A peek behind the Curtain at PIDW: Revealing the voices for 2024

This article was published in the Nation. The article provides an insightful look into the upcoming Pakistan International Disputes Weekend (PIDW) 2024. It highlights the event's aim to foster dialogue, collaboration, and business opportunities while also offering a robust lineup of expert speakers to discuss key global issues.

The article delves into the variety of topics that will be covered, such as technology, trade, investment, culture, and social development, with a focus on how PIDW is Asia’s premier legal and industrial event for ‘reviewing, reflecting and reviving’ the global disputes terrain. The article further talks about the complete schedule of what’s in store for its audience during the 2 days. The audience can expect two days packed with engaging topics and discussions outlining the current legal and industrial debate.

Key Features of PIDW 2024:

1. Event Structure and Focus:
   By encouraging meaningful relationships and partnerships through networking, the forum carries on its history. Through expert panel discussions, one of its main objectives is to promote international commercial prospects and knowledge exchange.
2. Event Hosts and Co-hosts:
   MK Consultus LLP and TCC ADR Centre are the hosts of PIDW 2024. Notable institutions including the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), and the High Court of Sindh are co-hosts. These organizations' participation highlights the significance of the occasion and its prestigious reputation within the international legal and business world.
3. Stellar Speaker Lineup:
   The Event Program has an impressive roster of eminent speakers hailing from various disciplines and regions. These professionals join together with the same goal of imparting their extensive expertise and experience to the audience of PIDW 2024.

Day One Panels:

Panel 1: ‘China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - Constructing the Future, One Resolution a Day’

The first panel discusses important concerns pertaining to the $100 billion CPEC mega-infrastructure projects and is chaired by UK construction dispute resolution specialist Virginie Colauita. Distinguished members of the panel are of Astral Constructors CEO Zubair Ajaz, Faisal Daudpota of Daudpota International, Haider Waheed of HWP Law, UK adjudicator Charles Brown, and Peshawar High Court Judge Shakeel Ahmad. The topics of discussion are CPEC's role for Pakistani practitioners, the difficulties Pakistani subcontractors experience in foreign projects, and contract management under FIDIC's Red and Silver Books. In order to ensure that CPEC projects are implemented successfully, the panel highlights the significance of Multi-Tier ADR Clauses and Dispute Boards in proactive dispute settlement.

Panel 2: ‘Resolving Disputes Involving State and State Entities under ICC Arbitration: Fairness, Efficiency, and Transparency’

The International Chambers of Commerce (ICC) is tackling issues related to international arbitration that concern states and state-affiliated businesses in its second panel. International experts Barrister Mian Sheraz Javaid (No5 Barristers Chambers UK), Ahmer Bilal Soofi (ABS & Co), Yuhong WU (Managing Partner Deheng Law Firm), and Barrister Mehnaz Malik (Twenty Essex Chambers UK) are on the panel, which is moderated by Dr. Zhang Anran (ICC ADR and Arbitration North Asia). Fairness, effectiveness, and openness in arbitration are the main topics of contention, especially when it comes to state-related initiatives like CPEC.

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