Join the AAA-ICDR Asia Case Management Centre (CMC) in celebrating the one year anniversary of its expansion of the Singapore office and subsequent growth throughout Asia. This year has been unlike any other with the uncertainties in and around Asia, but the Asia CMC sustained a successful year filled with growth, opportunities with collaborations, and partnerships with the support of all our stakeholders.

The AAA-ICDR CMC will host a Virtual Summit from September 8-10, 2020 to celebrate the one year anniversary of expansion. Each event will bring together practitioners, institutions, lawyers and in house counsel to discuss issues and share their different perspectives and experiences.

These virtual sessions will share, discuss and explore many topics around dispute management, provide useful and actionable tips and takeaways, offer different perspectives and discuss what can be expected from dispute management in the future. Registrants can sign up for individual or all events.

Cybersecurity in Dispute Resolution: A Shared Responsibility

September 8, 2020
7:00 p.m.-08:30 p.m. (SGT)

Cybersecurity in Asia and around the world has been a major focus this year. During this unique webinar participants will hear from AAA-ICDR technology experts, presenting for the first time for the Asia CMC. The presenters will provide actionable items and expert perspective on cybersecurity, featuring our case management system.

The security and privacy of customer and case information is a critical component in arbitration. It is a shared responsibility between the AAA-ICDR and arbitrators to ensure all panelists are informed and equipped to uphold the integrity and legitimacy of the arbitral process. AAA-ICDR Chief Information and Innovation Officer Diana Didia and AAA-ICDR Information Security Manager Drew LaGravenese will discuss cybersecurity best practices including:

• Cybersecurity Concerns during the Course of a Case
• Secure Access, Passwords and Multi-Factor Authentication
• Dangers of Free Cloud and Email Services
• Using Anti-Virus/Anti-Malware Software, Updating Software/Devices, Device Encryption
• Social Engineering and Phishing Risks
• And More…

AAA-ICDR Vice President Gerry Strathmann will provide a demonstration of secure document management features in AAA WebFile^® and Panelists eCenter^®, and will also cover operational implementation of information security and privacy including:

• Managing Staff Access to Case Records
• Privacy by Design
• Case Data Anonymization

SPEAKERS

Diana Didia
AAA-ICDR Chief Information and Innovation Officer
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Gerry Strathmann
AAA-ICDR Vice President
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Drew LaGravenese
AAA-ICDR Information Security Manager
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Virtual Mock Cross Examination

September 9, 2020

The AAA-ICDR Asia CMC and PwC Singapore will be co-hosting these Virtual Mock Cross Examination Training Sessions. Teams have been selected from submissions, which were received from 22 countries, to participate in mock virtual cross examinations. They will have the opportunity to use case management tools offered under the ICDR^® International Dispute Resolution Rules and Procedures. These training sessions will give participants a unique opportunity to practice the cross examination of quantum experts and receive feedback from tribunals of experienced practitioners.

In order to prepare for these sessions, an Exhibition Round was held on July 27, 2020. Please click here to view the recording.

Clash of the Titans: AAA-ICDR Asia CMC’s Young Practitioners Debate

September 10, 2020
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (SGT)

This exciting event for young practitioners promises to be explosive, fun and interactive, while also being informative and useful. Join in on the big debate as expert dispute resolution practitioners take the stage to battle out key and concurrent issues, rebut each other as well as take questions from the audience and the panel of judges. The panel of experts are from different parts of Asia and will bring their unique perspective along with a lot of fun!

Teams will be comprised of two speakers each and will be allotted 30 minutes per topic, including rebuttal and audience questions. A panel of judges will moderate the questions. Teams will have to answer the questions both during and after the debate. Topics to debate are as follows:

DEBATE JUDGES AND MODERATORS

Kshama A. Loya
Leader, International Dispute Resolution Practice at Nishith Desai Associates (Member, Executive Board of ICDR Y&I)
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Aditya Singh
Counsel – White & Case Singapore (Member, Global Advisory Board of ICDR Y&I)
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Proposition 1:
Hybrid Clauses only work in an alternate universe!

FOR:

Bharadwaj Ravi Ramachandran
Founding Partner of Vivrti Law
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Joanne Lau
Of Counsel, Allen & Overy’s Global Arbitration Group, Hong Kong
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AGAINST:



Elan Krishna
Senior Associate, Clifford Chance Asia (Member, Global Advisory Board of ICDR Y&I)
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Gerald Leong
Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills
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Proposition 2:
Expedited procedures is the next big innovation in Dispute Resolution!

FOR:

Nathaniel Lai
Senior Associate, Sidley Austin, Hong Kong
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Sadhvi Mohindru
Associate, Holman Fenwick Willan (Member, Global Advisory Board of ICDR Y&I)
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AGAINST:

Anushka Shah
Advocate, Chambers of Mr. Nakul Dewan
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Michael Weatherley
Senior Associate, Ashurst LLP, Singapore
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Registration Information

Registration is free but limited.

The link to participate in the webinar will be sent 24 hours before the event.