2018
The 10th Transnational Commercial Law Teachers and Students Meeting will be held on 18 and 19 October 2018 in Madrid (Spain). It will be hosted by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
Contact person: Professor Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell
Draft programme
Day 1: Thursday, October 18, 2018
9:00-9:30 Registration and welcome
9:30-10:00 Opening
Herbert Kronke.Iran-United States Claims Tribunal; emeritus Heidelberg University; former Secretary-General UNIDROIT.
Ignacio Tirado.Secretary General UNIDROIT. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell.Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
10:00-11:30 Panel I: Digita
l Challenges and Opportunities for Secured Transactions Law
Louise Gullifer,Model Law on Secured Transactions and Bitcoins
Jean-Françoise Riffard,Electronic registries and commercial Law: big brother is knowing you!
Orkun Akseli,DLT, Blockchain and Secured Transactions Law Reforms: An SME perspective
11:30-12:00 Coffee break
12:00-13:30. Panel II: Cryptocurrencies
Caroline Kleiner,Cryptocurrencies
Pietro Ortolani,Blockchain technologies, cryptocurrencies and ICOs: a dispute resolution perspective John Linarelli,Cryptocurrencies (Topic TBC)
13:30-15:00 Lunch
15:00-16:30 Panel III: Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
Henry Gabriel,UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
Caslav Pejovic,UNCITRAL Model on Electronic Transferable Records: Another Step Towards Increased Use of Electronic Transport Documents
Spiros Bazinas, UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
16:30-17:00 Coffee
17:00-18:30 Panel IV. Artificial Intelligence and Smart Contracts
John Coyle,Contract-drafting software
Souichirou Kozuka,A Governance Framework for the Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence
Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell,Legal Implications of Artificial Intelligence: A Case for Harmonization
Day 2: Friday, October 19, 2018
9:30-11:00: Panel V. PhD students and ongoing research presentations
Petja Ivanova,Regulation and Fintech Tedd Moya Moss,TBC
Lorena María Arismendy Mengual,Disgorgement of profits
Nora Rodríguez,Sharing-economy platforms
Lainiver Mendoza Munar,Licensing agreements
11:00-11:30 Didactics / Curricula
Alejandro Garro Juan Pablo Rodríguez Delgado,Moots
Manuel Alba,Role playing in TCL course: cross-border negotiations
Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell-Jorge Feliu Rey,Law Summer School in Madrid
11:30-12:00 Coffee
12:00-13:45 Panel VI: International Business Transactions
Alejandro Garro,International sales and electronic contracting: Has the UN Convention on Electronic Contracts amended the CISG?
Tibor Tajti,Technology and access to international and foreign law
Királi Miklòs,Interpretation of CISG and technology development Jeffrey Wool,International business to consumer transactions: the role of TCL?
13:45-15:00 Lunch
15:00-16:30 Panel VII: International Dispute Resolution and Technology
Nicolás Lozada,Artificial Intelligence and Conflict resolution
Masanori Kawano,International Arbitration
Francisco Satiro,Topic TBC
Horacio Roitman,Topic TBC
16:30-17:00 Coffee
17:00-18:00 Panel IV: The Future of Transnational Commercial Law: Emerging Topics, Coordination and Work Methods
Marek Dubovec
Christian Twigg-Flesner Anna Veneziano