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 .