RCAP@10: The Road Ahead: Regional trade, global standards, and the future of legal harmonization

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, UNCITRAL RCAP invites you to its RCAP@10 conference themed "The Road Ahead: Regional trade, global standards, and the future of legal harmonization" to be held via Zoom on 11 November 2022 from 09:30 to 19:00 Korea Standard Time (UTC+9). The event is co-hosted with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea and Incheon Metropolitan City, and supported by Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and Korean Commercial Arbitration Board INTERNATIONAL (KCAB INTERNATIONAL).    

This full-day event brings together representatives from the law, business, and public sectors to discuss RCAP’s achievements in promoting regional partnerships enhancing legal harmonization, with special attention on innovative ways to further facilitate cross-border commercial transactions in the Asia-Pacific.  

The event will be conducted in English and is open to the public free of charge on Zoom.  Register here. For more details, please see the e-flyer.  

Programme

Speaker Bios

[Opening Ceremony] Opening Remarks & Welcome Address

Ms. Lee, Noh Kong, Vice Minister of Justice, Republic of Korea

Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL

Mr. Yoo, Jeong Bok, Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea

[RCAP@10] Celebrating a Decade of Regional Partnerships on Enhancing Legal Harmonization

Moderator: Ms. Athita Komindr, Head, UNCITRAL RCAP

• Mr. Jung Hyun Park, Director for International Legal Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Republic of Korea, "KMOJ and RCAP: Celebrating 10 years of Partnership"
• Ms. Phenix Tse, Senior Government Counsel, Department of Justice, Hong Kong SAR China, “Collaboration between HK Department of Justice and UNCITRAL”
• Mr. Ganbold Baasanjav, Head, UNESCAP East and North-East Asia Office, “The Road Ahead: Strengthening Resilient and Sustainable Cross-Border Connectivity”
• Dr. Min Young Jang, Korea Legislation Research Institute, Republic of Korea, “Cooperation and Development between UNCITRAL RCAP and KLRI”
• Ms. Jessica Viven-Wilksch, Deputy Chair, UNCCA, Australia
• Mr. Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate & Vice Chair, UNCCI, India
• Prof. Jaemin Lee, Seoul National University School of Law, Republic of Korea, “UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day Events - Robust Interaction with Young Students”
• Mr. Heehwan Kwon, Director, KCAB INTERNATIONAL
• Prof. Anthea Roberts, Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice, Australia National University, “ISDS Capacity Building”
• Dr. Zhijin (Donna) Huang, Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, “UNCITRAL AP Day, A Milestone to Celebrate” 
• Dr. Viatcheslav Gavrilov, Dean, Far Eastern Federal University School of Law, Russia

[Incheon Law & Business Special Roundtable] Paving the Way for Global Access: How Can the Law Help Businesses Navigate Cross-Border Challenges in the New Normal?

Moderator: Ms. Athita Komindr, Head, UNCITRAL RCAP

• Mr. KeunHo Park, General Counsel, Siemens Korea, “Living in New Normal: Legal Considerations”
• Ms. Melissa Feng, Partner, GEN Law Firm, China
• Ms. Ratha Chea, Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI), Cambodia, "Building Strategic Framework to Engage, Equip and Empower Women in Digital Economy"
• Mr. Shreyas Jayasimha, Chair, LAWASIA UNCITRAL Committee 

[Panel 1] Fast Tracking Legal Harmonization: Asia-Pacific Successes and Prospects

Moderator: Ms. Athita Komindr, Head, UNCITRAL RCAP

• Ms. Katie Kwong, Senior Government Counsel, Department of Justice, Hong Kong SAR China, “Recent Developments on the CISG in the Hong Kong SAR”
• Ms. Khairon Niza BT MD Akhir, Manager, Regulatory Development & Services Division, Companies Commission of Malaysia, “Introduction of Secured Transaction Legal Framework in Malaysia”
• Dr. Risham Garg, Associate Professor of Law, National Law University Delhi, India, “Legal Harmonization and Cross-Border Insolvency in India”
• Dr. & Prof. Henry Hai Li, Vice President, China Maritime Law Association, “A Brief Introduction to the Draft Convention on the Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships”
• Mr. Junianto James Losari, Counsel, UMBRA Strategic Legal Solutions, Indonesia, “SEZs as Regulatory Sandboxes: A Harmonization Phenomenon?”
• Mr. Mark Walter, Executive Director, International Law Institute, “The Role of the International Development Community in Legal Harmonization”

[Panel 2] Building Bridges: Innovations in Cross-Border Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice

Moderator: Mr. Jae Sung Lee, Senior Legal Officer, UNCITRAL

• Mr. Issey Park, Associate, Al Tamimi & Company 
• Ms. Sharon Ong, Director-General (International & Advisory) / Director of Legal Services, Legal Services Regulatory Authority, Singapore, “Mediation: Developments, Trends, and the Road Forward”
• Mr. Ian Li, Senior Government Counsel (Ag), Legal Enhancement and Development Office, Department of Justice, Hong Kong SAR China, "Hong Kong initiatives on ODR"
• Mr. Takashi Takashima, Legal Officer, UNCITRAL, “UNCITRAL’s Discussion on Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy (DRDE)”
• Mr. Steve Kim, Secretary-General, KCAB INTERNATIONAL, "New Road, No Map, Now What?"
• Mr. Eric Ng, Deputy Secretary-General, HKIAC, “Innovations in Cross-Border Dispute Resolution and Access to Justice: An Institutional Perspective”

[Panel 3] Trailblazers: Digital trade – Global Standards and Regional Perspectives

Moderator: Mr. Luca Castellani, Legal Officer, UNCITRAL

• Mr. Yann Duval, Chief of Trade Policy and Facilitation, UNESCAP, "Accelerating Digital Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific"
• Ms. Hannah Nguyen, Director – Digital Ecosystems, ICC Digital Standards Initiative
• Mr. Loh Sin Yong, Director for TradeTrust, Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), Singapore, “TradeTrust: New Approach to Trade Digitization with MLETR”
• Mr. Steven Beck, Head of Trade and Supply Chain Finance Program, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
• Mr. Darryl Ikbal, EIF Project Manager, Tuvalu Department of Trade, Tuvalu, “Digital Trade Tuvalu - From Readiness to Implementation”
• Mr. Chaichana Mitrpant, Executive Director, Electronic Transactions Development Agency, Thailand, “IdM and Trust Services in Thailand: Present and Futures"

[Panel 4] Roadrunners: MSME Establishment, Access to Finance, Recovery Support and Sustainable Trade

Moderator: Ms. Monica Canafoglia, Legal Officer, UNCITRAL

• Mr. Maxim Barkhatov, Deputy Head of MSMEs Legal Support Directorate, Russian Small and Medium Business Corporation
• Dr. Anne Matthew, Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology, School of Law, “Experiences in the Asia-Pacific Region to Facilitate MSME Establishment”
• Ms. Yanying Li, Legal Officer, UNCITRAL, “UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Insolvency of Micro- and Small Enterprises” 
• Ms. Mercy Epao, Joint Secretary, Ministry of MSME, India
• Mr. Pornvit Sila-On, Director, Bureau of International Trade Promotion Policy, Department of International Trade Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Thailand, “Thai MSMEs Connectivity to Global Trade”
• Mr. Christopher Wohlert, Workstream Lead, Secured Transaction Reform, APEC - Asia Pacific Financial Forum / FIDN, “Work of FIDN to Assist MSME's Access to Finance in Region”
• Mr. Santun M. Siregar, Director of Civil Affairs, Directorate General of Legal Administrative Affairs, Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Indonesia, “The Reformation of Indonesian Micro-Small Enterprises Establishment”
• Ms. Tina Jabeen, President, Bangladesh Women Investors Network (BWIN), “Gender Perspective and MSMEs”
• Prof. Megumi Hara, Chuo University, Japan, “Facilitating Access to Credit: Japan's Experience”

[Closing] Closing Remarks

Ms. Athita Komindr, Head, UNCITRAL RCAP