Programme OVERVIEW
by Day
- Monday 22 August
- Tuesday 23 August
- Wednesday 24 August
- Thursday 25 August
- Friday 26 August
- Saturday 27 August
Joint Academic Programme Committee (APC) + Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) meeting
Monday 22 August
14:30-16:00 SGT
SCILL Public Speaking Crash Course (exclusive for speakers and moderators)
Monday 22 August
16:00-18:00 SGT
Melati Junior Ballroom (Section 4011)
Speed networking
Monday 22 August
18:00-19:15 SGT
Orchid Junior Ballroom, Level 4, MBS Sands Expo and Convention Centre
Transfer by bus from Marina Bay Sands to Fullerton Bay Hotel
Monday 22 August
19:15-20:15 SGT
Welcome Reception
Monday 22 August
19:30-21:30 SGT
The Lantern rooftop, Fullerton Bay hotel
Welcome address & Opening Plenary Session: THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION: REUNITE AND EMBRACE THE CHANGE
Tuesday 23 August
10:00 – 11:15 SGT
Organised by the Academic Coordinators & Human Rights Committee
Session 1 – The future of the M&A deal process and negotiations in 2050
Tuesday 23 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Organised by the Corporate and M&A Commission
Session 2- Green shipping and sustainable businesses
Tuesday 23 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Organised by the Environmental & Energy Law and Transport Law Commissions
Session 3 – Old tricks, new tricks: Corruption in arbitration
Tuesday 23 August
14:00 – 15:15 SGT
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
Organised by the Antitrust, In-house Counsel and Healthcare and Life Sciences Commissions
Session 5 – Legal project management and the potential of automated workflows
Tuesday 23 August
15:45 – 17:00 SGT
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
Roundtable with International Legal Associations
Tuesday 23 August
17:15 – 18:15 SGT
Organised by the Bureau
Opening Ceremony & Walking Dinner
Tuesday, 23 August
19:30-02:00 SGT
Concert Hall, Esplanade
AIJA Commission meeting: Healthcare & Life Sciences
Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
AIJA Commission meeting: International Business Law
Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
AIJA Commission meeting: T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce)
Wednesday 24 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Session 6 – Combatting money laundering and fraud in Asia: Local success and global challenges
Wednesday 24 August
10:00 – 11:15 SGT
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
Organised by the International Private Clients and Family Law and Tax Law Commissions
Session 8 – Digitalisation – The new face of real estate and insolvency
Wednesday 24 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Organised by the Real Estate and Insolvency Commissions
Session 9 – Virtual dispute resolution in Asia
Wednesday 24 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Organised by the Litigation Commission
Session 10 – The New Normal of Financial Deal Structuring?
Wednesday 24 August
15:30 – 16:30 SGT
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
Organised by the Intellectual Property Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT) Commission
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
Organised by the Labour and Immigration Law Commission
Session 13 – Asia as avant-garde: New distribution forms – The rise of social media as sales channel
Wednesday 24 August
16:45 – 17:45 SGT
Organised by the Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce (T.R.A.D.E.) Commission
AIJA Commission meeting: Banking, Finance and Capital Markets (BFCM)
Thursday 25 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
AIJA Commission meeting: Intellectual Property, Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (IPTMT)
Thursday 25 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
AIJA Commission meeting: International Private Clients and Family Law
Thursday 25 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
AIJA Commission meeting: Labour Law incl. Immigration Law
Thursday 25 August
09:00 – 09:50 SGT
Session 14 – Lawfirms 2.0, how lawyers can stay ahead of their game
Thursday 25 August
10:00 – 11:15 SGT
Organised by the Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission
Session 15 – Being an ally – Building a successful international business
Thursday 25 August
11:45 – 13:00 SGT
Organised by the AIJAWomen Network
Day out & Get-Together Dinner
Thursday 25 August
14:00-00:00 SGT
Tanjong Beach Club, Sentosa island
Networking Brunch (OPTIONAL)
Saturday 27 August
11:00-14:00 SGT
Chopsuey Café Dempsey Hill
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