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Wednesday, October 1, 2025


5:30 - 7:00pmCocktail Reception

Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP
1105 W Peachtree St NE #1000, Atlanta, GA 30309


Thursday, October 2, 2025

AtlAS CONFERENCE

Troutman Pepper Locke, 600 Peachtree Street NE #3000, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 


8:30amCheck In and Continental Breakfast


9:15 - 9:30amOpening Remarks

Justice Harold D. Melton, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Atlanta
Nancy M. Thevenin, Thevenin Arbitration & ADR, New York


9:30 - 10:30amPanel Block 1: International Arbitration Practice and Procedure

Resolving Disputes More Efficiently: Practical Approaches, Novel Procedures, and Cross-Border Challenges

Panelists:
Doug Jones AO, Independent Arbitrator, Toronto
Jan Schaefer, King & Spalding LLP, Frankfurt
Teresa Garcia-Reyes, Baker Hughes Co., Houston
Moderator: Nancy M. Thevenin, Thevenin Arbitration & ADR, New York


10:30 - 11:30amPanel Block 1: International Arbitration Practice and Procedure

From Decision to Collection: Enforcement Strategies and Obstacles in International Arbitration

Panelists:
Lea Haber Kuck, Independent Arbitrator, New York
James Boykin, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Washington, DC
Andreas Frischknecht, Chaffetz Lindsey, New York
Moderator: Christopher Smith, Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, Atlanta


11:30amBreak & Transition to Facilitated Sessions


12:00 - 12:45pmFacilitated Sessions for Panel Block 1

Resolving Disputes More Efficiently: Practical Approaches, Novel Procedures, and Cross-Border Challenges
Room A:
Erin Culbertson, Three Crowns LLP, Washington, DC
Room B:
Leslie O'Neal, Independent Arbitrator, Orlando
Brent Clinkscale, Clinkscale Legal & Global Dispute Resolution
LLC, Greenville


12:45- 1:30pmLunch


1:30 - 2:00pmKeynote

Lucinda Low, Low & Kinnear Dispute Resolution, Washington, DC


2:00 - 3:00pmPanel Block 2: Legal Technology for International Arbitration Practitioners

Innovation in Arbitration: How Institutions are Leveraging Legal Tech to Transform
Proceedings
Panelists:
Luis Martinez, AAA-ICDR, New York
Abbey Hawthorne, ICC, New York
Natasha Richardson, CPR, Atlanta
Moderator: Lance Lee, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Atlanta


3:00 - 4:00pmPanel Block 2: Legal Technology for International Arbitration Practitioners

Practical Uses of AI for International Arbitration Practitioners
(Co-sponsored by ICC-YAAF)
Panelists:
Jennifer Huang, Mayer Brown, New York
Professor Abdi Aidid, University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Toronto
Michael Decker, Schjødt, Oslo
Moderator: Alice Adu Gyamfi, DLA Piper, New York


4:00 - 4:30pmBreak & Transition to Facilitated Sessions


4:30 - 5:15pmFacilitated Sessions for Panel Block 2

Innovation in Arbitration: How Institutions are Leveraging Legal Tech to Transform
Proceedings
Room A:
Nancy M. Thevenin, Thevenin Arbitration & ADR, New York

Practical Uses of AI for International Arbitration Practitioners
(Co-sponsored by ICC-YAAF)
Room B:
Sebastian Feiler, BODENHEIMER, Cologne
Room C:
Alejandra Barros Noriega, Jus Mundi, New York


5:15 - 5:30pmClosing Remarks

Christopher Smith, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta


5:30 - 7:00pmCocktail Reception


7:00Speakers Dinner

The Georgian Terrace, 659 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
(Speakers, Moderators, Facilitators and Conference Organizers only)


Friday, October 3, 2025

AtlAS CONFERENCE

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, 1105 W. Peachtree Street NE #1100, Atlanta, Georgia 30309


8:30 - 9:15amCheck In and Continental Breakfast


9:15amOpening Remarks

Christopher Smith, Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP, Atlanta


9:30 - 10:30amPanel Block 3: Current Affairs and International Arbitration

Challenges to International Dispute Resolution in the Evolving International Legal Order

Panelists:
Professor Rose Rameau, Albany Law School, Albany
Mélida Hodgson, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York
Jason File, United States Council for International Business,
New York
Moderator: Christof Siefarth, BODENHEIMER, Cologne


10:30 - 11:30amPanel Block 3: Current Affairs and International Arbitration

Looking Ahead: Impact of Tariffs on International Commercial Arbitration

Panelists:
Carlos Ramos-Mrosovsky, Mrosovsky, Baker & Hostetler LLP, New York
Mark Stadnyk, Thyssenkrupp Nucera, Houston
Tiffany N. Comprés, Pierson Ferdinand LLP, Miami
Moderator: Isabel Fernández de la Cuesta, Fernández de la Cuesta Arbitration, New York


11:30amNetworking Break & Transition to Facilitated Sessions


12:00 - 12:45pmFacilitated Sessions for Panel Block 3

Challenges to International Dispute Resolution in the Evolving International Legal Order
Room A:
Rikki Stern, CRH, Atlanta
Jennifer Ersin, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Washington, DC
Room B:
Alexandre de Gramont, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, Washington, DC
Anthony Walsh, GE Vernova, Atlanta

Looking Ahead: Impact of Tariffs on International Commercial Arbitration
Room C:
Jessica Sabbath, McDermott Will & Schulte LLP, Atlanta
Sara Burns, InterContinental Hotels Group, Atlanta
Room D:
David Gallo, Krevolin & Horst, LLC, Atlanta


12:45 - 1:45pmLunch


1:45 - 2:15pmRecognitions for Contributions to AtlAS


2:15 - 3:15pmEthics & Etiquette: Where Arbitration Norms Intersect Attorney Duties

Panelists:
Glenn Hendrix, Hendrix ADR, Atlanta
David Harrell, Troutman Pepper Locke LLP, Houston
Sarah Reynolds, Independent Arbitrator, Chicago
Moderator: Shelby Grubbs, JAMS, Atlanta


3:15 - 3:30pmNetworking Break


3:30 - 4:30pmTales of the Tribunal Episode

Guest: Ann Ryan Robertson, Ann Ryan Robertson Arbitration, Houston
Host: Chris Campbell, Baker Hughes Co., Florence


4:30 - 4:45pmClosing Remarks

Christof Siefarth, BODENHEIMER, Cologne


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