LIDW23: 15 – 19 May 2023: Adapting to a changing world
https://lidw.co.uk/lidw-2023-adapting-to-a-changing-world/
Whether you are planning to be in London or to participate virtually, there are several opportunities to learn more about the Campaign and to meet CGA leaders and fellow supporters at LIDW:
Arbitration in the MENA Region – The New Future!
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
8:30 -10:00 am UK time
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At this event, Richard Wilmot Smith KC (39 Essex Chambers), Lindy Patterson KC (39 Essex Chambers), Vivek Kapoor (39 Essex Chambers), and Madelaine Power (Pinsent Masons and CGA member) will reflect on how arbitration is used in the GCC and MENA region, about enforcement reciprocity between the UK and UEA, and how GCC stakeholders (parties, arbitrators, arbitral institutions) use CGA's Green Pledge and the Green Protocol in their disputes and practice. The panel will reflect on the impact of such green initiatives on arbitration in the GCC and MENA.
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The current state of technology in hearings
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
8:30 -10:00 am UK time
International Dispute Resolution Center, London
Hosts: Opus 2 and Pinsent Masons
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During this panel, Taryn Auchecorne (Opus 2; Chair of the panel and CGA Global Steering Committee member), Clea Bigelow-Nuttall (Pinsent Masons), Maarten Draye (Hanotiau & van den Berg), Joanne Gillies (Pinsent Masons) and Damian Hickman (IDRC) will focus on how the use of technology in hearings changed over the past decade, what are the challenges and opportunities of technology, its role in dispute resolution and building a sustainable practice. The speakers will address the themes, industry trends and statistical data arising from the most recent report to be launched live during the event.
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International Construction Disputes in 2050 – what will NextGen be facing and how can we help shape their future?
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
9:30 – 11:30 am UK time
CMS offices, London
Hosts: CMS and HKA
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At the panel Jamie Harrison (LCIA), Holly Gavaghan (Opus2 and CGA Global Steering Committee member), Caroline Greenfield (Atkin Chambers), Sarah Keyte (HKA) and Emma Schaafsma (CMS) will explore how prepare is our generation for the future. The theme of the panel is “What Next?” Construction disputes traditionally concern scope, defects, and delay, with dispute resolution processes that are equally predictable. But new energy and new technologies bring disputation and innovation, and NextGen clients and lawyers are rewriting the rules.
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GAR Live: BITs
Wednesday, 17 May 2023
9:00 am – 4:15 pm UK time
Reed Smith, London
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Join us at the 8th edition of GAR Live: BITs 2023 on 17 May 2023, at Reed Smith in London, where renowned experts and leaders in the field of arbitration will share their insights and expertise on investment treaty arbitration.
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Giving technology the green light – how to deliver eco-friendly arbitrations!
Thursday, 18 May 2023
11:00 am-1:30 pm UK time
Bryan Cave Leighton Paiser LLP, London
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This panel Natalia Petrik, Deputy Secretary General of the SCC, Nadia Hubbuck, Senior Associate, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, Lucy Greenwood, Arbitrator and Founder of the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations, Greenwood Arbitration, Wendy Miles KC, Barrister, Twenty Essex, Maguelonne de Brugiere, Counsel, Comcast will discuss how technology could be used a tool to build an international arbitration practice aligned with the climate goals.
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Strolling in London for a Greener Future
Thursday, 18 May 2023
2:00 pm -3:00 pm UK time
(tentative start time; confirmation to be provided)
St Paul’s Cathedral
Join CGA for a picturesque stroll near the Thames and through the Inner Temple Gardens. Leaders of the CGA will share how they have put the Green Pledge into practice, implemented the Green Protocols, and institutionalized sustainable behaviors and Green Actions within their structures.
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CGA Sustainability Contest
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During the walk, the Campaign will announce the winner of its LIDW Sustainability Contest, which will take place during London International Disputes Week. The contest will reward sustainable actions taken during LIDW (and beyond). The aim is to encourage sustainable behavior amongst PAW attendees and encourage those making efforts to reduce their environmental impact.