The Role of Arbitration Practitioners in the Development of Arbitration in Africa
Programme
02 May 2018: Arrivals
12h 00-16h 00: Registration at Radisson Blu
Anchor person: Ms Joyce Williams of Armooh-Williams, PLLC, Alexandria, Virginia
18h 00-20h 00: Welcome reception for delegates at Radisson Blu sponsored by Shearman & Sterling LLP
London
Launch of SOAS Arbitration in Africa Report by Dr Emilia Onyema (SOAS) & Mr Isaiah Bozimo
(Broderick Bozimo & Co, Abuja). Response by Mr Christophe von Krause, Partner and Head Africa
Arbitration Practice at White & Case LLP
Day 1: 03 May 2018
Conference Format: Open Forum Discussion
Languages: English/French
08h 30-09h30: Registration and welcome
09h 30-09h 45: Welcome by Dr Fidele Masengo, KIAC
09h 45-10h 00: SOAS Arbitration in Africa Project by Dr Emilia Onyema, SOAS
10h 20-10h 40: Keynote address by Prof (Dr) Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab, Zulficar Partners, Cairo
10h 40-10h 55: Tea/Coffee Break sponsored by SOAS University of London
Group Photo
11h 00-12h 45: Session 1 will focus on the role of the arbitration practitioner as an administrator of an arbitral centre. This session will be moderated by Ms Alexander Kerr Meise, Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Washington D.C. Dr Fidele Masengo of KIAC; Dr Ismail Selim of CRCICA; Mr Narcisse Aka of OHADA, CCJA; Ms Khawla Ezatagui of the Libya Arbitration Centre and Ms MarieCamille Pitton of Aceris Law (formerly of ICC) will kick-off the discussions.
13h 00-14h 00: Lunch sponsored by White & Case LLP, Paris
14h 10-16h 10: Session 2 will examine the central issue of race and gender in the appointment of arbitrators in international arbitration. This session will particularly examine the difficulties (or advantages) that these attributes pose in obtaining appointment as arbitrator and suggest measures for those wishing to be appointed and those making such appointments. This session will be moderated by Ms Ndanga Kamau, formerly of LCIA-MIAC, Mauritius. Ndanga will be joined by Mrs Doyin Rhodes-Vivour of DRV Law, Lagos; Dr Stuart Dutson of Simmons & Simmons, London; Paul Ngotho, Nairobi; Dr Sylvie Bebohi Ebongo of APAA, Cameroon; Mr Isaiah Bozimo of Broderick Bozimo & Co, Abuja; and Ms Lise Bosman of the PCA (The Hague).
16h 10-16h 30: Tea/coffee break sponsored by Baker Mckenzie Habib Al Mulla; and APAA
16h 30-18h 15: Session 3 will take the form of a debate between four more experienced (Mr Babatunde Fagbohunlu, SAN of Aluko & Oyebode, Lagos; Mr Kwadwo Sarkodie of Mayer Brown LLP, London; Ms Njeri Kariuki of NK Law, Nairobi; and Mr Mouhamed Kebe of GSK Law, Dakar) and four younger (Ms Chinenye Onyeamaizu of Abuja; Dr Sally El Sawah, of Cairo/Paris; Mr Tsegaye Laurendeau of Shearman & Sterling LLP, London; and Ms Rose Rameau of Accra/Geneva) arbitration practitioners. This debate will be moderated by Mr Babajide O. Ogundipe, of Sofunde, Osakwe, Ogundipe and Belgore, Lagos.
18h 15-19h 00: Drinks Reception & Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between Cairo Regional
Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and Kigali International Centre for Arbitration (KIAC): sponsored by KIAC and CRCICA
Day 2: 04 May 2018
Conference Format: Open Forum Discussion
Languages: English/French
09h 00-11h 00: Session 4 will focus on teachers and trainers in the law and practice of arbitration. This session will be moderated by Prof Walid Ben Hamida of University of Paris-Sacly (Evry University).Walid will be joined by Dr Achille Ngwanza of University Paris Sud II; Ms Yasmin Sabeh of Bahrain Polytechnic; Mrs Sola Adegbonmire of CIArb, Nigeria; and Mr Ike Ehiribe of CIArb London.
11h 00-11h 20: Tea/coffee break sponsored by Sofunde, Osakwe, Ogundipe & Belgore, Lagos;
11h 30-13h 20: Session 5 will explore other roles available for practitioners in arbitration. These roles are: tribunal secretary; expert witness and as counsel. The open discussion will be moderated by Mr Baiju Vasani, Partner Jones Day, and Senior Fellow, SOAS University of London.
13h 30-14h 30: Lunch sponsored by Mayer Brown LLP, London; and Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP, Washington D.C.
14h 35-16h 30: Session 6 will feature an open discussion by seasoned African arbitrators who will share their experiences and tips from their practice. Chief Bayo C. Ojo, SAN (Nigeria) will be in conversationwith: Mrs Funke Adekoya, SAN (AELEX, Lagos); Dr Nagla Nassar (NassarLaw, Cairo); Prof David Butler(formerly of University of Stellenbosch, South Africa); Prof Paul Idornigie (Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Abuja); Prof Edward Torgbor (Chartered Arbitrator and Professor of Law, Ghana/Kenya); and Dr Gaston Kenfack Douajni (Arbitrator, Professor of Law, former Chair of UNCITRAL).
16h 40-17h 00: Close
19h 00-21h 00: Closing dinner at Radisson Blu sponsored by Bayo Ojo & Co, Abuja
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