Selected Talks

2014 Standards for Challenge of Arbitrators in Investment Arbitration: Features, Shortcomings and Recent Developments, Santo Domingo
2014 The limits of party autonomy in arbitration, YAF-Pre Moot, Paris
2014 The New York Convention: Current Issues and Proposal for Reform, Edinburgh
2014 Fast Track Schiedsverfahren, Düsseldorf

2013 The role and limits of party autonomy in arbitration, CEPANI, Brussels
2013 Arbitral Powers – Expressly Conferred or Inherent, AIJA Conference, Helsinki
2013 Public Policy – how to reach harmonization?, at: Evergreens and new hot Topics in Arbitration, VIAC/UNCITRAL/YAAP Joint Conference on Arbitration Law, Vienna
2013 New Zealand Mussels revisited: the ordinary and particular purpose and external circumstances, Annual MAA Peter Schlechtriem CISG Conference: Boundaries and Intersections, Vienna

2012 “The Seat of Arbitration – Does it still matter”, at: Conference of the Camera Arbitrale Milano, Milano
2012 “Die Kontrollfunktion staatlicher Gerichte” (“The Control Function of State Courts”), at: DIS/IRZ, Internationale Handelsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit in Deutschland und Russland aus vergleichender Perspektive: Recht, Praxis und Praktische Lösungen (German Institution of Arbitration/German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation, at: International Commercial Arbitration in Germany and Russia from a Comparative Perspective: Law, Practice and Practical Solutions), Berlin
2012 “The Digest on the UNCITRAL Model Law”, at: SIAC/UNCITRAL, Presentation of the MAL Digest, Singapore
2012 “CISG – Applicability in Arbitration”, at: Bilgi Universität Istanbul, The New International Sales Law of Turkey – The CISG from a comparative perspective, Istanbul
2012 “Case Law on Principles on which the Model Law is based”, at: VIAC/UNCITRAL Conference 2012, Vienna
2012 “International commercial arbitration awards as ‘investment’ under BITs”, at: New York University, NYU Arbitration Forum, New York
2012 “The “European” Arbitration Convention: a widely unknown instrument to support arbitral proceedings”, at: ArbAut, Vienna Arbitration Days 2012, Wien

2011 “Substantive and Procedural Public Policy”, at: McGill – UNCITRAL Conference, The Model Law after 25 years – Global Perspectives on International Commercial Arbitration Law
2011 “The Global Challenge of International Sales Law – Country Report: Germany I”, at: University of Florida, Gainsville – Florida
2011 “Selected Issues under the New York Convention”, at: University of Belgrade, III Belgrade Arbitration Conference, Belgrad

2010 “Recognition of Foreign Awards in Germany”, at: Kadir Haz/IRZ, Istanbul
2010 “Revision of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules – Claims and Counter-Claims for the Purpose of a Set-Off”, at: UNCITRAL/VIAC, 2010 Conference, Wien
2010 “The burden of proof for the (non-)conformity of the goods”, at: University of Belgrade, II Belgrade Arbitration Conference, Belgrad
2010 “Arbitration and Insolvency – Selected Conflict of Laws Issues”, at: University of Verona, Conflict of Laws in Arbitration, Verona

2009 “How to choose the ideal arbitrator – Independence and Impartiality”, at: Chartered Institut of Arbitrators (European Branch), Arbitration and Mediation: How to choose the best, Milano
2009 “The proposal for a new New York Convention”, at: UNCITRAL/VIAC, 2009 Conference, Vienna
2009 “Identifying, characterising, and dealing with the issues: arbitrability, validity of the arbitration agreement, capacity of a party, stay of proceedings” and “The limitations of remedies and problems of enforcement of an award during or after insolvency”, at: Stockholm Center for Commercial Law, Insolvency Issues in Arbitration in a Cross-Boarder Context, Stockholm

2008 “Enforcement and New York Convention – 50 years and still counting”, at: SIA – First Alumni Conference, London
2008 “50 Jahre UN-Übereinkommen über die Anerkennung und Vollstreckung ausländischer Schiedssprüche – Standortbestimmung und Zukunftsperspektive“ („50 Years UN Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards – Current Situation and Future Perspective“), at: DIS, 50 Jahre New Yorker Konvention, 10 Jahre deutsches Schiedsrecht, 10 Jahre DIS-Schiedsordnung, 10 Jahre ICC-Schiedsordnung (50 Years New York Convention, 10 Years German arbitral law, 10 Years DIS Arbitration Rules, 10 Years ICC Arbitration Rules, ), Berlin
2008 “Settlement in Arbitration – Settling for the Second best? – Comments from a German Perspective”, at: ICC, ICC-UK Annual Conference, London
2008 “Current Trends in Dispute Resolution”, at: International Association of Law Schools, The Law of International Business Transactions – A Global Perspective, Hamburg