Friday, 18 October 2019, Vienna International Arbitral Centre (Sky Lounge), Wiedner Hauptstraße 63, 1040 Wien, Austria

For almost 20 years now, Dr. Christian Aschauer’s professional activities have focused on international arbitration. Since 2014, he has been a professor of arbitration law at the University of Graz, Austria. In addition to teaching at the University of Graz, Dr Aschauer frequently lectures at arbitral institutions and private seminar events. In his international publications, Dr Aschauer’s guiding philosophy is that an international arbitrator should not divide the world into categories of “domestic” and “foreign” law, but rather should take an open and impartial approach towards all of the world’s legal systems (and nationalities).

Dr Daniel Busse is the name partner of Busse Diputes and one of its founders. Previously, he was a partner at a "magic circle" firm and the head of their German disputes practice which he had built from scratch; he led this practice for more than eight years. He deals exclusively with arbitration and is one of Germany’s top arbitration lawyers. He is listed in the top band of all relevant directories, including Chambers (Global and Europe, where the top band for arbitration counsel in Germany consists of only three practitioners). Daniel Busse predominantly represents clients in investment treaty, corporate (especially "post-M&A"), energy, infrastructure projects and general commercial matters. He also frequently acts as an arbitrator; he has done so in more than 50 cases, ten of which as chairman of the tribunal or sole arbitrator. Daniel Busse also serves on the boards and/or task forces of international arbitration groups and institutions, such as the ICC, IBA, KLRCA and ARIAS Europe. He also was a member of the (three-member) DIS Appointing Committee and the Drafting Committee in charge of revising the DIS Arbitration Rules.

Eleonore Caroit is a lawyer specialized in international arbitration, including commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She has acted as arbitrator, counsel and as administrative secretary to arbitral tribunals in a number of international arbitral proceedings, both ad hoc and administered (ICC, Swiss rules, UNCITRAL, ICSID, SCC and CAM) governed by various procedural and substantive laws. Her experience covers a range of international contracts including sales, distribution and shareholder agreements notably in the banking, energy, telecommunications, construction and infrastructure sectors. She also has experience in cross-border litigation and corporate matters.

Nicole Dolenz focuses her practice on international dispute resolution. She has represented European, North American, and South American clients in commercial as well as investment arbitrations under ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, DIS, and VIAC rules.

Prior to joining Jones Day, Nicole practiced for six years in New York at a major international law firm and five years at an Austrian law firm in Vienna. Her cases have spanned a variety of industries including oil and gas, nuclear energy, aviation, construction, food and beverages, transportation, and insurance.

Anne-Karin Grill is a partner at Vavrovsky Heine Marth Rechtsanwälte in Vienna. She is an experienced international arbitration lawyer specializing in commercial dispute resolution and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and advises clients in arbitration proceedings in accordance with the rules of key arbitral institutions. Also, she has an excellent track-record in advising international clients in investor-state arbitrations. In addition to her advocacy work in arbitration before international tribunals, Anne-Karin regularly serves as (sole) arbitrator and acts as CEDR accredited mediator in multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes.

Andrey Panov is a senior associate in Norton Rose Fulbright’s Moscow office. His practice spans construction, energy, technology and general commercial and shareholders disputes and focuses on commercial and investment arbitration as well as arbitration-related litigation. Andrey acted as an advocate in numerous complex cross-border cases and arbitral tribunals acting under the ICC, SCC, LCIA, SIAC and ICAC Rules, governed by English, Swiss, French, German, Dutch, Russian and Cypriot law. He is experienced in litigating before Russian courts of all levels, including on the matters relating to enforcement of arbitration clauses, setting aside and enforcement of arbitral awards, enforcement of foreign courts’ judgements and obtaining interim measures in support of foreign proceedings. He also sits as an arbitrator in domestic and international cases.

Galina Zukova’s practice concentrates on international commercial and investment arbitration. She represents clients, private and state entities alike, and sits as arbitrator in cases conducted in accordance with the rules of the ICC, VIAC, DIS, SCC, LCIA, UNCITRAL etc., pursuant to different procedural and substantive laws in a broad range of fields and sectors.

Galina is a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, a Board Member of the Finland Arbitration Institute, and a member of the Arbitration Council of the Georgian International Arbitration Centre. She is also a member of the Organising Committee of the 2020 ICCA Congress. On academic front, Galina serves an Associate Professor at the University of Versailles and the Riga Graduate School of Law.