Delos Dispute Resolution – India Launch Event [21 October 2021]

About Delos

Delos Dispute Resolution is an innovative, award-winning arbitral institution, headquartered in Paris. It was established in 2014 to respond to the needs of businesses globally for time and cost efficiency in the resolution of disputes through arbitration. It is advised by senior members of the international arbitration community (see here).

GAP (Guide to Arbitration Places); ROAP (Remote Oral Advocacy Programme); and TECH x IA are some of Delos’ initiatives that have garnered global participation and praise.

Delos India Launch Event

Delos is proud to announce that it will be holding an India Launch Event online on Thursday 21 October 2021, from 2PM-6PM, with thanks to the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration (AFIA), the Indian Arbitration Forum (IAF), the Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai (MNLU), and SCCOnLine and EBC (Media Partners) for their support of this event.

Co-convened by Hafez Virjee (President, Delos Dispute Resolution) and Rahul Donde (Counsel, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva), the event will include a panel discussion on the nuances of drafting arbitration agreements, a fireside chat on the in-house counsel perspective in the conduct of arbitrations and an Oxford-style debate on the merits of institutional arbitration for the Indian market.

This will also be interspaced by networking sessions where attendees will have the opportunity to network with leading practitioners and in-house counsel in the field of arbitration.

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Limited slots available

Full Programme and Speakers

Welcome from Delos Co-Convenors Mr. Rahul Donde, Counsel, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva Mr. Hafez Virjee, President, Delos Dispute Resolution, London / Paris	14:00 – 14:10 IST
Introductory Comments Mr. Vyapak Desai, Partner, Nishith Desai Associates, Mumbai Mr. Manish Aggarwal, Partner, Three Crowns LLP, London	14:10 – 14:30 IST
Panel Discussion: The Nuances of an Arbitration Agreement: Incorporating the Right Elements Mr. Gourab Banerji SA, Barrister, Essex Court Chambers, New Delhi Ms. Pooja Bedi, Head of Legal and Compliance, Philips Indian Sub-continent, New Delhi Mr. Ritin Rai SA, Barrister, 7KBW, New Delhi Moderator: Mr. Palash Gupta, Partner, Jerome Merchant & Partners, Manila	14:30 – 15:15 IST
Networking Break (In break-out rooms)	15:15 – 15:35 IST
Fireside Chat: The In-House Counsel Perspective on Conducting an Arbitration Mr. Abhijit Mukhopadhyay, President (Legal) & GC, Hinduja Group, London Ms. Zarina Pundole, General Counsel, EPC Division, Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Poona Moderator: Mr. Promod Nair, Partner, Arista Chambers, Bangalore	15:35 – 16:35 IST
Networking Break (In break-out rooms)	16:35 – 16:55 IST
Oxford-style debate: ‘This House believes that institutional arbitration does not meet the needs of Indian parties’ Jury Ms. Niti Dixit, Partner, S&R Associates, New Delhi Mr. Shreyas Jayasimha, Founding Partner, Aarna Law, Bangalore For the motion Ms. Savani Gupte, Partner, SAMVĀD: PARTNERS, Mumbai Ms. Dharshini Prasad, Counsel, WilmerHale, London Against the motion Mr. Aditya Kurian, Counsel, O’ Melveny & Myers, Hong Kong Mr. Sulabh Rewari, Partner, Keystone Partners, New Delhi	16:55 – 18:00 IST

Queries

 

In case of any questions, please write to riddhi.joshi@delosdr.org (Riddhi Joshi)/ varad.kolhe@delosdr.org (Varad Kolhe), coordinators of the India Launch Event.