INVITATION

Dear Participants:

For the purpose of fostering the use of mediation for international commercial dispute and establishing a cross-border enforcement mechanism for international commercial settlement agreements, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) commenced study and draft of UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (“Mediation Convention”) in 2014, and finalized the draft Mediation Convention on its 51^st session held in New York July this year. The draft Mediation Convention is scheduled to be adopted by the General Assembly of UN later this year and will be open for signature of UN State Members next year. It is foreseeable that the Mediation Convention will exert a profound impact on international commercial disputes resolution.

This year is the 40th anniversary of China’s Reform and Opening, the sustained and rapid development of China's foreign trade is inseparable from efficient and flexible dispute resolution. It has always been advocated that "harmony is the most precious" in Chinese tradition, and mediation has always been an important part of China's multiple commercial dispute resolution mechanism. The signing and implementation of the Mediation Convention in the future will undoubtedly promote the resolution of international commercial disputes, and have a positive impact on the development of China's opening-up and the improvement of China’s business environment.

On November 6^th, 2018, during the first China International Import Expo, the Mediation Convention and China’s Opening-up Forum (“Forum”), hosted by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, organized by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (“CIETAC”) and CIETAC Shanghai Sub-Commission, will be held in Shanghai. Speakers in the Forum are supposed to include honorable guests from the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, the National People's Congress, the Supreme People's Court, relevant ministries of the State Council and international dispute resolution institutions, local and global reputable dispute resolution experts as well as professionals in legal field. We look forward to welcoming you at the Forum and witnessing the development of international commercial mediation and China's opening-up.

Please return the Registration Receipt attached below in accordance with the requirements contained in Annex 2 on or before September 20^th, 2018.             

Yours sincerely,

China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

Shanghai Sub-Commission

September 10^th, 2018

Annexes:  1. Forum Introduction

                  2. Registration Receipt

Annex 1

FORUM INTRODUTION

I. Basic Information of the Forum

TIME: 9:30 to 12:30, November 6^th, 2018

VENUE: Conference Room C0-03, 3^rd Floor, Building C,

                 National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai)

LANGUAGE: Chinese and English (with simultaneous interpretation)

HOST: Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China

ORGANIZER: China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission

                            China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission Shanghai Sub-Commission

II. Form of the Forum

The Forum will be half-day long and include speeches, panel discussion and Q&A.

III. Topics for Discussion

1.       Topics for review: Development of Chinese and international commercial

mediation since China’s opening-up

Negotiation and adoption of the Mediation Convention

2.       Topics for prospect: Potential challenges or problems for differen jurisdictions resulting from the accession to the Mediation Convention

                              Influence on international dispute resolution by the Mediation Convention

Annex 2

UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation and China’s Opening-up Forum

November 6^th, 2018, Shanghai

REGISTRATION RECEIPT

★According to the requirements set out by the China International Import Expo and for the need of making Forum Pass, 

participants must fill in the above form truthfully. Please send the registration receipt with electronic photo (2 inch, 600 x 800, 

300 DPI) on or before September 20^th, 2018 to:

Mr. Gong Shaoyang and Miss. Shao Yangyang

Tel: +86(0)21-60137668, +86(0)21-60137669

E-mail: shevent@cietac.org