ADRIC Program

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Arbitration in Canada – A Brave New World
Hear from Top Arbitrators, Counsel and Supreme Court Judges about the state – and future – of arbitration in Canada. What makes an arbitration run efficiently and smoothly? What do aspiring arbitrators need to know to succeed? What’s the new view from the Supreme Court?

Co-Hosts: 
Megan Keenberg, CS, QArb, QMed, Partner, Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP
Mike Schafler, FCIArb, QArb, Partner, Dentons LLP

Program Schedule

9:15 a.m.: Welcome 
Mike Schafler, FCIArb, QArb, Dentons LLP

9:20 a.m.: – 10:30 a.m. Effective Arbitration in 2022 and beyond

Moderator
Mike Schafler, FCIArb, QArb, Partner, Dentons LLP

Speakers 
J. Brian Casey, FCIArb, Bay Street Chambers
Eric Bedard, Partner, Woods LLP
Marie-Claude Martel, Partner, Forseti

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.: Break 

11:00 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.: So You Wanna Be an Arbitrator?

Moderator
William G. Horton, Independent Commercial Arbitration

Speakers
Eric Morgan, Kushneryk Morgan LLP
Megan Keenberg, CS, QArb, QMed, Partner, Van Kralingen & Keenberg LLP
Myriam Seers, Partner, Savoie Laporte

11:40 a.m. – 12:25 p.m. “Fireside Chat” with SCC Judge The Hon. Suzanne Côté moderated by Lauren Tomasich, Partner, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

12:25 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Thank You

Elton Simoes, MBA, MDR, IDP-C, C.Med, Q.Arb, President and Director-at-large, ADR Institute of Canada
Gary Lacasse, Executive Director, ADR Institute of Canada