Below you’ll find the panel materials for the conference.
AtlAS Conference
Nov. 3 & 4, 2014
Program Materials
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Monday, Nov. 3, 2014
Doing Deals in Africa: What is Different and What is Not
(Moderator: Roy E. Hadley, Jr.)

• “Doing Business in Africa” (Edward W. Fashole-Luke II)
• “Legacy of English Law and Its Implications for Arbitration in Africa” (Phillip B. Aliker)

Africa Rising? Prospects for the Emerging African Arbitral Venues
(Moderator: Philip W. “Whit” Engle)

• “Acte Uniforme Portant Sur le Droit Commercial Général” (Journal Officiel, Organisation Pour L’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit Des Affaires, Adopted Decembre 15, 2010)
• “Acte Uniforme Relatif Au Droit Des Societes Cooperatives” (Journal Officiel, Organisation Pour L’Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit Des Affaires, Adopted Decembre 15, 2010)
• “AFSA Commercial Arbitration Rules” (The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa)
• “AFSA Rules for Expedited Arbitrations” (The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa)
• “Kigali International Arbitration Centre Approach” (Bernadette Uwicyeza)
• “Lagos Court of Arbitration” (International Centre for Arbitration and ADR)
• “Lagos International Arbitration Centre Rules” (Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration – Lagos)
• “Nairobi as a Centre of International Arbitration” (Paul Ngotho)

Striking the Legitimate Balance between Host-State Sovereignty and Investor Needs: Perspectives From and Regarding Africa
(Moderator: Rukia Baruti)

• “How Africa Has Fared in Investment Disputes” PPT (Karel Daele)
• “The Need for Host States to ‘Let Go’ of the Arbitral Process” (Judge Charles N. Brower)
• “Promoting Arbitral Legitimacy through Domestic Transparency and Accountability” (Tunde Ogowewo)

Compensation, Damages and Valuation in International Investment Law and Arbitration
(Moderator: Laura Hardin)
Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014
Asia and Africa: Trends in the Developing East-South Dispute Resolution Axis
(Moderator: Joan Grafstein)

• “Arbitration in Africa: ‘Chindia’ Perspective” (Nachiketa Mittal)
• “China’s Perspective on Africa Related Arbitration” (Huawei Sun)
• “Dispute Resolution Trends in Africa/Asia Investment Treaties” PPT (Ucheora Onwuamaegbu)
• “Foreign Investment Policy in Zambia: Lessons from Chinese Investment” PPT (Prof. Kenneth Mwenda)
• “Indian Perspective on Africa Related Arbitration” (Nachiketa Mittal)

Arbitrating with the State
(Moderator: Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge)

• “ICSID and SADC: Investor-State Dispute Settlement” (Becky Jacobs)
• “Judicial Review of International Investment Arbitration (IIA) Awards” (Luke Sobota)

Lunch Program
(Speaker: Shelby R. Grubbs, Executive Director, International Arbitration Center)

• “Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation” PPT (Shelby Grubbs)
• “Daily Report: Grubbs to Head GSU’s International Arbitration Center” (Fulton County Daily Report, July 10, 2014)
• “International Arbitration: A Business Opportunity for Atlanta” (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
• “MAP: Arbitration in Africa: Laws, Rules and Treaties” (Professor Doug Yarn, GSU College of Law).
  • Link to access interactive map: www.arbitrationinafrica.com

Resolving Disputes in the Energy and Natural Resources Sectors
(Moderator: Timothy L. Meyer)

• “Architecture of International Energy Governance” (Timothy L. Meyer)
• “Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards” (United Nations Conference on International Commercial Arbitration)
• “ICSID Convention, Regulations and Rules” (International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes)
• “Judicial Attitudes to International Resource Disputes” PPT (Francis Botchway)
• “Litigating Environmental Disputes: Courts, Tribunals and the Progressive Development of International Environmental Law” (Philippe Sands – Global Forum on International Investment)
• “Scoreboard of Adherence to Transnational Arbitration Treaties” (The Institute for Transnational Arbitration)

Dispute Prevention, Management and Resolution of Infrastructure and Construction Projects
(Moderator: Stephens Clay)

• “Dispute Prevention, Management and Resolution on Infrastructure and Construction Projects” (Panel – PPT)
• “Enhancing Business Opportunities in Africa: The Role, Reality and Future of Africa-Related Arbitration” PPT (George Anthony Smith)
• “Professional Conduct in International Construction Arbitration” (John Hinchey)
• “Using Dispute Boards to Make a Project Successful” (Kwadwo Sarkodie)

Diversity and Inclusion in International Arbitration Appointments
(Moderator: Benjamin G. Davis)

• “American Diversity in International Arbitration 2003-2013” (Benjamin G. Davis)
• “Getting a Better Balance on International Arbitration Tribunals” (Lucy Greenwood & C. Mark Baker, The Journal of the London Court of International Arbitration, Volume 28 Number 4, 2012)
• “Justice Stream: Who are the Arbitrators?” (V.V. Veeder – ICCA 2014 22nd Congress Miami)

Closing Remarks
(Speaker: Glenn Hendrix, President, Atlanta International Arbitration Society)

• “International Arbitration in the United States: The Atlanta Option” (Glenn Hendrix)