Agenda* - February 5 2016

09:00-09:10 Welcome & Introduction to the Conference.
09:10-09:25 Inaugural Keynote: "Aligning Litigation Strategy with Business Strategy"
Lalit Bhasin, President, Society of Indian Law Firms
09:25-10:45 Role of Arbitration in a growing economy
Pranav Mago, Head (South Asia), Singapore International Arbitration Centre
10:45-11:35 Is higher rate of litigation could be a sign of development?

Deepak Jacob, President & General Counsel, Star TV Group
Ameet Datta, Partner, Saikrishna & Associates
11:35-11:55 Will India be the next international arbitration hub in the light of the Arbitration And Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015?
Lomesh Kiran Nidumuri, Partner, IndusLaw
11:55-12:15 Fraud Prevention through secure Identity and Transaction Management
Idris Rassawala, AVP - Sales, eMudhra Limited
12:15-12:35 Fraud Trends in India - An update for the legal community
Geetu Singh, Partner, Forensic Services, PwC
12:35-12:55 Problems faced by bankers in recovery of NPAs from the legal perspective
B. Gopalakrishnan, Legal Advisor And Head - Legal Operations Group, Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Ltd.
12:55-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-14:20 Strategy execution through Enterprise Legal Management (ELM)
Nirupam Srivastava, Director - Strategy and M&A, LexisNexis
14:20-14:45 Advantages of Institutional Arbitration and drafting effective arbitration agreements
Pulin Kumar, Senior Legal Director, Group Legal & Compliance, Adidas India
14:45-15:05 Tea/Coffee Break
15:05-15:40 Panel Discussion: Game - changing measures to transform India's economic fortunes and improve the business environment in the country
15:40-15:50 Presentation by Thomson Reuters
15:50-16:00 Vote of thanks & valedictory session.
S. Ramaswamy, Chair, INBA, General Counsel Section, Former Executive Vice-President, Group General Counsel of Escorts Ltd and Founder Medha Advisors