The Department of Legal Studies of CEU and JEANTET cordially invite you to the international arbitration conference
The New Hungarian Arbitration Act: Views from Hungary and Abroad
MAY 17, 2018 |12:30 P.M. – 6:30 P.M. | NÁDOR STREET 15, BUDAPEST |ROOM 103
12:30 Registration
13:00 Opening remarks on behalf of the Organizing Committee
13:05 Welcome address by Professor Liviu Matei , Provost and Pro-Rector of Central European University
13:15 Introductory remarks by Professor Emeritus Tibor Várady , Central European University
13:30 Key-note speech by Dr. János Burai Kovács , President of the Court of Arbitration of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
13:45 Panel 1: Arbitration Agreement
Moderator: Professor Csongor István Nagy (University of Szeged) Rapporteur: Professor Veronika Korom (Bredin Prat, Paris; ESSEC Business School, Paris) Discussants: Dr. Miklós Boronkay (Szecskay, Budapest), Professor Emőd Veress (Sapientia University, Cluj-Napoca)
14:45 Panel 2: Arbitrators and Arbitral Institutions
Moderator: Professor Markus Petsche (Central European University) Rapporteur: Dr. András László (LFP Legal, Budapest) Discussants: Ms. Laetitia de Montalivet (ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris), The Honorable Avi Zamir (A. Gabrieli & Co., Tel Aviv)
15:45 Coffee break
16:15 Panel 3: Arbitral Procedure
Moderator: Professor Davor Babić (University of Zagreb) Rapporteur: Dr. Milán Kohlrusz (Dentons, Budapest) Discussants: Ms. Nata Ghibradze (Hogan Lovells, Munich), Professor Andreas Reiner (ARP, Vienna), Professor István Varga (ELTE University, Budapest)
17:15 Panel 4: The Arbitration Award and Its Enforcement
Moderator: Dr. Ioana Knoll Tudor (Jeantet, Paris) Rapporteur: Dr. Zsolt Okányi (CMS, Budapest) Discussants: Dr. Wojciech Sadowski (K&L Gates, Warsaw), Mr. Philippe Cavalieros (Simmons & Simmons, Paris)
18:15 Concluding remarks
18:30 Cocktail reception (CEU rooftop terrace)
Registration: Please note that attendance of the Conference requires prior registration. Please register by May 14