Thursday 29 November |
8.15 – 8.45 |
Registration and Coffee |
8.45 – 9.00 |
Opening Remarks
Doak Bishop, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Javier Robalino, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (Ecuador) |
9.00 - 9.20 |
Keynote Address
Jaime Velasco Dávila, President of the Supreme Court (Ecuador) |
9.20 – 10.00 |
Introduction
Hugo Perezcano, Head of the Unit of International Trade Practices, Secretariat of the Economy (Mexico) |
10.00 – 11.35 |
Review of Recent Developments
This panel will review recent legislative developments in the area of international commercial arbitration in selected Latin American countries and discuss the relationship between national courts and arbitral tribunals.
Moderator:
Victorino Tejera, Macleod Dixon LLP (Venezuela)
Panelists:
Eduardo Albarracin, Impregilo SpA (Argentina)
Eduardo Carmigniani, Zavala Baquerizo (Ecuador)
Marcelo Medina, Demarest & Almeida (Brazil)
Manuel Villa-García, Estudio Olaechea (Peru) |
11.35 – 11.50 |
Break |
11.50 – 13.20 |
The Arbitral Process: Key Decisions to be Taken and Common Mistakes to be Avoided
This panel will examine the different stages of the arbitral process and review important issues that parties and practitioners may encounter in the course of a proceeding.
Moderator:
Roberto Aguirre, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Panelists:
Rafael Bernal, Camara de Comercio de Bogotá (Colombia)
Fabian Corral, Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador)
John Giraldo, ABN AMRO (Colombia)
José María Pérez Nelson, Bredin Prat (France) |
13.20 – 14.30 |
Lunch |
14.30 – 15.45 |
Enforcement of Awards
This panel will review issues related to the enforcement of arbitral awards in Latin America, including questions of applicable law.
Moderator:
Juan Manuel Marchan, Pérez Bustamante & Ponce (Ecuador)
Panelists:
Fernando Cantuarias Salaverry, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peru)
Gilles Cuniberti, Université Paris Val de Marne (France)
Alvaro Galindo, Universidad de San Francisco de Quito (Ecuador)
Ramiro Guevara, Guevara & Gutierrez (Bolivia) |
15.45 – 16.00 |
Break |
16.00 – 17.15 |
Trade and Investment: Is There a Link?
This panel will discuss protections contained in modern free trade agreements, and assess whether such agreements have led to closer links between the established principles of international trade law and the emerging principles of international investment law.
Moderator:
Michael Woods, Heenan Blaikie (Canada)
Panelists:
Genaro Baldeón, Under Secretary of Foreign Trade and Investment (Ecuador) - invited
Jorge Miranda, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Francisco Roldán, Cámara de Industriales de Pichincha (Ecuador)
Todd Weiler, Investmentclaims.com (Canada)
Robert Wisner, McMillan Binch Mendelson (Canada)
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19.00 - 22.00 |
Cocktail in the convent of Santo Domingo (Quito) |
Friday 30 November |
9.00 – 10.00 |
The Initiation of an Investment Arbitration: How to Get Off to a Good Start
This Panel will review issues to be considered when filing a request for arbitration; discuss questions that arise in the context of appointing arbitrators; and offer practical observations based on experience with respect to the procedural framework that must be established for each case.
Moderator:
Craig Miles, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Panelists:
Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Ronald Goodman, Foley & Hoag (U.S.)
Rodrigo Jijón, Pérez Bustamante y Ponce (Ecuador)
Valeria Macchia, Pérez, Alati, Grondona, Benitez Arntsen & Martínez de Hoz(Jr.) (Argentina) |
10.00 – 11.10 |
How to Handle a Pending Case: Planning is Key - But So is Flexibility
This Panel will offer thoughts on how to approach the written and oral phases of an investment arbitration proceeding. Based on experience, the panel will identify common problems and highlight mistakes to be avoided. Special attention will be given to the presentation of evidence and to the conduct of the oral hearing on the merits.
Moderator:
Margrete Stevens, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Panelists:
Wade Coriell, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Javier Robalino, Pérez Bustamante y Ponce (Ecuador)
Carlos Venegas, Attorney General (Ecuador) - invited
Claus von Wobeser, Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. (Mexico) |
11.00 - 11.15 |
Break |
11.30 – 12.30 |
Investor/State Arbitration: What Will the Future Bring?
It is commonly acknowledged that the last decade has brought about extraordinary changes in the legal relationships between investors and host States. This panel will reflect on the observations of the previous panelists, and contemplate the developments that may be expected in the years ahead.
Moderator:
Tomasz J. Sikora, El Paso Corporation (U.S.)
Panelists:
Doak Bishop, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.)
Paul Reichler, Foley & Hoag LLP (U.S.)
Alberto Wray, Cabezas & Wray (Ecuador)
Eduardo Zuleta, Zuleta & Partners Legal Group (Colombia) |
12.30 – 13.00 |
Closing Remarks
John Bowman, King & Spalding LLP (U.S.) |
13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
