program

Activities / Tours

Tuesday 22 April 2025

Pre Conference

8:00 am5:00 pm

Golf and Optional Activities

12:00 pm5:00 pm

Registration Desk & Baseball Ticket Desk Open

After collecting your badge at the registration desk please make your way to the Baseball Ticket Desk to secure your ticket.

3:00 pm4:00 pm

Nominating Committee Meeting

Invite Only

4:00 pm6:30 pm

Officer Meeting / New Officer Orientation

Invite Only

7:00 pm9:00 pm

Council Dinner

Invite Only
Transfers will depart at 6:30pm

Wednesday 23 April 2025

Pre-Conference

8:00 am5:00 pm

Registration Desk & Baseball Ticket Desk Open

After collecting your badge at the registration desk please make your way to the Baseball Ticket Desk to secure your ticket.

9:00 am10:30 am

Membership Leaders Meeting and Committee Chair / Program Meeting

Invite Only

10:30 am12:00 pm

Council Meeting

Invite Only

12:00 pm1:30 pm

Council Meeting Lunch

Invite Only

1:30 pm4:00 pm

Rest / Refresh

1:00 pm2:30 pm

Women Business Lawyers Reception

2:30 pm3:30 pm

IPBA New Member / IPBA Scholar Reception

3:15 pm4:45 pm

Transit to Offsite

3:15 pm9:00 pm

Welcome Reception
Dress Code: Casual (dress warm)
We will then make our way on buses to Wrigley Field.
3:15pm – 4:30pm: Pre-welcome drinks and Buses departing for Wrigley Field
4:45pm: Final Bus Departs

Please note this is a ticketed event. You will be asked to reconfirm your attendance prior to your arrival to the conference. In order to accept your ticket you will need to download the MLB app on your phone to accept your ticket(s).

9:00 pm12:00 am

Late Night Drinks

Thursday 24 April 2025

Conference Day 1

8:00 am5:00 pm

Registration Desk Open

9:30 am11:00 am

Opening Ceremony / Plenary Session

11:00 am11:30 am

Transition Time

11:30 am12:30 pm

Concurrent Committee Sessions 1

Insolvency

Navigating Cross-border Insolvency Issues in Small and Mid-Sized Distressed Situations

Facilitator

Shirley S. Cho Partner, Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones, Los Angeles

Panelists

Jason J DeJonker Partner, Seyfarth, United States

John Birch Partner, Cassels, Toronto

Shin Abe Partner, Kasumigaseki International Law Office, Setagaya

Richard Keady Partner, Dentons, Hong Kong

Corporate Counsel

Navigating Gen AI: Essential Insights for Corporate Counsel

Facilitator

Panelists

Dhruv Suri

Krishnava Dutt

Rinat Gareev

ESG Series, ESG (Ad Hoc)

No.1 Turning The Tables: How to Defend Corporates in the Era of Climate Litigation

Facilitator

Fernando Hurtado de Mendoza Partner, Kennedys Law Peru S.Civil de R.L., Lima

Panelists

Marco De Sousa Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, New York

Thomas Allen Partner, Independent, Washington

Linda (Lin) Yang Founding Partner Of Yingke International, Beijing Yingke Law Firm, Beijing

Pavi Jain Counsel, Khaitan & Co, Mumbai

International Trade

Sanctions & Blocking Statutes – Managing Terrorism, Geopolitics and the Movement of Goods & Services Globally

Facilitator

Kala Anandarajah Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore Llp, Singapore

Panelists

Kay Georgi Partner, ArentForx Schiff LLP

Meg Utterback Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, New Jersey

Maria Alejandra (Jana) del-Cerro Partner

Sanjay Notani Partner, Economic Laws Practice (ELP), Mumbai

Yuki Sakurada Partner, Nishimura & Asahi

Tax

“Taxing the Rich” – International Developments

Facilitator

André Carvalho Partner, Veirano Advogados, Rio De Janeiro

Panelists

Brígida Galbete Ciáurriz

Yushi Hegawa Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunemastu, Tokyo

Rogério Fernandes Ferreira Sócio | Managing Partner, RFF Lawyers, Lisbon

Riccardo Cajola Managing Partner, Cajola & Associati, Italy

Adrien Khaznadji Tax Partner, CPC Associés, Paris

Yong Whan Choi

APEC

Challenge of Law Business and Practice with the Generation Change in APEC Countries

Facilitator

Wen Li

Panelists

Guo Yiqian

Upendra Nath Sharma

Denia Isetianti

Perera Dushyantha

Jeremy Iloulian

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Supply Chain Disputes: Appropriate DR Clauses, Hardship Clauses and the Possibility/Impossibility of Contract Adaptations in Different Jurisdictions

Facilitator

Larry Schaner

Panelists

Masafumi Kodama

Thomas Rohner

Koh Swee Yen SC Senior Counsel, WongPartnership, Singapore

Preeti Bhagnani

American Bar Association, Cross-Border Investment

Shaken, not Stirred: Due Diligence & Deal Points in the Acquisition of an AI Bartender Robot Company

Facilitators

Michael O’Bryan Partner, Morrison Foerster, San Francisco

Joanna Jung-Erh Lin Partner, McDermott Will And Emery, Dallas

Panelists

Rainer Loges Partner, Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch Partmbb, Munich

Charandeep Kaur

Allen Ryu Senior Foreign Attorney, Lee & Ko, Seoul

12:30 pm2:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm3:00 pm

Concurrent Committee Sessions 2

ESG Series, Banking, Finance, and Securities, ESG (Ad Hoc)

No. 2 ESG and Sustainable Finance, An Update

Facilitators

Stephane Karolczuk

Weiming (Nick) Yuan

Panelists

Olga Gidalevitz

Ong Eu Jin

Saurav Kumar Partner, Induslaw, Delhi

Jorge I. Mayora

Employment & Immigration

Cross-Border Internal Investigations: Guiding Clients Through the Challenges Presented by Local Laws and Cultural Divides

Facilitator

Roland Falder

Panelists

Frederique David

Carolyn Knox Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, Alamo

Joanie Zhang

Aviation & Aerospace

Sustaining Aviation Industry: Emerging Trends in Asia Pacific

Facilitators

Lai Wai Fong

Jean-Claude Beaujour Lawyer, Harlay Law, France

Panelists

Rudy Bui

Robert Quon

Sanjay Gupta Senior Partner, Dentons Link Legal, New Delhi

Mengni (Romanee) Luo Partner, QZ&WD (JIANGXI) Law Firm, Nanchang

International Construction Projects

PPP from Across the Globe – with Particular Emphasis on the Contracting Forms used in North America, South America, South East Asia, UK, Europe

Facilitator

Mirella Lechna

Panelists

Katarzyna Kuźma

Michael Kerringan President, Delgany Advisory

Ryunosuke Ushijima Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Chiyoda-ku

International Trade, Tax

Re-Globalization: Navigating Tax, Trade, and Supply Chain Challenges in a Transformed World

Facilitators

Liyao Wang Consultant / Head of China Business & Migration, Finlaysons Lawyers, Adelaide

Tracy Wong Partner, Christopher & Lee Ong, Kuala Lampur

Panelists

Conchi Bargallo Garcia Senior Lawyer, Cuatrecasas, Barcelona

Siong Sie Khong Partner, Jason Teoh & Partners, Kuala Lumpur

Michael Butler Tax & Revenue Partner, Finlaysons Lawyers, Adelaide

Seetharaman Sampath Co-founder and Advocate, Sarvada Legal, Delhi

Yiping Chen Director, Jiangsu Ruilai Law Firm, Jiangsu

Environmental Law, Next Generation, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

AI Meets Climate Change: Legal Challenges and Opportunities in Fighting for Sustainability with Smart Solutions

Facilitator

Eduardo García Godos

Panelists

Aaron A. Barlow

Ji-En Lee

Competition Law

Overlap of Competition Law with Data and Digital ecosystem – a general overview

Facilitator

Atsushi Yamada Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Tokyo

Panelists

Corinne Chew

Vivian Fraga

Eva Cole Partner, Winston & Strawn Llp, Rye

American Bar Association, Cross-Border Investment

Shaken, not Stirred: Due Diligence & Deal Points in the Acquisition of an AI Bartender Robot Company

Facilitators

Michael O’Bryan Partner, Morrison Foerster, San Francisco

Joanna Jung-Erh Lin Partner, McDermott Will And Emery, Dallas

Panelists

Paula Vieira Partner, Mattos Filho, New York

Ryoichi Kaneko Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Brussels

Sze Min Teoh Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP, Singapore

Patrick Marros Chu Partner, Lee And Li Attorneys At Law, Taipei

3:00 pm3:30 pm

Transition Time

3:30 pm4:30 pm

Concurrent Committee Sessions 3

Insolvency, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Arbitration and Insolvency: Does the Common Law/Civil Law Divide make a Difference?

Facilitator

Joseph Chung

Panelists

Talal Jaber

Dong Ming

Jiaxiang Zhuo

Michael Williams

Insurance

Can Adopting Transformational Technology Give Rise to Greater Risk for Professional Services Firms, and are These Risks Covered by Insurance?

Facilitator

Kemsley Brennan Partner, Minter Ellison, Sydney

Panelists

Nicholas Potter Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton Llp, New York

Gideon Shirazi Barrister, 4 Pump Court, London

Steven Wong Partner, Azim, Tunku, Farik and Wong, Kuala Lampur

International Construction Projects

FIDIC but not as you know it

Facilitator

Swee Im Tan Chartered Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chambers, Kuala Lumpur

Panelists

Ankit Khushu Partner, Kachwaha and Partners, New Delhi

Joon Liang Foo Partner, Gan Partnership, Kuala Lumpur

Thomas O. Crist Partner, Benesch Friedlander, Ohio

Patricia-Ann T. Prodigalidad Senior Partner, Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz Law (ACCRALAW ), Taguig

Women Business Lawyers, Women in the Board Series

No. 1: Knowledge and Decision Making

Facilitator

Catrina Luchsinger Partner, Barandun Legal & Tax, Zollikerberg

Panelists

Shweta Bharti

Zelayne Morpe Associate, Cochingyan & Partners Law Offices, Makati

China Law Session

Understanding China Through Its Legislation

Facilitator

Zhengzhi Wang

Panelists

Chen Wu

Yanling Ren

Shanshan Xu

Winston Chunqing Jin

Next Generation

Roundtable/Break-out Discussions on Technology Regulations Globally

Facilitators

Dhruv Suri

Svetlana Gitman

Yusuke Mizuno

Ji-En Lee

Yixiao Li

Nori Sato

Panelists

Maritime Law

Dali Incident

Facilitators

Yu Zheng Partner (Foreign Lawyer), Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Singapore

Shirley Liu

Panelists

Gautam Bhatikar Partner, Phoenix Legal, Mumbai

Neil Quartaro

Cross-Border Investment

Build That Wall! Do FDI-ODI Restrictions Make M&A More Parochial in the Current Geopolitical Landscape?

Facilitator

Marco Nicolini Partner, Chiomenti Studio Legale, Rome

Panelists

Yao Ping Partner, Global Law Office, Beijing

Tehyok Daniel Yi Partner, Yulchon LLC, Seoul

Hiroko Jimbo Nishimura & Asahi, Chiyoda-ku

Chaiwat Keratisuthisathorn Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins, Bangkok

Sally Yin Partner, Hunter Taubman Fischer & Li LLC, New York

4:30 pm6:00 pm

Rest / Refresh

6:00 pm7:00 pm

Pre-Gala Reception

Great Lakes Foyer

7:00 pm9:00 pm

Gala Dinner

Great Lakes Ballroom
Dress code: Formal

9:00 pm11:00 pm

Late Night Drinks

Friday 25 April 2025

Conference Day 2

8:00 am5:00 pm

Registration Desk Open

9:30 am10:30 am

Concurrent Committee Sessions 4

Corporate Counsel

Modern Challenges Dissected: Corporate Counsel at the Crossroads of Sanctions and Compliance

Facilitator

Tatiana Polevshchikova

Panelists

M. Imad Khan

Eunkyung Kim Shin

Bruce Aitken

Marko Radosavljevic

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Beyond the Hype: AI in Law – Reconciling Predictive Technology with Legal Standards

Facilitator

Omar Puertas Álvarez Partner, Cuatrecasas, Madrid

Panelists

Shumin Lin Director, Drew & Napier LLC, Singapore

Michael Cartier Partner, Walder Wyss, Zurich

Sophie Ahn Partner, Yulchon LLC, South Korea

Henry Huang Vice President, Grandall Law Firm, Shanghai

Cross-Border Investment

Hot Sectors in a Heating World: Energy M&A

Facilitator

Karl Pires Partner, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling Llp, Chiyoda-ku

Panelists

Sean Muggah Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais, Vancouver

Francisco Marales Baron Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP

Rabel Z. Akhund Managing Partner, Akhund Forbes, Karachi

Women Business Lawyers, Women in the Board Series

No. 2: Preparing for Board Seats

Facilitator

Carolyn Knox Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC, Alamo

Panelists

Miyuki Ishiguro Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo

Shin Jae Kim Partner, Tozzini Freire Advogados, Sao Paulo

Employment & Immigration Law, Intellectual Property

NDAs and Business Confidentiality: IP Protection Issues regarding Employment and IP Laws

Facilitator

CJ Wei

Panelists

Christine Chen

Lily Li

Diep Hoang

Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law

The Impact of Global Economic Sanctions: a Sword or a Shield, and for Whom?

Facilitators

Koon Huan Lim

Roy Umetsu

Panelists

Sean Stephenson

Jack Hayes

Joshua Williams

AIJA, Next Generation, Legal Practice

Automating Legal Processes: The New Face of Legal Practice

Facilitator

Ji-En Lee

Panelists

Kato Aerts

André Brunschweiler Partner, LALIVE SA, Zurich

Joyce W. Chen Associate Partner, Lee And Li, Attorneys-at-law, Taipei

Rishabh Shroff Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Mumbai

International Trade

Navigating the ESG Maze: Trade’s New Reality

Facilitator

José Francisco Mafla

Panelists

Kazuhide Ueno

Anna Dias

Corey Norton Partner, Porter Wright, Washington

10:30 am11:00 am

Transition Time

11:00 am12:00 pm

Concurrent Committee Sessions 5

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Is ISDS Drowning and, if so, Who’s to Save It?

Facilitator

Mariel Dimsey Managing Partner, CMS, Hong Kong

Panelists

Lars Markert

Jim Boykin

Geraldine Fischer Senior Legal Counsel, World Bank, Washington DC

Banking, Finance, and Securities

Generative AI in the Financial Sector: Use Cases, Legal Issues and Regulatory Considerations

Facilitator

Yuri Suzuki

Panelists

Justin Steffen Partner, Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP, United States

Eddie Hsiung

Thomas Zwissler Partner, ZIRNGIBL, Munich

Kurniawan Tanzil Managing Partner, Shift Counsellors at Law, Jakarta

ESG Series, Corporate Counsel, ESG (Ad Hoc)

No. 3 Sustainable Solutions: The Role of Lawyers in ESG Advisory

Facilitator

Christina Reyes Junior Partner, Cochingyan and Partners Law Offices, Makati City

Panelists

Prof. Dr. Eric Wagner Partner, Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart

Robert Rhoda Partner, Dentons, Hong Kong

Corey Norton Partner, Porter Wright, Washington

Competition Law

National Security Issues & Abuse of Dominance in Digital Space is Moving Towards per se Illegal Regime in Competition Law

Facilitator

Manas K Chaudhuri Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co Llp India, Noida

Panelists

Mingfang Gong

Stephen Wu Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, United States

Timothy Slattery

Women Business Lawyers

Beyond the Brief: Real Talk with Women Lawyers Conquering Challenges

Facilitator

Meryl Koh

Panelists

Shiao Ning Lam

Sally Qin

Masako Takahata

Insurance, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Cyber Threats – Liability for Directors and Corporates and the Role of the Cyber Policy

Facilitator

Veronica Pee Kui Yee Senior Associate, Azim, Tunku Farik & Wong, Kuala Lumpur

Panelists

Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard Barrister, 4 Pump Court, New York

Jyotsna Jayaram

APEC

Foreign Investment Facilitation – Laws and Pratice in APEC Countries

Facilitator

Linda (Lin) Yang Founding Partner Of Yingke International, Beijing Yingke Law Firm, Beijing

Panelists

Claudia Martinez Zuniga

Junghyun Bhan

Bui Tien Long

Huy Do

Mahesh Kumar

Diwakar Agarwal

Employment & Immigration

Roundtable Topic: Work Without Borders, Laws with Limits: Global Mobility through the Employment and Immigration Maze

Facilitators

Sandra McCandless

Dirk Nuyts

Panelists

12:00 pm1:30 pm

Social Lunch

12:00 pm1:15 pm

Lunch & Learn

Doing Business in the Middle East: Opportunities and Pitfalls
Presented By GLA & Company and Habib Al Mulla & Partners
**Please note this event open to all participants, however capacity is limited, so please arrive on time to secure your spot in the room**

1:30 pm2:30 pm

Concurrent Committee Sessions 6

International Construction Projects, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Managing Technology in Construction

Facilitators

Lam Ko Luen Partner, Shook Lin & Bok, Kuala Lumpur

Doil Son Head of IP & Technology Practice / Partner, Yulchon LLC, Seoul

Panelists

Anindya Ghosh Partner, Argus Partners, Mumbai

Frank Bangilan Senior Director, FTI Consulting, Atlanta

Dan Tan Principal, Dan Tan Law, New York

Kirindeep Singh

Banking, Finance, and Securities, Energy & Natural Resources

Into de Veins of Mining: Trends and Challenges in Various Mechanisms to Finance Large Scale Mining Projects

Facilitator

Yibai Xu

Panelists

Kenichi Tanizaki Senior Partner, Atsumi & Sakai, Matsudo-shi

Cory Kent

Rafael Vergara

Jean-Paul Chabaneix

Intellectual Property

IP Protection in International Investment

Facilitator

Lidong Pan

Panelists

Jack Shaw

Tianxi Wang

Faisal Daudpota Senior Partner, Daudpota International, Dubai

Olivier Mandel

Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law

Disrupting Global Supply Chains: Will US Export Controls Prevail?

Facilitator

Susan Munro

Panelists

Ray Vikram Nath

Anne-Catherine Hahn

Insolvency, Employment & Immigration

Impact of Insolvency on Employee Rights and Benefits & Employee-Management Stand-Offs

Facilitator

Vivek Daswaney Partner, V Law Partners, Mumbai

Panelists

Cathy Qu Senior Partner, Vice President, River Delta Law Firm, Shanghai

Dr. Bjoern Otto Partner, CMS Hasche Sigle Partnerschaft von RAe mbB, Cologne

William Hao Partner, Alston & Bird Llp, New York

Cross-Border Investment

ESG Due Diligence Best Practices

Facilitator

Sara Zhang

Panelists

Swarnima Halder

Youn Nam Lee

Echo Sun

Dr. Michael Burian

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Big Tech Disputes – Now and the Future

Facilitator

Ashish Kabra Leader And Head Of Singapore Ofifce, Nishith Desai Associates, Singapore

Panelists

Kushal Gandhi Partner, CMS, London

Jiang Xinyan Associate, Jingtian & Gongcheng, Beijing

Alex Vagenheim VP of Global Legal Data, Jus Mundi, Paris

Alex Gunning KC KC, One Essex Court, London

Christopher Kao Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, San Francisco

Legal Development & Training

Current Trends and Recent Developments in International Arbitration

Facilitator

Martin Polaine

Panelists

Kelvin Poon SC

Azusa Saito

Julian Honowitz

Alan Bacarese

2:30 pm3:00 pm

Transition Time

3:00 pm4:00 pm

Concurrent Committee Sessions 7

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

The Advance of Class Actions: A Comparison of Class-Action Mechanisms in Different Regions of the World

Facilitator

Benjamin Lissner Partner, CMS Germany, Cologne

Panelists

Paolo Grandi Partner, Rplt Rp Legalitax, Turin

Mahesh Rai Director, Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier, Singapore

Miwa Shoda Partner, Jenner & Block LLP, Los Angeles

Tara Shahani Partner, Kachwaha and Partners, New Delhi

Cross-Border Investment

Post-Acquisition Governance Models and Post-Merger Integration

Facilitator

Sampath Kumar Partner, Trilegal, New Delhi

Panelists

Pablo Hontoria Partner, Pérez-llorca, Madrid

Jung Woo Lee Partner, Yulchon LLC, Seoul

Sebastian Tiller Partner, Vinson & Elkins L.L., New York

Francisco Martínez Boluda Partner, Uría Menéndez Abogados, S.l.p., Madrid

Next Generation, Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Biotech Breakthroughs and the Law: Global Perspectives on IP, Regulatory Compliance, and Ethical Challenges in the Global Biotech Industry

Facilitator

Miriam Rose Ivan Pereira Counsel, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners, Chiyoda-ku

Panelists

Aaron A. Barlow

Benjamin Gaw

Diana Li

International Construction Projects, Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law

Transparent Construction

Facilitator

Shin Jae Kim Partner, Tozzini Freire Advogados, Sao Paulo

Panelists

Kate Yin

Cross-Border Investment

Management Retention in M&A Transactions

Facilitator

Ryo Kotoura Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Chiyoda-ku

Panelists

Bernard Tézé Partner, DS Avocats, Paris

Rudra Kumar Pandey Senior Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co, Delhi

Etienne D. Shanon Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Westport

Environmental Law

Climate Justice and Inclusive Public Procurement

Facilitator

Eduardo García Godos

Panelists

Employment & Immigration

The Social Side of ESG in Employment & Diversity: Driving Change, Building Better Workplaces, and Keeping Pace with Regulatory Requirements

Facilitators

Lesli Ligorner Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Sarasota

Leonard Yeoh Partner, Tay & Partners, Kuala Lumpur

Panelists

Kiersten Lucas Parter, Stephenson Harwood Middle East Llp, Dubai

Pimvimol (June) Vipamaneerut Partner, Tilleke & Gibbins International Ltd, Bangkok

Harold Berrier Partner, Ydes, Paris

Insolvency

East versus West: A Comparative View of Creditor Rights in Asian Insolvency Regimes and Chapter 11

Facilitator

Lynn P. Harrison III Partner, Dentons, Untied States

Panelists

Judge Timothy Barnes Judge, Chicago Bankruptcy Court, Chicago

Rikita Karakawa Partner, Abe, Ikubo & Katayama , Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Suresh Nair Partner, Mayer Brown PK Wong & Nair Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Rohan Singh Partner, Fox Mandal & Associates, Mumbai

4:00 pm6:30 pm

Rest / Refresh

6:30 pm7:00 pm

Transfers to Farewell Dinner

7:00 pm9:00 pm

Farewell Dinner
Epiphany – Centre for the Arts
Dress code: Business casual / cocktail attire optional

Saturday 26 April 2025

Conference Day 3

8:00 am11:00 am

Registration Desk Open

9:00 am10:00 am

Concurrent Committee Sessions 8

Cross-Border Investment

Does Shareholder Activism Imrpove How Companies are Run?

Facilitator

Quak Fi Ling

Panelists

Allie Wein

Forrest Alogna

Shigeki Tatsuno

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Arbitration and the Energy Transition: is it Fit for Purpose?

Facilitator

Samantha J. Rowe Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London

Panelists

Brent Caslin Partner, Jenner & Block LLP, Olympia

Teck Wee Tiong Partner, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore

Nahila Cortes Counsel, Bakerhostetler, Washington DC

Joyce W. Chen Associate Partner, Lee And Li, Attorneys-at-law, Taipei

AI (ad hoc)

Challenge of legal industry at the AI times

Facilitator

Jack Li Founding Partner, Jin Mao Partners, Shanghai

Panelists

Faisal Daudpota Senior Partner, Daudpota International, Dubai

Eunice Tan

Qingyou Wang Founding Partner, Anli Partners, China

Liu Yanling Vice Chairperson, Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Court, Beijing

Women Business Lawyers, Women in the Board Series

No. 3: Experience Sharing

Facilitator

Randa Morioka

Panelists

Nini Halim Senior Partner, Hutabarat, Jakarta

Fabienne Limacher

Energy & Natural Resources, Tax

Recent Tax Incentives to Foster Energy Transition and their Expected Impact in Energy Projects Worldwide

Facilitators

Alberto Cademil

Thomas Meister

Panelists

Gibran Naushad

André Carvalho Partner, Veirano Advogados, Rio De Janeiro

Tax

Taxation of Private Equity Investments, Acquisition Structures, Funding and Sweet Equity

Facilitator

Panelists

Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law

Global Implementation of Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policies: is a One-Size-Fits-All Approach Necessary or Practical?

Facilitator

Alessandra Maurão

Panelists

John Pierce

Martin Polaine

Anusha Ramesh

10:00 am10:30 am

Transition Time

10:30 am11:30 am

Concurrent Committee Sessions 9

Cross-Border Investment

How the Private Equity Mid-Market has Evolved in a Changing World – and how this has Impacted Outside Counsel’s Practice

Facilitators

Markus Rasner Partner, Oppenhoff & Partner, Frankfurt

Matt Takeshi Komatsu Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (s) Llp, Singapore

Panelists

Sean Kearney Partner, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., Minneapolis

Rashmi Grover Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Singapore

Kyle Lee Partner, Wongpartnership Llp, Singapore

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration

Execution of Judgments in a Changing World: Challenges and Solutions

Facilitator

Hiroyuki Tezuka

Panelists

Veronica Chu

Bui Tien Long

Anne-Catherine Hahn

James Berger

ESG Series, Next Generation, ESG (Ad Hoc)

No. 4 Business and Human Rights: Global Frameworks, Practical Application and Role of Legal Advisers

Facilitator

Weronika Nalbert

Panelists

Yusuke Mizuno

Kabir Darshan

Rashi Saraf Partner, Induslaw, Bengaluru

Technology, Media & Telecommunications

Game On! Navigating the Legal Complexities of the Gaming (and Gambling) Industry

Facilitators

Tong Lai Ling

Torsten Spiegel

Panelists

Bryan Tan

Rodolphe Ruffié-Farrugia

Daniel Allen

Tax

Beneficial Ownership vs. General & Specific Anti Avoidance & Substance Rules – a New Headache for Treaty Relief”?

Facilitator

Thomas Meister

Panelists

Mark Gao

Patrick van Oppen

Jay Shim

Barbara Voskamp

Employment & Immigration

Show Me the (Paper) Money: Incentives and Executive Compensation in the International Workplace

Facilitators

Simon Gorham Partner, Boodle Hatfield, London

Cleber Venditti Partner, Mattos Filho Advogados, Sao Paulo

Panelists

Alberto De Luca Partner, De Luca & Partners, Milano

Kathryn Weaver Co-managing Partner, Seyfarth Shaw, Hong Kong

Nan Sato Partner, Fisher Phillips Llp, Philadelphia

International Construction Projects

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in the Construction Industry – a Session on the Progress of Women in Construction, Particularly in the Upper Echelons and on the Boards of Major Construction Companies

Facilitator

Panelists

11:30 am1:00 pm

Annual General Meeting and Lunch

1:00 pm2:30 pm

Officers Wrap Up Meeting

Sunday 27 April 2025

Post Conference Day

9:00 am5:00 pm

Golf and Optional Activities