Laurent Hirsch, Chairperson
Lawrence S. Schaner, Chairperson

Presentations will encompass themes and subjects as follows: Selecting the Tribunal: Effective Competition for Revenue Among Arbitral Institutions and Their Respective Financial Conditions; Institutional Abuse of Arbitrators and Clients; Liabilities of Arbitrators; Consolidation of Arbitrations; Multiple Party Representative (e.g. "Class") Actions and Preclusion of Claims of Non-Signatories/Kompetenz-Kompentenz/Update on Non-Joinder Authorities; Arb-Med, Med-Arb and Mediations "With Teeth"/Under What Circumstances do Parties Choose these Solutions and What Measures are Employed to Obtain Agreement to these Techniques?; Interviewing Arbitrators/Role of Party-Appointed Arbitrators/Role of Chair/Confidentiality of Panel Deliberations/Dissenting Opinions and China Noble Inc. v. Lei Kat Chang (Canada); International vs. Local Public Policy" - South America/Sharia/CIS/EC Competition Law/Money Laundering through the Award; What Weight Should be Given to the Annulment of an Award under the Lex Arbitri?/Independence of Annulling Court and Standards for Measuring It Monde Re and Application of Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine to Enforcement Proceedings; Civil Law/Common Law: Substantive Differences; Evidence Assembly; Transfer of Hearing Situs et.al.