Highlights of the Workshop

• 11 years international mediation administered by ICC: Lessons learned, challenges and opportunities
• Preparing for Mediation – Perspectives from a Party to Mediation:
• How to get ready for an international mediation? Who and what needs to be involved?
• Preparing for Mediation – Perspectives from the Mediator:
• Which international mediations work well?
• How do the ICC ADR Rules and the administrative process actually work?
• Current Trends and Developments:
  • The use of experts in international mediation: Added value or over-burdening the process?
  • No regrets the morning after: Ensuring confidentiality and enforceability
  • How can ICC mediation be combined with ICC arbitration?

 Target audiences

In-house counsel, lawyers, mediators, business users and practitioners

10.00-10.15 Words of Welcome and Opening Address
Neil Kaplan QC, ICC Court Member, Hong Kong

10.15-11.00 11 years international mediation administered by ICC: Lessons learned, challenges and opportunities ahead
Hannah Tümpel, Manager, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, International Centre for ADR, France

11.00-11.15 Coffee Break

11.15-11.45 Preparing for Mediation – Perspectives from a Party to Mediation: How to get ready for an international mediation? Who and what needs to be involved?
Kelly Austin, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Hong Kong

11.45-13.00 Preparing for Mediation – Perspectives from External Counsel: How to prepare yourself and your client for a successful international mediation, Presentation and exercise in break-up groups
Michelle Sindler, Chief Executive Officer, Australian International Dispute Centre (AIDC), Australia

Breakup groups led by:
Geoff Sharp, Commercial Mediator, Clifton Chambers, New Zealand
Michelle Sindler
Kelly Austin

13.00-14.15 Networking Lunch

14.15-14.45 Preparing for Mediation – Perspectives from the Mediator: Which international mediations work well?
Geoff Sharp

14.45-15.30 How do the ICC ADR Rules and the administrative process actually work? (Filing of a Request, filing of an answer, finding the right mediator, supervision of the process, fixing the costs etc) and what value can an institution add?
Michelle Sindler
Joseph Tirado, Global Co-Head, International Arbitration, Winston & Strawn LLP, UK
Moderated by: Hannah Tümpel

15.30-15.45 Coffee Break

15.45-16.30 Current trends and developments:
- The use of experts in international mediation: Added value
or Over-burdening the process?
- No regrets the morning after: Ensuring confidentiality and
enforceability
- How can ICC mediation be combined with ICC arbitration?
Colin Wall, Managing Director, Commercial, Mediation & Arbitration Services Ltd & Global Mediation Services Ltd, Hong Kong
Cameron Hassall, Partner, Clifford Chance, Hong Kong
Moderated by: Kim Kit Ow, Director, ICC Arbitration & ADR, Singapore

16.30-16.45 Q&A

16.45-17.00 Closing Remarks
Kim Rooney, Arbitrator & Barrister, Gilt Chambers, Hong Kong

Time:

10:00am – 5:00pm: Workshop (registration starts from 9:30am)
5:00pm onwards: Networking drinks

Venue:

Clifford Chance
28/F., Jardine House, One Connaught Place,
Central, Hong Kong.