2023 UNCITRAL South Asia Conference Day 2

2023 UNCITRAL South Asia Conference14-16 September 2023

Day 2

09:00 – 10:00 AM - Session 6 (Commercial Mediation)
Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph; Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Panel discussion (50 min)
o Ms. Tracy Choi; Legal Expert, UNCITRAL RCAP
o Mr. Ajay Thomas; Arbitrator and Mediator, and UNCITRAL-CLOUT National
Correspondent
o Ms. Ruwanadini Kuruppu; Assistant Secretary (Legal), Ministry of Justice, Prison
Affairs and Constitutional Reforms, Sri Lanka
o Ms. Iram Majid; Executive Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation
(APCAM)

10:00 – 11:00 AM - Session 7 (Commercial Arbitration)
Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant; Judge, Supreme Court of India
Panel discussion (50 min)
o Ms. Athita Komindr; Head of UNCITRAL RCAP
o Ms. Manisha Singh; Advocate, Supreme Court of India and UNCITRAL-CLOUT
National Correspondent
o Dr. Chintan Chandrachud; Barrister, Brick Court Chambers
o Ms. Andrea Menaker; Head of Public International Law Group, White & Case
o Datuk Sundra Rajoo; Director, Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)

11:15 AM- 12:15PM Session 8 (Making India hub for international arbitration)
Chair: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vikram Nath; Judge, Supreme Court of India
Perspectives of India and implementation (50 min)
o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Girish Kulkarni; Judge, Bombay High Court
o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Muhamed Mustaque; Judge, Kerala High Court
o Hon’ble Mr. Justice Yashwant Varma; Judge, Delhi High Court
o Hon’ble Ms. Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya; Judge, Calcutta High Court

12:15-12:30 PM - Session on CLOUT
Mr. Arjun Krishnan; Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India and UNCITRALCLOUT National Correspondent
Mr. Sriharsha Peechara; Advocate, Supreme Court of India and UNCITRAL-CLOUT
National Correspondent

12:30 – 1:30 PM - Valedictory Session
Ms. Athita Komindr; Head of UNCITRAL RCAP
Mr. Dammu Ravi; Secretary, Economic Relations, MEA
Hon’ble Mr. Justice PS Narasimha; Judge, Supreme Court of India
Mr. Gourab Banerji; Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, Vice-Chair of UNCCI,
UNCITRAL-CLOUT National Correspondent, Overseas Associate-Essex Court
Chamber

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