Thursday, June 2nd
9:00 AM – Opening
- José Antonio Moreno Rodríguez (Asunción, Director de la CLA)
- Diego P. Fernández Arroyo (Buenos Aires / París, Director de la CLA)
- Nicolás Etcheverry Estrázulas (Montevideo, UM)
9:15 AM – Opening conference – In circles with the legitimacy of international arbitration
- Alexis Mourre (París)
Cultural diversity and international arbitration
10:00 AM – Panel I – Cultural elements in the organization of the arbitral proceeding
Introducer: Daniel Levy (Londres)
Panelists:
- Elena Gutiérrez de Cortázar (Madrid / París)
- Bernardo Wayar Caballero (La Paz)
- Javier Íscar de Hoyos (Madrid)
- João Bosco Lee (Curitiba)
- Sofia de Sampaio Jalles (Madrid)
Moderate: Felicita Argaña (Asunción)
11:15 AM – Break
11:45 AM – Panel II – Are the development and content of arbitral decisions really conditioned by the cultural background of the arbitrators?
Introducer: Cristián Conejero Roos (Santiago)
Panelists:
- Renato Grion (Sao Paulo)
- Diana Correa (Bogotá)
- Roberto Ruiz Díaz Labrano (Asunción)
- José A. Martínez de Hoz (Buenos Aires / Montevideo)
Moderate: Magdalena Bulit Goñi (Buenos Aires / París)
1:00 PM – Lunch
Current issues in investor-state dispute settlement
3:00 PM – Panel I – Abuse of rights in investment arbitration
Introducer: Ina Popova (Nueva York)
Panelists:
- Claudia Frutos-Peterson (Ciudad de México)
- Analía González de Baker Hostetler (Washington DC)
- Alfredo Bullard (Lima)
- Christian Albanesi (Buenos Aires/Washington DC)
Moderate: Alexandre Senegacnik (París)
4:15 PM – Panel II – Is there a correct interpretation of investment treaties?
Introducer: Mónica Pinto (Buenos Aires)
Panelists:
- Margarita Sánchez (Washington DC)
- Patricio Grané (Londres)
- Guillermo Moro (Buenos Aires)
- Christian Leathley (Nueva York)
Moderate: Juliana de Valdenebro Garrido (Miami)
5:30 PM – Break
6:00 PM – Panel III – A new framework for investor-State dispute settlement: reform or revolution?
Introducer: Gonzalo Flores (Washington, DC))
Panelists:
- Ana María Ordoñez Puentes (Bogotá)
- Gabriel Bottini (Buenos Aires / Madrid)
- Ignacio Suárez Anzorena (Punta del Este)
- Guido Tawil (Punta del Este)
Moderate: Julián Bordaçahar (Buenos Aires / La Haya)
Friday, June 3th
New Arbitration Laws in the River Plate – first experiences
9:00 AM- Panel I – Competence-Competence and support judge
Discussion:
- Eduardo Vescovi (Montevideo)
- Veronica Sandler (Buenos Aires)
- Verónica Duarte (Montevideo)
- Fernando Jiménez de Aréchaga (Montevideo)
Modera: Florencia Villaggi (Buenos Aires / New York)
10:00 AM – Panel II – Interim measures
Discussion:
- Gabriel Valentín (Montevideo)
- Santiago Pereira Campos (Montevideo)
- Soledad Díaz (Montevideo)
Moderate: Santiago Gatica (Montevideo)
11:00 AM – Break
11:30 AM – Panel III – Appeals against the award
Discussion:
- Sandra González (Montevideo)
- Federico Campolieti (Buenos Aires)
- Julio César Rivera (h) (Buenos Aires)
Moderate: Ezequiel Vetulli (Buenos Aires / Nueva York
12:30 PM – Panel IV – About public order
Discussion:
- Laura Capalbo (Montevideo)
- María Blanca Noodt Taquela (Buenos Aires)
- Paul Arrighi (Montevideo)
- Guillermo Argerich (Buenos Aires)
Moderate: Martín Rosati (Montevideo)
1:30 PM – Lunch
Emerging themes
3:30 PM – Panel I – Fast and furious? Is expedited arbitration really necessary?
Introducer: Andrés Jana (Santiago)
Panelists:
- Bernardo Wayar Ocampo (La Paz)
- Ana Serra e Moura (Lisboa / París)
- Macarena Letelier (Santiago)
- Ricardo Aprigliano (São Paulo)
- Caros Brandes (Montevideo)
Moderate: Álvaro Aguilar (Lima)
4:45 PM – Break
5:15 PM – Panel II – The great challenge: arbitration and climate change
Panelists:
- Mónica Jiménez (Bogotá)
- Dyalá Jiménez Figueres (San José)
- Francisco González de Cossio (Ciudad de México)
- Marilda Rosado (Río de Janeiro)
Moderate: Margie Jaime (Panamá)
6:30 PM – Closing Session – How transnational is arbitration?
- Luca Radicati di Brozolo (Milán)
7:15 PM – Closing
- Diego P. Fernández Arroyo (Buenos Aires / París, Director de la CLA)