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WIPO International Conference on Dispute Resolution in Electronic Commerce, November 6 and 7, 2000

Program and Presentations

Monday, November 6, 2000

8:00 to 9:00   Registration
     
9:00 to 9:15   Opening Statements Statements by Francis Gurry
     
   
Dr. Kamil Idris
Director General
World Intellectual Property Organization
Switzerland		 Photo

Mr. Yves Fortier, C.C. Q.C. Statements by Yves Fortier
President
London Court of International Arbitration
Canada		 Photo
     
9:15 to 10:45   Commerce in the Digital Economy Audio: Commerce in the Digital Economy
     
   
Ms. Theresa Clifford Statements by Theresa Clifford
Head of Marketing
cScape
United Kingdom		 Photo

Mr. Traver Gruen-Kennedy Statements by Traver Gruen-Kennedy
Chairman
ASP Industry Consortium
United States of America		 Photo

Ms. Anne Leer Statements by Anne Leer
Author and Editor
FT Prentice Hall
United Kingdom		 Photo

Moderator: Mr. Francis Gurry
Assistant Director General
and Director
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Switzerland		 Photo
     
10:45 to 11:00   Coffee Break
     
11:00 to 12:00   The Challenges and Opportunities for Dispute Resolution in the Era of Electronic Commerce Audio: The Challenges and Opportunities for Dispute Resolution in the Era of Electronic Commerce
     
   
Mr. Howard Cooper Statements by Howard Cooper
General Counsel
Vistorm
United Kingdom		 < No photo available >

Mr. William K. Slate, II Statements by William K. Slate
President
American Arbitration Association
United States of America		 Photo

Mr. Francis Gurry Statements by Francis Gurry
Assistant Director General
and Director
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Switzerland		 Photo

Moderator: Mr. David W. Rivkin
Debevoise & Plimpton
United States of America		 < No photo available >
     
12:00 to 13:00   Applicable Law and Enforcement in a Borderless World Audio: Applicable Law and Enforcement in a Borderless World
     
   
Professor François Dessemontet Statements by François Dessemontet
CEDIDAC (Center for Enterprise Law of the University of Lausanne)
Switzerland		 < No photo available >

Ms. Catherine Kessedjian Statements by Catherine Kessedjian
Former Deputy Secretary General
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Netherlands		 Photo

Moderator: Mr. Pierre Karrer
President
Swiss Arbitration Association
Switzerland		 Photo
     
13:00 to 15:00   Lunch
     
15:00 to 16:00  

Auction Site Disputes Workshop Audio 1: Auction Site Disputes Workshop Audio 2: Auction Site Disputes Workshop

Online Systems Workshop
   
Ms. Elizabeth A. Banker Statements by Elizabeth A. Banker
Senior Corporate Counsel - Compliance
Yahoo! Inc.
United States of America		 < No photo available >

Ms. Cara Cherry Lisco Statements by Cara Cherry Lisco
Director
SquareTrade Online Dispute Resolution Network
United States of America		 Photo

Moderator: Mr. M. Scott Donahey
Tomlinson Zisko Morosoli & Maser LLP
United States of America		 Photo
Mr. Karim Benyekhlef
President
eResolution
Canada		 Photo

Mr. Wayne Fagan
Soules & Wallace
United States of America		 < No photo available >

Ms. Elizabeth Longworth
Longworth Associates
New Zealand		 Photo

Moderator: Mr. Erik Wilbers
Senior Counsellor
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Switzerland		 Photo
     
16:00 to 16:30   Coffee Break
     
16:30 to 18:00  

Resolving Consumer Disputes in the Digital Economy Workshop Audio: Resolving Consumer Disputes in the Digital Economy Workshop

Encryption and Security Workshop
   
Ms. Dawn Friedkin Statements by Dawn Friedkin
Administrator, ICCP Division
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
France		 < No photo available >

Ms. Lisa Rosenthal Statements by Lisa Rosenthal
Bureau of Consumer Protection
United States Federal Trade Commission
United States of America		 Photo

Moderator: Mr. David Muls
Head, Electronic Commerce Projects Section
World Intellectual Property Organization
Switzerland		 Photo
Mr. Richard Golding
Managing Director
Europe, Middle East and Africa
beTRUSTed
Switzerland		 < No photo available >

Mr. Matthew S. Yeo
Steptoe & Johnson
United States of America		 < No photo available >

Moderator: Mr. Christopher Gibson
Head, Electronic Commerce Law Section
World Intellectual Property Organization
Switzerland		 Photo
     
18:30   Reception

Tuesday, November 7, 2000

9:00 to 10:15   Domain Name Dispute Resolution: A Model for the Future? Audio: Domain Name Dispute Resolution: A Model for the Future?
     
   
Mr. Pravin Anand Statements by Pravin Anand
Anand and Anand
India		 Photo

Mr. David H. Bernstein Statements by David H. Bernstein
Debevoise & Plimpton
United States of America		 Photo

Mr. Andrew Christie Statements by Andrew Christie
Visiting Professor
University of Toronto
Canada		 Photo

Moderator: Mr. Francis Gurry
Assistant Director General
and Director
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Switzerland		 Photo
     
10:15 to 11:15  

Application Service Provider Disputes Workshop Audio: Application Service Provider Disputes Workshop

Courts and the New Technologies Workshop
   
Mr. Traver Gruen-Kennedy Statements by Traver Gruen-Kennedy
Chairman
ASP Industry Consortium
United States of America		 Photo

Mr. Neil Shah Statements by Neil Shah
Director of Strategy
Bridge2Market, Inc.
United States of America		 < No photo available >

Moderator: Mr. Arif Hyder Ali
Consultant
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Switzerland		 Photo
Justice Austin Amissah
United Kingdom		 Photo

Mr. Malte Grasshof
RiVG
Verwaltungsgericht Sigmaringen
Germany		 Photo

Judge Audrey Lim
District Judge
Singapore Subordinate Courts
Singapore		 < No photo available >

Moderator: Mr. James Bridgeman
Barrister-at-Law
The Law Library
Ireland		 < No photo available >
     
11:15 to 11:45   Coffee Break
     
11:45 to 12:45   Institutional Perspectives and Responses Audio: Institutional Perspectives and Responses
     
   
Dr. Mohamed Aboul-Enein Statements by Mohamed Aboul-Enein
Director
Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Egypt		 Photo

Ms. Ana Palacio
Deputy for Spain
President of the Judicial Commission and Internal Market
European Parliament
Belgium		 < No photo available >

Mr. F. Peter Phillips Statements by F. Peter Phillips
Vice President
CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution
United States of America		 Photo

Mr. Richard Hill Statements by Richard Hill
Hill & Associates
Switzerland		 < No photo available >

Moderator: Mrs. Deborah Enix-Ross
Senior Legal Officer
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Switzerland		 Photo
     
12:45 to 13:00   Closing Remarks Statements by Francis Gurry
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