More than 50 participants from 21 countries attended the conference. Subjects of the conference and of the interactive discussions with the participants included practical aspects of BAT arbitration proceedings as well as ideas for the further development of the BAT procedure.
Speakers and Presentations
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas
Professor of Law at University of Zurich
Vice President of the BAT
Welcome address and introduction to the Conference
Presentation: “A few ideas from the BAT on how to improve its procedure”
Dr. Dirk-Reiner Martens
Attorney at Law
Inventor of the BAT
Keynote speech: “10+ years of BAT: A look into the past and to the future”
Dr. Heiner Kahlert
Attorney at Law
Head of Case Management at the BAT
Presentation: “Facts and numbers – a few statistics on BAT activities”
Presentation: “A practical perspective on BAT proceedings – how they work and how to avoid common mistakes and inefficiencies”
Benjamin Schindler
Legal Affairs Manager
FIBA Fédération Internationale de Basketball
Presentation: “FIBA’s assistance in securing the honouring of BAT awards”
Participants of the Round Table
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas
Moderator
Ntimi Papadopoulou
GPK Sports Management
Wouter Janssens
Cresta law firm
Jolanta Spakauskaite
Viliušis ir Astromskis law firm
Selim Cinar
Pinar Karsiyaka