Publish time: Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 CST 2008
International Commercial Arbitration Forum,Beijing 2008
--50th Anniversary of New York Convention
October 27, 2008
The Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (hereafter “Convention”) set down in 1958 has had great effect and influence in promoting the development of international commercial arbitration. For the 50th Anniversary for the Convention, the Beijing Arbitration Commission (hereafter “BAC”) is co-organizing the International Commercial Arbitration Forum Beijing with other well-known international arbitration institutes. The main goal of this forum is to introduce the achievements of Chinese commercial arbitration in recent years, to embody the support of the People’s Courts concerning arbitration, to explore and further Chinese judicial reform, and to promote communication between international commercial arbitration experts.
Location: The international conference hall, Beijing Arbitration Commission (16/F, China Merchants Tower, No.118 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Topic: The influence of the Convention on international arbitration; the recognition and the enforcement of arbitral awards in different countries; new global developments in ADR.
Special Guest: Wan EXiang – Chief Justice, Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court
Main speakers:
Mr. William K. Slate II, President – American Arbitration Association
Ms. Khong Cheng-Yee, Director – ICC Arbitration & ADR Asia
Mr. Ulf Franke, Secretary General – Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Masaharu Onuki, Executive Director - Japan Commercial Arbitration Association
Dr. Michael Moser, Chairman – Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
Ms. Sally Harpole, Chair –International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee
Ms. Teresa Cheng, President – Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Mr. Lawrence Boo, Deputy Chairman – Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Mr. Yu Jian Long, Secretary General – China International
Ms. Wang Hong Song, Secretary General – Beijing Arbitration Commission
Mr. Lu Song, Director – Institute of International Law, China Foreign Affairs University, Member of the Standing Committee of CSIL
Prof. Gabriel Moens, Deputy Secretary-General – Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Participants: justices, arbitrators, scholars, lawyers, counselors-at-law etc.
Seats Available: about 100 persons
Language: Chinese and English (with simultaneous interpretation)