13:00-18:00, 15 September 2025    

II. Venue

Chaoyang South Hall, 2nd Floor, Grand Millennium Beijing (No. 7 Dongsanhuan Middle Road, Beijing)

III. Registration

IV. Organizers

• Permanent Forum of China Construction Law (PFCCL)
• China International Contractors Association

V. Supporting Organizations

• China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)
• Beijing Arbitration Commission / Beijing International Arbitration Court(BAC/BIAC)
• Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
• Shijiazhuang Arbitration Commission
• Guangzhou Arbitration Commission
• Shanghai Arbitration Commission
• Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (Shanghai International Arbitration Center, SHIAC)
• Ningbo Arbitration Commission
• Tianjin Arbitration Commission
• Harbin Arbitration Commission
• Law School of Tongji University
• Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)
• Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
• ŸSingapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC)
• Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC)
• Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)

VI. Language

Chinese and English (with simultaneous translation)

VII. Agenda

Opening Remarks 

Moderator (Opening Session)：LU Fei, Director of Business Development Division, CIETAC; Secretary-General of PFCCL

• XIN Xiuming, Vice Chairman of China International Contractors Association 
• WANG Chengjie, Vice Chairman & Secretary-General of CIETAC

Keynote Speech: The New Development of International Dispute Resolution Mechanism: International Organization For Mediation

Dr. SUN Jin Director-General of the IOMed Preparatory Office 

Panel Discussion

Panel One: How Can Chinese and Foreign Dispute Resolution Institutions Better Serve the Needs of Chinese Contractors Operating Overseas?

Moderator: CHEN Fuyong, Deputy Secretary-General of BAC/BIAC; Vice Chairman of PFCCL

Panelists (in alphabetical order of surname):

• LU Fei, Director of the Business Development Division, CIETAC; Secretary-General of PFCCL
• Dr. Hamed H. Merah, CEO of SCCA
• Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, President of VIAC; Founding Partner of Pitkowitz & Partners
• CHUAN Wee Meng , CEO of SIMC
• WANG Weijun, Secretary-General of SHIAC; Vice Chairwoman of PFCCL

Panel Two: Legal Risks for Chinese Contractors Operating Overseas

Moderator: JIANG Huiling, Dean of the Law School, Tongji University; Chairman of the Expert Advisory Committee, PFCCL

Report: Research Report on “Chinese Engineering Contractors Operating Overseas: Risks Assessment and Management” (Second Edition)

Presenter: QIN Yuxiu, Chairwoman of the Overseas Legal Services Committee for Chinese Enterprises, PFCCL

Debate: In an international construction project outside China, where the contract is governed by Chinese law and the contractor subcontracts the entire project, should an arbitral tribunal deem the subcontract invalid?

Affirmative (Should be deemed invalid):

• FENG Xiaoguang, Chairman of the Research Committee, PFCCL; Former Judge of the Supreme People’s Court of China; Former Procurator of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China
• WANG Yanyun,General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of China Huadian Engineering Co., Ltd.
• NAN Yijia, General Manager of Legal and Compliance Department, China Energy International Group Co., Ltd.

Negative (Should not be deemed invalid ):

• ZHANGShuibo, Dean of the International Engineering School of Management, Tianjin University
• Special Guest: WEN Yuanxiao, General Counsel of Jinggong Holding Group Co., Ltd.

Tea Break

Panel Three: Jurisdiction of the Year — ASEAN

Moderator: SUN Wei

Debate: Should the T Court terminate the proceedings because of the partial award? (Case background attached)

Affirmative (The T Court SHOULD terminate the proceedings because of the partial award):

• Teresa CHENG Yeuk-wah, Senior Counsel; Co-Director of International Arbitration and Dispute Settlement Program, Tsinghua University School of Law; Former Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong SAR
• Joanne LAU, Secretary-General of HKIAC
• Thara Gopalan, Vice President of AAA-ICDR

Negative (The T Court should NOT terminate the proceedings because of the partial award):

• Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, Director of the AIAC Court of Arbitration; Former Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia; Judge of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution
• XI Xiangyang, General Counsel of SCIA; Former Judge of the Fourth Civil Division, Supreme People’s Court of China
• Dr.Colin ONG KC, President of Arbitration Association Brunei Darussalam (AABD); Council Member of Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM)

Closing Remarks

Moderator: XU Zhihe,Director of the Research Department, SHIAC; Deputy Secretary-General of PFCCL

• Teresa CHENG Yeuk-wah, Senior Counsel; Co-Director of International Arbitration and Dispute Settlement Program, Tsinghua University School of Law; Former Secretary for Justice of Hong Kong SAR
• WANG Weijun, Secretary-General of SHIAC; Vice Chairwoman of PFCCL

DEBATE（Panel Three Case background）

Should the T Court terminate the proceedings because of the partial award?

Background of the matter

1.Company A is a subsidiary of a Chinese SOE, established in a South-Easten Asian country T. Company A entered into an EPC Contract with Company B, a local company in country T, in respect of the construction of certain commercial properties.

2.The EPC Contract includes potentially conflicting dispute resolution clauses.

3.Disputes arose out of the performance of the EPC Contract, mainly about delays, cost overruns and quality issues. The total disputed amount is over USD 500 million.

4.Company A initiated an arbitration against Company B before the XYZ Arbitral Institution in December 2023 (the“Arbitration”)，the seat is Beijing, China. Company B filed a lawsuit against Company A before the Court of country T in January 2024 (the “Lawsuit”). Each Party then respectively filed counterclaims in proceedings filed by the other Party and raised jurisdictional challenges. 

5.In the Lawsuit, the T Court decided first in December 2024 that it has jurisdiction. The Court ruled that it has jurisdiction over the dispute. Company A intends to appeal this decision but according to the procedural rules of country T, it may only do so after the substantive judgment for the Lawsuit is issued.

6.In the Arbitration, the tribunal made a partial award in June 2025 ordering that it has jurisdiction.