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 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 – 17:30

Delegate Registration

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 2

All delegates (open until 17:30)

09:00 – 17:30

IWG and SC Meetings

IWGs and SCs will be holding their meetings in the conference rooms of various Montreal law firms. Attendees will be notified of the meeting venue.

Some IWG meetings, including MASS, Cyber Security and Marine Insurance, will be open meetings.

Details to follow shortly.

18:30 - 20:30

Welcome Reception

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel

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

08:00-17:30

Delegate Registration

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

Continental Breakfast

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

08:45 - 10:00

Opening of the Colloquium

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

Welcome Speeches by

Dr. Ann Fenech, President of the Comité Maritime International, and Mr. Paul Harquail, Canadian Maritime Law Association
followed by
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, Level 4

CLIMATE CHANGE – IMPACT ON PORTS AND INLAND WATERWAYS

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

11:30 - 12:30

CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL EFFECTS OF JUDICIAL SALES OF SHIPS AND ITS RATIFICATION

(continued)

PROMOTING AND ENFORCING ETHICS AND DIVERSITY IN THE MARITIME LEGAL COMMUNITY

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

12:30 - 13.30

Lunch

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, 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, Level 4

MOBILE OFFSHORE RENEWABLES UNITS: EXAMINING THE NEED FOR UNIFICATION OF MARITIME LAW

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

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

15:30 – 17:00

YOUNG CMI SESSION: ARCTIC SHIPPING

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

HARMONISING THE APPLICATION OF LIMITATION OF LIABILITY CONVENTIONS

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

17:00 - 19:00

Break

19:00 - 21:30

Gala Dinner

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

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

21:30 – 23:59

After Party

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

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

Continental Breakfast for Delegates

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

08:00 - 09:00

Maritime Law Association Presidents’ Breakfast

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel

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, Level 4

CYBER THREAT IN THE MARITIME SECTOR - A STORM ON THE HORIZON

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee Break

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

11:00 – 12:30

THE COLLISON CONVENTION 1910: IS CMI’S OLDEST CONVENTION IN NEED OF MODERNIZATION?

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

THE MASTER: AN ENDANGERED SPECIES? RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES IN TODAY'S CLIMATE

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Level 4

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch

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

14:00 – 16:30

CMI Assembly

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

16:30 - 17:00

2nd CMI EXCO meeting

Venue: Le Centre Sheraton Montreal Hotel, Salon 8, Level 4

For CMI EXCO members only

18:30 - 20:30

Farewell Reception

Venue: venue to be determined (Venue to be announced)

Dress Code: Business attire, or smart casual