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1 International Commercial Arbitration: What, Why, How? Addis Ababa June 17, 2013 to June 19, 2013 Venue Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce, Chamber Hall, Ground Floor, Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce Building (in front of Mexico square) An event to bring together lawyers, in house counsel, government officials, judges and legal advisers from various sectors to discuss the use of international arbitration to resolve international business disputes. These sessions are meant for legal practitioners.

2 Contents Page Programme... 2 Speakers... 5 Registration Form

3 PROGRAMME MONDAY JUNE 17, :30 Registration 09:00 10:30 WELCOME REMARKS Speakers: Elodie Dulac, Leyou Tameru WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION? A session to introduce international arbitration; how it is different from other modes of dispute resolutions, such as court litigation of mediation; and the pros and cons of choosing international arbitration to resolve international disputes. Speakers: Elodie Dulac, Leyou Tameru 10:30 10:45 Coffee Break THE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS FROM BEGINNING TO END A session to discuss a typical international commercial arbitration proceeding under major arbitration rules, such as the ICC Arbitration Rules and the UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitration, from the filing of the request for arbitration to the award. Speakers: Ndanga Kamau, Maria Rubert, Bahakal Yimer 10:45 12:15 THE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS FROM BEGINNING TO END (CONT D) Speakers: Ndanga Kamau, Maria Rubert, Bahakal Yimer 12:15 12:45 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION 2

4 PROGRAMME TUESDAY JUNE 18, :30 Registration 09:00 10:30 AFTER THE ARBITRAL AWARD CHALLENGE, 10:30 10:45 Coffee Break RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRAL AWARDS A session to discuss issues of challenge, recognition and enforcement of international arbitral awards in Ethiopia and abroad, including the pros and cons of Ethiopia becoming a party to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards. Speakers: Solomon Ebere, Maria Rubert, Leyou Tameru 10:45 12:15 THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT: DRAFTING DOS AND DON TS A session to discuss issues such as drafting arbitration agreements correctly; choices between institutional and ad hoc arbitration; common pitfalls in drafting arbitration agreements; selection and appointment of arbitrators; controlling costs. Speakers: Elodie Dulac, Solomon Ebere, Bahakal Yimer 12:15 12:45 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WEDNESDAY JUNE 19, :30 Registration 09:00 10:30 INVESTMENT TREATIES AND INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION 101 A session to discuss and understand basic concepts of investment treaties and investment arbitration and their growing relevance. 3

5 PROGRAMME 10:30 10:45 Coffee Break Speakers: Elodie Dulac, Ndanga Kamau, Bahakal Yimer 10:45 12:15 PARALLEL SESSIONS Sessions to discuss the use of international arbitration in particular sectors. SESSION 1: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN THE OIL & GAS, AND MINING SECTOR Speakers: Teshome Gabre Mariam Bokan, Elodie Dulac SESSION 2: INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND REAL ESTATE SECTOR Speakers: Addis Barega, Thomas R. Snider SESSION 3: GAFTA (GRAIN AND FEED TRADE ASSOCIATION) ARBITRATION Speakers: Fekadu Gebremeskel, Ndanga Kamau 12:15 12:45 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION 4

6 SPEAKERS ADDIS BAREGA Addis Barega is a law consultant/general practice lawyer based in Addis Ababa. Ato Addis consults clients on various business activities, litigates cases and serves as an arbitrator in commercial disputes. Prior to being an independent consultant, Ato Addis served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia where he worked on a variety of projects involving international and domestic law issues, including representing Ethiopia before the Eritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission, an international tribunal that determined, through binding arbitration, claims for loss, damage, and injury arising during a two year international armed conflict. Ato Addis obtained his L.L.B. from the School of Law of Addis Ababa University and his L.L.M. from the School of Law of The George Washington University (Washington D.C., USA). TESHOME GABRE MARIAM BOKAN Based in Addis Ababa since 1982, Teshome Gabre Mariam Bokan (TGMB) is an Attorney at Law at Teshome Gabre Mariam Bokan Law Offices. He has served as the Attorney General and Minister of State at the Ministry of Mines and Energy in the Government of Ethiopia. He has advised the United Nations on matters pertaining to the revitalization of the mining industry in many African nations; and provided advice on the drafting of new mining and investment codes. He provides a full range of corporate and commercial legal and transactional advisory services to both Ethiopian and international clients. He has extensive experience of international arbitration, both as counsel and as arbitrator, as well as in court proceedings ancillary to international arbitrations. TGMB has been consistently ranked as a leading Ethiopian practitioner in Chambers Global, the most renown international legal directory. ELODIE DULAC Ms. Dulac is a senior associate in King & Spalding s Singapore office and a member of the firm s International Arbitration Group. Ms. Dulac has practiced international arbitration in Paris, Singapore and Washington, D.C. She has represented clients in commercial and investment arbitrations around the world. She has worked on international arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, SCC, SIAC, and UNCITRAL. In addition to her work as counsel, Ms. Dulac has been appointed as an arbitrator in ICC, SIAC and ad hoc arbitrations. She is the co chair of the Australasian Forum for International Arbitration. Ms. Dulac is a frequent speaker and writer on international arbitration and international investment law. In Ethiopia, she has taught international arbitration as a visiting lecturer at the University of Mekelle and at the University of Bahir Dar. Ms. Dulac is admitted to practice in England & Wales and in Paris, France. She holds a J.D. equivalent from the University of Paris I (La Sorbonne) and an LL.M from King's College, University of London. She is a French national. 5

7 SPEAKERS SOLOMON EBERE Mr. Ebere is an associate in Schellenberg Wittmer's International Arbitration Group in Geneva. He has participated in proceedings conducted under the ICC, ICDR, UNCITRAL and ICSID Arbitration Rules. Prior to joining Schellenberg Wittmer, Solomon Ebere held internships in the International Arbitration and Public International Law Groups of several law firms, including Shearman & Sterling and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, in Paris. He also served as private international arbitration law clerk to Edna Sussman, an arbitrator and mediator, in New York, as well as worked and studied at the Harrison Institute for Public Law at Georgetown Law, where he advised a coalition of state and local governments on the potential impact of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) on investor state disputes. Mr. Ebere is admitted to the New York Bar. He received his Juris Doctor from Georgetown Law, where he was a Global Law Scholar and founded and chaired the Georgetown International Arbitration Society. He also holds a Master s degree in comparative law and a J.D. equivalent, both from the University of Paris I (La Sorbonne). He has American, French and Nigerian nationalities. FEKADU PETROS GEBREMESKEL Mr. Fedaku is a practicing lawyer, and a professor at Addis Ababa University College of Law and Governance Studies. He joined the University in 2010, and has since been serving as Associate Dean for Research and Technology Transfer in the College of Law and Governance Studies. He came to the University from the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange where he served as Arbitration Tribunal Manager for two years. Before joining the Exchange, he worked as the Arbitration Program Officer in Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Institute. He has several publications in the areas of Arbitration and Corporate Law. Mr. Fekadu did his LL.B and LL.M in Commercial Law at Addis Ababa University School of Law, and a Master in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) jointly offered by the Graduate Institute, Geneva and the University of Geneva Law School. NDANGA KAMAU Ms. Kamau is an associate in King & Spalding s Houston office and a member of the firm s International Arbitration Group. Prior to joining King & Spalding, Ms. Kamau completed the Master s in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) jointly offered by the Graduate Institute, Geneva and the University of Geneva Law School. During this time she was also a Foreign Legal Intern in the arbitration practice of a leading Swiss law firm. Ms. Kamau s practice focuses on representing clients in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations including those under ICSID, ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL rules, and encompasses investor state and commercial arbitration, as well as public international law. She is called to the Bar of England & Wales. Ms. Kamau is a Kenyan national. 6

8 SPEAKERS MARIA RUBERT Ms. Rubert is a partner in the Dubai office of the Swiss firm Cramer Salamian. She specializes in dispute resolution, including state court litigation, arbitration and mediation. She is admitted to practice in Spain and the State of New York and holds an LL.M from the Washington College of Law. Ms. Rubert has gained experience and versatility in the field of dispute resolution through various legal roles in governmental entities (Embassy of Mexico), key institutions (ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris, Centre on International Commercial Arbitration in Washington, D.C.), corporations (Banco Santander in Madrid) and in private practice. She leads the Firm's regional arbitration practice, having previously played a key role in the arbitration division of a preeminent Dubai law firm. Ms. Rubert is one of the few practitioners in the UAE to have represented Dubai World before the Special Tribunal at the DIFC Courts. She is listed as an arbitrator with the Dubai International Arbitration Centre, the Abu Dhabi Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center the Ras al Khaimah Centre of Reconciliation and Commercial Arbitration, the Ajman Commercial Conciliation and Arbitration Center, the Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre and Centro de Arbitraje de México. Ms. Rubert is a Spanish national. THOMAS R. SNIDER Mr. Snider is a Counsel in the International Arbitration Practice Group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in Washington D.C. and a Professorial Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School. He has represented foreign states and corporate entities in a wide range of matters involving international arbitration and other forms of crossborder dispute resolution, including state to state arbitration, international commercial arbitration, international investment disputes, and U.S. court litigation involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. From 2001 to 2009, Mr. Snider was a member of the legal team representing the Government of Ethiopia before the Eritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission, an international arbitral tribunal adjudicating claims for loss, damage, and injury arising during an international armed conflict. In this context, he worked as a resident attorney in Addis Ababa from 2002 to Among other publications, Mr Snider is the co author of Litigating War: Mass Civil Injury and the Eritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission (Oxford University Press 2013) and Combating Corruption Through International Law in Africa: A Comparative Analysis, 40 Cornell International Law Journal 691 (2007). Mr. Snider received his B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is an American National. 7

9 SPEAKERS LEYOU TAMERU Leyou Tameru is a legal professional based in Addis Ababa. She holds a undergraduate degree in law from Addis Ababa University and a Master s Degree in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center where she studied international commercial arbitration. She was a member of the Georgetown International Arbitration Society. Her interest in International Arbitration has led her to attend and organize a number of forums on international arbitration. She has consulted on international arbitration cases while working at Emahizee Global Consulting in Ethiopia. BAHAKAL A. YIMER Bahakal A. Yimer is an Ethiopian lawyer trained in Ethiopian law and international transaction laws. Having received his LLB in Ethiopia, Mr. Bahakal has also received an LL.M in International Economic Business Law (Groningen University, The Netherlands) and a Master in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) jointly offered by the Graduate Institute, Geneva and the University of Geneva Law School. Mr. Bahakal has experience in local and international arbitrations. His recent publication on 'Competing Water use between large scale commercial farms and local populations living in the vicinity', has revisited bilateral investment treaties signed by Ethiopia over the years and their scope of application. Focusing on commercial and investment laws in Ethiopia, Mr. Bahakal is currently working as a commercial in house lawyer at Diageo Ethiopia. 8

10 I wish to register for the conference International Commercial Arbitration: What, Why, How?, to be held at the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce. Please indicate on which day(s) you will be attending: Monday June 17, 2013 Tuesday June 18, 2013 Wednesday June 19, Please choose a sub session: Session 1 (Oil & Gas, and Mining Sector) Session 2 (Construction & Real Estate Sector) Session 3 (GAFTA) Name: Organisation: Telephone: E mail: Please return this registration form by Monday June 10, 2013 to Ms. Zimmeta B. Doilicho, Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, at zimmeta@yahoo.com. Tel.: / / Attendance is free of charge but seats are limited. 9

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