The Bucharest International Arbitration Court (BIAC) and the American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) invite you to an online international conference on the latest arbitration trends and developments on October 20, 2021, between 16:00 – 19:00 (EET), via Cisco Webex Meetings.

An international who’s who of arbitration practitioners will tackle topics relating to the advantages and benefits of the stipulation of arbitration in M&A transaction and VC/PE investment definitive agreements, infrastructure construction agreements as well as discuss the recent changes to the ICDR’s new International Dispute Resolution Procedures (which came into effect on March 1, 2021).

The conference is organized in partnership with:

•  American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham Romania)
•  Club Español del Arbitraje (Bucharest chapter)
•  German-Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Romania)
•  Netherlands Romanian Chamber of Commerce (NRCC)

AGENDA

16:00 -16:15 Welcome Speech

Annet Van Hooft, FCIArb, BIAC Honorary President, Founding Partner, van Hooft Legal

16:15 – 17:00 Panel I: The Advantages of Stipulating Arbitration in M&A and VC/PE Definitive Agreements

• Vlad Peligrad, Managing Partner, KPMG Legal Romania
• Alexandru Stănescu, Partner, SLV Legal, President, Club Español del Arbitraje (Bucharest Chapter)
• András László, Partner, LFB László Fekete Bagaméry
• Cristina Dăianu, Partner, Dentons

17:00 – 17:10 Break

17:10 – 17:55 Panel II: Infrastructure Construction Agreements – Necessity to Stipulate Arbitration

• Ioana Knoll-Tudor, FCIArb, Partner, Jeantet, contributor: Construction Arbitration in Central and Eastern Europe, Wolters Kluwer
• Jay Range, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Chair, ABA Section of Infrastructure and Regulated Industries Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
• Adrian Iordache, FCIArb, Partner, Consortium Legal
• Wojciech Sadowski, Partner, Queritius

17:55 – 18:05 Break

18:05 – 18:55 Panel III: Recent Changes to the ICDR’s New International Dispute Resolution Procedures

• Luis M. Martinez, Vice-President, American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)
• Rafael Carlos del Rosal Carmona, Director, American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)
• Yanett Quiroz, Director, American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR)

The event and panels will be moderated by Daniel Vișoiu, FCIArb, BIAC Secretary General, Founding Partner, Vișoiu Law Firm.

The discussions will be held in English.

Participation is free-of-charge, based on prior confirmation at contact@bucharestarbitration.org, until October 19, 2021.

Registered participants will be provided with the login details via email.