4-5 June 2015, Songdo Convensia, Incheon, Republic of Korea · Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court,...

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Workshop for Incheon Businesses on Prevention & Resolution of Legal Disputes in Transactions (Only in Korean)

• Organizer : UNCITRAL-RCAP, MOJ, KCAB

• Sponsor : Incheon Chamber of Commerce and Trade

• Venue : IFEZ Conference Room(8th fl., G - Tower)

■ Event 1 (Day 1)

Harmonization of Global Sales Law (KOR-ENG Simultaneous Interpretation Provided)

• Organizer : UNCITRAL-RCAP, MOJ, KLRI, KITLA

• Sponsor : KCAB, IFEZ

• Media Partner : Asia Law Portal

■ Event 2 (Day 2)

Creative E-Commerce Economy : Legal Roadmap (KOR-ENG Simultaneous Interpretation Provided)

• Organizer : UNCITRAL-RCAP, MOJ, KLRI, KITLA

• Sponsor : KCAB, IFEZ

• Media Partner : Asia Law Portal

Registration

Opening Session

Opening Address • Joo-Hyun Kim Vice Minister of Justice, Ministry of Justice, Korea

Congratulatory Address • Incheon Metropolitan City, Korea • Joao Ribeiro Head of UNCITRAL-RCAP

• Won Lee President, Korea Legislation Research Institute

• Kap-You (Kevin) Kim President, Korea International Trade Law Association, Korea Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

Keynote Address 35 years of CISG : expectations and deliveries”• Eric E. Bergsten Former Secretary of UNCITRAL, Professor Emeritus, Pace Law School, Pace University, USA

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Session1 : 10-Year Experience of CISG in Korea

Moderator• In-ho Kim Professor, Ehwa Womans University Vice President of KITLA, Korea

■ Experience of the United Nations Convention on Contract for the International Sale of Goods (the CISG) in Korea and the way forward : Jung-joon Ka Professor, Hankook University of Foreign Studies, Korea

■ How the CISG is used in the courts of Korea? : Hae-min Lee Judge, Daejeon District Court, Korea

■ Current discussions for the reform of Korean contract law, in light of the CISG : Hwa Kim Judicial Researcher, Supreme Court of Korea

Commentator• Hee-hwan Kwon Deputy Director, International Arbitration Team, KCAB, Korea

Lunch (Songdo Convensia) : Offered by KLRI

Session2 : CISG in the Asia Pacific Region

Moderator• Kap-You (Kevin) Kim President, Korea International Trade Law Association, Korea Partner, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC

■ Contract Law legislative trends in South East Asia in light of the ASEAN Economic Community : Wisit Wisitsora-at Inspector–General, Ministry of Justice, Thailand

■ Assessment of the current practices using the CISG and main interpretative trends – a perspective of Viet Nam : Hieu Tran Head of Division, Legal Affairs Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viet Nam

■ Assessment of the current practices using the CISG and main interpretative trends – a perspective of Philippines : Rosario Elena A. Laborte-Cuevas Senior State Counsel, Department of Justice, Philippines

■ Assessment of the current practices using the CISG and main interpretative trends – a perspective of China : Fan Yang Assistant Professor, City University of Hong Kong, China

Coffee break

Session3 : Challenges and Future of CISG

Moderator• Luca Castellani Legal Officer, Secretariat of UNCITRAL

■ The Principles of Asian Contract Law (PACL) : Young June Lee President, Research Institute for Asia Private Law, Korea

■ Legal challenges of the CISG in the era of digital information : Hiroo Sono Professor, Hokkaido University, Japan

■ Unsolved legal issues of CISG : Vivienne Bath Professor, University of Sydney, Australia

Guo Yu Associate Professor, Peking University, China

Closing Remarks• Tae-ak Rho Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court, Korea

Dinner (Oakwood Incheon) : Offered by MOJ (Invited Guests Only)

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Registration

Opening Session

Session1 : Prevention of Legal Disputes in International Trade and Introductionto Legal Advice Services for Global Business by MOJ

Session2 : Prevention of Legal Disputes in Domestic Transactions and Introduction to Legal Advice Services for Domestic Business by MOJ

Session3 : UNCITRAL texts on Dispute Resolution and on Recognizing and Preventing Commercial Fraud

Session4 : Cases of Disputes in Transactions and the Practice of Commercial Arbitration by KCAB

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Registration

Opening Session

Opening Address • Wook Bong Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Justice, Korea

Congratulatory Address • Joao Ribeiro Head of UNCITRAL-RCAP

Special Address • Sami Farhad Senior Director of International Commercial Law, Alibaba Group, China

Keynote Address The recent development of legal regime of e-commerce in Thailand and the importance of global legal harmonization of e-commerce”• Surangkana Wayuparb Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Thailand

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Session1 : Current issues and challenges of e-commerce law in Korea

Moderator• Wan-yong Chung Professor, Kyung Hee University, Korea

■ E-commerce legal regime of Korea and the burning issues : Sang-chul Park Attorney, Kim&Chang, Korea

■ Recent innovation on e-signatures and IdM in Korea : Jae-hoon Lee General Manager, Smart Business Team, Korea Trade Network, Korea

■ Electronic transferable records regime in Korea : Jae-young Choi Senior Manager, Electronic Bills Team, Korea Financial Telecommunications & Clearings Institute, Korea

Lunch (Songdo Convensia) : Offered by KCAB

Session2 : Challenges and Future of e-commerce

Moderator• Jayantha Fernando Director, Legal Advisor,

Information and Communication Technology Agency, Sri Lanka

■ Status of play of the work of UNCITRAL regarding online dispute resolution (ODR) and the future of ODR : Jeffrey CHAN Wah Teck, SC Chair of UNCITRAL WG III, Deputy Solicitor-General, Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore

■ New trends and challenges in e-payments and its legal issues : Kyung-young Jung Professor, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea ■ Current and possible future work of UNCITRAL Working Group IV: cloud computing and identity management : Arpad Gered Partner, Maybach Gorg Lenneis & Partner Rechtsanwalte, Austria ■ E-commerce legal regimes and challenges of China : Hong Xue Professor, Beijing Normal University, China

■ Overview of e-commerce market and Impact of e-commerce law on a creative economy in the Asia-Pacific region : Ki-ryoung Park Research Fellow, KLRI, Korea

Coffee break

Session3 : Roadmap to Harmonized e-commerce Law - ECC perspective

Moderator• Luca Castellani Legal Officer, Secretariat of UNCITRAL

■ Important aspects of the United Nations Convention on the Use of Electronic Communication in International Contracts (the ECC) and its present and future : Kyoung-jin Choi Professor, Gachon University, Korea

■ Ability of the ECC to "electrify" other treaties (e.g. NY Convention, CISG and etc.) and other e-commerce laws : Alan Davidson Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland, Australia

■ Assessment of the ECC and lessons learned for harmonized adoption in the Asia Pacific Region : Jiangyu Wang Associate Professor, National University of Singapore, Singapore

■ State of play within other jurisdictions close to signing and/or ratifying the ECC : Jayantha Fernando Director, Legal Advisor, Information and Communication

Technology Agency, Sri Lanka

Closing Remarks• Luca Castellani Legal Officer, Secretariat of UNCITRAL

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