Speaker Presentations
Click on speaker to view their presentation.
A Fresh Look at Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) and Global e-Commerce:
Toward a Practical and Fair Redress System for the 21st Century Trader
(Consumer and Merchant)
Monday, March 29, 2010 |
|
9:30-10:00 |
Opening Remarks |
Renaud Sorieul, The Secretary, UNCITRAL Louis Del Duca, Professor of Law, Dickinson Law School, Penn State and Executive Director, Global Consumer Law Forum Vikki Rogers, Director, Institute of International Commercial Law, Pace Law School |
|
10:00-11:30 |
Technology and Its Impact on B2B and B2C Transactions in the Global Market Place Topics for consideration:
|
Moderator |
Timothy Lemay, Principal Legal Officer, UNCITRAL Jeffrey Aresty, President, Internet Bar Institute, Research Fellow, Center for Business Ethics, Asst. Adj. Professor, Dept. of Law, Tax and Financial Planning, Bentley University Cécile Barayre, Economic Affairs Officer, ICT Policy Section, Science, Technology and ICT Branch, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Click here for additional material. Ayo Kusamotu, Partner, Kusamotu & Kusamotu, Nigeria Scott Cooper, Vice-President, Policy and Government Relations, American National Standards Institute Claro V. Parlade, Director for Software Policy, Asia Pacific, Business Software Alliance |
11:30-12:30 |
Legal Framework for E-Commerce Transactions: Domestic and International Topics for consideration:
|
Moderator |
John D. Gregory, General Counsel, Policy Division, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) Hans Schulte-Nölke, Professor of Law, University of Osnabrück, Chair for Civil Law, European Private and Business Law, European Legal History, Germany Click here for additional material. EhabMaher Elsonbaty, Legal Expert, H.H. Legal Advisor Office, Amiri Diwan, State of Qatar Abdoullah Cisse, Professor of Law and Vice-Chancellor, Université de Bambey |
12:30-2:00 |
Lunch |
2:00-3:00 |
Legal Framework for E-Commerce Transactions: Domestic and International (continued) |
Moderator |
John D. Gregory, General Counsel, Policy Division, Ministry of the Attorney General (Ontario) Christine Riefa, Professor of Law, Brunel Law School Brigitte Acoca, Administrator, OECD Secretariat’s Consumer Policy Unit Click here for additional material. Click here for handout. Michael Dennis, Attorney Advisor, Private International Law, Office of Legal Advisor, US Department of State |
3:00-5:00 |
Existing Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for Cross-Border B2B and B2C Transactions: Serving State, Business and Consumer Interests? Topics for consideration:
|
Moderator |
Gail Hillebrand, Financial Services Campaign Manager, Consumers Union Charlie Underhill, Senior Consultant – Special Projects, Council of Better Business Bureaus Click here for additional material. Michael Mcllwrath, Senior Counsel Litigation, General Electric XU Junke, Professor of Law and Associate Dean of International Law, China Foreign Affairs University Click here for additional material. Hugh Stevenson, Deputy Director for International Consumer Protection, US Federal Trade Commission Takashi Enomoto, Chair, Global Business Dialog on Electronic Commerce Colin Rule, Director of Online Dispute Resolution, eBay and PayPal |
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 |
|
9:30-11:15 |
ODR and the Administration of Justice: Balancing Individual, State and Private Sector Interests in the Dispute Resolution Process Topics for consideration:
|
Moderator |
Sieg Eiselen, Professor of Law, University of South Africa Norbert Reich, Professor of Law Emeritus, University of Breman Mary Hiscock, Professor of Law, Bond University Mark MacCarthy, Professor of Law, Communications, Culture & Technology, Georgetown University Mohamed Salah Abdel Wahab, Senior Partner, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm Thomas Schultz, Executive Director, Geneva Master in International Dispute Settlement |
11:15-12:30 |
Practicalities of Establishing a Global ODR System Topics for consideration:
|
Moderator |
Tim Cummins, President, International Association for Commercial and Contract Management Frank Fowlie, ICANN Ombudsman, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Colin Rule, Director of Online Dispute Resolution, eBay and PayPal MirézePhilippe, Special Counsel, International Chamber of Commerce |
12:30-2:00 |
Lunch |
2:00-5:00 |
Practicalities of Establishing a Global ODR System (continued) Organization of ODR system (continued) Enforcement:
|
Moderator |
Tim Cummins, President, International Association for Commercial and Contract Management Organization of ODR System: Ricardo Sandoval Lopez, Professor of Law, University of Concepcion, Chile Click here for presentation in Spanish. Julia Hörnle, Senior Lecturer in Internet Law, Queen Mary School of Law, University of London Eric A. Caprioli, Partner, Caprioli & Associés Enforcement: Hans Micklitz, Professor of Law, European University Institute Tamas Molnar, Head of Unit, Enforcement and European Consumer Centres, Directorate-General Ramon M. Mullerat, President, Association for the Promotion of Arbitration, Barcelona Click here for additional material. |