UNCITRAL Colloquium on Electronic Commerce

14-16 February 2011, New York

DAY 1: Monday, 14 February 2011

• Registration

• Opening Session 10:00AM - 11:00AM

  Renaud Sorieul The Secretary of UNCITRAL

  JEFFREY, WAH-TECK, CHAN, SC; Deputy Solicitor-General, Singapore Chair of the UNCITRAL Working Group on Electronic Commerce (2001-2004) Slides

  Luca Castellani UNCITRAL Secretariat

• Session I. Identity management 11:00AM - 1:00PM

  JEFFREY, WAH-TECK, CHAN, SC; Deputy Solicitor-General, Singapore	Moderator
  Laurent Bernat Policy Analyst OECD - Information Security and Privacy	Lessons learned from the 2010 OECD Survey on National Strategies and Policies for Digital Identity Management Slides
  Thomas Smedinghoff Partner Wildman Harrold	Identity Management: The Next Frontier for International E-Commerce - the Subject, the Legal Issues, and the Need for Action by UNCITRAL Paper -- Slides
  Eric A. Caprioli Avocat à la Cour SELARL Caprioli Associés Société d'Avocats	De l'authentification à la signature électronique : quel cadre juridique pour les communications électroniques internationales ? Abstract -- Résumé Article -- Slides
  Abbie Barbir, PhD ITU-T Rapporteur, Identity Management	Higher Assurance for the Enablement of Federated On-line Trust Abstract -- Slides

  Open Discussion

• Session II. Mobile commerce 3:00PM - 6:00PM

  Jane Winn Professor University of Washington	Moderator
  Cecile Barayre United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)	Mobile phone trends in developing countries: policy and legal considerations Slides
  Reference material: UNCTAD	Information Economy Report 2010: ICTs, Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation Study on prospects for Harmonizing Cyber legislation in Latin America Estudio sobre las perspectivas de la armonización de la ciberlegislación en América Latina Estudio sobre las perspectivas de la armonización de la ciberlegislación en Centroamérica y el Caribe
  David Satola Senior Counsel Legal Vice Presidency The World Bank	Other Aspects of the Legal Enabling Environment: A Synthesis of Good International Practice Slides -- Paper 1 -- Paper 2
  Arpad Gered Attorney at Law / Partner BMA Brandstätter Rechtsanwälte	"A" is for Apple, "M" is for Commerce - On What M-commerce Is and Why It Is Special Slides -- Paper
  Hervé Jacquemin Senior Researcher Head of the eCommerce Unit Research Centre on IT and Law University of Namur	Legal issues of m-commerce with regard to the principles of technological neutrality and functional equivalence Abstract -- Slides

  Open Discussion

DAY 2: Tuesday, 15 February 2011

• Session II. Mobile commerce continued (10:00AM - 1:00PM)

  Rich Field Past Chair Section of Science & Technology Law, ABA	M-Payments and Developing Countries Paper
  Chang-ho CHUNG Judge, Head of UNCITRAL and UNIDROIT Research Team Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea	Legal Issues Arising from the Use of Mobile Devices in Electronic Commerce Slides -- Paper
  Benjamin Geva Professor Osgoode Hall Law School York University	UNCITRAL Model Law on International Credit Transfers and M-Payments: Do They Match? Slides -- Paper

  Open Discussion

• Session III. Electronic transferable records (3:00PM - 6:00PM)

  Giusella Finocchiaro Professor University of Bologna	Moderator
  Jane Winn Professor University of Washington	Can Prudential Regulation Be Achieved by Means of Technology? Lessons from US Electronic Chattel Paper Paper -- Slides
  Miriam Goldby Lecturer University of Surrey	Legal recognition of electronic alternatives to documents of title: the respective roles of legislator and adjudicator Slides -- Paper
  Manuel Alba Professor Universidad Carlos III de Madrid	Necesidad para el comercio internacional de una regulación armonizada sobre documentos electrónicos negociables Ponencia Slides -- Presentación
  Rederence material: Tobias Oelsner (German delegation)	Statement from the floor on electronic transferable records

  Open Discussion

DAY 3: Wednesday, 16 February 2011

• Session III. Electronic Transferable Records continued (10:00AM - 1:00PM)

  Sang-Bee SHIM Director General Korea Paperless Trade Office	uTradeHub success story; necessary environment Slides -- Case
  Stephen Bisbee President and CEO eOriginal, Inc.	Current Use of Electronic Transferable Records in Business Transactions - The Practical Experience Slides
  James Byrne Professor George Mason University	The Electrification of Letters of Credit: Law, Practice Rules, and Forms Slides -- Paper
  Reference material: Alan Davidson University of Queensland	Electronic records in letter of credit

  Open Discussion

• Session IV. Single windows (3:00PM - 6:00PM)

  John D. Gregory General Counsel, Justice Policy Development Branch Social Justice Programs and Policy Division Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario, Canada	Moderator
  Johann Ponten CHAIR TBG 15 UN/CEFACT	Single Window Solutions - Best Practice and Challenges for the Future Paper -- Slides
  Bill Luddy Special Legal Counsel World Customs Organization	The International Single Window: A Legal Framework View of the Path to Paperless Global Trade Development Paper -- Slides
  Kah Wei Chong Deputy Senior State Counsel Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore	Legal and Regulatory Aspects of International Single Window Implementation: The ASEAN Experience Slides
  Hong Xue Professor of Law Director of Institute for the Internet Policy & Law Beijing Normal University	Regional Coordination on Cross-Border Electronic Exchange of Trade Documents and Data from the Prospective of Asia and the Pacific Slides
  Reference material: Kommerskollegium / Swedish National Board of Trade	e-invoicing in cross-border trade

  Open Discussion