Dublin International Arbitration Day 2023
Event Programme
The 11th annual Dublin International Arbitration Day, Ireland’s leading conference on international arbitration, will take place on Friday, November 17 in the Distillery Building, 145-151 Church Street, Dublin 7. The conference offers an outstanding line-up of international expert speakers on topics of relevance and interest.
8.30 – 9.15Registration and refreshments
9.15 – 9.20 Welcome and opening address
Paul McGarry SC, President of Arbitration Ireland
9.20 – 10.50Panel 1
Enforcement of Intra-EU Arbitral Awards: Latest Developments from the UK, Australia, the US and EU
Moderator: David Herlihy, Allen & Overy, Dublin
Speakers:
Ruth Byrne KC, King & Spalding, London Catherine Gilfedder, Dentons, London Lucinda Low, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington Dr Markus Perkams, Addleshaw Goddard, Frankfurt Lena Sandberg, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Brussels Jeffrey Sullivan KC, Debevoise & Plimpton, London
10.50 – 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.30 Panel 2
Arbitration, Bankruptcy & Sanctions
Moderator:
Ronnie Barnes, Co-head International Arbitration and Litigation Practice, Cornerstone Research, London
Speakers:
Matthew H. Adler, Troutman Pepper, US Shawn Conway, Conway & Partners, Netherlands Stavros Pavlou, Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC, Cyprus Diora Ziyaeva, Dentons, New York
14.00 – 14.10 Attorney General, Rossa Fanning SC – Address:
International Arbitration – A view from Government
14.10 – 15.25Panel 3
Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT & Arbitration
Moderator: Paula Gibbs, A&L Goodbody LLP, Dublin
Speakers:
Sanaa Babaa, Director, EY, London Stephen Dowling SC, Bar of Ireland/TrialView Tunde Oyewole, Orrick, Paris Dr Nils Rauer, MJI, Pinsent Masons, Frankfurt
15.25 – 16.25Panel 4
ESG Issues in Arbitration
Moderator: Susan Ahern BL, The Bar of Ireland
Speakers:
Nessa Cahill SC, The Bar of Ireland
Matthew Draper, Draper & Draper LLC, New York Colleen Parker Bacquet, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris Jeremy Wilson, Covington & Burling LLP, London
16.25 – 17.00 Coffee Break
17.00 – 17.50 Panel 5
Quick fire round
Moderator: The Hon. Mr Justice David Barniville, President of the High Court, Ireland
Speakers:
Daragh Brehony, Pérez-Llorca, Madrid James Coleman, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Chicago Louis Flannery KC, Mishcon de Reya Anya George, Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich Niamh Leinwather, Secretary General, VIAC Kieran John McCarthy, Gateley, London María Paula Jijón, Lawyer, CIAM Florian Stefan, Vavrovsky Heine Marth, Vienna Bree Taylor, Alius Law, London
17.50 – 18.00Close of conference
Paul McGarry SC, President of Arbitration Ireland
Evening Entertainment
Conference dinner – King’s Inns, Constitution Hill, Dublin 7
18.15 – 19.00 Pre-dinner drinks reception
19.00 – 21.00 Conference dinner
21.00 till late Traditional music by Cogar