Programme

09:00 - 12:30

Meeting of the CMI Executive Council

Venue: Conference room courtesy of Langlois, Avocats – Lawyers, 1250 René-Lévesque Blvd West, 20th Floor, Montreal QC H3B 4W8 For CMI EXCO members only

12:30 – 13:30

EXCO light lunch

For CMI EXCO members only

13:30 - 17:30

Meeting of the CMI Executive Council

Venue: Conference room courtesy of Langlois, Avocats – Lawyers
1250 René-Lévesque Blvd West, 20th Floor, Montreal QC H3B 4W8

For CMI EXCO members only

19:00-21:00

EXCO Full Dinner

Dinner for CMI EXCO members only, their spouses and special guests, hosted by CMI

08:00 – 18:00

Delegate Registration

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Main Lobby

All delegates (open until 18:00)

Judicial Sales IWG

Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright

Meeting Room: Ogilvy Room

1 Pl. Ville-Marie Bureau 2500, Montreal QC H3B 1R1

CLOSED MEETING

Offshore Activities IWG

Venue: Borden Ladner Gervais

1000 Rue De La Gauchetiere O #900, Montreal QC H3B 5H4

CLOSED MEETING

Lex Maritima IWG

Venue: Langlois Gaudreau O'Connor LLP

1250 Rene-Levesque Blvd W #20, Montreal QC H3B 4W8

CLOSED MEETING

Polar Shipping IWG

Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright

Meeting Room: Common Room

1 Pl. Ville-Marie Bureau 2500, Montreal QC H3B 1R1

CLOSED MEETING

Mass IWG

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Hotel

Meeting Room: Salon 2

1201 Rene-Levesque Blvd W, Montreal QC H3B 2L7 

OPEN MEETING

Collision Convention IWG

Venue: Langlois Gaudreau O'Connor LLP

1250 Rene-Levesque Blvd W #20 Montreal, QC H3B 4W8

CLOSED MEETING

Ratification Rotterdam Rules SC

Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright

Meeting Room: Ogilvy Room

1 Pl. Ville-Marie Bureau 2500, Montreal QC H3B 1R1

CLOSED MEETING 

Mass IWG (Continued)

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Hotel

Meeting Room: Salon 2 

1201 Rene-Levesque Blvd W, Montreal QC H3B 2L7

OPEN MEETING

Cybercrime IWG

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Hotel

Meeting Room: Salon 1

1201 Rene-Levesque Blvd W, Montreal QC H3B 2L7

OPEN MEETING

Marine Insurance SC

Venue: Langlois Gaudreau O'Connor LLP

1250 Rene-Levesque Blvd W #20 Montreal, QC H3B 4W8

OPEN MEETING

18:30 - 20:30

CMI Welcome Reception

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 2, Salon 4 and 5

Dress Code: Business attire (delegates) or smart casual (guests)

08:00-18:00

Delegate Registration

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Foyer, Level 4

Continental Breakfast

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Foyer, Level 4

08:45 - 10:00

Opening of the Colloquium

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Centre, Level 4

Welcome Speeches by

Dr. Ann Fenech, President of the Comité Maritime International, and Mr. Paul Harquail, Canadian Maritime Law Association
followed by video message by Mr. Kitack Lim, Secretary-General of the IMO followed by video speech by the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transportation, Canada
followed by
Berlingieri Lecture by the Honourable Sean J. Harrington, former judge, Federal Court of Canada

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee Break

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Foyer, Level 4

10:30 - 11:30

Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships and its Ratification

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Centre, Level 4

Session Chairs: Ann Fenech and Henry Li

Session Panellists: Tomotaka Fujita, Frank Nolan, Alex von Ziegler, Stuart Hetherington, Jan-Erik Pötschke, Peter Laurijssen, and Fred Kenney

Climate Change - Impact on Ports and Inland Waterways

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom West, Level 4

Session Chair: Moderator: Andrea Fernandes

Session Panellists: Ulysses Pamel and David Cummins

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11:30 - 12:30

Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships and its Ratification

(continued)

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Promoting and Enforcing Ethics and Diversity in the Maritime Legal Community

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom West, Level 4

Session Chair: Moderator: Robin Squires

Session Panellists: Justice Vanessa Rochester, Taylor Coley , and Kierstan Carlson

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12:30 - 13.30

Lunch 

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom East, Level 4

13:30 – 15:00

Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) - The Future Regulation of Unmanned Shipping - Where We Are And Where We Are Going

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Centre, Level 4

Session Chair: Tom Birch Reynardson

Session Panellists: Gillian Grant, Aldo Chircop and Frank Stevens

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Mobile Offshore Renewables Units: Examining the Need for Unification of Maritime Law

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom, Level 4

Session Chairs: Shelley Chapelski and Lawrence Teh

Session Panellists: Alexander Severance, William Sharpe, and Jurriaan Kien

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15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Foyer, Level 4

15:30 – 17:00

Arctic Shipping

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Centre, Level 4

Session Chair: Moderator: Aldo Chircop

Session Panellists: Seamus Ryder, Simon Ledsham, and David Côté

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Harmonising the Interpretation of Art 4 of LLMC76

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom West, Level 4

Session Chair: John Markianos

Session Panellists: Dieter Schwampe, Leyla Pearson (International Chamber of Shipping), David Bolomini (International Group of P&I Clubs) 

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17:00 - 19:00

Break

19:15 - 22:00

Gala Reception and Dinner

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom West, Level 4

Dress code: Lounge/business suits for men, Cocktail/evening dress for ladies

22:00 – 23:59

After Party

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom East, Level 4

There will be a live rock band performance by maritime lawyer band “Seven Seas”

08:00-13:30

Delegate Registration

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Foyer, Level 4

Continental Breakfast for Delegates

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Foyer, Level 4

08:00 - 09:00

Maritime Law Association Presidents’ Breakfast

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 2, Salon 5 

This closed breakfast event is hosted by the President of the CMI for the presidents of all maritime law associations (or their designated representatives)

09:00 – 10:30

The CMI Lex Maritima Project - Latest Draft and Further Planning

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Centre, Level 4

Session Chair: Eric van Hooydonk

Session Panellists: Jésus Casas and members of the CMI IWG on the Lex Maritima

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Cyber Threat in the Maritime Sector - A Storm on the Horizon

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom West, Level 4

Session Chair: Julian Clark

Session Panellists: Julian Clark, Lars T Okmark, Rick Tiene, Leong Kah Wah, Sébastien Lootgieter and Ricardo Rozas

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10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Foyer, Level 4

11:00 – 12:30

The Collision Convention 1910: Is CMI'S Oldest Convention In Need Of Modernization?

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Centre, Level 4

Session Chair: John O'Connor

Session Panellists: Dieter Schwampe and Francesco Siccardi

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The Master: An Endangered Species? Responsibilities and Liabilities in Today's Climate

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom West, Level 4

Session Chair: Frank Stevens

Session Panellists: Frank Stevens, Gaël Piette, Charles B. Anderson, Vincent J. Foley, and Fred Kenney

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12:30 - 13:30

Buffet Lunch

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom East, Level 4

13:30 – 17:30

CMI General Assembly

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Ballroom Centre, Level 4

17:30 - 18:00

2nd CMI EXCO meeting

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Salon 5, Level 2

For CMI EXCO members only

18:30 - 20:30

Farewell Evening

Venue: Bier Markt, 1221 René-Lévesque Blvd W., second floor

Dress Code: Business attire, or smart casual