4 th DIS Baltic Arbitration Days 2015 Expedited Arbitration/Fast Track Proceduresres Arbitration in Intellectual Property Related Disputes Thursday 4 th - Friday 5 th June 2015 Riga, Latvia VENUE: Riga Graduate School of Law Strelnieku iela 4k-2, Riga, Latvia www.balticarbitration.c Follow the conference on live stream:.com ORGANIZED BY: DIS - Baltikum The Baltic Regional Group of the German Institution of Arbitration CONFERENCE PARTNERS:
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PARTICIPANTS PROGRAM DAY I - Thursday, 4 June 2015 10.00-12.00 RIGA CITY TOUR Meeting in front of Riga Graduate School of Law Strelnieku iela 4k-2, Riga 12.30 13.30 LUNCH Café at Riga Graduate School of Law 14.00 14.30 REGISTRATION 14.30 14.45 OPENING REMARKS: Waleed Gumaa, Riga Graduate School of Law Dr. Wolfgang Kühn, DIS Theis Klauberg, DIS-Baltics Regional Group K E Y N O T E S P E E C H E S Chairperson Day 1: Galina Zukova, Riga Graduate School of Law, White & Case, Paris 14.45 15.30 Quick and cheap? How to ensure efficiency in arbitration, Prof. Boris Karabelnikov, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences. 15.30 15.45 Coffee Break 15.45 16.30 Thierry Calame, Arbitrating Intellectual Property Disputes: Current Issues Lenz & Staehelin, Zürich 16.30 16.45 Coffee Break 16.45 17.30 "The interplay between procedural and substantive law in international arbitration" Dr. Rolf Trittmann, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt am Main 17.30 17.45 Closing remarks by the Chairperson End of Day I 20.00 23.00 DINNER Baltic Beach Hotel. Restoran Perle. Juras iela 23/25, Jūrmala Meeting in front of Riga Graduate School of Law at 18.45 and at 19.15 Return buses leave the restaurant at 22.30 and at 23.00 taxis are available.
DAY II - Friday, 5 June 2015 Chairperson Day 2: Theis Klauberg, bnt attorneys-at-law, Riga/Tallinn/Vilnius 9.30 11.00 PANEL I: Arbitration in Intellectual Property Matters Moderator: Speakers: Pawan Kumar Dutt, Ph.D, Tallinn Technical University lecturer, patent attorney Fabio Moretti, Moretti Burgio, Milan Nili Werker, Blusztein, Bar-Kahan, Zigenlaub & Co., Tel Aviv Vadims Mantrovs, Ph.D, lecturer at University of Latvia, visiting lecturer at Riga Graduate School of Law, Riga Phillip Landolt, Landolt & Koch, Geneva Natalia Gulyaeva, Hogan Lovells, Moscow D I S C U S S I O N P A N E L S 11.00-11.30 Coffee break 11.30 13.00 Moderator: Speakers: Fredrik Ringquist, Mannheimer Swartling, Moscow Stamatios Tsetos Leboulanger & Associés, Paris/ Tsetos & Leboulanger, Athens Scott Vesel, Three Crowns, London Dr. Wolfgang Kühn, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek, Düsseldorf Jan Willem Bitter, Simmons & Simmons, Amsterdam 13.00-14.30 Lunch Café at Riga Graduate School of Law 14.30-16.00 PANEL II: Length of Arbitration and Fast Track Procedures I PANEL III: Length of Arbitration and Fast Track Procedures II Moderator: Speakers: Dr. Johann von Pachelbel, K&L Gates, Frankfurt am Main Mikko Leppā,Hammaström Puhakka, Helsinki Ulf Hårdeman, Delphi, Stockholm Dr.Mohsen Mohebi, Secretary General, Arbitration Center of the Iran Chamber, Dr. Mohsen Mohebi and Associates Law offices, Tehran Markian Malskyy, Arzinger, Lviv 16.00-16.15 Final words End of Day II 19.30 DINNER Albert Hotel, top floor club, Dzirnavu iela 33, Riga
SPOUSES PROGRAM DAY I - Thursday, 4 June 2015 10.00 18.00 Meeting in front of Riga Graduate School of Law, Strelnieku iela 4k-2, Riga 10.00 12.00 Riga City Tour 12.00-13.30 Lunch Café at Riga Graduate School of Law 13.30 15.00 Riga City Art Nouveau tour and visit to Riga Art Nouveau Museum Meeting in front of Riga Graduate School of Law. Strelnieku iela 4k-2, Riga 15.10 16.00 The World of Hat Ethnic Museum Vilandes iela 7 http://www.worldhat.net/en 16.10 17.40 Laima Chocolate Museum Miera iela 22 http://www.laima.lv/en/tours/laima-chocolate-museum/ 20.00 23.00 Dinner Baltic Beach Hotel. Restoran Perle. Juras iela 23/25, Jūrmala Meeting in front of Riga Graduate School of Law at 18.45 and 19.15 Return buses leave the restaurant at 22.30 and at 23.00 taxis are available. DAY II - Friday, 5 June 2015 9.15 14.30 Meeting in front of Riga Graduate School of Law, Strelnieku iela 4k-2, Riga 9.15 10.30 Latvian National Museum of Art "Riga Bourse" Doma Laukums 6 http://rigasbirza.lv/en 10.35 11.35 Riga St. Peter s Church Skārņu iela 19 http://peterbaznica.riga.lv/en/about-us/ 11.45 12.45 Sun museum Vaļņu iela 30 http://saulesmuzejs.lv/en/ 13.00 14.30 Lunch 14.30 18.00 Free time Café at Riga Graduate School of Law 19.30 23.00 Dinner Albert Hotel, Dzirnavu iela 33, Riga Meeting in front of Riga Graduate School of Law at 19.15
Date: 4-5 June 2015 Venue: Who Should Attend: Language: Riga Graduate School of Law, Strelnieku iela 4k-2, Riga LV-1010, Latvia Dispute resolution practitioners, arbitrators, attorneys, academics, students and business executives. English Registration Fee (including 21% VAT): Lecturers and students of State universities in the EU and CIS 1 participate for free at the lectures, prior registration is required: a contingent of travel stipends is available upon request. Early Bird fee received until 5 May 2015: Participation fee: EUR 337 Spouses fee: EUR 125 Members of the bar associations and Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Fee: EUR 175 / Spouses EUR 90 Regular fee received from 6 May 2015: Participation Fee: EUR 450 Spouses Fee: EUR 125 Members of bar associations and Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Fee: EUR 250/ Spouses EUR 90 1 Including current member states, participating states (Ukraine), associate states (Turkmenistan) and former member states (Georgia). Registration fee for conference participants includes all program sessions; Riga city tour on Thursday; Lunches, Cocktails and Dinners on Thursday and Friday, except indicated otherwise. Registration fee for spouses includes Riga city tour; Lunches; Cocktail Dinners and spouses program on Thursday and Friday. How to register: Registration is possible by returning the completed registration form (see below) to the e-mail: rudolfs.kalkis@bnt.eu or sending it by Fax to the number: +371 67770527. Cancellation of Registration: 75% of the fee of registration will be refunded if cancellation will be made in writing and received by DIS Baltikum by 15 May 2015. Cancellation after this date is not refundable. The registration may be transferred to another person if informed in writing (to the e-mail rudolfs.kalkis@bnt.eu) before the event. The organizers reserve the right to cancel the conference or change the content and time schedule of the conference program and social events. In case of cancellation of the event, the delegates will receive a full refund. Travel and Accommodation: The participants shall do all the travel arrangements* and hotel booking on their own. A contingent amount of rooms with preferential rates are reserved for the conference participants and their spouses. The rooms will become available upon notifying the respective hotel about your participation in Baltic Arbitration Days and mentioning the key word DIS- Baltic Arbitration Days. 2 2 For Radisson Blu Hotel the registration is available by accessing the link. http://www.radissonblu.com/bookingentrance?language=en&sitacode=rixzl&arrival=03/06/2015&departure=05/06/2015&paccode=disbad Hotels Hotel Bergs***** http://www.hotelbergs.lv/en/ (reservation of contingent rooms will be cancelled by 3 May) Radisson Blu haotel Latvia**** http://www.radissonblu.com/latvijahotel-riga (reservation of contingent rooms will be cancelled by 1 May) Monika Centrum Hotel **** http://www.monika.centrumhotels.com/en/ (reservation of contingent rooms will be cancelled by 15 may) Clarion Collection Valdemars, Riga*** https://www.nordicchoicehotels.com/clarion-collection/clarioncollection-hotel-valdemars/ (reservation of contingent rooms will be cancelled by 10 May) Baltic Beach Hotel ***** (family offer) Hotel location Jurmala, 35 min by taxi to conference venue http://www.balticbeach.lv/ (reservation of contingent rooms will be cancelled by 26 May) Conference participants preferential room rates Loft Suite EUR 272 Apartment Suite EUR 272 Superior Class Single EUR 119 Single room EUR 82 Junior Suite EUR 105 Single room EUR 69 Double room EUR 79 Standard Double EUR 115 Superior Double EUR 142 Please note that a VISA is necessary to enter Latvia from many non- EU Countries. DIS Baltikum will support VISA applications only after receipt of the registration form and payment of the registration fee by the participant. * AirBaltic and Lufthansa have direct flights to Riga from all over Europe and from many other destinations. Take Baltic Taxi from Airport to Riga City Centre.
REGISTRATION FORM* Baltic Arbitration Days hosted by DIS Baltikum Thursday 4 Friday 5 June 2015, Riga Complete and return to E-mail: rudolfs.kalkis@bnt.eu Fax: + 371 6777 05 27 *Please print/type in block capitals A. PARTICIPANT INFORMATION Mr. Ms. Family name: Title: First name: Position: Company/Organization: Address: City: Postal code: Country: Fax: ( ) Phone: ( ) Cell: ( ) E-mail: VAT No.: B. SPOUSE INFORMATION (if applicable) Family name: First name: Address: City: Postal code: Country: Cell: ( ) E-mail
C. SOCIAL PROGRAMME* *No additional fee to attend any of the below events Participant will attend: Spouse will attend (if applicable): Thursday City Tour in Riga Thursday City Tour in Riga Thursday Luncheon Thursday Luncheon Thursday Dinner Thursday Program Friday Luncheon Thursday Dinner Friday Dinner Friday Program Friday Dinner Dress Code for Cocktails and Dinners: Smart Casual Participant special dietary requirements (if applicable) Spouse special dietary requirements (if applicable) D. REGISTRATION FEES (including 21% VAT) Participation fee till 5 May 2015: EUR 337 Spouses fee till 5 May 2015: EUR 150 Members of Bar Associations and Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Fee: until 5 May 2015 EUR 175 / Spouses EUR 90 Participation fee from 6 May 2015: EUR 465 Spouses fee from 5 May 2015: EUR 200 Members of Bar Associations and Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia Fee: from 5 May 2015: EUR 250 / Spouses EUR 90 E. PAYMENT By bank transfer: Account Name: bnt Klauberg Krauklis ZAB Reg. No.: 90002587873 Account No.: LV85HABA0551021701073 Swift Code: HABALV22 Bank: Swedbank Transfer fees charged by the bank shall be covered by participants. Please send a copy of the transaction details with your registration form. SIGNATURE: DATE: CANCELLATION: Please notify us (by email rudolfs.kalkis@bnt.eu) as soon as possible if you are unable to attend. For cancellation received by 15 May, 75% of the participation fee will be refunded. For cancellations after this date, the participation fee is not refundable. However, places are transferable if informed in writing (to the above email) before the event.