Half-Year October Conference
Miami, United States
30 October 2019 - 02 November 2019
TRACK #1: Doing business in LATAM
Wednesday 30 October 2019 | |
| 16:00 » 19:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 19:00 » 19:30 | Transfer to Nikki Beach |
| 19:30 » 23:30 | Welcome Dinner @ Nikki Beach |
Thursday 31 October 2019 | |
| 07:00 » 08:00 | Run for Human Rights |
| 08:00 » 18:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 09:10 | Welcome to the Half-Year October Conference Arnoldo B. Lacayo, Sequor Law & Co-Chair of the Half-Year October Conference, United States Eduardo J. De la Peña Bernal, Reed Smith LLP & Co-Chair of the Half-Year October Conference, United States Paola Fudakowska, FCO Legal Directorate & AIJA President, United Kingdom |
| 09:10 » 09:15 | Introduction to the Seminar Pablo Vinageras, J&A Garrigues, S.L.P., Spain |
| 09:15 » 10:30 | Session 1: Do’s and Don’ts of agency, distribution and franchise agreements in Latin America Moderator: Felipe Katz, Katz Advogados, Brazil Speakers: José Miguel Algorta, Estudio Algorta & Asociados, Uruguay Jose Luis Vega-Garrido, Goodrich Riquelme, Mexico Paulo Nasser, M Nasser Dispute Resolution, Brazil Alejandro Vargas Yong, Nassar Abogados, Costa Rica |
| 10:30 » 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 » 12:15 | Session 2: The new compliance landscape in Latin America and its practical impact Moderator: Dominik Wagner, TIGGES Rechtsanwälte, Germany Speakers: Sandrine Richard, France Ignacio Sanchez Vaqueiro, Gonzalez & Ferraro Mila – Casir – Di Iorio – Melhem, Argentina Mark Beardsworth, BrownRudnick, United Kingdom Mr. Andres Alva, Berkeley Research Group LLC, United States |
| 12:15 » 13:15 | Joint Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) + Academic Programme Committee (APC) meeting |
| 12:15 » 13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15 » 14:30 | Session 3: A review of the Latin American M&A market Moderator: Alexandra Maria Ologu, Monolit Legal & Tax, Romania Speakers: Diego Huertas del Pino, SHV abogados, Peru Andres Sotomayor, Porzio, Ríos, García Abogados, Chile Alex J Tolston, Hemisphere Media Group Inc., United States |
| 14:30 » 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 » 16:15 | Session 4: The legal framework for inbound and outbound e-commerce in/to LATAM Moderator & Speaker: Chiara Caliandro, De Berti Jacchia, Italy Speakers: Juan Ignacio San Martin, Urrejola Abogados , Chile Johannes Struck, Brödermann Jahn, Germany Marlyn Narkis, MDU Legal, Panama |
| 16:30 » 17:30 | First Timers' Drink |
| 16:30 » 17:30 | AIJA Commission meetings - Commercial Fraud - IBLC incl. Sports Law - Insolvency - International Arbitration - Tax Law - T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce) |
| 18:45 » 19:30 | Transfer to Wynwood Walls |
| 19:30 » 01:00 | Halloween Dinner @ Wynwood Walls |
Friday 01 November 2019 | |
| 08:30 » 18:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 10:00 | AIJA Commission meetings - Corporate and M&A - Environment & Energy Law - International Private Clients and Family Law - Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT) - Labour Law incl. Immigration Law - Litigation |
| 09:30 » 10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | Session 5: Free trade or protectionism: Recent developments on international trade and investments Moderator & Speaker: Carlos Molino, Fabrega Molino, Panama Speakers: Juan M. Chaves Pernett, Holubova Advokati, United States Ricardo Ampudia, Shook Hardy & Bacon, United States Julio Gutierrez Morales, Ríos Ferrer, Guillén Llarena, Treviño y Rivera, S.C., Mexico |
| 11:00 » 12:00 | Session 6: Managing competition law and related regulatory risk in LATAM - tips, tricks and trends to watch out for Moderator: Gustaf Duhs, Stevens & Bolton LLP, United Kingdom Speakers: Karen Ruback, Grinberg Cordovil, Brazil Andres Hidalgo, Jose Lloreda Camacho & Co, Colombia Fernando Carreno, Von Wobeser y Sierra SC, Mexico Camila Corvalan, Beccar Varela, Argentina |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | National Representatives Committee (NPC) meeting |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | Human Rights Committee (HRC) meeting |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | AIJA meetings - Transport law |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 » 15:30 | SCILL Plenary Session: Leading strategically in an interdependent, diverse and complex world (Part I) Welcome & Introduction: Paola Fudakowska, FCO Legal Directorate & AIJA President, United Kingdom Friederike Henke, Buren N.V. & President of the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission, Netherlands Max Mailliet, E2M - Etude Max Mailliet & Vice-President of the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission, Luxembourg Speaker: Leslie DePol, Polarity Partnerships, United States |
| 15:30 » 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 » 18:00 | SCILL Plenary Session: Leading strategically in an interdependent, diverse and complex world (Part II) Speaker: Leslie DePol, Polarity Partnerships, United States |
| 19:30 | Home Hospitality Dinner |
Saturday 02 November 2019 | |
| 08:30 » 13:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 10:00 | Yog'AIJA |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | AIJA Commission meetings - Healthcare & Life Sciences - Real Estate - Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) |
| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Executive Committee meeting |
TRACK #2: Cross-border disputes 2020: What to expect in the coming decade
Wednesday 30 October 2019 | |
| 16:00 » 19:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 19:00 » 19:30 | Transfer to Nikki Beach |
| 19:30 » 23:30 | Welcome Dinner @ Nikki Beach |
Thursday 31 October 2019 | |
| 07:00 » 08:00 | Run for Human Rights |
| 08:00 » 18:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 09:10 | Welcome to the Half-Year October Conference Arnoldo B. Lacayo, Sequor Law & Co-Chair of the Half-Year October Conference, United States Eduardo J. De la Peña Bernal, Reed Smith LLP & Co-Chair of the Half-Year October Conference, United States Paola Fudakowska, FCO Legal Directorate & AIJA President, United Kingdom |
| 09:10 » 09:15 | Introduction to the Seminar Arnoldo B. Lacayo, Sequor Law, United States |
| 09:15 » 10:30 | Session 1: Convergence or divergence – International litigation in the post-Trump and post-Brexit era Moderator: Hunter Carter, Arent Fox LLP, United Kingdom Speakers: Raquel “Rocky” Rodriguez, McDonald Hopkins, United States Javier Robalino, Ferrere, Ecuador Clarissa Rodriguez, Reich Rodriguez, United States Vladimir Meerovich, Peters and Peters, United Kingdom |
| 10:30 » 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 » 12:15 | Session 2: Shifting legal landscapes – Emerging venues for the resolution of high-stakes cross-border disputes Moderator: Benjamin Wilson, Holland & Knight, United States Speakers: Sujey Herrera , Reed Smith, United States Guillermo Bayas, Ejarque Abogados, Spain Jovana Crncevic, Withers, United States Jonathan Addo, British Virgin Islands |
| 12:15 » 13:15 | Joint Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) + Academic Programme Committee (APC) meeting |
| 12:15 » 13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15 » 14:30 | Session 3: Litigation financing – Where to from here? Moderator: Ned Beale, Trowers, United Kingdom Speaker: Narghis Torres, Lex Finance, Peru Francesca Salerno, Legance Avvocati, Italy Melissa Pallett-Vasquez, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP, United States Rodrigo Da Silva, Rodrigo S. Da Silva, P.A., United States |
| 14:30 » 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 » 16:15 | Session 4: Litigation tech - 2020 and beyond Moderator: Daniel Meyers, Transperfect, United States Speakers: Cabell Clay, Moore & Van Allen, United States Rosie Wild, Cooke, Young & Keidan, United Kingdom George Ngengwe, Shook Hardy & Bacon, United States Tero Kovanen, Borenius, Finland |
| 16:30 » 17:30 | First Timers' Drink |
| 16:30 » 17:30 | AIJA Commission meetings - Commercial Fraud - IBLC incl. Sports Law - Insolvency - International Arbitration - Tax Law - T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce) |
| 18:45 » 19:30 | Transfer to Wynwood Walls |
| 19:30 » 01:00 | Halloween Dinner @ Wynwood Walls |
Friday 01 November 2019 | |
| 08:30 » 18:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 10:00 | AIJA Commission meetings - Corporate and M&A - Environment & Energy Law - International Private Clients and Family Law - Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT) - Labour Law incl. Immigration Law - Litigation |
| 09:30 » 10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | Session 5: Future evidence – Proving your case in the 2020s Moderator: Marcelo Diaz-Cortes, Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider& Grossman, United States Speakers: Cristina Vicens, Sequor Law, United States Eliseo M. Martinez, IUS+AEQUITAS Law Office, Spain Gustavo De Marco, Compass Lexecon, Argentina Emmanuel Kaspereit, Archipel, France |
| 11:00 » 12:00 | Session 6: Will legal specialisation among international practitioners continue to be the name of the game? Moderator: Colin Delaney, Smith Gambrell & Russell, United States Speakers: Sandra Friedrich, University of Miami School of Law, United States Sophia Rolle-Kapousouzoglou, Lennox Paton, Bahamas Aimee Prieto, Prieto Cabrera & Asociados, Dominican Republic |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | National Representatives Committee (NPC) meeting |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | Human Rights Committee (HRC) meeting |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | AIJA meetings - Transport law |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 » 15:30 | SCILL Plenary Session: Leading strategically in an interdependent, diverse and complex world (Part I) Welcome & Introduction: Paola Fudakowska, FCO Legal Directorate & AIJA President, United Kingdom Friederike Henke, Buren N.V. & President of the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission, Netherlands Max Mailliet, E2M - Etude Max Mailliet & Vice-President of the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission, Luxembourg Speaker: Leslie DePol, Polarity Partnerships, United States |
| 15:30 » 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 » 18:00 | SCILL Plenary Session: Leading strategically in an interdependent, diverse and complex world (Part II) Leslie DePol, Polarity Partnerships, United States |
| 19:30 | Home Hospitality Dinner |
Saturday 02 November 2019 | |
| 09:00 » 10:00 | Yog'AIJA |
| 09:00 » 13:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | AIJA Commission Meetings - Healthcare & Life Sciences - Real Estate - Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) |
| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Executive Committee meeting |
TRACK #3: Oil & gas 2020: Fossil fuels in a renewable world
Wednesday 30 October 2019 | |
| 16:00 » 19:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 19:00 » 19:30 | Transfer to Nikki Beach |
| 19:30 » 23:30 | Welcome Dinner @ Nikki Beach |
Thursday 31 October 2019 | |
| 07:00 » 08:00 | Run for Human Rights |
| 08:00 » 18:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 09:10 | Welcome to the Half-Year October Conference Arnoldo B. Lacayo, Sequor Law & Co-Chair of the Half-Year October Conference, United States Eduardo J. De la Peña Bernal, Reed Smith LLP & Co-Chair of the Half-Year October Conference, United States Paola Fudakowska, FCO Legal Directorate & AIJA President, United Kingdom |
| 09:10 » 09:15 | Introduction to the Seminar Carlos Del Razo, Solcargo, Mexico Daria Capotorto, MGM - Studio Legale, Italy |
| 09:15 » 10:30 | Session 1: Renewable Energies: a real call for an oil and gas phasing out? Moderator: Jeroen De Coninck, Advocatenkantoor De Coninck, Belgium Speakers: Cecilia Curiel, Solcargo, Mexico Diana Pineda, Gonzalez Calvillo, Mexico Willy A. Carvajal, LatamLex Abogados, Costa Rica |
| 10:30 » 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 » 12:15 | Session 2: Carbon Markets: The role of emissions trading systems and clean energy certificates in the reduction of use of fossil fuels Moderator & Speaker: Carlos del Razo, Solcargo, Mexico Speakers: Ramona Wyss, Walder Wyss, Switzerland Ken Rivlin, Allen & Overy, United States |
| 12:15 » 13:15 | Lunch |
| 12:15 » 13:15 | Joint Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) + Academic Programme Committee (APC) meeting |
| 13:15 » 14:30 | Session 3: Key elements of Oil and Gas Project Development in Latin America Moderator: Larry Pascal, Haynes and Boone, United States Speakers: Lucas Leite, Kincaid, Brazil Anaid Lopez, Rodríguez Dávalos Abogados - RDA, Mexico Renzo Roberti, Barrios & Fuentes Abogados, Peru |
| 14:30 » 15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00 » 16:15 | Session 4: The Equator and other sustainable/Environmental Principles and their influence on Energy Project Finance Moderator: Daria Capotorto, MGM Studio Legale, Italy Speakers: Evelyne Mbula Nzuki, MN Legal, Kenya Hector Garza Cervera, Ritch Mueller, Mexico Gaston Fernandez, Hogan Lovells, United States |
| 16:30 » 17:30 | AIJA Commission meetings - Commercial Fraud - IBLC incl. Sports Law - Insolvency - International Arbitration - Tax Law - T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce) |
| 16:30 » 17:30 | First Timers' Drink |
| 18:45 » 19:30 | Transfer to Wynwood Walls |
| 19:30 » 01:00 | Halloween Dinner @ Wynwood Walls |
Friday 01 November 2019 | |
| 08:30 » 18:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 10:00 | AIJA Commission meetings - Corporate and M&A - Environment & Energy Law - International Private Clients and Family Law - Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT) - Labour Law incl. Immigration Law - Litigation |
| 09:30 » 10:00 | Coffee break |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | Session 5: Oil & Gas Industry and New Challenges to Environmental & Safety Issues Moderator: Madeleine Edqvist, Lindahl, Sweden Speakers: Caterina Carreman, Foyen Advokatfirma, Sweden Andres Chaves, Akin Gump, United States Andrew Stakelum, King & Spalding, United States |
| 11:00 » 12:00 | Session 6: The role of companies and information to their shareholders regarding climate change commitments - effects of banning oil and gas shares in portfolios Moderator: Carlos del Razo, Solcargo, Mexico Speakers: Perla Gizeh Díaz Taracena, Hogan Lovells, Mexico Stefan Müller, Wenger & Vieli AG, Switzerland Jeffrey Bast, Bast Amron LLP, United States |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | Lunch |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | National Representatives Committee (NPC) meeting |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | Human Rights Committee (HRC) meeting |
| 12:00 » 13:00 | AIJA meetings - Transport law |
| 13:00 » 15:30 | SCILL Plenary Session: Leading strategically in an interdependent, diverse and complex world (Part I) Leslie DePol, Polarity Partnerships, United States |
| 15:30 » 16:00 | Coffee break |
| 16:00 » 18:00 | SCILL Plenary Session: Leading strategically in an interdependent, diverse and complex world (Part II) Leslie DePol, Polarity Partnerships, United States |
| 19:30 | Home Hospitality Dinner |
Saturday 02 November 2019 | |
| 09:00 » 13:00 | Registration & Welcome Desk |
| 09:00 » 10:00 | Yog'AIJA |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | AIJA Commission Meetings - Healthcare & Life Sciences - Real Estate - Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) |
| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Executive Committee meeting |
ROUNDTABLE SESSION: M&A Transactions in the Americas and Europe - Similarities And Differences
Friday 01 November 2019 | |
| 09:00 » 10:00 | AIJA Corporate and M&A Commission meeting Chaired by Rainer Kaspar, PHH & Vice-President of the AIJA Corporate and M&A Commission , Austria |
| 10:00 » 12:00 | PANEL SESSION | M&A Transactions in the Americas and Europe - Similarities And Differences Moderators: Rainer Kaspar, PHH, Austria Carlos del Rio, Creel, Garcia-Cuellar, Aiza y Enriquez, Mexico Speakers: Anthony MacPherson, Kingsley Napley, United Kingdom Lars Raedschelders, Sherpa, Belgium Pablo Vinageras, Garrigues, Spain Beatriz Cabal, Galindo, Arias & Lopez, Panama Otavio Carneiro, Akerman, United States Alejandra Garcia, Ferrere, Uruguay |
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