Introduction
This 1-day conference is targeted at approximately 200 arbitration practitioners, including barristers / advocates, counsel in arbitral institutions, and funders. There will be 1 keynote address and 4 panel discussions, with the last panel being an interactive one. The keynote address will be delivered by the Honourable Justice Steven Chong.
The conference is intended to provide a platform for interaction and discussion amongst arbitration practitioners on topical issues in international arbitration. A special focus has been placed on issues of interest to young arbitration practitioners seeking to begin or develop their careers in this practice area. To this end, the panel discussions will touch on varied subjects such as career paths in international arbitration, working with experts, and the keys to advocacy. The final panel will involve a substantive discussion on recent developments in international arbitration, with an emphasis on how to navigate some of the difficult issues that have arisen in these developments. Speakers from diverse backgrounds, which include senior members of the circuit, such as judges and arbitrators, have been invited to speak and share their unique experiences on these subjects.
HKA Speaker
Jonathan Ellis
Partner, Forensic Accounting and Commercial Damages, HKA
Jonathan Ellis is a forensic accountant with nearly two decades of experience and specialises in both the quantification of damages and valuations, in particular in dispute contexts. He has worked on matters before the UK and Singapore High Courts as well as in ad hoc, SIAC, LCIA, ICC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL and ICSID arbitration forums. He has provided oral testimony on a dozen occasions, in both court and arbitration, and has been engaged as a tribunal appointed expert.
Jonathan has advised and supported clients in mergers and acquisitions transactions, corporate restructuring, financial reporting, and expert determination. He is experienced across multiple sectors including energy, power, pharmaceutical, mining, and manufacturing. His consulting experience also includes advising utility suppliers in the Middle East, in respect of both water and power.
Since 2017, Jonathan has been recognised among the leading arbitration expert witnesses worldwide by Who’s Who Legal, where he has been classified as a “Global Elite Thought Leader” and a “National Leader” in the inaugural Southeast Asia Arbitration list.
Jonathan holds a master’s in accounting and management science and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Asia Pacific Institute of Experts. He is a member of the Association of International Energy Negotiators and the thought leadership group of the Singapore ICC Arbitration Group.
