9:00

Chair`s Welcoming Remarks

9:10

Keynote Session: Turning Korea into an international Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) hub 

Professor Hi-Taek Shin, Chairman, Executive Committee, Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre (SIDRC), Professor of Law, Seoul National University

9:45 

Panel Session: Pre-dispute dispute management

• How to avoid disputes and handle documentation and communication leading up to arbitration
• Dos and Don`ts in drafting arbitration clauses
• Pre-arbitral procedures such as mediation, expert determination or adjudication
• Catalogue of errors prior to the actual commencement of the arbitration
• Incorporating and upholding fee-shifting contractual provisions
• Restrictions imposed by the Foreign Legal Consultant Act (FLCA), the Attorney-At-Law Act, and the implications for the dispute settlement environment

Moderator: Professor Hi-Taek Shin, Chairman, Executive Committee, Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre (SIDRC)

Danny McFadden, Managing Director, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution APAC, HK

Michael Lee, Vice President, International Centre for Dispute Resolution, Singapore, International Division, American Arbitration Association

Youngjin Lee, Judge, Seoul Central District Court

11:00

Morning Break

11:15

Panel Session: Creating a successful international ADR strategy 

• Selecting the right forum for settlement: criteria and tactics
• Managing costs, time, stakeholders and cultural caveats
• Sector-specific challenges in international ADR (eg. Intellectual Property, performance bonds in construction)
• Division of roles and responsibilities between in-house and external counsel in international dispute resolution
• Unraveling issues surrounding legal privilege in multi-jurisdictional ADR cases

Moderator: Professor Kyung-Han Sohn, President, Korea Private International Law Association (KOPLA); Director, Korea Arbitrators Society

Ji-Eun Lee, General Counsel, PCA Life Insurance, Chair, Arbitration Committee, Korea In-House Counsel Association

Timothy Yoo, Senior Litigation Counsel, CJ E&M

David MacArthur, Neutral, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

12:45 

Networking Luncheon

13:45 

Panel Session:Practical guide to applying investment and free trade treaties to resolving investment disputes overseas

• The conduct of international ADR on the basis of Korea`s Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) and multilateral Free Trade Agreements (FTA)
• Streamlining Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS): real-life case studies
• Project risk assessment and management: FDI tools for Asian contractors
•  Recent important cases in treaty arbitration 

Moderator: Professor Hi-Taek Shin, Chairman, Executive Committee, Seoul International Dispute Resolution Centre (SIDRC)

Jung Hwa Kim, In-house Counsel, NC Soft, former Counsel, Ministry of Justice

Zachary Sharpe, Senior Legal Counsel, Hyundai Heavy Industries

David MacArthur, Neutral, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)

15:00

Afternoon Break

15:15 

Panel Session: Enforcement, execution and recognition of arbitral awards in Korea and across the region

• Enforcement procedures under the Korean Arbitration Act (KAA), based on the UNCITRAL Model Law of 1985
• Drafting defects (eg. split dispute resolution clauses), which may obstruct the enforcement of arbitration awards and agreements by the Korean judiciary
• How to challenge arbitration awards
• Execution best practices from across the APAC region

Moderator: Professor Joongi Kim, Vice-Chair, Korean Council on International Arbitration (KOCIA); Associate Dean for International Affairs, Yonsei Law School

Julia Jiyeon Yu, Counsel, Head, Korea & Japan, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)

16:15

16:30 

Chair' s Closing Remarks

End of the International ADR Conference 2014