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Organised by: Malaysia Breakout Session Co-host Breakout Session & Venue Sponsor: Co-host & Sponsor: Diamond Sponsor: Platinum Sponsor: SPEAKERS/ MODERATORS Keynote Speaker Y.A. Tuan Lee Swee Seng High Court Judge, Construction Court Kuala Lumpur Opening remarks by Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo, [19 August 2016, Friday] President of CIArb Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Welcoming remarks by KLRCA, Bangunan Sulaiman Lam Wai Loon, 9.00a.m-5.30p.m Chairperson of CIArb (registration starts at 8.30am) (Malaysia Branch) Jocelyn Lim, Chairperson of YMG CIArb BRIDGING THE GAPS (Malaysia Branch) and 2016 Organising Chairperson Plenary Session PROGRAMME Dato' Mahadev Shankar Justin D’Agostino 08:30-09:00 Registration Nish Shetty 09:00-09:30 Opening Remarks by Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo Welcoming Remarks by Lam Wai Loon and Jocelyn Lim James Healy 09.30-10:00 Keynote Address Ashok Kumar • Y.A. Tuan Lee Swee Seng, High Court Judge, Construction Court REGISTER NOW! 10:15-11:30 Plenary Session Breakout Sessions • Dato' Mahadev Shankar, Justin D’Agostino, Nish Shetty, James Healy Early bird package: Karen Mills Moderated by Ashok Kumar Mahadev Ranai RM350/£60 per pax Lam Wai Loon 11:30-12:00 Networking Break (Extended till 11 August 2016 due Richard Hayler to popular demand!) 12:00-13:00 Breakout Sessions with Co-host Foo Joon Liang KLRCA Normal Registration Fee: Professor Joongi Kim SCL Malcolm Holmes 13:00-14:00 Lunch RM400/£67 (Conference only) (Conference 14:00-15:00 Breakout Sessions or RM450/£75 and Evening Cocktails) For more information and • Karen Mills Investor-State Arbitration: Overview and Problems sponsorship opportunities, Maritime Arbitration • Malcolm Holmes please contact: 15:00-15:30 Networking Break 10% discount for Young Members Group of The members of selected 15:30-16:30 Breakout Sessions Chartered Institute of supporting Arbitrators (Malaysia Branch) Commercial Arbitration • Professor Joongi Kim Unit No. 3, 2nd Floor, • Lam Wai Loon, Richard Hayler organisations Construction Arbitration Bangunan Sulaiman, Moderated by Foo Joon Liang Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin 16:30-17:00 Closing Remarks 50000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 18:00 onwards Evening cocktails Tel: +603-22711055 Fax:+603-22711056 Email: [email protected] WELCOME NOTE 1993 On behalf of the organizing committee of the Young Members Group Founded CIArb Malaysia Branch of CIArb, Malaysia Branch (or colloquially known as “YMG”), we are pleased to invite you to join us in August as we welcome the world to 2003 Kuala Lumpur for the 1st Regional Conference 2016. Launched Sabah Chapter Malaysia has so much to offer to the Regional Conference, from being the home of the CIArb Asian Directorate offi ce, strategic geographical 2013 location, having world class facilities at a very reasonable cost to the Formed YMG CIArb Malaysia Branch ever hospitable, multicultural and multilingual Malaysians. The Regional Conference promises an unparalleled and cutting edge OVER 350 conference that focuses on “Bridging the Gaps”. The conference CIArb Members in Malaysia establishes itself as a platform dedicated to the use of technology and innovation in arbitration rooms, bridging gaps in time and geography. As to bridging the generation gap, this Regional Conference will bring together students, young practitioners and senior practitioners within CPD the arbitration industry in the region and globally, providing both generations the opportunity to exchange ideas and share the set of 5Points challenges faced by each other. from the Malaysian Bar Council We can’t wait to see you in Kuala Lumpur in August 2016. Jocelyn Lim | Conference Organising Chairperson CPD Chairperson of the YMG CIArb, Malaysia Branch 3Points from the Board of Quantity Surveyors PLENARY SESSION This session will focus on the pros and cons, risks and opportunities of the use of technology in arbitration. Technology has bridged time and geographical gaps in arbitration, bringing arbitration from a regional to an international stage and now a globally recognized dispute resolution mechanism. Nevertheless, it has also widened the technological gaps between senior and junior practitioners. Should technology in arbitration be seen as an opportunity or threat? CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE BREAKOUT SESSIONS Organising Chairperson : The Breakout Sessions will be led by leading practitioners who aim to share their Jocelyn Lim invaluable knowledge and experience on current issues in arbitration. Delegates will have the opportunity to explore and learn different topics of their interest. Breakout Sessions Chairpersons : Loshini Ramarmuty James Ding KLRCA BREAKOUT SESSION Serene Hiew The KLRCA Breakout Session will include an interactive panel discussion focusing Darshendev Singh on the topic of “KLRCA from a Young Practitioner’s Perspective: Opportunities, Growth and Role. Speakers for this session include leading practitioners, Mr. Organising Sub-Committee: Malcolm Holmes QC and Mr. Lam Wai Loon. Moderators: international case Chew Jiar Li counsel from KLRCA, Alonso Mayordomo Castilla and Tatiana Polevshchikova. Lim Tse Wei Denise Cheong SCL BREAKOUT SESSION Siew Suet Mey Jesslyn W.L. Lim The SCL Breakout Session will be fi rst led by a 45 minute Panel Discussion Jennifer James Ilango themed “Is Adjudication the Death Knell of Construction Arbitration?” Speakers Austen Emmanuel Pereira for this discussion include prominent young practitioners in the fi eld of arbitration Tatvaruban Subramaniam and adjudication namely Shannon Rajan, Victoria Loi and Serene Hiew, moderated by Thayananthan Baskaran. This will be followed by a 15 minute “Introduction to Young SCL” by Tatvaruban Subramaniam. Supporting Organization: EVENING COCKTAILS An exclusive post-conference cocktail session is in place to give the Delegates the opportunity to network with leading senior and junior practitioners in the arbitration scene. To know more about us, visit us at: www.ciarb.org.my/ymg/ https://www.facebook.com/YMGMalaysia www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=6969603 KEYNOTE SPEAKER OPENING REMARKS Y.A. TUAN LEE SWEE SENG DATUK PROFESSOR SUNDRA RAJOO High Court Judge, PJN, FCIArb, FMIArb, FSIArb, FICA, FACICA, FRICS, MAE, FCABE, Construction Court Kuala Lumpur FPAM, APPM Tuan Lee Swee Seng graduated with Bachelor Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo is the Director of the Kuala Lumpur of Law (Hons) from University of Malaya Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA). He is also the President of and obtained Master of Law from the same the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Global, 2016. Sundra’s university. He also obtained an MBA from roll of honour includes being Founding President of the Society University of Southern Cross, Australia. He was of Construction Law, Malaysia and the Past President of the Asia called to the Malaysian Bar in February 1985 and Pacific Regional Arbitration Grouping (APRAG), which is a federation was in active legal practice until May 2010 when of nearly 40 arbitral institutions in the Asia Pacific region. he was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the Sundra is a Chartered Arbitrator with extensive arbitration experience that includes High Court of Malaya. over 200 appointments locally and internationally. He serves on the panel of numerous He was also a Visiting Fellow of the Taylor’s University Law School, a part- international arbitral institutions and organisations. Sundra is also an Advocate & Solicitor time lecturer with UM Law Faculty for the LLM Masters Programme; a Bar of the High Court of Malaya (non-practising), a Professional Architect and a Registered Council member for 2010 before his ceasing practice at the Bar. Tuan Lee Town Planner. He is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Built Environment, University of was elevated to be a Judge of the High Court of Malaya in February 2014 Technology Malaysia and a visiting professor and external examiner at the Faculty of Law, and currently is the Judge of the Construction Court in Kuala Lumpur. National University of Malaysia. In July 2015, Sundra was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Laws from the Leeds Beckett University in England. PLenary Session DatO’ MAHADEV SHANKAR Former judge, Court of Appeal of Malaysia Dato’ Mahadev Shankar was called to the Bar of the Inner Temple in 1955 and to the Malayan Bar in July 1956. He then retired from an active legal career when he was elevated to the Bench in 1983. He was first appointed as a Judge of the High Court in August 1983 where he served in Johor, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor till 1994. His judicial career advanced to the Court of Appeal from its inception in 1994 till his retirement in November 1997. Dato’ Shankar is well-versed in the various areas of the law, especially in the areas of commercial and trade law, and human rights. He has had extensive experience in the field of domestic and international Arbitration in Malaysia, Singapore, and London. JAMES HEALY Barrister, Francis Burt Chambers James has been a Fellow of CIARB since 2011, a director of the Australian Chapter of CIARB and is the immediate past Australian representative of the CIARB Young Members Group. James practices as a barrister and arbitrator from Francis Burt Chambers in Perth specialising in construction, energy and resources related arbitrations and disputes. He is regularly recognised as a leading junior barrister by his peers in a number of legal guides. JUSTIN D’AGOSTINO Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution Herbert Smith Freehills Justin is global head of Herbert Smith Freehills’ dispute resolution practice and the firm’s regional managing partner for Asia and Australia. He is a leading international arbitration lawyer, having acted as counsel and advocate before tribunals all over the world, and he recently represented the Government of Malaysia in the high profile “Railway Lands” arbitration. Justin is on the panel of arbitrators of the KLRCA. He is also a member of the Council and Executive Committee of the HKIAC and sits on the board of the Arbitration Institute of the SCC. Justin speaks regularly on a variety of topics relating to arbitration and international law and is a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing.