Swiss Arbitration Conferences and Gala Dinner 2023

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Venue Location

Hotel Marriott Zurich

Neumühlequai 42, 8006 Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland

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Organizer

Organizer: Swiss Arbitration, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Swiss Arbitration Centre, Rising Arbitrators Initiative

Phone: +41 223107430

Contact Person: Manya Gopalakrishnan

Email: manya.gopalakrishnan@swissarbitration.org

Event Details

Registrations: Both the Innovation Conference and The Gala Dinner are Sold out, please send an email to events@swissarbitration.org to be on the waiting list.

Hotel bookings: The Swiss Arbitration doesn't have special rates for bedrooms at the Marriott. Please use this link to book your room.

Summary: The Swiss Arbitration Association and the Swiss Arbitration Centre, will join forces under the umbrella of the "Swiss Arbitration" platform, to offer two days of hybrid conferences on 2-3 February, 2023 at the Marriott Hotel Zurich or online. A Gala Dinner will be held in between the two events on the evening of 2 February, 2022.

Thursday 2 February 2023: Swiss Arbitration Association – ASA below 40 Seminar, organized by Daniel Durante, Catrice Gayer and Flavio Peter.

Thursday 2 February 2023: Swiss Arbitration Centre – The Innovation Conference.

"Arbitration 3.0: Dispute resolution in the Metaverse" organized by Anne-Carole Cremades and Tobias Zuberbühler.

Friday 3 February 2023: Swiss Arbitration Association – The ASA Conference.

"ESG and disputes: flash in the pan or game changer?" organized by Annette Magnusson, James Menz and Urs Weber.

Agenda

Day 1
February 2, 2023
Day 2
February 3, 2023

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM
First Arbitrator Appointments – How to get there and how to get it right
First Arbitrator Appointments – How to get there and how to get it right
ASA below 40 - Swiss Arbitration Centre - Rising Arbitrators Initiative Conference
Irma Ambauen
Senior Associate at Kaufmann Rüedi Attorneys at Law
Thomas Granier
Counsel at Asafo & Co.
Lukas Innerebner
Legal Counsel at Swiss Arbitration Center
Nina Lauber-Thommesen
Counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
Shanaize Yahiaoui
Legal Counsel at Swiss Arbitration Centre
Moderator: Shanaize Yahiaoui
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Metaverse Lunch
Metaverse Lunch
Innovation Conference
Metaverse corner (ArtMeta)
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM
Welcome address
Welcome address
Innovation Conference
Xavier Favre-Bulle
Partner at Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, Switzerland, President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM
Introduction
Introduction
Innovation Conference
Anne-Carole Cremades
Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer
Tobias Zuberbühler
Partner at Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte and Member of the Arbitration Court
1:45 PM - 3:05 PM
Introduction to the Metaverse and related issues
Introduction to the Metaverse and related issues
Innovation Conference
David Bundi
Partner at EY Switzerland
Roger Haas
CEO of ArtMeta
Ekaterina Oger Grivnova
Lawyer at Allen & Overy
Peter Rosher
Partner at Reed Smith LLP
What is the Metaverse?
Ownership and identity in the Metaverse
Types of disputes likely to arise in the Metaverse
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM
Metaverse Coffee Break
Metaverse Coffee Break
Innovation Conference
Metaverse corner (ArtMeta)
3:35 PM - 4:50 PM
How will Metaverse disputes be resolved?
How will Metaverse disputes be resolved?
Innovation Conference
Juliette Asso-Richard
Counsel at LALIVE
Jonatan Baier
Partner at MME Legal AG
Pratyush Panjwani
Senior Associate at Hanotiau & van den Berg
Julie Raneda
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
Identification of parties
Applicable law
Dispute resolution methods
Enforcement of decisions
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM
Final remarks
Final remarks
Innovation Conference
Anne-Carole Cremades
Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer
Tobias Zuberbühler
Partner at Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte and Member of the Arbitration Court
Korinna von Trotha
Executive Director of Swiss Arbitration Association and Swiss Arbitration Centre
5:05 PM - 6:00 PM
Metaverse corner (ArtMeta)
Metaverse corner (ArtMeta)
Innovation Conference
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Cocktail
Cocktail
ASA Conference
In front of Century Room - HUB2
7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Gala Dinner
Gala Dinner
ASA Conference
Located in the Century room on the 2nd floor of the Marriott Hotel.
Dress code: Business Attire/ Formal
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration and Morning Coffee
Registration and Morning Coffee
ASA Conference
9:30 AM - 9:35 AM
Welcome address
Welcome address
ASA Conference
Felix Dasser
Swiss Arbitration Association President and Partner at Homburger
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM
Introduction by the co-chairs: Why this Topic?
Introduction by the co-chairs: Why this Topic?
ASA Conference
James Menz
Partner at rothorn legal AG
Urs Weber-Stecher
Independent Arbitrator at Weber-Stecher Arbitration | Mediation
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM
The ESG disputes landscape today: challenges and responses.
The ESG disputes landscape today: challenges and responses.
ASA Conference
Becky Annison
Director of Chancery Lane Project
Crenguta Leaua
Arbitrator at Crenguta Leaua
Annette Magnusson
Co-Founder of Climate Change Counsel
William McKechnie
General Counsel at Alecta
Amanda Neil
General Counsel at Head Group
Patrick Thieffry
Lawyer (Paris & New York) at Independent arbitrator & consultant
Moderator: Annette Magnusson
• Changing regulations motived by ESG priorities: what to expect and how to prepare for
• Corporate measures to mitigate and adapt to ESG-associated risks
• Will ESG drive future disputes?
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee break
Coffee break
ASA Conference
11:30 AM - 12:50 PM
Commercial dispute resolution: ESG ante portas?
Commercial dispute resolution: ESG ante portas?
ASA Conference
Alma Forgo
Head of Arbitration at Airbus SAS
Moritz Keller
Partner at Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB
James Menz
Partner at rothorn legal AG
Isabelle Romy
Partner at Kellerhals Carrard Zürich KIG
Joana Setzer
Assistant Professor at LSE London School of Economics
Moderator: James Menz
• Overview of the ESG disputes landscape
• ESG arbitrations: scenarios and trends
the litigation risks
• Challenges for Swiss companies and corporate boards
12:50 PM - 2:05 PM
Lunch break
Lunch break
ASA Conference
2:05 PM - 3:20 PM
ESG in investment arbitration: status and trends.
ESG in investment arbitration: status and trends.
ASA Conference
Claudia Annacker
Partner at Dechert LLP
Hamed El-Kady
Programme Coordinator at UNCTAD
Michele Potestà
Partner at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
Samantha Rowe
Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton
Alison Macdonald
Barrister at Essex Court Chambers
Moderator: Claudia Annacker
• The expanding role of ESG in investment arbitration - as a shield and a sword
• The relevance of the (modernized) Energy Charter Treaty in disputes involving climate change, energy transition, and fossil-fuel phase out regulations
• Environmental and human rights counterclaims to address ESG concerns
• Investment treaty reform to take into account ESG concerns
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Coffee break
Coffee break
ASA Conference
3:50 PM - 5:05 PM
The environmental footprint of arbitration practitioners – towards greener arbitrations?
The environmental footprint of arbitration practitioners – towards greener arbitrations?
ASA Conference
Lucy Greenwood
International Arbitrator at Greenwood Arbitration
Florian Mohs
Partner at Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd
Alison Pearsall
Senior Group Counsel
Jacomijn Van Haersolte-van Hof
Director General of LCIA
Urs Weber-Stecher
Independent Arbitrator at Weber-Stecher Arbitration | Mediation
Moderator: Urs Weber-Stecher
• The What: How does the climate emergency we are currently facing affect the conduct or arbitrations?
• The Why: Arbitration, as one of the favoured mechanisms to resolve climate-induced disputes, must try to minimize its impact on climate change.
• The Who: Personal responsibility of anyone involved in arbitration, be it as counsel, arbitrator or representative of an arbitral institution.
• The How: National laws, ethical rules, arbitration rule...
Moderator: Urs Weber-Stecher
• The What: How does the climate emergency we are currently facing affect the conduct or arbitrations?
• The Why: Arbitration, as one of the favoured mechanisms to resolve climate-induced disputes, must try to minimize its impact on climate change.
• The Who: Personal responsibility of anyone involved in arbitration, be it as counsel, arbitrator or representative of an arbitral institution.
• The How: National laws, ethical rules, arbitration rules … and small concrete steps from each of us.
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5:05 PM - 5:35 PM
Concluding remarks
Concluding remarks
ASA Conference
Felix Dasser
Swiss Arbitration Association President and Partner at Homburger
5:35 PM - 6:05 PM
Cocktail
Cocktail
ASA Conference

Speakers

Irma Ambauen

Senior Associate at Kaufmann Rüedi Attorneys at Law

Irma Ambauen

Senior Associate at Kaufmann Rüedi Attorneys at Law

Irma Ambauen is a Senior Associate at Kaufmann Rüedi Attorneys at Law, Lucerne and Co-founder and co-chair of the ASA Local Group Central Switzerland. She advises clients in the field of national and international dispute resolution in German and English. She has acted as counsel, tribunal secretary and arbitrator in a wide range of disputes involving IT/ICT, construction, licenses, and M&A transactions under different sets of rules (such as Swiss Rules, ICC Rules, VIAC and WIPO Rules) and in ad hoc proceedings.
Irma is also a member of Lucerne’s bar exam committee focusing on civil procedural law as well as debt collection and bankruptcy law.
Irma has written a thesis on the comparison of domestic and international Swiss lex arbitri (Zurich, 2016). She is also author of numerous publications including the Hand Commentary on Chapter 12 of the Swiss Private International Law Act (4th ed. to be published in spring 2023).

Claudia Annacker

Partner at Dechert LLP

Becky Annison

Director of Chancery Lane Project

Juliette Asso-Richard

Counsel at LALIVE

Juliette Asso-Richard

Counsel at LALIVE

Juliette Asso (formerly Richard) joined LALIVE in 2013. She specialises in international arbitration, including both commercial and investment treaty arbitration, with a focus on complex disputes involving major construction projects in the energy, transportation and telecom sectors. She has particular experience advising clients on quantum-related aspects of disputes. She is also specialised in Web 3.0 disputes, including metaverse and NFT related legal issues.

She has acted as counsel in numerous arbitration proceedings under various procedural rules (including ICC, Swiss Rules, LCIA, SCC, WIPO and ICSID), governed by various procedural and substantive laws (including French, Swiss, Swedish, Ethiopian, Algerian, Qatari, Iraqi and international law). She also regularly acts as tribunal secretary.

She is co-chair of the CFA-40 group and member of several professional associations, including the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), ASA below 40, Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA), IBA, Arbitral Women and the Women Business Society.

Before joining LALIVE, Juliette Asso trained in Paris with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2012) and Sullivan & Cromwell (2011). She also worked as an intern with DS Avocats (2009) and HSBC (2008) in Paris.

Juliette Asso holds a Master in Business Law from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2011) and a Bachelor in Law from the University of Cergy-Pontoise (2010). She also holds an MBA from ESSEC Business School (Grande Ecole Programme) in Paris.

Jonatan Baier

Partner at MME Legal AG

David Bundi

Partner at EY Switzerland

David Bundi

Partner at EY Switzerland

David Bundi is a Partner at EY Switzerland in the areas of Legal, Regulatory & Compliance. He is also the Metaverse Strategy & Regulatory Leader at EY Switzerland and an expert for Financial Crime Compliance, Digital Assets, Digitalization and the intersection of Law and Technology. David is advising clients in financial services and non-financial services industries since many years, particularly in Switzerland, the EU and the Middle East. In addition, he is the Chairman and Co-Founder of the Swiss nonprofit organization MetaverseTalks, which is a leading space where Metaverse and NFT thought leaders and interested people connect, foster and promote ideas globally. Before joining EY, he was the Head of Compliance & RegTech and a Member of the Leadership Team at PwC Legal Switzerland, the Chief Compliance Officer at an innovative Swiss Bank, and a Risk & Compliance Specialist in Zurich and New York at UBS. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Compliance Officer at Swiss Private Banks, as an Advisory Board Member at RegTech Start-ups and in Legal at a Cantonal Court and in a Law Firm in Switzerland. In his spare time, he is a well-known speaker at leading conferences around the globe, an author of various books and other publications as well as a guest lecturer in Legal & Compliance and Metaverse, Digital Assets and RegTech topics at universities in Switzerland and the US, and at a Business School in Latin America.

Anne-Carole Cremades

Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer

Hamed El-Kady

Programme Coordinator at UNCTAD

Felix Dasser

Swiss Arbitration Association President and Partner at Homburger

Daniel Durante

Partner at Patocchi & Marzolini

Daniel Durante

Partner at Patocchi & Marzolini

https://www.patocchimarzolini.com

Daniel is a Partner with Patocchi & Marzolini in Geneva, Switzerland, where he practices as counsel and arbitrator. He can argue a case and conduct proceedings in English, French and Italian, and has a good command of German.
Daniel specialises in the resolution of disputes involving civil engineering projects (including off-shore drilling, pipe laying and port infrastructure), construction of machinery for plants and advanced technical equipment.
Daniel has represented clients in a wide range of industries such as oil & gas, hydroelectric power, defence, optoelectronics, aviation, flavour & fragrance, pulp & paper, pharma, luxury and finance.
He also represented international federations, high-ranking officials and athletes in sports disputes before internal adjudication bodies and before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in both appeal and ordinary proceedings.

Xavier Favre-Bulle

Partner at Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, Switzerland, President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre

Alma Forgo

Head of Arbitration at Airbus SAS

Alma Forgo

Head of Arbitration at Airbus SAS

Alma Forgó has been focusing on international arbitration and alternative modes of dispute resolution for over a decade. A German national of Hungarian and German descent, she has been admitted to the German bar since 2010. Currently Head of Arbitration at Airbus, she manages, since January 2017, a great number of arbitrations and related litigation arising in the commercial aircraft, helicopters and defense and space industry in a multitude of jurisdictions. Before joining Airbus’ legal & compliance department, Alma held the role of Deputy Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration where she oversaw more than 500 international arbitrations involving parties mostly from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Baltic countries. Alma previously trained in the international arbitration departments of WilmerHale in London and of Freshfields in Frankfurt and Paris. She holds law degrees from Université Panthéon-Assas in Paris and Ludwig-Maximilians Universität in Munich and is an accredited commercial mediator (ADR Group (UK)). Alma serves on the advisory board of Dispute Resolution Data, LLC and is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Alma served as a member of the ICC France Arbitrator Selection Committee from 2019 to 2022. She frequently participates in trainings and conferences on international arbitration.

Thomas Granier

Counsel at Asafo & Co.

Thomas Granier

Counsel at Asafo & Co.

Thomas Granier is Counsel at Asafo & Co in Paris, France. He has a decade of experience in representing companies and State-entities in international arbitrations under all of the major arbitration rules. He also regularly advises parties in setting aside and enforcement proceedings before French and African courts. He has developed a specific expertise in regulated industry sectors, including in particular renewable energies, oil & gas, power, nuclear, infrastructure, mining and life sciences. He has extensive experience in compliance and ESG matters, in respect of which he regularly advises private companies.
Thomas regularly acts as arbitrator under the arbitration rules of the ICC, the DIS, Delos Dispute Resolution and in ad hoc arbitrations.
He is also a Vice-President of the Arbitration Committee of the BVI International Arbitration Center, a member of the Arbitration Court of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Center, and a member of the Arbitration Consultative Committee of Delos Dispute Resolution.
Prior to joining Asafo & Co., Thomas worked at McDermott Will & Emery. He has served as counsel in the case management team at the secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration dealing mainly with cases from Africa, the Middle East and France and as deputy counsel for the case management team dealing mainly with cases from Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
He is fluent in English, French and German and has conducted proceedings in all three languages.

Lucy Greenwood

International Arbitrator at Greenwood Arbitration

Lucy Greenwood

International Arbitrator at Greenwood Arbitration

https://www.greenwoodarbitration.com

Lucy Greenwood is an independent international arbitrator specializing in commercial and investment disputes. She has practised international arbitration since 1998 (in London, Paris and Houston) and has acted as arbitrator in over 75 arbitrations since becoming a full time arbitrator in 2017. She is highly regarded for her prompt, efficient resolution of disputes and active case management of arbitrations and is particularly in demand as a chair for major energy disputes. Lucy is a Chartered Arbitrator, a Texas attorney and a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. She is a Trustee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Past Chair, International Committee, Dispute Resolution Section, American Bar Association, Past Chair, North America Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators. She is the founder of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations, an initiative to reduce the environmental impact of international arbitrations. More information is available at

Roger Haas

CEO of ArtMeta

Lukas Innerebner

Legal Counsel at Swiss Arbitration Center

Lukas Innerebner

Legal Counsel at Swiss Arbitration Center

Lukas Innerebner is a Legal Counsel at the Swiss Arbitration Centre. He has administered more than 100 international and domestic arbitrations and mediations in English, German and Italian.
Prior to joining the Centre, Lukas gathered experience at Legance in Rome and at Baker McKenzie in Zurich as well as at a Swiss district court. He is a member of the Zurich bar and holds an LL.M. in international dispute settlement (MIDS) and a master's degree from the University of Trento (Italy).
He specializes in commercial arbitration/litigation and commercial law and has acted as counsel and tribunal secretary in numerous arbitration proceedings (including Swiss Rules, ICC, LCIA and CAM) governed by various procedural and substantive laws.
In 2021, Lukas was selected by the Institute for Transnational Arbitration for its mentorship program. He is also co-coordinator of the Swiss Chapter of AIA-ArbIt-40 (Italian Under 40 Arbitration Group).

Moritz Keller

Partner at Clifford Chance Partnerschaft mbB

Nina Lauber-Thommesen

Counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Nina Lauber-Thommesen

Counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Nina Lauber-Thommesen is Counsel at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler in Geneva.
Nina has Nordic legal background and qualification (Norwegian bar), but has spent more than a decade practicing in Switzerland (since 2010). Prior to joining Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler in 2015, she spent four years in the arbitration group of Python & Peter in Geneva (now Peter & Kim).
Nina acts as arbitrator, counsel to parties and tribunal secretary in international commercial arbitrations, including ad hoc proceedings and expedited and ordinary proceedings conducted under the ICC Rules, the Swiss Rules, the SCC Rules, the UNCITRAL Rules, the VIAC Rules, the SIAC Rules, the LCIA Rules and the DIA Rules. Areas of particular experience and expertise include construction, energy, international sales, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, banking and finance, services and sports related disputes.
Nina’s publications include Introduction to the Swiss Rules and Commentary to Articles 31-33 in collaboration with Prof. Sébastien Besson, in: Swiss Rules of International Arbitration Commentary, 2nd ed., collective book edited by Zuberbühler/Müller/Habegger, Schulthess 2013, p. 1-14 and 345-373 (Introduction to the Swiss Rules 2021 and Commentary to Articles 33-35 in 3rd ed., forthcoming 2023).
Nina speaks English, French and Scandinavian languages (Norwegian mother tongue).

Crenguta Leaua

Arbitrator at Crenguta Leaua

Alison Macdonald

Barrister at Essex Court Chambers

Annette Magnusson

Co-Founder of Climate Change Counsel

William McKechnie

General Counsel at Alecta

James Menz

Partner at rothorn legal AG

Florian Mohs

Partner at Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd

Amanda Neil

General Counsel at Head Group

Ekaterina Oger Grivnova

Lawyer at Allen & Overy

Pratyush Panjwani

Senior Associate at Hanotiau & van den Berg

Pratyush Panjwani

Senior Associate at Hanotiau & van den Berg

Pratyush Panjwani joined the firm as an associate in 2017. He focuses his practice on international commercial and investment arbitration, both ad hoc and under a wide variety of institutional rules, spanning various industry sectors. He also regularly acts as assistant to the tribunal in international arbitrations.

As a member of the Bar in New Delhi, India, Mr. Panjwani advised on complex civil and commercial litigations at a dispute resolution law firm in New Delhi, before moving to Hanotiau & van den Berg.

In 2016, Mr. Panjwani obtained his LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and the University of Geneva. He completed his Bachelors of Arts and of Laws at the National Law University Delhi in 2014.

Mr. Panjwani has published widely in the field of international commercial arbitration in international journals of repute. He is a native speaker of English and Hindi. He is registered to practice in Brussels (B-list).

Alison Pearsall

Senior Group Counsel

Michele Potestà

Partner at Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Julie Raneda

Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

Isabelle Romy

Partner at Kellerhals Carrard Zürich KIG

Peter Rosher

Partner at Reed Smith LLP

Peter Rosher

Partner at Reed Smith LLP

Global Chair of Reed Smith's international arbitration practice Peter Rosher is one of the most highly-regarded international arbitration lawyers in the Paris market. He is a dual-qualified (English solicitor/French avocat) lawyer and advocate with nearly 30 years’ experience in international arbitration, advising clients on contentious issues as well as providing extensive advisory services in relation to “live” major projects.

Described by clients as a “very client-oriented lawyer who gets the job done” and “an excellent tactician with a sharp legal mind,” he is also quoted as being “responsive, trusted and incisive.”

Peter has particular experience in international commercial and investment arbitration and dispute resolution, with specific knowledge in international engineering, construction, energy and infrastructure, as well as considerable experience of telecommunications, satellite manufacturing industries and general commercial disputes.

Samantha Rowe

Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton

Joana Setzer

Assistant Professor at LSE London School of Economics

Patrick Thieffry

Lawyer (Paris & New York) at Independent arbitrator & consultant

Patrick Thieffry

Lawyer (Paris & New York) at Independent arbitrator & consultant

Patrick Thieffry is an independent arbitrator and consultant, mainly in construction and infrastructure, environmental and energy-related matters. A member of the Paris and New York Bars, he practiced international business law for four decades, and has a wide experience of international transactions and transnational disputes. He has been acting as Counsel, Sole Arbitrator and President of Arbitral Tribunals since the 1980’s in the EU and the US.
He served as Co-chair of the ICC Task Force on Arbitration of Climate Change-related Disputes and as Head of the ICC Working Group on the Global Pact for the Environment. Patrick Thieffry has been teaching environmental law since 1996 at the Sorbonne School of Law where he served as Associate Professor between 2008 and 2019 and in several other universities, including Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas where he also lectures on arbitration of environment and climate disputes. He authored a Handbook of European Environmental and Climate Law (Bruylant, 2nd ed. 2021, 489 pages), a Traité de droit européen de l’environnement et du climat (Bruylant, 4th ed. 2020, 1723 pages), a Manuel de droit européen de l’environnement et du climat (Bruylant, 3d ed., 2021, 498 pages) as well as other law books and many articles on international arbitration, business law, environmental and climate law. Patrick Thieffry holds degrees in International Economics and in International Private and Business Law, he practiced in the United States for five years and he presented a PhD thesis on the Instruments of Environmental Law.

Nhu-Hoang Tran Thang

Counsel at Peter & Kim

Jacomijn Van Haersolte-van Hof

Director General of LCIA

Jacomijn Van Haersolte-van Hof

Director General of LCIA

Jackie van Haersolte-van Hof has been the Director General of the LCIA since 1 July 2014. She regularly sits as arbitrator and has handled cases under the ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL Rules, as well as those of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) and UNUM. She is on the ICSID roster of arbitrators and was and is a member of several ICSID Annulment Committees, including as President. She is a professor of civil law, in particular arbitration law, at Leiden University and a member of GAR’s editorial board.
Previously, she practised as counsel and arbitrator in The Hague at her GAR 100 boutique HaersolteHof which she set up in 2008 after three years as counsel in the international arbitration group at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Amsterdam. Before that she was at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Loeff Claeys Verbeke.

Urs Weber-Stecher

Independent Arbitrator at Weber-Stecher Arbitration | Mediation

Shanaize Yahiaoui

Legal Counsel at Swiss Arbitration Centre

Tobias Zuberbühler

Partner at Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte and Member of the Arbitration Court

Tobias Zuberbühler

Partner at Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte and Member of the Arbitration Court

Tobias Zuberbühler is a partner in the arbitration & litigation team of Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte with 20 years of experience in dispute resolution. He has acted as arbitrator and counsel in more than 70 international and domestic arbitration proceedings under both ad hoc and institutional rules (ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, VIAC, CEPANI). His industry experience is mainly in the areas of construction, finance, IT, commodity trading, pharmaceuticals, international sales, joint ventures, agency/distribution and intellectual property. Tobias is a WIPO Domain Name Panelist and has rendered over 250 UDRP decisions.

Tobias is the initiator and co-editor of the Commentary on the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (2nd ed. 2013) and co-author of a commentary on the IBA Rules of Evidence. He is a regular speaker at international conferences in the field of arbitration.

Tobias is Past President of the Arbitration Commission of AIJA and co-founder of the Marketing Committee of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association).

Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte is a leading Swiss dispute resolution boutique with a special focus on the Asia-Pacific market.

Korinna von Trotha

Executive Director of Swiss Arbitration Association and Swiss Arbitration Centre

Organizers and Sponsors

Thursday 2 February Innovation Conference: "Arbitration 3.0: Dispute resolution in the Metaverse"Friday 3 FebruaryASA Conference: "ESG and disputes: flash in the pan or game changer?"

Day 1

Day 2

First Arbitrator Appointments – How to get there and how to get it right

First Arbitrator Appointments – How to get there and how to get it right

Metaverse Lunch

Metaverse Lunch

Welcome address

Welcome address

Introduction

Introduction

Introduction to the Metaverse and related issues

Introduction to the Metaverse and related issues

Metaverse Coffee Break

Metaverse Coffee Break

How will Metaverse disputes be resolved?

How will Metaverse disputes be resolved?

Final remarks

Final remarks

Metaverse corner (ArtMeta)

Metaverse corner (ArtMeta)

Cocktail

Cocktail

Gala Dinner

Gala Dinner

Registration and Morning Coffee

Registration and Morning Coffee

Welcome address

Welcome address

Introduction by the co-chairs: Why this Topic?

Introduction by the co-chairs: Why this Topic?

The ESG disputes landscape today: challenges and responses.

The ESG disputes landscape today: challenges and responses.

Coffee break

Coffee break

Commercial dispute resolution: ESG ante portas?

Commercial dispute resolution: ESG ante portas?

Lunch break

Lunch break

ESG in investment arbitration: status and trends.

ESG in investment arbitration: status and trends.

Coffee break

Coffee break

The environmental footprint of arbitration practitioners – towards greener arbitrations?

The environmental footprint of arbitration practitioners – towards greener arbitrations?

Concluding remarks

Concluding remarks

Cocktail

Cocktail

Irma Ambauen

Senior Associate at Kaufmann Rüedi Attorneys at Law

Claudia Annacker

Partner at Dechert LLP

Becky Annison

Director of Chancery Lane Project

Juliette Asso-Richard

Counsel at LALIVE

Jonatan Baier

Partner at MME Legal AG

David Bundi

Partner at EY Switzerland

Anne-Carole Cremades

Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer

Hamed El-Kady

Programme Coordinator at UNCTAD

Felix Dasser

Swiss Arbitration Association President and Partner at Homburger

Daniel Durante

Partner at Patocchi & Marzolini

Xavier Favre-Bulle

Partner at Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, Switzerland, President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre

Alma Forgo

Head of Arbitration at Airbus SAS

Thomas Granier

Counsel at Asafo & Co.

Lucy Greenwood

International Arbitrator at Greenwood Arbitration

Roger Haas

CEO of ArtMeta

Thursday 2 February
Innovation Conference: "Arbitration 3.0: Dispute resolution in the Metaverse"

Friday 3 February
ASA Conference: "ESG and disputes: flash in the pan or game changer?"