2nd Conference
Speaking at the Opening Ceremony, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, and Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong SC said that there would be a lot of value to having a regular platform like the Singapore-China International Commercial Dispute Resolution Conference, where dispute resolution practitioners, business leaders, academics and government officials could exchange ideas.
Speaking from Beijing, Secretary of the Leading CPC Members Group and Chairman of CCPIT Ren Hongbin said that the ability to effectively resolve international commercial disputes is important for businesses. It is also an important way to deepen cooperation and will bring benefits. He added that CCPIT will work with their Singapore counterparts to bring cooperation in this area to a new level.
The keynote speakers included representatives from the judiciary, government, industry and academia. keynote speakers include:
Professor Lyu Zhongmei, Member of the Standing Committee and Deputy Resident Director of the Committee on Social and Legal Affairs of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee; Vice President of China Law Society
Justice Andre Maniam, Judge of the High Court
Justice Wang Shumei, , Member of the Adjudication Committee of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), the Chief Judge of the Fourth Civil Division of the SPC; a National Adjudication Expert; Judge of China International Commercial Court
Mr Johnny Teo, Assistant Chief Executive Officer (China), Enterprise Singapore
Professor Huang Jin, President of China Society of International Law; President of China Society of Private International Law; Professor of Academy for the Rule of Law of China University of Political Science and Law
Ms Tin Pei Ling, Chief Executive Officer, Business China
MinLaw and CCPIT signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to co-organise a legal conference annually.
MinLaw and CCPIT announced the setting up of a Singapore-China Joint Dispute Resolution Mechanism Working Group Experts Team to study the feasibility of implementing a joint dispute resolution mechanism.
The first panel at the Conference discussed how the judiciary and legal industry have responded to the challenges brought by COVID-19 through technological and other means, as well as how such measures have also helped in improving existing judicial and legal processes.
The second panel discussed how various innovative solutions in arbitration have resulted in time and cost savings, and potential for closer international collaborations in arbitration.
The third panel exchanged views on the developments of multifaceted mechanisms in international commercial dispute resolution.
A total of more than 200 guests attended the conference in-person in Singapore and China, while the online live streaming platforms garnered more than two million views.
