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Welcome Message
May I welcome you to the website of the 2019 Colloquium on International Law. This year’s Colloquium is the third one in a successful series of the Academy’s Colloquia. The first two were very well attended, and I invite you to get the Proceedings from the Academy’s website.
This year’s Colloquium comes at a time when the world continues to head into uncharted waters. At the time of writing this message, mid-May 2019, it is uncertain whether the United States and China will reach a trade agreement to their long-running trade dispute…
About The Colloquium
As the flagship event of the Asian Academy of International Law, the annual Colloquium on International Law in the past years have been graced with the presence of an array of distinguished speakers, supported by various esteemed bodies and well attended by audiences coming from all over the world, gathering prestigious scholars, legal professionals, entrepreneurs, diplomats and high-ranking government officials to deliberate on topical issues that pertain to different spheres of international law.
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Speakers
LAM-CHENG, Carrie
GBM GBS
Chief ExecutiveHong Kong Special Administrative Region
XIE, Feng
Commissioner, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in the Hong Kong SAR
NEOH, Anthony
QC SC JP
Chairman,Asian Academy of International Law
HUANG, Jin
President, Chinese Society of International Law
CALDWELL, Peter Scott
Mediator and Chartered Arbitrator, Caldwell Ltd
CARBALLO-LEYDA, Alejandro
General Counsel & Head of the Conflict Resolution Centre, The International Energy Charter
CHENG, Teresa
GBS SC JP
Secretary for JusticeHong Kong Special Administrative Region
CHEUNG, Susie
Founder Member and Co-Convenor, The Asia-Pacific Structured Finance Association Limited
D’AGOSTINO, Justin
Executive Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
GASTORN, Kennedy
Secretary-General, Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization
GUPTA, Sourabh
Resident Senior Fellow, The Institute for China-America Studies
KASEMSUVAN,
Sorajak
Secretary-General, Asian Peace and Reconciliation Council
KUC, Oktawian
Associate Legal Officer Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
LAU, Lucia
Legal CounselPrivacy Commissioner for Personal Data Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China
LEE, Kar-chung Felix
Senior Vice President, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited
PERTEGÁS, Marta
Law Professor, Maastricht University and University of Antwerp
STARR, Paul
Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
TING, Allen
Senior Legal Counsel, Legal Compliance Management Department, Huawei
WEBER, Rolf H.
Professor Emeritus of International Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich
WILLEMS, Jane
Associate Professor, School of Law, Tsinghua University
YOON,
Keong-Min
Legal Consultant
World Bank’s Legal Vice Presidency
ZHAO, Yun
Professor and Head of Department of Law, The University of Hong Kong
Schedule
09:00
09:00 - 09:25 AM
Opening Speeches
Mrs Carrie Lam-Cheng
Dr Anthony Neoh
Professor Huang Jin
Dr Anthony Neoh
Professor Huang Jin
09:25
09:25 - 09:45 AM
Special Topic: Contributions of Developing Countries to the International Order – from the Perspective of China
Speaker: XIE Feng
09:45
09:45 - 10:00 AM
Special Topic: Contribution of AALCO to the Development of International Law
Speaker: Professor GASTORN, Kennedy
10:00
10:00 - 10:20 AM
BREAK
10:20
10:20 - 12:15 PM
Session I: Spurring Cross-Border Trade and Investment
Moderator: Dr Anthony Neoh QC SC JP
Speaker: Professor Julien Chaisse
Towards a Multilateral Framework on Investment Facilitation - Key Design Features and Significance for Global Trade and Development
Speaker: Mr Sourabh Gupta
Road Rules, Road Rage and Trade and Investment Law: Are Trump’s Tariff Wars Justified?
Speaker: Professor Alicia Frohmann
Gender Provisions in Trade and Investment Agreements
Speaker: Dr Oktawian Kuc
The Roles of SEZs in Encouraging Trade and Investment
Speaker: Mr Felix Lee
Front Line Ground Experience of Hong Kong Corporates Investing and Operating in China
Panel Discussion
Q & A
Speaker: Professor Julien Chaisse
Towards a Multilateral Framework on Investment Facilitation - Key Design Features and Significance for Global Trade and Development
Speaker: Mr Sourabh Gupta
Road Rules, Road Rage and Trade and Investment Law: Are Trump’s Tariff Wars Justified?
Speaker: Professor Alicia Frohmann
Gender Provisions in Trade and Investment Agreements
Speaker: Dr Oktawian Kuc
The Roles of SEZs in Encouraging Trade and Investment
Speaker: Mr Felix Lee
Front Line Ground Experience of Hong Kong Corporates Investing and Operating in China
Panel Discussion
Q & A
12:15
12:15 - 13:30 PM
Lunch (for speakers and VIPs only)
13:30
13:30 - 15:40 PM
Session II: Dispute Resolution – The Global Dimension
Keynote Speech: Ms Teresa Cheng
Moderator: Mr Justin D'Agostino
Speaker: Dr Sorajak Kasemsuvan
The Art of Dispute Resolution from an Asian Perspective
Speaker: Dr Alejandro Carballo-Leyda
Effective Use of Investment Mediation
Speaker: Professor Marta Pertegás
The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention: Its Conclusion and the Road Ahead
Speaker: Dr Jane Willems
International Business Courts: A New Era for International Commercial and Investment Dispute Resolution?
Speaker: Professor Huang Jin
New Development of Dispute Settlement of Cross-border Trade and Investment
Panel Discussion
Q&A
Moderator: Mr Justin D'Agostino
Speaker: Dr Sorajak Kasemsuvan
The Art of Dispute Resolution from an Asian Perspective
Speaker: Dr Alejandro Carballo-Leyda
Effective Use of Investment Mediation
Speaker: Professor Marta Pertegás
The 2019 Hague Judgments Convention: Its Conclusion and the Road Ahead
Speaker: Dr Jane Willems
International Business Courts: A New Era for International Commercial and Investment Dispute Resolution?
Speaker: Professor Huang Jin
New Development of Dispute Settlement of Cross-border Trade and Investment
Panel Discussion
Q&A
15:40
15:40 - 16:00 PM
BREAK
16:00
16:00 - 17:30 PM
Session III: International Law – The Belt and Road Initiative
Moderator: Mr Paul Starr
Speaker: Professor Zhao Yun
International Legal Issues of the Belt and Road Initiative
Speaker: Mr Peter Scott Caldwell
Online Dispute Resolution: Facilitating Global Investment including the Belt and Road Initiative
Speaker: Mr Allen Ting
Cross-Border Legal Challenges in Building a Digital Silk Road
Speaker: Ms Susie Cheung
Topic: Hong Kong – Towards a Securitisation Financing Hub for the Belt and Road Initiative
and Greater Bay Area
Panel Discussion
Q & A
Speaker: Professor Zhao Yun
International Legal Issues of the Belt and Road Initiative
Speaker: Mr Peter Scott Caldwell
Online Dispute Resolution: Facilitating Global Investment including the Belt and Road Initiative
Speaker: Mr Allen Ting
Cross-Border Legal Challenges in Building a Digital Silk Road
Speaker: Ms Susie Cheung
Topic: Hong Kong – Towards a Securitisation Financing Hub for the Belt and Road Initiative
and Greater Bay Area
Panel Discussion
Q & A
09:00
09:00 - 10:25 AM
Session IV: Cyber Security
Moderator: Professor Rolf H. Weber
Speaker: Professor Rolf H. Weber
Cyber Security in International Law
Speaker: Mr Keong-Min Yoon
World Bank’s Efforts to Combat Cybercrime and the Importance of International Cooperation
Speaker: Ms Lucia Lau
Investing in Data - the Related Privacy Risks
Speaker: Mr Allen Ting
Cyber Security from the Corporate Perspective
Speaker: Professor Rolf H. Weber
Cyber Security in International Law
Speaker: Mr Keong-Min Yoon
World Bank’s Efforts to Combat Cybercrime and the Importance of International Cooperation
Speaker: Ms Lucia Lau
Investing in Data - the Related Privacy Risks
Speaker: Mr Allen Ting
Cyber Security from the Corporate Perspective
10:25
10:25 - 10:45 AM
BREAK
10:45
10:45 - 11:10 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION
Q&A
11:10
11:10 - 11:30 AM
Closing Remarks
Dr Anthony Neoh QC SC JP