Agenda: ICC Canada Arbitration Conference
The Great Disruption: Dispute Resolution in a Multipolar World
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All times are in Eastern Time (ET).
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
| 4:00 p.m. | Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners Fall Symposium Hosted by Dentons Ottawa (details to be provided by YCAP; separate registration required) |
| 6:00 p.m. | Joint Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners and ICC Canada Arbitration Committee Welcome Reception (Hosted by Dentons Ottawa) Dentons Ottawa 99 Bank St. Suite 1420 Ottawa ON K1P 1H4 |
Thursday, October 9, 2025
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast National Arts Centre 1 Elgin St, Ottawa, K1P 5W1 Canada Room |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | Welcome Remarks Opening remarks from ICC Canada Arbitration Committee Chair: Craig Chiasson, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
| 9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Keynote Speech John Hannaford, Personal Representative of the Prime Minister to the EU and former Clerk of the Privy Council, with Q&A session moderated by Myriam Seers, Agora |
| 10:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Session #2 – When Everything Hits at Once: navigating economic nationalism, climate change and armed conflict in international arbitration Moderator: Hugh Meighen, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Panellists: – Heather Clark, Norton Rose Fulbright – Dr. Raed Fathallah, Bredin Prat – Robert Volterra, Volterra Fietta |
| 11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | Morning Coffee Break |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. | Session #3 – Critical Minerals in Crisis: Supply Chains, Sanctions and Corruption in the Clean Energy Race Moderator: Alexandra Logvin, Fasken Panellists: – Christina Beharry, Foley Hoag LLP – Chris Milburn, Secretariat – Todd Wetmore, Three Crowns LLP – Professor Elizabeth Whitsitt, FCIArb, University of Calgary |
| 12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. | Session #4 – NAFTA’s Legacy: Canada’s Enduring Impact on International Law Moderator: Tina Cicchetti, Cicchetti Arbitration Panellists: – David Haigh KC, FCIArb, Arbitrator – Professor Céline Lévesque, uOttawa – Meg Kinnear, Low & Kinnear Dispute Resolution – Heather Squires, Global Affairs |
| 3:20 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. | Afternoon Coffee Break |
| 3:50 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. | Session #5 – Who Wants to Be an Arbitration Millionaire? Resource nationalism throughout the ages Gameshow Host: Doug Harrison, Arbitrator Contestants: – Dayeon Min, Legal Counsel, Global Affairs Canada – Kylann Kidd, Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP – Chris Kinnear Hunter, Torys LLP |
| 4:20 p.m. – 4:40 p.m. | Concluding Remarks Closing remarks from ICC Canada Arbitration Committee Vice-Chair: Alison Fitzgerald, Bennett Jones LLP |
| 4:40 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception at National Arts Centre |
| 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | Dinner Restaurant e18hteen 18 York St. Ottawa ON K1N 5T5 |
Friday, October 10, 2025
| 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | ICC Canada Arbitration Committee’s Annual General Meeting (Hosted by BLG) BLG Ottawa Office 100 Queen St #1300 Ottawa ON K1P 1J9 |
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