM- 02:50 PM (GMT)
Session 5: Litigation during COVID 19
Panelist:
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Zal Phiroz, Partner, Pier Consulting Group, USA
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Carmen Tang, Partner at Hugill & Ip, Solicitors, China
02:50 PM – 03:50 PM (GMT)
Session 6: Soft skills for Lawyers & Risk Mitigation
Panelist:
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Awin Tavakoli, Lawyer & Business Advisor, International Speaker & Trainer, Founder of Tavakoli Advisory, Switzerland
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Fred Fishback, President at Javelin Learning Solutions, USA
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Erik Simons, CEO, Singularity Creations, USA
03:50 PM (GMT) | End of day One
Day 2: September 09, 2020
10:30 PM – 11:40 PM (GMT)
Session 7: What happens during a Mediation? How does it work?
Panelist:
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John Lowe, International Arbitrator, and Mediator at Lowe Arbitration, France
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Nooshin Rahmannejadi, Senior Associate Legal Consultant, Araa Group Advocates, and Legal Consultancy, UAE
-
Zoë Durand, mediator, lawyer and principal at Mediation Answers, Australia
11:40 PM- 12:20 PM (GMT)
Session 8: How to prepare a case to win in Arbitration or Litigation?
Panelist:
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Leonardo Carpentieri, Counsel at LMS Legal LLP, UK
-
Jalal Seyedabadi, International Arbitration Counsel at FORSAT MC Law Firm, Iran
12:20 PM – 01:00 PM (GMT)
Session 9:Â Challenges Faced by the Young Lawyer with New rules
Panelist
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Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
-
Awin Tavakoli, Lawyer & Business Advisor, International Speaker & Trainer, Founder of Tavakoli Advisory, Switzerland
01:00 PM – 01:15 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
01:15 PM – 01:35 PM (GMT)
Networking Break
01:35 PM – 01:55 PM (GMT)
Session 11: Real Estate, Land Use, and Environmental Litigation
Panelist
-
Parveen Mahtani, Chief Legal Officer, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd, India
01:55 PM – 02:15 PM (GMT)
Session 12: Financial Services Dispute
Panelist
-
Maureen Elizabeth Webb, Senior Legal Counsel, Hospital Employees’ Union, Canad
02: 15 PM – 02: 35 PM (GMT)
Session 13: Impact of AI, Legal Tech and Blockchain over litigation
Panelist
-
Ijeoma Ononogbu, Managing Director, Dispute Resolver Consultancy, UK
02: 35 – 03:00 PM (GMT)
Networking Break
03: 00 PM -04: 20 PM (GMT)
Session 13: Cross Border Dispute Resolution
Panelist:
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Paul Kennedy, Counsel, Campbells, Cayman Islands
-
Henrique Forssell, Duarte Forssell, Sao Paulo
-
Koen Rutten, Wijn & Stael, Amsterdam
-
Leyza Blanco, Sequor Law, Miami
-
Victor Cruzo, Special Counsel at SRE, Mexico
04: 20 PM (GMT) Onwards | Closing of the day 2
Day 3: September 10, 2020
10:30 AM -11: 10 AM (GMT)
Session 14: GDPR and Data Privacy
Panelist:
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International Lawyer & Coach Virginia Lombardo, Italy
-
Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
11:10 AM – 11: 50 AM (GMT)
Session 15: Technology Becoming a Necessity in Litigation Matters
Panelist:
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Leah Molatseli, Co-Founder & CEO, Lenoma Legal, South Africa
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Jalal Seyedabadi, International Arbitration Counsel at FORSAT MC Law Firm, Iran
11:50 AM – 12: 05 PM (GMT)
12:05 PM- 12:25 PM (GMT)
Session 16: Effective Settlement and the impact of ADR on reaching SDGs”
Panelist:
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Ali Naimi, Arbitrator, SDGs Activist, Iran
12:25 PM- 12:45 PM (GMT)
Session 17: Mergers & Acquisitions Laws and Regulations |
Panelist:
-
Peter Ruggle, Rechtsanwalt – Attorney at Law, Switzerland
12:45 PM- 01:00 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
01:00 PM- 01:20 PM (GMT)
Session 18: How Legal design impact the Litigation
Panelist:
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Muna Farid, Director for strategy and legal affairs, Hatch FZE, UAE
01:20 PM- 01:40 PM (GMT)
Session19: Why Generations of litigants suffer amid a backlog of cases in the developing countries
Panelist:
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Humayoon Khan, Lawyer at High-Court Peshawar & Member at KP-Bar Council, Pakistan
01:40 PM- 02:00 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
02:00 PM- 02:20 PM (GMT)
Session 20:Impact of AI, Legal Tech and Blockchain over litigationÂ
Panelist:
-
Ijeoma Ononogbu, Managing Director, Dispute Resolver Consultancy, UK
02:20 PM (GMT) | Conference Closing
Virtual World Litigation Forum 2020
Conference Agenda
Day 1: September 08, 2020
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM (GMT)| Welcome Note
Â
10:45 AM- 11:45 AM (GMT)
Session 1: Alternative Dispute Resolution: What and Why corporations taking it more seriously?
Panelist:
-
Stefano Catelani, Partner at Calimala Legal & Adjunct Professor of International Business Law, Geneva
-
Henry Ukazu, Author & Legal Coordinator, New York City Department of Correction, USA
-
Dr. Kabir Duggal, Attorney, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, USA
11:45 AM – 12:40 PM (GMT)
Session 2: Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration
Moderator:
-
Stefano Catelani, Partner at Calimala Legal & Adjunct Professor of International Business Law, Geneva
Panelist:
-
Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
-
Mehdi Mellah, Senior Legal Counsel at Deminor, Belgium
12:40 PM – 01:20 PM (GMT)
Session 3: Force Majeure Claims in a Modern Connected World
Moderator :
-
International Lawyer & Coach Virginia Lombardo, Italy
Panelist:
-
Manuel Gordillo, Partner at ABENCYS, Spain
-
Maxim Kuzmin, Senior associate, Attorney, BGP Litigation, Russia
01:20 PM – 01:35 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
01:35 PM – 02:10 PM (GMT)
Session 4: Enforcement Issues That Arise In Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Panelist:
-
Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
-
Sharif Akkad , Founding Partner, MAK law firm, Saudi Arabia
02:10 PM- 02:50 PM (GMT)
Session 5: Litigation during COVID 19
Panelist:
-
Zal Phiroz, Partner, Pier Consulting Group, USA
-
Carmen Tang, Partner at Hugill & Ip, Solicitors, China
02:50 PM – 03:50 PM (GMT)
Session 6: Soft skills for Lawyers & Risk Mitigation
Panelist:
-
Awin Tavakoli, Lawyer & Business Advisor, International Speaker & Trainer, Founder of Tavakoli Advisory, Switzerland
-
Fred Fishback, President at Javelin Learning Solutions, USA
-
Erik Simons, CEO, Singularity Creations, USA
03:50 PM (GMT) | End of day One
Day 2: September 09, 2020
10:30 PM – 11:40 PM (GMT)
Session 7: What happens during a Mediation? How does it work?
Panelist:
-
John Lowe, International Arbitrator, and Mediator at Lowe Arbitration, France
-
Nooshin Rahmannejadi, Senior Associate Legal Consultant, Araa Group Advocates, and Legal Consultancy, UAE
-
Zoë Durand, mediator, lawyer and principal at Mediation Answers, Australia
11:40 PM- 12:20 PM (GMT)
Session 8: How to prepare a case to win in Arbitration or Litigation?
Panelist:
-
Leonardo Carpentieri, Counsel at LMS Legal LLP, UK
-
Jalal Seyedabadi, International Arbitration Counsel at FORSAT MC Law Firm, Iran
12:20 PM – 01:00 PM (GMT)
Session 9:Â Challenges Faced by the Young Lawyer with New rules
Panelist
-
Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
-
Awin Tavakoli, Lawyer & Business Advisor, International Speaker & Trainer, Founder of Tavakoli Advisory, Switzerland
01:00 PM – 01:15 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
01:15 PM – 01:35 PM (GMT)
Networking Break
01:35 PM – 01:55 PM (GMT)
Session 11: Real Estate, Land Use, and Environmental Litigation
Panelist
-
Parveen Mahtani, Chief Legal Officer, Mahindra Lifespace Developers Ltd, India
01:55 PM – 02:15 PM (GMT)
Session 12: Financial Services Dispute
Panelist
-
Maureen Elizabeth Webb, Senior Legal Counsel, Hospital Employees’ Union, Canad
02: 15 PM – 02: 35 PM (GMT)
Session 13: Impact of AI, Legal Tech and Blockchain over litigation
Panelist
-
Ijeoma Ononogbu, Managing Director, Dispute Resolver Consultancy, UK
02: 35 – 03:00 PM (GMT)
Networking Break
03: 00 PM -04: 20 PM (GMT)
Session 13: Cross Border Dispute Resolution
Panelist:
-
Paul Kennedy, Counsel, Campbells, Cayman Islands
-
Henrique Forssell, Duarte Forssell, Sao Paulo
-
Koen Rutten, Wijn & Stael, Amsterdam
-
Leyza Blanco, Sequor Law, Miami
-
Victor Cruzo, Special Counsel at SRE, Mexico
04: 20 PM (GMT) Onwards | Closing of the day 2
Day 3: September 10, 2020
10:30 AM -11: 10 AM (GMT)
Session 14: GDPR and Data Privacy
Panelist:
-
International Lawyer & Coach Virginia Lombardo, Italy
-
Sebina Noreen Malik, Consultant Solicitor in Legal Services, UK
11:10 AM – 11: 50 AM (GMT)
Session 15: Technology Becoming a Necessity in Litigation Matters
Panelist:
-
Leah Molatseli, Co-Founder & CEO, Lenoma Legal, South Africa
-
Jalal Seyedabadi, International Arbitration Counsel at FORSAT MC Law Firm, Iran
11:50 AM – 12: 05 PM (GMT)
12:05 PM- 12:25 PM (GMT)
Session 16: Effective Settlement and the impact of ADR on reaching SDGs”
Panelist:
-
Ali Naimi, Arbitrator, SDGs Activist, Iran
12:25 PM- 12:45 PM (GMT)
Session 17: Mergers & Acquisitions Laws and Regulations |
Panelist:
-
Peter Ruggle, Rechtsanwalt – Attorney at Law, Switzerland
12:45 PM- 01:00 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
01:00 PM- 01:20 PM (GMT)
Session 18: How Legal design impact the Litigation
Panelist:
-
Muna Farid, Director for strategy and legal affairs, Hatch FZE, UAE
01:20 PM- 01:40 PM (GMT)
Session19: Why Generations of litigants suffer amid a backlog of cases in the developing countries
Panelist:
-
Humayoon Khan, Lawyer at High-Court Peshawar & Member at KP-Bar Council, Pakistan
01:40 PM- 02:00 PM (GMT) | Networking Break
02:00 PM- 02:20 PM (GMT)
Session 20:Impact of AI, Legal Tech and Blockchain over litigationÂ
Panelist:
-
Ijeoma Ononogbu, Managing Director, Dispute Resolver Consultancy, UK
02:20 PM (GMT) | Conference Closing