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WELCOME TO THE 2020 GAP SYMPOSIUM

The first gathering of the GAP working group will be taking place remotely on 18-19 November. We have put together for you the international programme below, which will feature some 52 speakers across the globe. It consists mostly of roundtables, workshops and small gatherings, so as to facilitate interaction and exchanges (Chatham House Rules apply). There will also be two plenary sessions – one on each day – and one webinar to celebrate the GAP Symposium with the arbitration community globally.

Register, meet, share and stay in touch – we are very much looking forward to seeing you all at the Symposium and invite you to download and use the Zoom backgrounds specially designed for the occasion in blue, orange, pink, yellow, white (also to limit digital fatigue!).

Very best wishes,

Maxi, Joongi, Hafez & Thomas

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Register here for the Symposium events and see the full programme below (please note that some events require external registration – relevant links are provided below). We ask that you make every effort to attend the plenary sessions (duration: 1hr, on each day), which will bring together the full working group; they can be found under "Delos & GAP events" below.
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GAP SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME

Each event will be in English and last about an hour, unless otherwise indicated
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  • 17 Nov, 22.00 GMT / 14.00 PST / 17.00 EST / 19.00 BRT / 23.00 CET-WAT / 06.00* CST-HKT-SGT / 07.00* JST-KST

    Community event (unrelated to GAP) _     TagTime with Judith Levine: "Arbitration in Absentia: How to Deal with Non-participation in International Disputes", hosted by Dr Kabir Duggal FCIArb and Amanda Lee FCIArb.
    Register here.

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  • 18 Nov, 08.00 GMT / 09.00 CET-WAT / 10.00 EET / 12.00 GST / 16.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 17.00 JST-KST

    Market & Industry event _     “BRI: State of Play of Disputes Market and Trends” _ Roundtable chaired by Jun Bautista (King & Spalding, Singapore / GAP Reviewer from The Philippines) and Olga Boltenko (Fangda, Hong Kong / GAP Hong Kong). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

    Community event _     “Associate Life: Peaks and Troughs” _ Delos-Y event with Maria Polakova (Squire Patton Boggs, Prague / Delos-Y Chair / GAP Reviewer from Slovakia), Lucian Ilie (Reed Smith, London / GAP Reviewer from Romania) and Alexandra van der Meulen (Three Crowns, Paris / GAP Reviewer from The Netherlands). Limited places.
    Register above.

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  • 18 Nov, 10.00 GMT / 07.00 BRT / 11.00 CET-WAT / 12.00 EET / 14.00 GST / 18.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 19.00 JST-KST


    How-To & Know-How event _     “First Appointments and Work-Life Balance” _ Roundtable chaired by Gustav Flecke-Giammarco (Seven Summit Arbitration, Munich / GAP Reviewer from Germany) and Hanna Roos (Quinn Emmanuel, London / GAP Reviewer from Finland).
    Register above.

    Market & Industry event _ “CEE: State of Play of Disputes Market and Trends” _ Roundtable chaired by Emil Emanuilov (Kambourov, Sofia / GAP Bulgaria) and Dr Galina Zukova (Zukova Legal, Paris / GAP Regional Editor). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

  • 18 Nov, 12.00 GMT / 07.00 EST / 09.00 BRT / 13.00 CET-WAT / 14.00 EET / 16.00 GST / 20.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 21.00 JST-KST


    Community event _         “Question time with GAR & the Kluwer Arbitration Blog” _ Fireside chat with Q&A, with Sara Aranjo (Al Tamimi, Abu Dhabi & Dubai / GAP Regional Editor), Dr Crina Baltag (Kluwer Arbitration Blog) and Alison Ross (Global Arbitration Review). Limited places.
    Register here.
     

  • 18 Nov, 14.00 GMT / 06.00 PST / 09.00 EST / 11.00 BRT / 15.00 CET-WAT / 16.00 EET / 18.00 GST / 22.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 23.00 JST-KST

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    PLENARY SESSION 1 (Delos & GAP event) _     “GAP Framework & Traffic Light Criteria for the 2nd Edition: Presentation & Discussion” _ Presentations followed by a town hall, with Prof. Joongi Kim (Yonsei Law School, Seoul / GAP Co-Chair), Prof. Maxi Scherer (WilmerHale, London / Delos Board / GAP Co-Chair), Thomas Granier (ASAFO & Co., Paris / Delos ACC / GAP General Editor), Hafez Virjee (Virjee Arbitration, Paris & London / Delos President / GAP General Editor).
    Register above.
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  • 18 Nov, 15.00 GMT / 07.00 PST / 10.00 EST / 12.00 BRT / 16.00 CET-WAT / 17.00 EET / 19.00 GST / 23.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 00.00* JST-KST

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    Market & Industry event _     “MENA Legal Practices: Coping with Instability” _ Roundtable in Arabic chaired by Prof. Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Zulficar, Cairo / GAP Egypt) and Aseel Barghuti (Herbert Smith Freehills, New York / GAP Reviewer from Jordan). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

    Community event _ “Portuguese Language Group Virtual Coffee” _ Hosted by Filipa Cansado Carvalho (FCC ARB, Lisbon / GAP Regional Editor) and Fernando Eduardo Serec (TozziniFreire, São Paulo / GAP Brazil). Limited places.
    Register above.
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  • 18 Nov, 16.00 GMT / 08.00 PST / 11.00 EST / 13.00 BRT / 17.00 CET-WAT / 18.00 EET / 20.00 GST / 00.00* CST-HKT-SGT / 01.00* JST-KST

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    How-To & Know-How event _         “Know-How Management Strategies and Tech Tools: Comparing Practices Around the World” _ Roundtable chaired by Dr Jamsheed Peeroo (Peeroo Chambers, Port Louis / 36 Stone, London / GAP Mauritius) and Louise Woods (Vinson & Elkins, London / GAP USA-TX). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

    Community event _ “Spanish Language Group Virtual Coffee” _ Hosted by Victor Bonnin Reynes (VBArbitration, Madrid / Delos ACC) and Víctor Ruiz (Ruiz-Silva Abogados, Mexico City / GAP Reviewer from Mexico). Limited places.
    Register above.
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  • 18 Nov, 17.00 GMT / 09.00 PST / 12.00 EST / 14.00 BRT / 18.00 CET-WAT / 19.00 EET / 21.00 GST / 01.00* CST-HKT-SGT

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    Market & Industry event _     “LatAm ISDS: State of Play and Trends” _ Roundtable in Spanish chaired by Jose Daniel Amado (Delos Board / Miranda & Amado, Lima / GAP Peru) and Juan Felipe Merizalde (Dechert, Washington D.C. / GAP Reviewer from Colombia). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

    Community event _ “French Language Group Virtual Coffee” _ Hosted by Marie Danis (August Debouzy, Paris / GAP France) and Marily Paralika (Fieldfisher, Paris / GAP Reviewer from Greece). Limited places.
    Register above.

  • 18 Nov, 19.00 GMT / 11.00 PST / 14.00 EST / 16.00 BRT / 20.00 CET-WAT / 21.00 EET / 23.00 GST

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    How-To & Know-How event _ “LinkedIn: Managing and Developing Your Profile” _     Workshop with Ben Giaretta, FCIArb C. Arb (Fox Williams, London).     Limited places.
    Register here.

  • 18 Nov, 21.00 GMT / 13.00 PST / 16.00 EST / 18.00 BRT / 22.00 CET-WAT / 23.00 EET / 01.00* GST / 06.00* JST-KST

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    Community event _         “Question Time with Law360 & the Kluwer Arbitration Blog” _ Fireside chat with Q&A, with Caroline Simson (Law360, New York), Kiran Gore (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, Washington D.C.), Myriam Seers (Torys, Toronto / GAP Regional Editor). Limited places.
    Register here.
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  • 19 Nov, 01.00 GMT / 17.00** PST / 20.00** EST / 22.00** BRT / 09.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 10.00 JST-KST

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    How-To & Know-How event _         “Know-How Management Strategies and Tech Tools: Comparing Practices Around the World” _ Roundtable chaired by Kirsten Hart (Arent Fox, Los Angeles / GAP USA-CA) and Briana Young (Herbert Smith Freehills, Hong Kong / GAP China). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

    Market & Industry event _ “China-USA Relations: State of Play of Cross-Pacific Disputes Market and Trends” _ Roundtable chaired by Craig Chiasson (Borden Ladner Gervais, Vancouver / GAP Canada) and Helen Tang (Herbert Smith Freehills, Shanghai / GAP China). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

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  • 19 Nov, 07.00 GMT / 23.00 PST** / 08.00 CET-WAT / 09.00 EET / 11.00 GST / 15.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 16.00 JST-KST

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    How-To & Know-How event _     “First Appointments and Work-Life Balance” _ Roundtable chaired by Kate Apostolova (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Singapore / GAP Regional Editor) and Olivier Mosimann (Kellerhals Carrard, Basel / GAP Regional Editor).
    Register above.

    Market & Industry event _ “Arbitration in West Africa: Opportunities and Challenges” _ Roundtable chaired by Gwendy Bannerman (N. Dowuona & Co., Accra / GAP Ghana) and Amanda Dakoure (Afridan Development Bank, Abidjan / GAP Reviewer from Burkina Faso). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.

    Market & Industry event _ “Energy in Turmoil: Perspectives from Nordic Europe” _ Roundtable chaired by Jawad Ahmad (Mayer Brown, London / GAP Reviewer from Denmark) and Kaare Andreas Shetelig (Wikborg Rein, Oslo / GAP Norway). Duration: 2hrs. Limited places.
    Register above.
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  • 19 Nov, 09.00 GMT / 01.00 PST / 06.00 BRT / 10.00 CET-WAT / 11.00 EET / 13.00 GST / 17.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 18.00 JST-KST

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    How-To & Know-How event _     “LinkedIn: Managing and Developing Your Profile” _ Workshop with Amanda Lee, FCIArb (Seymours, London / Careers in Arbitration / TagTime Host). Limited places.
    Register here.
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  • 19 Nov, 10.00 GMT / 07.00 BRT / 11.00 CET-WAT / 12.00 EET / 14.00 GST / 18.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 19.00 JST-KST

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    How-To & Know-How event _         "A Black Swan Event? Implications of COVID-19 for Damages and Valuations in International Arbitration" _ Panel discussion and Q&A with Lucy Martinez (Martinez Arbitration, UK / Australia), James Nicholson (FTI Consulting, Singapore) and Noah Rubins QC (Freshfields, Paris / GAP Russia), moderated by Hafez Virjee (Virjee Arbitration, Paris & London / Delos President / GAP General Editor). Duration: 90min. Open to the arbitration community at large. Event held in conjunction with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and FTI Consulting.
    Register here.
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  • 19 Nov, 12.00 GMT / 07.00 EST / 09.00 BRT / 13.00 CET-WAT / 14.00 EET / 16.00 GST / 20.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 21.00 JST-KST


    PLENARY SESSION 2 (Delos & GAP event) _     “Clarity or Confusion? Enka v Chubb (UKSC 2020) and the Law Governing Arbitration Agreements From a Comparative Law Perspective” _ GAP Closing Session with the Co-Chairs: Prof. Joongi Kim (Yonsei Law School, Seoul / GAP Co-Chair) and Prof. Maxi Scherer (WilmerHale, London / Delos Board / GAP Co-Chair), followed by Q&A moderated by Thomas Granier (ASAFO & Co., Paris / Delos ACC / GAP General Editor) and Hafez Virjee (Virjee Arbitration, Paris & London / Delos President / GAP General Editor).
    Register here.
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  • 20 Nov, 08.00 GMT / 00.00 PST / 09.00 CET-WAT / 10.00 EET / 12.00 GST / 16.00 CST-HKT-SGT / 17.00 JST-KST

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    Community event (unrelated to GAP) _ '    Makhdoom Ali Khan in conversation with Neil', with Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS and Chiann Bao.
    Register here.