AIJA 60th International Young Lawyers’ Congress, Singapore

Extended Bureau (EB) meeting

Monday 22 August
09:00-12:00 SGT
Melati Junior Ballroom 4111 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Registration & open welcome desk

Monday 22 August
13:00-20:00 SGT
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

National Representatives Committee (NRC) meeting

Monday 22 August
13:30-14:30 SGT
Melati Junior Ballroom 4201AB & 4202 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Human Rights Committee (HRC) meeting

Monday 22 August
13:30-14:30 SGT
Melati Junior Ballroom 4011 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Joint Academic Programme Committee (APC) + Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) meeting

Monday 22 August
14:30-16:00 SGT
Melati Junior Ballroom 4201AB & 4202 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Coffee break

Monday 22 August
15:30 – 17:30
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer

SCILL Public Speaking Crash Course (exclusive for speakers and moderators)

Monday 22 August
16:00-17:45 SGT
Melati Junior Ballroom 4011 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Executive Committee meeting

Monday 22 August
16:15-17:45 SGT
Melati Junior Ballroom 4201AB & 4202 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Transfer by bus from Marina Bay Sands to Fullerton Bay Hotel

Monday 22 August
19:00-21:00 SGT
Continuous shuttling from Sands Convention Centre Porte Cochère to Fullerton Bay Hotel

Registration & open welcome desk

Tuesday 23 August
08:00-18:15 SGT
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Antitrust

Tuesday 23 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4211 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Corporate and M&A

Tuesday 23 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Environment & Energy Law

Tuesday 23 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4212 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: International Arbitration

Tuesday 23 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4311 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Tax Law

Tuesday 23 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4312 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Transport Law

Tuesday 23 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Business Centre – Level 3/Sands Convention Centre

Welcome address & Opening Plenary Session: THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION: REUNITE AND EMBRACE THE CHANGE

Tuesday 23 August
10:00 – 11:15 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Academic Coordinators & Human Rights Committee

Networking Coffee Break & Exhibitors’ showcase

Tuesday 23 August
11:15 – 11:45 SGT
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer

Session 1 – The future of the M&A deal process and negotiations in 2050

Tuesday 23 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Corporate and M&A Commission

Session 2- Green shipping and sustainable businesses

Tuesday 23 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Environmental & Energy Law and Transport Law Commissions

Power Networking Lunch

Tuesday 23 August
13:00 – 14:00 SGT
Orchid Main Ballroom 4201 AB-3, 4301 AB-3

Session 3 – Old tricks, new tricks: Corruption in arbitration

Tuesday 23 August
14:00 – 15:15 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the International Arbitration Commission

Session 4 – Digital healthcare services – Can regulatory restrictions be in line with antitrust requirements?

Tuesday 23 August
14:00 – 15:15 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Antitrust, In-house Counsel and Healthcare and Life Sciences Commissions

Networking Coffee Break & Exhibitors’ showcase

Tuesday 23 August
15:15 – 15:45 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Session 5 – Legal project management and the potential of automated workflows

Tuesday 23 August
15:45 – 17:00 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Legal Tech Board and the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) and International Business Law Commissions

Collective Members Forum (upon invitation – for collective members & bar associations)

Tuesday 23 August
15:45 – 17:00 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4212 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Roundtable with International Legal Associations

Tuesday 23 August
17:00 – 18:15 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Bureau

Transfer by bus from Marina Bay Sands to Esplanade

Tuesday 23 August
19:00-19:30 SGT
from Sands Convention Centre Porte Cochère to Esplanade Concert Hall

Registration & open welcome desk

Wednesday 24 August
08:00-18:00 SGT
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Commercial Fraud

Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Healthcare & Life Sciences

Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4211 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Insolvency

Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4212 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: International Business Law

Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: Real Estate

Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4311 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

AIJA Commission meeting: T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce)

Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom 4312 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Session 6 – Combatting money laundering and fraud in Asia: Local success and global challenges

Wednesday 24 August
10:00 – 11:15 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Commercial Fraud Commission

Session 7 – Wealth planning in Asia: In marriage and in death

Wednesday 24 August
10:00 – 11:15 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the International Private Clients and Family Law and Tax Law Commissions

Networking Coffee Break & Exhibitors’ showcase

Wednesday 24 August
11:15 – 11:45 SGT
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer

Session 8 – Digitalisation – The new face of real estate and insolvency

Wednesday 24 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Real Estate and Insolvency Commissions

Session 9 – Virtual dispute resolution in Asia

Wednesday 24 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Litigation Commission

Power Networking Lunch

Wednesday 24 August
13:00 – 14:00 SGT
Orchid Main Ballroom 4201 AB-4, 4301 AB-4

First-Vice President election interview

Wednesday 24 August
14:00 – 15:00 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Networking Coffee Break & Exhibitors’ showcase

Wednesday 24 August
15:00 – 15:30 SGT
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer

Session 10 – The New Normal of Financial Deal Structuring?

Wednesday 24 August
15:30 – 16:30 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets Commission

Session 11 – Unenforceable? Is IP enforcement in Asia really so different to that in Europe or North America?

Wednesday 24 August
15:30 – 16:30 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4003-4 + 4103-4 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Intellectual Property Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT) Commission

Networking Coffee Break & Exhibitors’ showcase

Wednesday 24 August
16:30 – 16:45 SGT
Lotus + Melati Bayview Foyer

Session 12 – Can the real employer please stand up? Algorithmic management: Employer’s authority or computer’s responsibility

Wednesday 24 August
16:45 – 17:45 SGT
Melati Main Ballroom 4001AB-2 + 4101AB-2 – Level 4/Sands Convention Centre

Organised by the Labour and Immigration Law Commission

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