ISTANBUL
ARBITRATION WEEK

Registration. Welcome coffee break

Business breakfast "International Arbitration: Challenges 2023"

Moderator of the session:  Denis Almakaev, partner, head of International Disputes Practice, LEVEL Legal Services

Questions for discussion:

• Major directions of development of the "eastern" international arbitration centers in 2023
• English quality: why are Russian companies returning to the European arbitration despite everything? What are the developing jurisdictions missing?
• Enforceability of international commercial arbitration settlements in friendly countries: new cooperative arrangements and old obstacles
• What categories of disputes are currently most in demand in arbitration?
• Peculiarities of the consideration of disputes in the energy sector in the context of the energy crisis
• Tips for choosing an arbitrator: experience, qualifications, country, public statements

Participants of the session:

Elif Duranay, general secretary, EDAC
Prof. Akıncı, president of the Board of Arbitration, ISTAC
Vivek Neelakanta, deputy Registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
J.D. Maged Mamdouh Kamel Shebaita, Secretary General, OIC AC
Daniil Petrukh, senior Associate, leader of International Arbitration Practice, SIBUR
Vladimir Melnikov, partner, Orion Partners
Evgeny Raschevsky, partner, head of International Arbitration and Litigation Practice, EPAM
Eduard Bekeshchenko, partner, Art De Lex

Coffee break

Plenary session: the new world economy

Moderator of the session: Dmitry Magonya, managing partner, Art De Lex

• Occurrence of new world economy centers: the new ways of government-to-government cooperation
• Deglobalization against the background of the development of the interconnected relationships of markets: what will the reversal from the usual construction of the economy lead to?
• Turkey as the current mediator between Europe and Russia: what mechanisms for doing business can this jurisdiction offer?
• Financial center in Turkey. Features of tax administration in Turkey: comparative analysis with the UAE, Oman
• Application of banking support in the implementation of international investment projects
• Currency settlements in 2023: alternative currencies, development of digital currencies, DFA
• New opportunities for investment projects overseas: fine points in production and logistics in various jurisdictions
• Examples of successful partnership in the energy sector: new opportunities for investment projects

Participants of the session:

Alexander Voronkov, regional Vice President and CEO, “Rosatom Middle East and North Africa”
Mihailo Djurovic, CEO, Lukoil Turkey
Oleg Melnikov, executive Vice President, Gazprombank
Ekaterina Sorokovay, vice President of Sustainable Development, Gazprombank
Vladimir Emmer, representative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia in the Republic of Turkey
Ramazan Bicer, partner, Türkiye Tax, Law and Business Support Leader, BeOne Türkiye

Lunch

Session 2. International legal system: restructuring

Moderator of the session: Evgeny Raschevsky, partner, head of International Arbitration and Litigation Practice, EPAM

• Is there a dispute abroad? Court or arbitration. Access to foreign legal aid
  Evgeny Raschevsky, partner, head of International Arbitration and Litigation Practice, EPAM
• Prospects of arbitration disputes related to the exit of foreign companies from the Russian market
  Anton Maltsev, рartner, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners
• Court assessments of unfair practice of a counterparty in the remit of sanctions: caselaw research
  Tatiana Bordacheva, advisor, «A-PRO»
• Cross-border bankruptcies: the algorithm in 2023
  Alexey Dudko, senior partner, head of Dispute Resolution and Investigation Practice, LEVEL Legal Services
• Secondary liability and bankruptcy of foreign companies in Russia
  Yuri Makhonin, partner, Rybalkin, Gortsunyan, Dyakin and partners
• LONG-TERM CONTRACT: ADAPTATION VS TERMINATION
  Fedor Vyacheslavov, partner, lawyer, candidate of Law, VLawyers Law Firm
• Risks for entrepreneurs that arose when software manufacturers left the Russian market
  Artur Zurabyan, partner, lawyer, head of Dispute Resolution and International Arbitration Practice, Art De Lex