[Hybrid] ABLI celebrating its ten-year anniversary this August

ABLI is delighted to announce an upcoming half-day conference to celebrate, among others, ten years since its establishment.

Organized under the overall theme of Bridging Laws for Business: A Decade Advancing Trade, Technology & Trust, the conference is scheduled to take place on the morning of August 26, 2026 in Shangri-La hotel in Singapore.

The program of the conference is as follows. A flyer can be downloaded here.

9 to 9:15am  Registration
9:15 to 9:55am Keynote addresses

·       The Honourable The Chief Justice of Singapore Sundaresh Menon; and

·       Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Secretary-General, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)

9:55 to 11:05am  Panel 1: Role of the HCCH 2005 Choice of Court Convention in Effective Transnational Access to Justice (jointly organized with HCCH)

Dr Christophe Bernasconi, Associate Professor Adeline Chong, Justice David Goddard, Ms Delphia Lim, and Mr Colin Seow

11:05 to 11:30am Networking break
11:30 to 11:40am  Presentation: Beyond the Token: Private International Law and the Legal Architecture of Digitally Mediated Markets

Dr Gérardine Goh Escolar

11:40 to 12:50pm  Panel 2: A “Cradle to Grave” Review of Cryptoassets Disputes in ASEAN (focusing on Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam)

Mr Paul Papon Charoenpao, Ms Sapna Jhangiani KC, Ms Wendy Lin, Ms Dewi Savitri Reni (Vitri), and Mr Pham Viet Tuan

1pm  End

Registration for both in-person and online attendance is open here. Interested readers are encouraged to sign up early before seats are gone. Inquires can be directed to [email protected].

We look forward to your participation at our anniversary celebration!