9 September 2020 (4:00PM – 5:30PM HKT | 5:00PM – 6:30PM JST)

The demand for virtual hearing services has increased significantly with the onset of COVID-19. HKIAC has valuable first-hand experience administering virtual hearings. This seminar will address the key decisions virtual-hearing participants need to make in terms of procedure and technology. Expert speakers will cover some of the most common questions asked, concerns raised, and most effective solutions. It will also address how a hybrid arbitration hearing held in two locations (Hong Kong and Japan) could be conducted.

This seminar will also address neutrality and efficiency of Hong Kong as a seat of arbitration.

Venue: Japan International Dispute Resolution Center
　　　　(Online participation via ZOOM is also available)
　　　　Toranomon Business Tower 5th floor
　　　　1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Language: English
(simultaneous translation into Japanese to be provided by JIDRC)

Moderator: 
Yoshihisa Hayakawa, Executive Director and Secretary General, JIDRC  

Programme:

Keynote Speaker:
Rimsky Yuen GBM, SC, JP, Co-Chair, HKIAC

Presentation: Virtual Hearing Capabilities of HKIAC

• Sarah Grimmer, Secretary-General, HKIAC
• Yoshihiro Takatori, Head of Virtual Hearing Study Group of Advisory Board, JIDRC
  

Panel Discussion: Hong Kong as a Seat of Arbitration – Myth and Reality

• Nils Eliasson, Vice-Chair, HKIAC; Partner, Shearman & Sterling
• Yoshimi Ohara, Member of Advisory Board, JIDRC (Tokyo); Vice-President, ICC Court

Closing Remarks:
Naoki Idei, Vice-President, JIDRC

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Yoshihisa Hayakawa Executive Director and Secretary General, JIDRC