18TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE CEIA

“ARBITRATION AND STATE: A COMPLEX SYMBIOSIS.”

THE CONFERENCE WILL HAVE SPANISH-ENGLISH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION.

DE 10:00 H - A 10:45H
WELCOME CEREMONY
Alfonso Iglesia, President of the Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje.

Julio González-Soria, President of the Organizing Committee of the 18th CEIA International Conference and Vicepresident of the CEIA.

Patricia Saiz, President of the Scientific Committee of the CEIA.

DE 10:45 H - A 11:15 H
COFFEE BREAK
In collaboration with Alvarez&Marsal, FTI Consulting y Reyes & Consultores Asociados

DE 11:15 H - A 11:45 H
Presentation of the Report on the Inclusion of Disability in Arbitration (CEIA – CINDA).

11:45 - TO 12:15
The work of UNCITRAL Group III
José María Alonso , President, Madrid International Arbitration Center – Ibero-American Arbitration Center.

12:15 - TO 13:30
FIRST PANEL. State and anti-process measures in arbitration.
Moderator:

Manuel Franco , Partner, Cuatrecasas, Madrid.

Speakers:

Roxana Jiménez Vargas-Machuca , Arbitrator; Law Professor, Lima.

Christian Leathey , Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills, London.

Víctor Ruiz , Partner, Ruiz – Silva Abogados, Mexico.

14:00 - TO 16:00
LUNCH
HOTEL MELIÁ CASTILLA (CALLE ROSARIO PINO, S/N - ACCESO MELIÁ CASTILLA CENTRO DE CONGRESOS). In collaboration with CIAM-CIAR

16:15 - TO 17:30
SECOND PANEL. State responsability for the denial of recognition and execution of arbitration agreements and awards.
Moderator:

Marta García Bel , Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York.

Speakers:

Christian Albanesi , Partner, Linklaters, Washington, D.C..

Ina Popova , Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York.

Gaëtan Verhoosel KC, , Partner, Three Crowns, Madrid/London.

17.30 - 17.45
COFFEE BREAK
In collaboration with Alvarez&Marsal, FTI Consulting y Reyes & Consultores Asociados

17:45 - TO 19:00
THIRD PANEL. The State as a police against corruption in arbitration
Moderator:

Víctor Bonnin , Arbitrator, VB Arbitration, Madrid.

Speakers:

José Manuel García Represa , Partner, Wordstone Dispute Resolution, Paris.

Cecilia O’Neill , Arbitrator, O`Neill Arbitraje, Madrid/Lima.

Ana María Ordóñez , Lawyer, consultant and arbitrator. Former director of international legal defense of the National Legal Defense Agency of the State of Colombia, Colombia.

10:00 - TO 11:15
FOURTH PANEL: LATAM 360º: Administrative activity as the object of the arbitration disputes.
Moderator:

Amanda Jiménez Pintón , Counsel, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris.

Speakers:

María Angélica Burgos de la Ossa , Partner, Burgos Dispute Resolution, Colombia.

Hugo García Larriva , Partner, Bustamante Fabara, Quito.

Julio César Rivera Jr., Partner, Marval O`Farrell Mairal, Buenos Aires.

11:15 - TO 11:35
State-to-State Arbitration in Investment Disputes: A Glimpse into the Future
Michele Potestà, Partner, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler; Representative of Switzerland in UNCITRAL WG III.

11:35 - TO 11:50
COFFEE BREAK
In collaboration with Alvarez&Marsal, FTI Consulting y Reyes & Consultores Asociados

11:50 - TO 13:05
FIFTH PANEL: The cases of the year: procedural situations when the State is a party
Moderator:

Silvia Marchili , Partner, White&Case, Miami.

Speakers:

Silvia Martínez , Counsel, Hogan Lovells, Madrid.

Simón Navarro , Partner, Sidley Austin LLP, New York.

13:35 - TO 13:50
CLOSING CEREMONY
Alfonso Iglesia, President of the Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje.

María José Menéndez,Vicepresident of the Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje.

Julio González-Soria, President of the Organizing Committee of the 18th CEIA International Conference and Vicepresident of the Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje.

DE 14:00 H - A 15:30 H
LUNCH
HOTEL MELIÁ CASTILLA (CALLE ROSARIO PINO, S/N - ACCESO MELIÁ CASTILLA CENTRO DE CONGRESOS).

Sunday 09 June 2024 - Tuesday 11 June 2024

8:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Convention Center Hotel Melia Castilla Calle de Rosario Pino 12

Madrid, Spain