Monday, 14 February 2011; 10:00am – 2:00pm

Kempinski Hotel Beijing

Effective Dispute Resolution for Chinese Investments
in Central and Eastern Europe and for European Investments in China

A seminar hosted by the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) and organized in cooperation with the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC).

THE SEMINAR

Austria is one of the world's leading centers for arbitration. Its success is based on its status as a neutral country, stable legal system, track record of bridging disputes between East and West, and location in the heart of Europe. Vienna, the capital of Austria, is considered the hub of Central and Eastern Europe which is one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world with a GDP of Euro 2 trillion. More than 420 million people can be reached within two hours from Vienna.

This special seminar will present Austrian arbitration law and practice, the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) and its role as the leading dispute resolution venue in Central and Eastern Europe.

Participants of the seminar will have the opportunity to meet the President and Board Members of the VIAC and a delegation of leading Austrian arbitration practitioners. The ensuing buffet hosted by the VIAC will provide an opportunity for more informal discussion.

The seminar is aimed at arbitration practitioners, lawyers, in-house counsels, banking and financial institutions and companies doing business in Central and Eastern Europe.

Monday, 14 February 2011; 10:00am – 2:00pm

Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center
50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District
100125 Beijing, China

The seminar is free of charge.

Please register by sending an email to arb@wko.at [or to lianghua@cietac.org]

THE PROGRAM

Monday, 14 February 2011
10:00 am – 2:00 pm

10:00 – 10:20am
Registration

10:20 - 10:40am
Welcome remarks and short introduction to CIETAC and VIAC
Mr. Jianlong YU, Vice Chairman and Secretary General, CIETAC
DDr. Werner Melis, President VIAC

10:40 – 11:00am
The global perspective: Economic background
Speaker: Dr. Günther Horvath / Dr. Christoph Liebscher

11:00 – 11:20am
The Austrian perspective:  The Austrian arbitration law
Speaker: Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Dr. Gerold Zeiler

11:20 – 11:40am
The Austrian perspective:  The Vienna Rules Part 1 – Practice & Procedural
Speaker: Dr. Gregor Schett / DDr. Alexander Petsche

11:40 – 12:00am
The Austrian perspective:  The Vienna Rules Part 2 – Practice & Procedural
Speaker: Dr. Veit ?hlberger / Dr. Wolfgang Hahnkamper

12:00 – 12:20pm
The Chinese perspective: Arbitration in China, main differences to Austria
Speaker: Lijun CAO, Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing

12:20 – 12:40pm
The Chinese perspective: Case management practice by CIETAC
Speaker: Jie WANG, Director of Case Department, CIETAC

12:40 – 13:00pm
Comments and Questions

13:00 – 14:00pm
Buffet: All participants are invited to a buffet

THE SPEAKERS

The following Chinese participants will attend the conference as speakers
Jianlong YU is Vice Chairman and Secretary General, CIETAC
Lijun CAO is partner with Zhong Lun Law Firm, Beijing.
Jie WANG is director of Case Department, CIETAC

The following Austrian Delegates will attend the conference as speakers:
Dr. Wolfgang Hahnkamper, attorney at law (Austria & Slovakia), specializes in commercial law, litigation and arbitration, he is President of the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut).
Dr. Günther Horvath is the head of the Vienna dispute resolution practice of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and VIAC Board member. With his Austrian and US legal background, Guenther acts frequently in international post-M&A and industrial engineering arbitrations both as Counsel and arbitrator.
Dr. Christoph Liebscher is partner and Head of Arbitration at Wolf Theiss. He has over 30 years experience acting as counsel and arbitrator in well over 100 arbitration proceedings. He is on the arbitrator list of several arbitral institutions in Central and Eastern Europe.
DDr. Werner Melis is the President of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). He is also active as an international arbitrator worldwide. He is the author of numerous publications on international arbitration and on international trade law and he lectures international arbitration at the University of Vienna.
Dr. Veit ?hlberger is an attorney with DORDA BRUGGER JORDIS and specializes in arbitration, corporate and commercial law as well as mergers & acquisitions and doing business with China. He heads the firm's China Desk.
DDr. Alexander Petsche, MAES (Bruegge), Partner, Baker & McKenzie. He specializes in international contract law, international disputes before arbitral tribunals and state courts as well as compliance matters.
Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, MBL-HSG is head of dispute resolution at Graf & Pitkowitz, Vienna. He has 25 years of experience in international arbitrations including counsel in the largest ever pending Austrian case. Nikolaus is VIAC Board member and panel member of several arbitration institutions including HKIAC and SIAC.
Dr. Gregor Schett is a partner at Fellner Wratzfeld & Partners and heads the firm′s litigation and arbitration team. He graduated from the Universities of Salzburg and Cambridge and was admitted to the Austrian Bar in 1998.
Dr. Gerold Zeiler is a partner of Schoenherr Rechtsanw?lte, a Central and Eastern European law firm with its head offices in Vienna. Gerold practices mainly in international arbitration work and heads Schoenherr's arbitration practice.