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