About

PROGRAMME

Day 1: Thursday 28 September 2023

10:00 - 10:15 CEST

Opening: Welcome Remarks

James Hayton, Chair

Partner

LK Law,

London

10:15 - 10:45 CEST

Keynote Speech

Zlata Hrvoj-Šipek

State Attorney General

of the Republic of Croatia

10:45 - 12:15 CEST

Working with experts in international arbitration

Afternoon Coffee Break

Lunch

14:00 - 15:30 CEST

Third-Party Funding of Arbitration

Moderator:

Ayse Yazir

Global Head of Origination

Bench Walk Advisors,

London

Panellists:

Alejandro Garcia

Partner,

Stewarts Law,

London

David Walker

Senior Legal Counsel,

Deminor,

London

Evgeniya Rubinina

Partner,

Enyo Law,

London

Brandon Deme

Co-Founder & Director,

Factor Risk Management,

London

18:00 - 21:00 CEST

Cocktail Reception at The Hotel Esplanade

Morning Coffee Break

Day 2: Friday 29 September 2022

14:15 - 15:45 CEST

BAC23 Symposium

Moderator:

Franz Schwarz

Partner,

WilmerHale,

London

Panellists:

Minu Anamaria Gvardjančič

Partner,

Ketler & Partners, member of Karanović

Ljubljana

Zannis Mavrogordato

Barrister,

Twenty Essex,

London

Francisco Franco

Associate,

Baker & McKenzie,

Mexico City

Moderator:

In association with:

11:45 - 13:15 CEST

Energy Transition in the Balkans

Graham Coop

Partner & Head of PIL, Co-Head of ISDS,

Pinsent Masons,

London

Panellists:

Fahira Brodlija

Rule of Law Adviser,

GIZ,

Sarajevo

Ylli Dautaj

Lecturer, Brunel University London;

Partner, DER Juridik, Stockhom

Hrvoje Kurelec

Of Counsel,

AKG ADVISORY,

Vienna

Sofia Kovacevic

Senior Associate,

Wolf Theiss,

Vienna

10:00 - 11:30 CEST

Investment Arbitration and the Balkans

Moderator:

Paul Key KC

Essex Court Chambers,

London

Panellists:

Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky

Partner,

BakerHostetler,

New York

Ana Stanič

Founder & Counsel,

E&A Law,

London

Samira Sulejmanović

Head of Department for Bilateral Trade Relations, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sebastian Lukic

Attorney at Law,

Schoenherr,

Vienna

16:00 - 17:30 CEST

Annual Balkan Round-Up

Dalibor Valinčić

Partner,

Queritius,

Zagreb

Moderator:

Panellists:

Milica Savić

Partner,

Karanovic,

Belgrade

Stevan Dimitrijević

Partner,

Dimitrijević & Partners,

Banjaluka

David Premelč

Partner,

Rojs, Peljhan, Prelesnik & partners,

Ljubljana

Korab Sejdiu

Partner,

Sejdiu & Qerkini,

Prishtinë

Moderator:

Tijana Kojović

Managing Partner

BDK Advokati,

Belgrade

Panellists:

Rob Lockwood

Director,

AlixPartners,

London

Valentina Wong

Partner,

Wolf Theiss,

Vienna

Katerina Skryjova

Director,

PwC,

Prague

Tomas Vail

Principal,

Vail Dispute Resolution,

London

Lunch

Visar Ramaj

Partner,

RPHS Law,

Prishtina

15:45 CEST

Closing Remarks & Thanks

The Organising Committee

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