Top International Arbitration Experts in Finland: Helsinki International Arbitration Day 2017, 18 May 2017

The speakers include highly distinguished international arbitration practitioners. The keynote speech will be held by Alexis Mourre, Chair of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, France. Other speakers include Mika Savola and Heidi Merikalla-Teir of the Finland Arbitration Institute (FAI); Carita Wallgren-Lindholm of Lindholm Wallgren, Attorneys Ltd.; Annette Magnusson of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC); Inka Hanefeld of Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte, Germany and Eric Schwartz of Fountain Court Chambers, UK.

Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution method to litigation in state courts. It is generally considered as the most effective means of resolving both domestic and international commercial disputes. Helsinki International Arbitration Day is organised now for the sixth time. More than 250 lawyers specialised or interested in arbitration and dispute resolution from about 20 countries attended the event last year.

The event is organized by the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI; www.arbitration.fi) with the support of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and ICC Finland.

The event is free for representatives of media. We kindly ask you to enroll by May 17.
email:  viestinta@chamber.fi
telephone: Communications Manager Sanna Kranjc, tel. +358 50 535 1988.

The language of the event is English. For more information, please visit: https://www.hiad.fi/

Helsinki International Arbitration Day 2017

Time: Thu May 18, 2017 from 12.30 pm to 6 pm. (Lunch at 11.30 am)
Venue and address: Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13 E, Helsinki, Finland

Program

11:30 Registration and Buffet Lunch

12:30 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Timo Vuori, Executive Director, ICC Finland
Heidi Merikalla-Teir, Secretary General, The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Finland

12:40 Keynote Speech

Alexis Mourre, President, ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC), France

13:00 Remarks on the Keynote Speech

Mika Savola, Chair, The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Finland

13:10 Interview with Maria Hauser-Morel, Counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration: How Does the ICC Arbitral Process Work in Practice?

Interviewee: Maria Hauser-Morel, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC), France

Interviewer: Inka Hanefeld, Partner, Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte, Germany

14:00 Break

14:30 Panel discussion: How Active Is and Should the Role of an Arbitral Institution and its Secretariat be in the Arbitral Process Vis-à-Vis the Arbitral Tribunal and the Parties?

Moderator: Carita Wallgren-Lindholm, Partner, Lindholm Wallgren Attorneys, Finland

Speakers: 
Heidi Merikalla-Teir, Secretary General, The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Finland
Alexander Fessas, Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration (ICC), France
Annette Magnusson, Secretary General, The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Sweden
Philipp Habegger, Partner, HABEGGER Arbitration, Switzerland
Ulrike Gantenberg, Partner, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Germany

15:45 Break

16:15 Speech: Is There a Simple Solution to Arbitration Costs Allocation?

James H. Carter, Senior Counsel, WilmerHale, US

16:35 Panel discussion: Costs of Arbitration is Always a Hot Topic – How Are the Costs of Arbitration Allocated Between the Parties in the International Commercial Arbitration Practice and Is the Current Practice on the Right Track?

Moderator: Gabrielle Nater-Bass, Partner, Homburger, Switzerland

Speakers:
Anja Håvedal Ipp, Legal Counsel, The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), Sweden
Massimo Benedettelli, Professor of International Law, University ”Aldo Moro”, Bari; Partner, ArbLit, Italy
Philippe Cavalieros, Partner, Winston & Strawn
Co-chair, ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR’s Task Force on Decisions as to Costs, France
Piotr Nowaczyk, Independent Arbitrator & Mediator, Poland

17:50 Closing Remarks

Petra Kiurunen, Vice-Chair, The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), Finland