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INTERIM FINAL
IATA Legal Symposium 2015, Seoul, Korea
Interim programme
Day 1 – Wednesday, 25 February 2015
0900 – 1030
Registration
1030 – 1200
Legal Forum (Member airlines only)
1230 – 1400
General Counsel’s luncheon
1400 – 1730
Legal Forum continued (Member airlines only)
1830 – 2000
Welcome reception
Day 2 – Thursday, 26 February 2015
0800 – 0900
Registration
0900 – 0930
Welcome addresses
0930 – 1000
Plenary session – Chief Economist’s Report
IATA’s Chief Economist, Brian Pearce, will analyse the economic impact of the
key legal and regulatory burdens facing the industry.
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Brian Pearce, Chief Economist, IATA
1000 – 1030
Refreshment break
1030 – 1200
Plenary panel – Aeropolitical brand battles in Asia
The Asia Pacific region is a hotbed of cross-jurisdictional activity in the airline
sector. Do the old rules apply? Are recent developments evidence of a
revolution against the established order for ownership and control? Are single
brand and cross-equity arrangements putting paid to twentieth century
nationality restrictions? What implications will ASEAN and closer regional
regulatory cooperation pose for airlines, investors and others? Our expert
panellists will address these questions and more.
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Alan Tan, Head, Air Law and Policy Programme, National University Singapore
Peter Coles, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
Andrew Cowen, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Express
David Walton, Chief Operating Officer, BOC Aviation
Jim Callaghan, General Counsel and Company Secretary, Etihad Airways
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1200 – 1230
Plenary session – Connecting the dots on aircraft tracking
Join us for a practical account of the industry and government work on new
tracking arrangements for commercial airliners in light of the MH370 tragedy
and what may be in store for market participants.
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Dorothy Reimold, Assistant Director Safety and Flight Operations, IATA
1230 – 1400
Luncheon
1400 – 1530
Plenary panel – Eating your cake and having it too? Consumer protection in
Asia
Consumers have it great. The real cost of air travel has dived dramatically in
recent decades and choice is king. Despite this regulators have run amuck in
the US, EU and elsewhere in re-regulating service in the name of passenger
rights. Will governments in Asia Pacific follow suit? Will the humble contract of
carriage survive as defining the product offering or will regulators usher in a
new level of service standardization?
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Ben Martin, Partner, Norton White Lawyers
Eloise Curry, Head of Legal, Jetstar (Australia)
Nikolina Babic, Legal Counsel, Air New Zealand
Nie Ying, General Counsel, Air China
Laurent Chassot, Partner, gbf Attorneys-at-law
Carmelo Arcilla, Executive Director, Philippines Civil Aeronautics Board
Mickey Shan, Legal Counsel, China Airlines
1530 – 1600
Refreshment break
1600 – 1645
Breakout panels
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OECD update: What do the policy wizards have in mind for aviation?
Commercial aviation is inextricably linked to economic activity and the nature
and pace of development. How is long term economic policy, at the macro
level, being tailored with the industry in mind? Our panel of seasoned experts
will examine some of the latest initiatives being considered by governments at
the OECD level, particularly in respect of consolidation, alliances, joint ventures
and the related aspects of competition law.
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Brian Pearce, Chief Economist, IATA
John Taladay, Partner, Baker Botts LLP
Bruce Wark, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, American Airlines
Mona Chammas, Competition Law Expert, OECD
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Are reforms needed to the accident investigation process?
Recent tragedies have spurred some to call for reforms to the accident
investigation process enshrined in the Chicago Convention and its Annexes. Are
such proposals blinkered by present passions and fears or are adjustments
needed or do existing rules merely need to be applied consistently and
effectively?
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1645 – 1815
Simon Clegg, Director, Corporate Services, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Gary Halbert, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
Richard Gimblett, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
Plenary panel – Regulator’s roundtable on competition law
Competition law in Asia has geared up significantly in recent years with a
plethora of new laws and new regulatory bodies. What are the special
challenges of this dynamic environment? How are tensions and inconsistencies
between national approaches resolved? Are regulators talking to each other?
Can transnational business expect certainty and consistency? Our seasoned
panelists will explore these and related issues for those doing business in the
airline sector.
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Bruce McDonald, Partner, Jones Day LLP
Li Qing, Deputy Director General – Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly Bureau,
National Development and Reform Commission
Herbert Fung, Director (Business and Economics), Competition Commission of
Singapore
Nisha Uberoi, Partner, Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A Shroff & Co
1815 – 2000
Legal Symposium reception
2000 – 2230
Legal Symposium dinner
Day 3 – Friday, 27 February 2015
0800 – 0900
Registration
0900 – 1030
Plenary panel – Duty stations! Crisis control, insurance and liability
2014 was the centenary of commercial aviation. It was also marked by no less
than four devastating tragedies for the airline community. A serious incident or
crisis, when it occurs, will put tremendous ‘around the clock’ pressure on
personnel and resources. Every minute will be critical. Poorly managed, such an
event can have significant long term consequences for the company. The panel
will discuss effective crisis control strategies, related insurance protocols and
initial liability considerations for a serious incident or accident.
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Anita Quy, Partner, Kennedys Law LLP
Mark A. Dombroff, Partner, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
Chris Pickford, Group Manager, Business Resilience, Qantas Group
J. Denny Shupe, Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Mahima Shrestha, Head of PR and Media, MOP Communications
1030 – 1100
Refreshment break
1100 – 1230
Breakout panels
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Global liability snapshot
Join us for a practical examination of the key liability trends to watch this year.
What will be the biggest liability threats to airline and insurer balance sheets in
2015? What patterns are observable for significant versus attritional losses and
how is industry responding? To what extent do compensation awards differ by
jurisdiction and are national courts respecting the conventions? In addition,
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how are emerging heads of liability, for instance under consumer legislation,
being treated and will these shape the insurance offering in the future? Our
panel of experienced lawyers and insurance specialists shall tackle these and
other questions.
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Alejandro Piera, Partner, Guanes, Heisecke & Piera Abogados
Bart Banino, Partner, Condon & Forsyth LLP
Philip Bass, Partner, Clyde & Co LLP
Joseph Wheeler, Senior Solicitor, Shine Lawyers
Gary Bunce, Assistant General Counsel, Delta Air Lines
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NDC pilot schemes – implementing a new standard
New Distribution Capability (NDC) will enable the travel industry to transform
the way air products are retailed to corporations, leisure and business
travelers, by addressing the industry’s current distribution limitations. As this
new standard is rolled out, what difficulties or other considerations might arise
from a regulatory perspective? What do airlines, travel agents and distribution
providers need to know when planning their utilization of NDC?
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Gary Doernhoefer, Consultant, Skylarc LLC
Nigel Howard, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
Richard Edwards, Managing Consultant, Revidio Limited
Jackson Pek, Vice President and General Counsel, Amadeus IT Group
1230 – 1400
Luncheon
1400 – 1500
Plenary panel – Trends for alternative dispute resolution in aviation
The aviation industry is uniquely suited for the use of alternative dispute
resolution. It is a small community in which commercial relationships often last
for years if not decades. Parties often have few commercial alternatives
making it important to resolve disputes with existing commercial partners. It is
both global and highly technical which means traditional governmental judicial
processes can be slow, expensive and unreliable in their grasp of technical
aspects. At the same time, the use of alternative dispute resolution techniques
is seeing a resurgence as organizations respond to past criticism. New
international procedural rules are being developed, and we have seen the
creation of entirely new dedicated institutions such as the Shanghai
International Court of Arbitration. Lawyers practicing in the aviation industry
have an opportunity to learn more about these developments and engage in
debate with this panel of experts in the field.
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Gary Doernhoefer, Consultant, Skylarc LLC
Tan Ai Leen, Registrar, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Guo Junxiu, General Counsel, China Eastern Air Holding Company
Yang Jianrong, Chairman, Shanghai International Arbitration Centre
1500 – 1510
Short refreshment break
1510 – 1610
Breakout panels
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Data protection update
The proliferation of data protection laws globally shows no sign of abating, and
new legislative regimes are on the way in Asia, Europe and Latin America.
Though with different regimes comes different compliance burdens, and
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keeping abreast of this is no mean feat for airlines. How should airlines
approach the task of “better information governance”, tackle divergence
amongst regulators and avoid the serious penalties often applied for data
breaches? Join our distinguished panel as they navigate the complexities and
common strategies likely to be of use in this fast moving area.
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Alan Meneghetti, Partner, Locke Lord LLP
Sze-Hui Goh, Director, Eversheds LLP
Isabel Andrade, Lawyer, Felsberg Advogados
Julian Homerstone, General Counsel, Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited
Arthur Molins, General Counsel of the Americas, Deutsche Lufthansa AG
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Sanctions update
Changes in the geopolitical landscape of the last year have posed new
challenges for lawyers tasked with sanctions compliance. Notwithstanding
their questionable status under the Chicago Convention, airlines and other
market participants continue to be caught in the middle of economic warfare
between sovereign States. Our panel will explore the impact of the key
sanctions programs on civil aviation, the emerging areas of risk for airlines and
nut out some practical compliance strategies.
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Leslie Lugo, Senior Legal Counsel, IATA
Eric Vallieres, Partner, McMillan LLP
Ed Lebow, Counsel, Haynes and Boone LLP
1610 – 1630
Refreshment break
1630 – 1800
Grand debate:
Do public lawyers have any work left to do in air law?
The Symposium will close, in style, with a grand debate on this matter of
controversy in aviation law. Spirited argument will be had between an
affirmative and negative team of industry experts. You, through a poll, will
decide who wins the day!
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Jeff Shane, General Counsel, IATA
Robert Lawson QC, Barrister, Quadrant Chambers
Simon Clegg, Corporate Services Director, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Richard Gimblett, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
Louise-Hélène Sénécal, Assistant General Counsel, Air Canada
Allan Mendelsohn, Of Counsel, Cozen O’Connor
Laura Pierallini, Partner, Studio Legale Pierallini
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