Singapore Convention Signing Ceremony and Conference Highlights

Singapore Convention Welcome Reception

PANEL 1

Multilateralism, International Collaboration and Rule of Law in an Evolving World

Confirmed speakers include:

• Dr Marty Natalegawa, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Indonesia
• Mr Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, CEO, Temasek International Pte Ltd
• The Honourable Judge Xue Hanqin, Vice-President, International Court of Justice

Moderator:

• Professor Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore and Professor of Law, National University of Singapore

Lunch-time Panel on the Negotiation of the Convention on Mediation

Confirmed speakers include:

• Mr Itai Apter, Director, International Civil Affairs, Office of the Deputy Attorney General (International Law), Ministry of Justice, Israel
• Mr Héctor Flores Sentíes, Partner, Abascal Flores y Segovia
• Professor Jaemin Lee, Professor of International Law, School of Law, Seoul National University
• Dr Norel Rosner, Legal and Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
• Mr Tim Schnabel, Former Attorney, Office of the Legal Adviser, United States Department of State

Moderator:

• Ms Corinne Montineri, Senior Legal Officer, UNCITRAL Secretariat, United Nations

PANEL 2

The Future of International Dispute Resolution: Challenges and Opportunities for Access to Justice

Confirmed speakers include:

• Professor Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, President, International Council for Commercial Arbitration
• The Honourable Justice Anselmo Reyes, International Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court
• The Honourable Justice Edward Torgbor, Former Judge of the High Court, Kenya and Visiting Academic, University of Oxford

Moderator:

• Mr George Lim, SC, Chairman, Singapore International Mediation Centre

PANEL 3

The Rise of Mediation: Bridging Differences for Tomorrow

Confirmed speakers include:

• Ambassador Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury, Former Foreign Advisor (Foreign Minister), Bangladesh, and Principal Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies
• Dr Aimé Muyoboke Karimunda, President of the Court of Appeal, Republic of Rwanda
• Professor Thomas J. Stipanowich, William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution and Professor of Law, Pepperdine University

Moderator:

• Professor Lucy Reed, Director, Centre for International Law, National University of Singapore