Business Programme

Registration from 8 AM till 9:20 AM

 09:30-09:45 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Ruslanbek Davletov – Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 09:45-09:55 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Sandie Okoro – Senior Vice President and General Counsel for the World Bank Group, Vice President for Compliance at the World Bank

 09:55-09:58 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam – Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law of the Republic of Singapore

 10:00-10:08 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Daren Tang – Director General of World Intellectual Property Organization

 10:10-10:18 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Gianni Buquicchio – President of the Venice Commission

 10:20-10:28 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Jan Beagle – Director-General of the International Development Law Organization

 10:30-10:38 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Daron Acemoglu – Professor of Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 10:40-10:48 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Matilda Dimovska – UNDP Resident Representative in Uzbekistan

 10:50-10:58 

Welcome speech

Speaker: John MacGregor – OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan

 11:00-11:08 

Welcome speech

Speaker: The Rt Hon Robert Buckland – Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice of the Great Britain

 11:10-11:18 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Lee Kang-seop – Minister of Government Legislation of the Republic of Korea

 11:20-11:28 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Yoko Kamikawa – Minister of Justice of Japan

 13:30-13:45 

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan: achievements and prospects for improving the quality of rulemaking

Moderator/Speaker: Ruslanbek Davletov – Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 13:45-14:00 

Speaker: Konstantin Chuychenko – Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation

 14:00-14:15 

Implementation of Industry 4.0 Technology in Legal Sphere: Experience of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Belarus

Speaker: Oleg Slizhevsky - Minister of Justice of the Republic of Belarus

 14:15-14:30 

Speaker: Marat Beketayev - Minister of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 14:30-14:45 

Speaker: Fikret Mammadov - Minister of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan

 14:45-15:00 

Governance, Trust and Rule of Law

Speaker: Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam - Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law of the Republic of Singapore

 15:00-16:00 

Questions/answers

 13:30-13:45 

Speaker/Moderator: Said Gulyamov - Professor of Tashkent University of Law

 13:45-14:00 

The tasks of codification of digital legislation

Speaker: Viktor Naumov – Managing Partner of Dentons’ St.Petersburg office, Head of the Russian IP, IT and Telecommunications practice and Co-Head of the European Internet and Technology Regulation Practice

 14:00-14:15 

LegalTech: Trends & Prospects

Speaker: Gregory Vijayendran - President of the Law Society of Singapore

 14:15-14:30 

AI Laws and Policies in Central Asia: An overview of Central Asian Technology Law Ecosystem

Speaker: Ammar Younas - (ANSO Scholar) University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China, Founder “Central Asia Tech Law”

 14:30-14:45 

Legal Technology: Trends and Getting Started

Speaker: Gaythri Raman - Managing Director for Southeast Asia, LexisNexis

 14:45-15:00 

Technological developments and the need for new rules

Speaker: Jae Sung Lee - Legal Officer (UNCITRAL)

 15:00-16:00 

Questions/answers

 16:30-16:35 

Moderator: Tulkin Abdusattarov - Director of Intellectual property agency under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 16:35-16:50 

New trends of WIPO in the development of intellectual property

Speaker: Ilya Gribkov – Head of the Caucasus, Central Asia and Eastern Europe Division, Department of Transition and Advanced Economies, WIPO

 16:50-17:05 

Intellectual property law and its relationship to cyber security

Speaker: Lorenzo Montanari - Executive Director of the Property Rights Alliance

 17:05-17:20 

Countering Counterfeit Products: Existing Practices and New Challenges “Ex officio” and Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

Speaker: Samer Al-Tarawneh - Legal Adviser, Building Respect for Intellectual Property Division, WIPO

 17:20-17:35 

Protection of Intellectual Property in the digital environment

Speaker: Thomas Dillon - Legal Adviser, IP Respect Creation Division, WIPO

 17:35-17:50 

Improvement of Activity of Collective Management Organization of Copyrights and Related Rights

Speaker: Bojan Pretnar - Professor at the University of Ljubljana, International Expert on Intellectual Property

 17:50-18:05 

Geographical indications in Europe and Central Asia. Experience of FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia and plans for 2021-2022

Speaker: Dmitry Zvyagintsev - Policy Officer, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

 18:05-18:20 

Agricultural Business Development and Role of Products with Geographical Indications: Tools, Mechanisms and Benefits

Speaker: Irina Kireeva - Senior Associate Lawyer in “NCTM - O’Connor” International Law Firm

 18:20-18:35 

Promoting Geographical Indications for Primary Agricultural Products in Turkey

Speaker: Ozden ILKHAN - Intellectual Property Expert, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, (TURKPATENT)

 18:35-19:00 

Questions/answers

 16:30-16:35 

Moderator: Olim Umarov - Adviser to the Prime Minister - Head of the Department for the Development of IT Technologies, Telecommunications and Innovation of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 16:35-16:50 

Helping governments do digital better

Speaker: Jude Hanan – International Principal Digital Advisor, UK Government Digital Service

 16:50-17:05 

The role of digital government in ensuring human rights

Speaker: Lauri Mälksoo - Professor Tartu University, Member of the Estonian Academy of Sciences

 17:05-17:20 

In LawTech We Trust: How Can Technology Enhance Public Trust in Government?

Speaker: Mark Beer Obe - Chairman of the AIFC Advisory Council on the Development of LegalTech

 17:20-17:35 

Human Rights in a Digitalized World – Real Challenge or Opportunity

Speaker: Merilin Kivorig - Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Human Rights, University of Tartu Faculty of Law

 17:35-17:50 

Speaker: Eliza Niewiadomska - Senior Counsel, Public Procurement, Digital Economy, Open Government, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

 17:50-18:05 

Open Government and Technology

Speaker: Khuram Farooq - Senior Financial Management Specialist, World Bank

 18:05-18:20 

The Role of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board of the European Commission

Speaker: Veronica GAFFEY - Chair of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board (RSB)

 18:20-19:00 

Questions/answers

 11:30-11:35 

Welcome speech.

Moderator: Bobur Bekmurodov – Chairman of Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish”

 11:35-11:40 

Welcome Speech

Speaker: Muzraf Ikramov - Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 11:40-11:55 

State support for NGOs, ensuring the freedom of their activities, protecting their rights and legitimate interests

Speaker: Kamolitdin Ishankhodzhaev - Chairman of the National Association of Non-Governmental Non-Profit Organizations of Uzbekistan

 11:55-12:10 

Development of civil society - the experience of Germany

Speaker: Ronnie Dirk Heine - Regional representative of the Foundation named after Konrad Adenauer for Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

 12:10-12:25 

Cooperation of NGOs with parliament and government: the experience of Slovenia and the EU

Speaker: Katharina Bervar - Director of the Legal Information Center for NGOs (Slovenia)

 12:25-12:40 

The effectiveness of public control in combating human trafficking

Speakers: Nodira Saidkarimova - Head of the Branch of the Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development in the Republic of Uzbekistan

 12:40-12:55 

The contribution of NGOs to the legal protection of labour migrants

Speakers: Oliya Ilmuratova - Head of the International Social and Educational Centre “Barqaror Hayot”

 12:55-13:10 

Index of openness of NGO activities

Speakers: Dilovar Kabulova - Head of the Centre for Support of Civil Initiatives

 13:10-13:25 

The contribution of NGOs to the legal protection of women under violence

Speakers: Farzona Khashimova - National Coordinator for Gender Equality, Technical Development Branch and Cooperation (ACTED France in the Republic of Uzbekistan)

 13:25-14:00 

Questions/answers

 16:30-17:30 

Speaker: Daiva Jakubauskiene - International Consultant, Advisor to the Director of the Lithuanian Police Forensic Center

 13:30-13:35 

Moderator: Sir Peter Gross - President of the Slynn Foundation, UK

 13:35-13:45 

Welcome speech

Speaker: Ruslanbek Davletov – Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 13:45-14:00 

Why Economic Reform and Establishing An English Common Law Jurisdiction in Uzbekistan Must Go Hand in Hand

Speaker: Sir Suma Chakrabarti - Adviser to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on economic development, good governance and international cooperation

 14:00-14:15 

Why use English law? Three key reasons

Speaker: Lord (David) Wolfson - Minister in the Ministry of Justice of Great Britain

 14:15-14:30 

Implementation of English law in Uzbekistan

Speaker: Atabek Nazirov - Adviser to the Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade - Director General of Direct Investment Fund of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 14:30-14:45 

The role of the judiciary in the implementation and application of English law

Speaker: Sir James Dingemans - Vice-President of the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of Great Britain

 14:45-15:00 

Foreign experience in the implementation and application of English law

Speaker: Khawar Qureshi - British barrister and international lawyer

 15:00-15:15 

Resolving Disputes through Arbitration or Mediation: an English approach

Speaker: Michael Patchett-Joyce - Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator; Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators

 15:15-15:30 

Discussions

Michael Blair: Chairman of the AIFC Legal Advisory Council

Chris Campbell-Holt: The Registrar and Chief Executive of the AIFC Court

 15:30-16:00 

Questions/answers

 13:30-13:35 

Moderator: Alisher Karimov - Deputy Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 13:35-13:45 

The practice of “quality regulation” in the European Union

Speaker: Richard Alcorn – Policy Analyst OECD

 13:45-13:55 

Regulatory Impact Analysis in OECD Countries Challenges for developing countries

Speaker: Mike Pfister - Senior Policy Analyst OECD

 13:55-14:05 

Anti-corruption expertise of normative legal acts and their drafts

Speaker: Akmal Burkhanov - Director of Anti-corruption Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 14:05-14:15 

The new regulatory impact assessment system of Uzbekistan: strategic role, achievements and challenges

Speaker: Cesar Cordova-Novion - Senior director, Jacobs, Cordova & Associates

 14:15-14:25 

From Red Tape to Smart Tape

Speaker: Daniel Trnka - Senior Policy Analyst in the Regulatory Policy Division of the OECD

 14:25-14:35 

Anti-corruption assessment of law (corruption proofing): Best practices

Speaker: Jungoh Son - Anti-corruption policy advisor at United Nations Development Program

 14:35-14:45 

The work done to assess the impact of legislation on competition

Speaker: Bobur Karimov - First Deputy Chair of Antimonopoly Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 14:45-14:55 

Institute of Criminological (anti-corruption) Expertise in the Republic of Belarus: Formation, Practice, Development

Speaker: Oleg Rusetsky - Deputy director of Scientific and Practical Centre for Problems of Reinforcing Law and Order of the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Belarus

 14:55-15:30 

Questions/answers

 16:30-16:35 

Moderator: Ruslanbek Davletov – Minister of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 16:35-16:50 

Analysis of the positive experience of individual countries in the implementation of “Policy implementation”

Speaker: William Tompson - Head of the Eurasia Division in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global Relations Secretariat

 16:50-17:05 

The meaning of “Policy implementation” in the life of the performing discipline and the mechanisms of its implementation

Speaker: Claudio Visco - International Bar Association’s Secretary-General

 17:05-17:20 

Designing and implementing policies to advance access to justice

Speaker: Dr. Alejandro Ponce - The Chief Research Officer of the World Justice Project (USA)

 17:20-17:35 

“Policy implementation” – notes on the approaches in Germany and the EU

Speaker: Professor Alexander Trunk - Director of the Institute, Chairman of Centre of East European Studies of Kiel University Germany

 17:35-17:50 

Implementation of justice modernization policies

Speaker: Waleed Malik - Senior Public Sector Management Specialist at The World Bank

 17:50-18:05 

Daron Acemoglu :Daron Acemoglu - Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 18:05-19:00 

Questions/answers

 16:00-16:15 

Recent and further developments in alternative dispute resolution (prevention) in Uzbekistan

Moderator/Speaker: Prof. Dr. Islambek Rustambekov – Deputy rector on academic affairs of Tashkent State University of Law, International arbitrator, MCIArb

 16:15-16:30 

Post COVID-19, mediation and other conflict avoidance/appropriate dispute resolution for the infrastructure sector

Speaker: Anil Changaroth - Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre, Singapore Family Justice Court

 16:30-16:45 

Resolving International Arbitration Disputes in London

Speaker: Paula Hodges - QC, President of the London Court of International Arbitration

 16:45-17:00 

Speaker: Thomas Snider - Partner, Head of Arbitration, Al Tamimi & Company & ADB’s leading international arbitration expert for Uzbekistan

 17:00-17:15 

Due Process and Advocacy concerns with Zoom hearings

Speaker: Carolyn Lamm - Chairman, American-Uzbekistan Chamber of Commerce, Partner of White & Case LLP (USA)

 17:15-17:30 

The experience of Singapore International Arbitration Center

Speaker: Kevin Nash - Deputy Registrar & Centre Director, SIAC, Singapore

 17:30-17:45 

Recent developments in resolution of energy disputes and potential role of EDAC as a first energy sector based arbitration center

Speaker: Serhat Eskiyoruk and Aybike Karahan Gökdere - Representatives of Energy Disputes Arbitration Centre

 17:45-17:50 

Discussions

Speaker: Chris Campbell-Holt - The Registrar and Chief Executive of the AIFC Court

 17:50-18:00 

Questions/answers

 18:30-18:35 

Welcome speech.

Moderator: Robakhon Makhmudova – First Deputy Chair of Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 18:35-18:50 

Challenges from Covid-19: technology, rule of law and access to justice

Speaker: Diego García-Sayán - United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers

 18:50-19:05 

New stage of judicial and legal reforms in Uzbekistan

Speaker: Komilov Kobiljon Khudayberdievich - judge of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 19:05-19:20 

The media and transparency of the courts in a digital age

Speaker: Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi - Chief of UNESCO Section of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (CI/FEJ)

 19:20-19:35 

Guaranteeing impartial justice through the independence and accountability of judges

Speaker: John R. Tunheim - Chief Judge United States District Court, Minnesota

 19:35-19:50 

Experience of the UK

Speaker: Sir Stephen Irwin - British judge and barrister

 19:50-20:05 

Experience of the EU

Speaker: Damijan Florjančič - President of the Supreme Court of Slovenia

 20:05-20:15 

Leveraging the digitization of justice to ensure the independence, fairness and impartiality of the courts

Speaker: Clara Lahoud Maghani - Public Sector and Institutional Development Specialist World Bank Group

 20:15-20:25 

Ensuring independence of courts in the digital era

Speaker: Veronica Bradautanu - Principal Counsel Legal Transition Programme/Office of the General Counsel European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

 20:25-20:35 

Questions/answers

Moderator: Oleg Pekos – First Deputy Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 10:30-10:45 

Experience of Uzbekistan in the field of public services

Speaker: Ulugbek Mukhammadiev - Director of the Public Services Agency under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 10:45-11:00 

Experience of “ASAN xidmet” in providing public services

Speaker: Ulvi Mehdiev - Chairman of the State Agency for State Services and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan

 11:00-11:15 

Sustainable development through public service delivery: The way forward for Uzbekistan

Speaker: Francois Begeot - Head of the Cooperation Department, Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan

 11:15-11:30 

Kazakhstan's experience in providing public services

Speaker: Turyssov Asset - Vice-minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 11:30-11:45 

Speakers: Matilda Dimovska - UNDP Resident Representative in Uzbekistan

 11:45-12:00 

The experience of the Houses of Justice of Georgia

Speakers: Natalia Abashmadze - Deputy Head of House of Justice of Georgia

 12:00-12:15 

Approach to blockchain implementation in public services and government

Speakers: Sumaya Ben Dhau - International expert on the implementation of blockchain in the system of providing public services

 12:15-12:30 

Questions/answers

 09:30-09:35 

Moderator: Shokhidakhon Yuldasheva – Head of Department, Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 09:35-09:50 

Access to legal information in the era of global digital transformation: the experience of the Republic of Belarus

Speaker: Viktor Sharshun - Deputy Director of the National Center for Legal Information of the Republic of Belarus

 09:50-10:05 

Modern challenges and their overcoming on the path of digital transformation in the legal sphere of the Russian Federation

Speaker: Ekaterina Gushchina - First Deputy Director of the Federal Budgetary Institution “Scientific Center for Legal Information” under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

 10:05-10:20 

Public access to legal information in the era of digital law

Speaker: Ramazan Sarpekov - Director of the Republican Enterprise “Institute of Legislation and Legal Information” of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 10:20-10:35 

Legal systems of Kazakhstan: modern realities

Speaker: Liliana Tsai - Director of the Department of Formation of Databases of the Institute of Legislation and Legal Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan

 10:35-10:50 

Activities development of comments to legal acts

Speakers: Lilit Petrosyan - Deputy Director-Expert of the Center for Legislative Development and Legal Research of the Ministry of Justice of Armenia

 10:50-11:05 

Legal systems of Kyrgyzstan: current trends

Speakers: Kutman Kubatbekov - Leading Specialist of the Department of Advocacy and Legal Propaganda of the Ministry of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic

 11:05-11:20 

Tech Business and Human Rights: From Soft Law to Hard Law

Speakers: Хiumei Wang - International Law Professor Northwest University (China)

 11:20-12:00 

Questions/answers

 12:00-12:05 

Moderator: Dilshod Ashurov – Chairman of the Notary Chamber of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 12:05-12:20 

Electronic storage of documents and secure technologies for remote notarization

Speaker: Richard Bock - President of the Commission for International Notarial Cooperation of the International Union of Notaries

 12:20-12:35 

Remote certification of notarial actions: how to maintain the reliability of civil law relations

Speaker: Marius Strackaitis - President of the Lithuanian Notaries’ Chamber

 12:35-12:50 

Digital Notary of Russia: Achievements and Prospects

Speaker: Konstantin Korsik - President of the Federal Notary Chamber of the Russian Federation

 12:50-13:05 

Features of the implementation of “E-notary” in Ukraine

Speaker: Vladimir Marchenko - Chairman of the Notary Chamber of Ukraine

 13:05-13:20 

Instruction of the International Union of Notaries, “On Remote Notarization”

Speakers: Carlo Alberto Marcoz - The President of the UINL New Technology working group

 13:20-13:35 

Remote notarization in France and e-archive

Speakers: Antoine DEJOIE - Honorary Vice-president of High Council of French Notaries in charge of international relations with Central Asia

 13:35-13:50 

Blockchain technology

Speakers: Veronika Kormann - Legal Adviser on International Affairs of the Federal Chamber of Notaries of Germany

 13:50-14:30 

Questions/answers

Moderators: Davronbek Saidov – Deputy Chairman of Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Moderators: James Iglin – Specialist on law, “Regional Dialogue”

 15:00-15:05 

Prospects for the development of the legal profession in the Republic of Uzbekistan

Speaker: Alim Ernazarov - Advocate, Chairman of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan

 15:05-15:20 

On the draft Concept for the development of the institution of the Bar in the Republic of Uzbekistan

Speaker: Jamshid Turdaliev - Member of the Board of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan, attorney of «My Lawyer» Law Firm

 15:20-15:35 

The importance of the independence of bar associations in strengthening the rule of law: CCBE's work in this area

Speaker: Ranko Pelicaric - Attorney, Croatia, Former President of CCBE, EU

 15:35-15:50 

The power of advocacy – an English perspective

Speaker: Ms Amanda Pinto QC - Chair of the Bar of England and Wales 2020

 15:50-16:05 

The fate of an advocate

Speakers: Yuriy Pilipenko - Lawyer, President of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation

 16:05-16:20 

Supporting the legal community, the judiciary and the rule of law: how the Federal Bar Association works to improve our justice system and legal profession

Speakers: Vildan Teske - Attorney, President-Elect of Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association

 16:20-16:35 

Digitalization in the management of the National Bar Association of Ukraine

Speakers: Lydia Izovitova - Chairperson of the National Association of Advocates of Ukraine

 16:35-16:50 

Massachusetts Bar Association: Cooperation Between Courts, Legislature and Lawyers

Speakers: Thomas Bond Esquire - President-elect of the Massachusetts Bar Association, USA

 16:50-17:05 

Relevance of international cooperation for development of the legal profession

Speakers: Maria Ślązak - President of the European Association of Lawyers /AEA-EAL/

 17:05-17:20 

Success formula of judicial and legal reform: a strong, authoritative and independent institution of the legal profession

Speakers: Anar Bagirov - Chairman of the Association of Advocates of the Republic of Azerbaijan

 17:20-17:35 

Quality assurance for legal aid services - the role of lawyers' associations

Speakers: Annika Holterhof - Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer, Justice Section, UNODC

 17:35-18:00 

Questions/answers

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