{"id":243302,"date":"2025-12-15T16:41:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/?page_id=243302"},"modified":"2026-04-28T15:08:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T15:08:20","slug":"agenda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/events\/asia-pacific-disputes-summit-singapore-2026\/agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>8.30am-9.00am Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>9.00am-9.10am Opening remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Francisco Castro, research editor, Legal 500<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>9.10am-10.00am<\/strong> <strong>Shareholder oppression or activism defence? voting power, activism and corporate control, in association with Mark Lee Chambers Law Corporation (ML Chambers)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">As shareholder activism hits an all-time high across the Asia Pacific region, the balance of power within corporations is recalibrating. Shareholders are increasingly exercising their voting rights to influence strategy, challenge boards, and drive outcomes creating new pressure points and, in some cases, disputes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">This panel will explore the power and limits of shareholder voting, and how its evolving use is reshaping corporate stewardship and governance. At its core, the discussion will examine questions of corporate control, alongside the practical realities of shareholder activism preparedness, passivity, and defence.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Lee, managing director, Mark Lee Chambers Law Corporation (ML Chambers)<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Yeo, Director, Mark Lee Chambers Law Corporation (ML Chambers)<\/li>\n<li>Stanley Park, founder\/director, Stanley Park Associates Pte. Ltd<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>10.00am-10.50am Vietnam 2026: construction law and arbitration law update, in association with YKVN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Minh Dang, senior partner, YKVN<\/li>\n<li>Nguyen (Wynn) Do, partner, head of international arbitration Singapore &amp; Vietnam, YKVN<\/li>\n<li>Thang Pham, partner, YKVN<\/li>\n<li>Nils Eliasson, partner, trial and global disputes \/ international arbitration and litigation, King &amp; Spalding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>10.50am-11.05am Coffee break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>11.05am-11.55am Choice of form and forum of dispute resolution; considerations of procedure, efficiency and enforceability, in association with Duane Morris &amp; Selvam LLP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Modern business collaborations across borders are forcing businesses to seriously consider their choice of forum for resolving commercial disputes. Parties must consider their options of dispute resolution forum from a cost, efficiency, timing, and enforcement perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This panel will examine how businesses approach the structuring of dispute resolution clauses, including the advantages and limitations of different forums, jurisdictions, and procedures. The discussion will focus on how parties can manage risk and ensure disputes are resolved efficiently and with ease of enforceability.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sarbjit Singh Chopra, managing director, Duane Morris &amp; Selvam LLP<\/li>\n<li>Ramiro Rodriguez, director, Duane Morris &amp; Selvam LLP<\/li>\n<li>Akshay Kishore, director, Duane Morris &amp; Selvam LLP<\/li>\n<li>Jayne Kuriakose, head \u2013 disputes and litigation, APAC, DXC Technology<\/li>\n<li>William Zhang, head of legal &amp; contracts, Samsung C&amp;T Corporation, Asia Pacific Regional Office<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>11.55am-12.45pm Managing workforce change in Thailand: executive exits, restructuring, and emerging employment disputes, in association with ES Counsel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">The employment dispute landscape in Thailand in 2026 is increasingly shaped by global economic pressure, technological transformation, and regional restructuring strategies. Many multinational companies are consolidating functions at the ASEAN or Asia-Pacific level, while domestic businesses are focusing on cost rationalization and leaner workforce structures. At the same time, the growing adoption of AI and automation is accelerating changes in workforce composition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">These developments are driving a rise in disputes relating to workforce restructuring and executive termination. Employers are navigating redundancies, role reallocations, and senior employee exits, often in situations where employment contracts provide benefits beyond statutory requirements or where restructuring decisions are driven by regional headquarters but implemented locally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">This panel will explore how companies operating in Thailand can manage these employment challenges while balancing operational needs with effective workforce management and compliance with Thai labour laws.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><span data-teams=\"true\">Ekawat Piriyawarasakul<\/span>, managing partner, ES Counsel<\/li>\n<li>Jirati Suwanworabun, partner, ES Counsel<\/li>\n<li>Chatthong Sriamorn, associate, ES Counsel<\/li>\n<li>Burapat Buaprasertying, associate director (Legal), Krungthai Xspring Securities Company Limited<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>12.45pm-1.35pm Lunch break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1.35pm-2.25pm Airing the dirty laundry: current issues in anti-corruption and anti-money laundering, in association with RCLT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This panel will examine the latest developments in the field of anti-corruption and anti money laundering, and how organisations should respond to them. Bringing together perspectives from the financial services sector, regulatory and compliance, and white-collar defence, our speakers will discuss how risks are identified, investigated, and managed in practice. From internal escalation to regulator engagement and reputational fallout, the session will offer practical insights on navigating high-stakes situations while balancing legal, commercial, and strategic considerations.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Navin Thevar, joint managing director, RCLT Law Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Remy Choo, joint managing director, RCLT Law Corporation<\/li>\n<li>Sinyee Koh, director, Integrity Consulting<\/li>\n<li>Jay Thiyagarajan, chief legal and government relations officer, Prudential Assurance Company Singapore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2.25pm-2.55pm <\/strong><strong>AI as Corporate Evidence: Accountability, Attribution, and Risk for In House Legal Teams, in association with QWP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">AI generated and AI assisted content is now embedded across corporate functions -from contracts and internal communications to compliance reviews, investigations, and data analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">When disputes arise, these materials do not remain internal. They are produced in litigation and arbitration, scrutinised by courts, tribunals and regulators, and challenged as evidence. Yet existing evidentiary frameworks were built on assumptions of human authorship, intention, and accountability.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">For in house legal teams, this creates new and immediate risk. Who is responsible for AI assisted corporate output? Can AI generated documents bind the company? How will courts assess authenticity, reliability, and privilege when AI is involved? And what happens when internal teams rely on or attempt to \u201ccorrect\u201d records using AI generated material?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ewa-rteLine\">This panel explores how AI assisted corporate evidence is already reshaping disputes, where accountability is likely to fall when such material is tested in court, and what general counsel can do now to manage governance, privilege, and dispute readiness before issues crystallise.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Michael Palmer, director, Quahe Woo &amp; Palmer LLC (QWP)<\/li>\n<li>Keith Lim, associate director, Quahe Woo &amp; Palmer LLC (QWP)<\/li>\n<li>Rishi Ganiswaran, senior legal and data protection &amp; privacy consultant<\/li>\n<li>Dev Jagdev, senior legal counsel, Rogers Communications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2.55pm-3.25pm When the Strait Closes: Force Majeure, Sanctions and the Legal Anatomy of a Live Supply Chain Shock, in association with Watershed Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz is no longer just a geopolitical headline. It is a live stress test for contracts, insurance programmes and supply chain assumptions across Asia. As conflict disrupts transit, insurers reassess war risk, energy prices spike and sanctions scrutiny sharpens around routes, counterparties and ownership structures, legal risk moves from the back of the contract to the centre of the boardroom. GCs are being forced to answer difficult questions in real time \u2013 not whether a payment can technically be made, but whether the transaction remains safe to perform, whether counterparties have become sources of latent risk, and whether cover will respond as conditions shift overnight.<\/p>\n<p>This panel examines how a modern supply chain crisis unfolds. Drawing on current disputes and market practice, panellists will explore force majeure under genuine stress, the limits of war risk and political risk cover, and how sanctions-related counterparty risk can destabilise otherwise viable deals \u2013 and what that means for the next generation of trade contracts. For GCs of major corporates, the issue is no longer disruption in isolation, but how legal risk migrates across shipping, insurance, finance and counterparties at once.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Christian Teo, director, Watershed Law<\/li>\n<li>Rory Macfarlane, VP, assistant general counsel, BW Group<\/li>\n<li>Kaili Ang, senior lawyer, GARD AS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3.25pm-3.30pm Closing remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.30pm-4.00pm Drinks and canapes<\/strong><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ewa-rteLine\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>8.30am-9.00am Registration 9.00am-9.10am Opening remarks Francisco Castro, research editor, Legal 500 9.10am-10.00am Shareholder oppression or activism defence? voting power, activism and corporate control, in association with Mark Lee Chambers Law Corporation (ML Chambers)\u00a0 As shareholder activism hits an all-time high across the Asia Pacific region, the balance of power within corporations is recalibrating. 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