Program & Speakers

AGENDA

* Note: Updated as of April 11, 2024. This is a tentative schedule. Times are subject to change.

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Tuesday, April 23

09:00 - 10:001 hour

Nominating Committee Meeting

(Nominating Committee Members Only)
10:00 - 13:003 hours

Officers' Meeting / New Officers' Orientation

(IPBA Officers only)
13:00 - 14:301 hour 30 minutes

Council Lunch

(IPBA Council only)
14:30 - 16:001 hour 30 minutes

Open Discussion Meeting

(IPBA Council only)
16:00 - 18:002 hours

Council Meeting

(IPBA Council only)
18:30 - 21:002 hours 30 minutes

Council Dinner sponsored by McDermott Will & Emery

(IPBA Council only)
19:00 - 21:302 hours 30 minutes

Maritime Law Committee

Tokyo Bay Boat Cruise Tour
Bus pick-up: 18:00 at Hotel Okura
Not included in conference participation fees. Separate registration required.

Wednesday, April 24

07:30 -

Morning Jog

The Okura Tokyo Prestige Tower
Meet-up：Floor 5, Lobby
08:00 - 16:008 hours

Pre-Conference Golf (Venue: Kasumigaseki Country Club)

* Not included in conference participation fees.
  Optional Registration Required.
16:00 - 17:001 hour

Women Business Lawyers Reception

17:00 - 18:001 hour

IPBA New Members, IPBA Scholars Reception

18:00 - 20:002 hours

Welcome Reception

Thursday, April 25

07:30 -

Morning Jog

The Okura Tokyo Prestige Tower
Meet-up：Floor 5, Lobby
10:00 - 10:3030 minutes

Opening Ceremony

10:30 - 12:302 hours

Plenary Session

Topic: Generative AI from ethical and legal perspective

Location (Room): Heian Room (1F)

Moderator Mr. Riccardo G. Cajola
Keynote Speaker Mr. Shoji Watanabe

Director General for Science, Technology and Innovation Promotion Secretariat of the Cabinet Office of Japan
insights from institutional perspective

Keynote Speaker Mr. Antony Cook

Corporate VP and Deputy GC Customer & Partner Solutions Microsoft Corporation
industry perspective

Roundtable Discussion:
Mr. Shoji Watanabe

Director General for Science, Technology and Innovation Promotion Secretariat of the Cabinet Office of Japan

Mr. Takayuki Matsuo

Partner, Momo-o, Matsuo & Namba lawyer

Mr. Antony Cook

Corporate VP and Deputy GC Customer & Partner Solutions Microsoft Corporation

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12:30 - 14:001 hour 30 minutes

Lunch

14:00 - 15:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 1Click on each panel for more information

Banking, Finance and Securities

Green Finance: How to prevent greenwashing

Employment & Immigration Law

Employee International Assignments: Contractual & Legal Issues in a Mobile and Remote World

Cross-Border Investment

Intercultural Negotiations

International Construction Projects

Sustainable construction – tools to achieve environmental objectives in the climate change crisis

Tax Law + International Trade

Transfer Pricing & Customs Duties in the Post COVID-19 World : Is it “Business as Usual” or is New Wisdom Required?

ESG (Ad Hoc) + Environmental Law

Is climate change the actual driving force behind ESG?

Technology, Media and Telecommunications + Competition Law

Convergence of Antitrust and TMT/Data Privacy Issues

15:30 - 16:0030 minutes

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 2

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

A new angle on well-trodden ground: revisiting issue conflicts in investment arbitration

Cross-Border Investment

FDI – ODI – economic security – trade wars

International Construction Projects + Insolvency

Where Restructuring Meets the Road: the Intersection of Construction Law and Insolvency

Technology, Media and Telecommunications

Pioneering Space: Commercial Opportunities and Legal Challenges

Employment & Immigration + Women Business LawyersThis is a Roundtable Session.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion – how this concept intersects with national law and custom

Next Generation

Legal Minds Matter: Prioritizing Mental Health in the Legal Profession

Maritime LawThis is a Roundtable Session.

Case Study under Maritime Law – Collision & Mis-Delivery

17:30 - 18:0030 minutes

Break

18:00 - 21:003 hours

Gala Dinner

Friday, April 26

07:30 -

Morning Jog

The Okura Tokyo Prestige Tower
Meet-up：Floor 5, Lobby
9:00 - 10:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 3

Corporate Counsel

What signs will indicate when an organisation may be involvent and how to address the inevitable?

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

"ADR" Re-defined – Amicable Dispute Resolution

Cross-Border Investment

EU - One Year into Foreign Subsidies Regulation

International Trade

Navigating the Maze of Global Sanctions: A Business Perspective

Intellectual Property

International IP Protection-Challenges in New Era

Women Business Lawyers

Success Stories in Cross-Cultural Legal Practice - Building bridges for the profession and businesses

Legal Practice

Evolving strategies and trends to attract and retain legal talent

10:30 - 11:0030 minutes

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 4

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration + Three Tokyo Bar Associations

Efficiency and Effectiveness of International Arbitration

Banking, Finance and Securities

Consolidated Supervision: How financial regulators cooperate in a global world

Cross-Border Investment + Corporate Counsel

Choosing your camp in an increasingly multipolar world

Competition Law

Overview of the Competition Law in various jurisdictions with special reference to hot topics

Cross-Border Investment

Are SPAs converging to an international standard? Or do local differences remain?

Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law + Corporate Counsel

How should companies react to allegations of corruption?  A look at practical measure to protect the company and its employees with the aim of reaching a successful outcome

APEC

Transforming the Digital Landscape for Small Business Owners

12:30 - 14:001 hour 30 minutes

Lunch

14:00 - 15:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 5

Cross-Border Investment

How to enforce SPA remedies?

Energy & Natural Resources

Global Energy Development and Cooperation Under the New Geopolitical Situation

Next Generation + Scholarship + Intellectual Property

Navigating the Pixels and Pitfalls: Gaming Law in Cross-Border Operations

Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law + Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

A tainted Arbitration: Allegations of fraud and corruption

Employment & Immigration

LLaMA2, Bard, ChatGPT and Co. – just tech talk acronyms or serious drivers for (positive) change in HR?

Cross-Border Investment

ESG and sustainability considerations in the investment lifecycle

Insurance + ESG (Ad Hoc)

The rise of ESG: Directors' Liability and Directors' & Officers' Liability Cover

15:30 - 16:0030 minutes

Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 6

Anti-Corruption & Rule of Law

Bribery and Corruption in the digital age. How are bribery and corruption perpetrators adapting to and exploiting new technologies?

Cross-Border Investment

What do transactions lawyers need to know about ChatGPT

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

Is AI propelling Dispute Resolution into a New World?

Banking, Finance and Securities

CBDC and digitial assets: Digitalization is happening

Cross-Border Investment + ABA

Mock kick-off meeting to structure a multi-jurisdictional sale

Tax Law

Dispute Resolutions in Tax Matters

ESG (Ad Hoc)

The ESG Dilemma: Balancing Ambition and Feasibility

17:30 - 19:001 hour 30 minutes

Break & Transportation

19:00 - 21:302 hours 30 minutes

Farewell Dinner (Venue: HAPPO-EN 八芳園)

Saturday, 27 April

07:30 -

Morning Jog

The Okura Tokyo Prestige Tower
Meet-up：Floor 5, Lobby
09:00 - 10:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 7

Insolvency

Challenges and Opportunities of Out-of-Court Restructurings

Corporate Counsel

Resolving cross border disputes under social-economic conditions

Cross-Border Investment

Green Horizons: Navigating the Global Energy Transition through Clean Technologies and Strategic Mineral Resources

International Trade

Key Developments in Decarbonisation: CBAM, Carbon Tax and Trading – Impact on Businesses and Supply Chains

Tax Law

Anti-Abuse & Global Minimum Taxes - Recent Developments

Cross-Border Investment + In-house Counsel in Tokyo  *Simultaneous Translation

The Roles and Expectations of Corporate Counsel in the New Era

International Construction Projects + Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

The Psychology of Decision Making and Rethinking the Art of Advocacy in International Construction Disputes

10:30 - 11:0030 minutes

Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:301 hour 30 minutes

Concurrent Committee Sessions 8

APEC

Trade Agreements and Free Trade in East Asia

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration

Minority Report: Corporate governance, directors and the state of the shareholder litigation playbook

Employment & Immigration Law

Cross-border Business Protections in the New World - global strategies to protect proprietary information from leaking to competitors when employees wander

TBA
Insurance

Artificial Intelligence - Governance and Risk management exposures and Insurance+ ESG Coverage for Artificial Intelligence related Claims)

Legal Development and Training

Empowering Tomorrow's Cross-Border Transactional Lawyers: A Panel Discussion on Training Lawyers for Transactional Practice

Maritime LawThis is a Roundtable Session.

Panel Discussion under Maritime law – Lien, Arrest, Hague-Visby Rules, Subrogation, Ship Finance and others

12:30 - 15:303 hours

AGM with Lunch

15:30 - 17:001 hour 30 minutes

Officers' Wrap Up Meeting

(IPBA Officers only)

Sunday, April 28

8:00 - 16:008 hours

Post Conference Golf (Venue: Narita Fairfield Golf Club)

* Not included in conference participation fees.
  Optional Registration Required.