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08:45 — 09:45
Registration and morning coffee
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09:45 — 09:55
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09:55 — 10:10
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10:10 — 11:45
Session I Hot topics in M&A transactions
- M&A arbitration around the world: what’s making headlines
- Key developments, emerging trends & risks
- The most remarkable deals of the past two years
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11:45 — 12:30
Keynote address
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler interviewed by Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz
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12:30 — 13:30
Lunch
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13:30 — 13:50
Case study
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13:50 — 14:55
Session II Experts speak numbers, arbitrators speak law: decoding the language of quantum in M&A disputes by arbitrators
- The nuances of legal reasoning
- The rationale of causation principle
- The art of probabilities in asset /cash flow based valuations
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14:55 — 15:30
Coffee break
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15:30 — 16:45
Session III The hidden ally: state courts’ support in M&A arbitrations
- Support in witness examination
- Support in document production
- The challenges of common law and continental law systems
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16:45 — 17:05
Case study
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17:05 — 17:15
Closing remarks
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19:30
Gala dinner
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09:00 — 09:30
Registration and morning coffee
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09:30 — 09:40
Opening and welcome
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09:40 — 10:00
Session I Ore - Introduction into Ukraine-United States mineral resources agreement
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10:00 — 11:15
Session II Drill - the technical experts panel
- The differences between public disclosure (i.e., NI 43-101 and JORC) and valuation (i.e., CIMVAL or VALMIN)
- The level of study of mining projects
- Understanding the key technical risks of mining projects (Geological, Geotechnical, Mine Planning, Construction and Mine Startup Timing, Initial and Replacement Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and Market)
- The pros and cons of site-visits
- Should all mineral reserves and mineral resources on a mineral property be considered in the valuation of the mineral property?
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11:15 — 11:45
Coffee break
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11:45 — 13:15
Session III Evaluate - the economic experts panel
- From asset-based to cash-flow-based valuations
- Does ‘massive’ mean ‘excessive’?
- The future of reparations in the light of Uncitral WG III proposals
- Reparations in case of non-going concern — between exploration and exploitation licence
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13:15 — 14:30
Session IV Arbitrate – the legal experts panel
- Mining as the frontline of the legitimacy crisis in investment arbitration
- Legal licence without social licence: state failure or investor miscalculation?
- ESG and investor conduct: an emerging factor in arbitral reasoning
- Are traditional BIT standards fit for purpose in mining-related disputes?
- Remedies and risk management: the future role of ISDS in the mining sector
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14:30 — 14:45
Closing remarks
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14:45 — 16:00
Flute of champagne
