Prague Arbitration Day 2024

RETHINKING THE FUTURE OF ARBITRATION

What can the CEE contribute?

Prague Arbitration Day is an annual one-day conference organised in the heart of Central & Eastern Europe that focuses on topical issues in arbitration. The event builds on previous successful conferences in 2018, the event has been again co-organized by the ICC Czech Republic and the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

Venue:

Martinský palác, Hradčanské náměstí 67, Prague 1

Programme:

9:00 - 9:30 Registration

9:30 - 9:35 Moderator

• Viktor Glatz • Associate at PRK; Secretary of the Commission on International Arbitration at ICC Czech Republic) • CZ

9:35 - 9:45 Opening speech

• Marek Procházka • Partner at PRK; Chairman of the Commission on International Arbitration at ICC Czech Republic • CZ

9:45 - 10:00 Keynote speech

• Peter Rosher • Global Chair of International Arbitration practice at Reed Smith, founding member of Paris Arbitration Week • UK/FR

10:00 - 11:15 Will AI replace us (arbitrators, counsel, tribunal secretaries)?

• Kateřina Skryjová • PwC • CZ
• Michelle Glassman Bock • Squire Patton Boggs • USA/BE
• Roman Prekop • Berger Prekop - ICC Slovakia • SK
• Lukáš Krejčí • Škoda Auto in house counsel • CZ

11:15 - 11:45 Coffee break

11:45 - 13:00 Is there a certain style of arbitration in German speaking jurisdictions?

• Anke Sessler • Skadden, Frankfurt - ICC Court member • DE
• Eliane Fischer • Rothorn • CHE
• Irene Welser • Cerha Hempel • AT
• Stefan Riegler • Wolf Theiss • AT

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch break

14:15 - 15:30 Legitimacy, limitations, and the future of arbitration

• Jan Dobrý • Clifford Chance • CZ
• Anna Masser • Allen Overy - ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR member • DE
• Marc Jacob • DLA Piper - Frankfurt • UK/DE
• Petr Vošahlík • BBH • CZ

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 - 17:15 Expedited Procedure and Injunctions

• Ankita Godbole • Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler • IN/CHE
• Dušan Sedláček • Havel Partners • CZ
• Hjordis Hjartardottir • ICC Counsel in charge of the Eastern European case management team • IS/FR
• Michal Čáp • Rowan Legal • CZ

17:15 - 17:20 Closing remarks

• Rostislav Pekař • Squire Patton Boggs • CZ

17:30 - 18:30 Walking tour of Prague Castle / free time

18:30 - 22:00 Evening cocktail

General information:

• Conference will commence at 9:30 at Martinický Palác
• During the approx. 1 hour gap between the conference and the evening cocktail reception, guests willhave the option to join a guided tour of the Prague Castle
• Cocktail reception will commence at 18:30 and will be held in the restaurant situated at the venue of the conference, with access to the terrace
• Language: English (no interpretation will be provided by organizers)

Fees:

Early Bird Conference Fee (until 29 February 2024) - 250 EUR incl. VAT per person Regular
Conference Fee (from 1 March 2024) - 290 EUR incl. VAT per person

The price includes conference fee, two coffee breaks, lunch and conference materials.

Cocktail Reception Fee - 100 EUR incl. VAT per person

Cocktail reception has to be ordered and paid separately.
Standard discounts for members of the ICC Czech Republic apply.

Target Group:

An audience not only from the CEE region but from the rest of Europe as well, with a special focus on in-house counsels, as well as lawyers (legal counsels), arbitrators, and representatives of national and international chambers (banking, insurance, etc.).

Sponzors:

• Allen & Overy (Czech Republic) LLP, organizační složka
• BBH, advokátní kancelář, s. r. o.
• Clifford Chance Prague LLP, organizační složka
• DLA Piper Prague LLP, organizační složka
• HAVEL & PARTNERS s.r.o., advokátní kancelář
• PRK Partners s.r.o. advokátní kancelář
• PricewaterhouseCoopers Česká republika, s.r.o.
• ROWAN LEGAL, advokátní kancelář s.r.o.
• Squire Patton Boggs s.r.o., advokátní kancelář
• Urban & Hejduk s.r.o., advokátní kancelář
• Wolf Theis Rechtsänwalte GmbH organizační složka