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Thursday, 4 October 2012

Time

Programme

0830 – 0900 hrs

Registration

0900 – 0905 hrs

Welcome Remarks by Lok Vi Ming SC, Vice-President, The Law Society of Singapore

0905 – 0910 hrs

Opening Remarks by Judge Tan Siong Thye, Chief District Judge, Subordinate Courts of Singapore

0910 – 0925 hrs

Keynote Address by Justice Chan Sek Keong, The Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Singapore

0925 – 0950 hrs

Morning Tea Break

0950 – 1115 hrs

Opening Plenary Session: The Future of ADR in 2020

Speaker:
Michael Leathes, Honorary Chair, International Mediation Institute

Panelists:
Justice Belinda Ang, Chairperson, Singapore Mediation Centre (Chairperson)
Wong Meng Meng SC, President, Law Society of Singapore
Assoc Prof Joel Lee, Vice-Dean, National University of Singapore Law School

1115 - 1245 hrs

Second Plenary Session: Comparative ADR in the Asia-Pacific Region

Speakers:
Campbell Bridge, Senior Counsel, Maurice Byers Chambers, Australia
Sou Chiam, Chief Executive Officer, Financial Dispute Resolution Centre Ltd, Hong Kong
Gunavathi Subramaniam, Malaysian Mediation Centre
Loong Seng Onn, Executive Director, Singapore Mediation Centre
Judge Montri Sillapamahabundit, Thai Mediation Centre

Panelists:
Judge Leslie Chew, Senior District Judge, Subordinate Courts of Singapore (Chairperson)
Michael Leathes, Honorary Chair, International Mediation Institute
Assoc Prof Ian Macduff, Director, Centre for Dispute Resolution, Singapore Management University

1300 – 1400 hrs

Lunch

1400 – 1530 hrs
Concurrent Sessions Series A:

A1
Two more Cs: Conflict Coaching

Speakers:
Prof Nadja Alexander

Venue:
Auditorium A
(Basement 1)

A2
Mediation Advocacy:
Getting the best results for your clients without going to trial

Speakers:
Senior District Judge Leslie Chew
George Lim SC

Venue:
Viewing Gallery
(8th floor)

A3
Through the mirror of experience: Advanced mediation tools and techniques

Speaker:
Shirli Kirschner

Venue:
Auditorium B
(Basement 1)

1530 – 1545 hrs

Afternoon Tea Break

1545 – 1715 hrs
Concurrent Sessions Series B:

B1
ADR and the Criminal Justice System

Speakers:
Senior District Judge See Kee Oon
DPP Anandan Bala
Ramesh Tiwary
Wendell Wong

Venue:
Auditorium A
(Basement 1)

B2
Lawyers as Negotiators – The good and bad news

Speaker:
Patrick Cavanagh

Panelists:
Assoc Prof Lim Lei Theng (Chairperson)
Wan Kwong Weng
Alvin Chen
Aloysius Goh

Venue:
Auditorium B
(Basement 1)

B3
ADR as a “Filter” Mechanism:
The Use of ADR in the context of International Disputes

Speaker:
Anthony Connerty

Venue:
Viewing Gallery
(8th floor)

1715 – 2030 hrs

Conference Social Event

Friday, 5 October 2012

0830

Registration for Public Forum

0900 – 1030 hrs

Public Forum: Amicable ADR and You

Speakers:
Judge Tan Siong Thye, Chief District Judge, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee, National University of Singapore Law School
Ellen Lee, Honourable Member of Parliament
Lok Vi Ming SC

1030 - 1100 hrs

Morning Tea Break & ADR Awareness Exhibition (Booths by ADR Community/ Community Justice Centre etc)

1100 – 1230 hrs

Third Plenary Session: Collaborative Law – Resolving Disputes without Trial

Speaker:
Catherine Gale, President, Law Council, Australia

Panelists:
Justice Judith Prakash, Judge, Supreme Court of Singapore (Chairperson)
Judge Foo Tuat Yien, Senior District Judge, Subordinate Courts of Singapore
Malathi Das, President, LAWASIA
Yap Teong Liang, Chairman, Family Law Practice Committee

1230 – 1330 hrs

 Lunch

1330 – 1500 hrs
Concurrent Sessions Series C:

C1
Community Mediation – Cross cultural issues in the “New Normal”

Speaker:
Assoc Prof Lim Lan Yuan

Venue:
Auditorium A
(Basement 1)

C2
Mediation: Evaluative or Facilitative or both

Speaker:
David Newton

Panelists:
District Judge Dorcas Quek (Chairperson)
Assistant Registrar Eunice Chua
Amolat Singh
Audrey Yeoh

Venue:
Auditorium B
(Basement 1)

C3
Collaborative Law Workshop

Speakers:
Catherine Gale
Jacqueline Vincent
Malathi Das
Prof Tania Sourdin
Yap Teong Liang

Venue:
Mediation Chambers 1-2

C4
International Commercial Arbitration: International Access to Justice – the Cross-Border Solution

Speakers:
Senior District Judge Leslie Chew (Chairperson)
The Honourable Judicial Commissioner Vinodh Coomaraswamy
Dr Colin Ong

Venue:
Viewing Gallery
(8th floor)

1515 – 1645 hrss
Concurrent Sessions Series D:

D1
Mediating the Moment – Using Intuition as a Guide

Speaker:
Margaret Ross

Venue:
Auditorium B
(Basement 1)

D2
Developing Family Arbitration

Speakers:
David Hodson
Foo Siew Fong

Venue:
Viewing Gallery
(8th floor)

D3
The Court’s role in Promoting ADR: Trends and Development around the world

Speakers:
Sheila Purcell
Prof Tania Sourdin
District Judge Joyce Low

Venue:
Auditorium A
(Basement 1)

1645 - 1700 hrs

 Conference Closing Remarks by Lok Vi Ming SC, Vice-President, The Law Society of Singapore

1700 - 1730 hrs

 Closing Tea Reception

Note: Plenary Sessions will be held at Supreme Court Auditorium
Concurrent Sessions will be held at Supreme Court Auditorium (A and B) and Level 8 Viewing Gallery

The Conference Organisers reserve the right to make changes to the programme without prior notification to the registrants.


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