SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL COURT SYMPOSIUM 2020: Trends & Developments in International Commercial Litigation Wednesday, 11 March 2020 Capitol Theatre at 17 Stamford Road, Singapore Hear from the Judges of the Singapore International Commercial Court and other experts in the field of international commercial litigation on the trends and developments in this area. Registration is now open! Please click here for more details. TIME PROGRAMME DETAILS 9:30am - 9:45am Opening address by the Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon 9:45am - 10:30am Session 1: Value Propositions of Commercial Courts The role of commercial courts in international dispute resolution and the value they add Moderator: • Judge of Appeal Judith Prakash (Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Singapore) Speakers: • Lord Justice Peter Gross (Lord Justice of Appeal, Court of Appeal of England and Wales) • Justice Quentin Loh (Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) • Judge Loretta Preska (Senior District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York) 10:30am - 11:00am Tea Break 11:00am - 12:00pm Session 2: The new Singapore International Commercial Court Rules An overview of key features and user perspectives Presentations Moderator: • Justice Quentin Loh (Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) Speakers: • Justice Chua Lee Ming (Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) • Justice Sir Henry Bernard Eder (International Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) Panel Discussion on User Perspectives Speakers: • Mr. Cavinder Bull, S.C. (Chief Executive Officer, Drew & Napier LLC) • Mr. Cameron Ford (Partner, Squire Patton Boggs) 12:00pm - 1:00pm Session 3: Commercial Courts in Infrastructure Disputes: the Belt-and-Road Initiative The use of commercial courts (and their relevant features) in infrastructure disputes, with a particular reference to the Belt-and-Road Initiative Moderator: • Professor Locknie Hsu (Professor of Law, Singapore Management University) Speakers: • Judge of Appeal Steven Chong (Judge of Appeal, Supreme Court of Singapore) • Justice Douglas Samuel Jones (International Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) 1:00pm - 2:15pm Lunch at 15 Stamford by Alvin Leung at The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore 2:15pm - 3:15pm Session 4: The Role of Commercial Courts in Cross-Border Insolvency Disputes The purpose and promise of commercial courts in the area of cross-border insolvency Moderator: • Justice Anselmo Reyes (International Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) Speakers: • Mr. Sushil Nair (Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Drew & Napier LLC) • Justice Kannan Ramesh (Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) • Mr. James H.M. Sprayregen, P.C. (Partner, Kirkland & Ellis) 3:15pm - 3:45pm Tea Break 3:45pm - 4:45pm Session 5: Enforcement of Court Judgments Internationally Enforceability under the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements, bilateral treaties, memoranda of guidance, and beyond Moderator: • Associate Professor Adeline Chong (Associate Professor of Law, Singapore Management University) Speakers: • Chief Justice James Allsop AO (Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia) • Justice Anselmo Reyes (International Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore) • Professor Yeo Tiong Min, S.C. (Professor of Law, Singapore Management University) 4:45pm - 5:00pm Concluding remarks by the Honourable Justice Quentin Loh * For each session in the programme, the moderator is listed first, and the rest of the speakers are listed in alphabetical order by last name. ** The programme above is subject to change. Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. This includes signing in on arrival and signing out at the conclusion of the activity in the manner required by the organiser, and not being absent from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information. No. of Public CPD Points 5.5 Practice Area Contemporary issues in legal practice Training Level General Organised by:.