ODR.com’s CEO Colin Rule recently participated in an APEC Workshop on Enhancing Implementation of Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) through the APEC ODR Collaborative Framework and other fora, held at the Japan International Dispute Resolution Center in Tokyo, Japan on December 7-9, 2022.

The panels Colin spoke upon are listed below:

Day 1: December 7, 2022

2:00-3:40 How do I use ODR services?
Moderator:
Prof. Kazushige OGAWA, Rikkyo University, Japan
Mr. Nicolas LOZADA, REDEK, Colombia
Speakers:
Ms. Pui-Ki Emmanuelle TA, CEO, eBram, Hong Kong, China
Dr. Fan YANG, Director of ADR Department, CIETAC, China*
Dr. Chen CHEN, Supervisor of Research Project, GZAC, China*
Mr. Satoshi TSUKAMOTO, U&I Advisory, Japan and Mr. Shunsuke MORI, Deloitte Thomatsu Financial Advisory, Japan
Mr. Colin RULE, ODR.COM, the US

Day 2: December 8, 2021

9:20-10:40 Advanced use of ODR in various disputes (including Q&A)
Moderator:
Mr. Mike DENNIS, International ODR Expert, the US
Prof. Mayu WATANABE, Rikkyo University, Japan
Speakers:
Prof. Jean-Francois ROBERGE, Judge, Cour du Québec (Consumer Disputes)*
Mr. Nicolás LOZADA, REDEK, Colombia (Consumer Disputes)
Ms. Diana Lucia Talero CASTRO, International ODR Expert, Colombia (Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy)
Prof. Yun ZHAO, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Financial Disputes)
Mr. Colin RULE, ODR.COM, the US (Family Disputes)

1:30-3:30 ODR in Courts of the APEC Member Economies (including Q&A)
Moderator:
Prof. Angie RAYMOND, Indiana University, the US
Ms. Netty MUHARNI, Assistant Deputy Minister for Regional and Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation, Indonesia
Speakers:
Mr. Shinji KUSAKABE, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, Japan
Mr. Colin RULE, ODR.COM, the US
Prof. Yongmin BIAN, University of Int’l Business and Economics, China*
Prof. Nadja ALEXANDER, Singapore Management University, Singapore*
Prof. Yun ZHAO, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Mr. Anh Duong NGUYEN, Department for General Economic Issues and Integration Studies, Viet Nam
Mr. Irfan Adhitya PERMADI, Coordinator for APEC and Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation, Indonesia
Mr. Nor Shahida MOHD SAHIMI, Legal Affairs Division, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia*
Ms. Irene D.T. ALOGOC, Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Department of Justice, The Philippines*
Ms. Simmi SANDHU, CRT, Canada*

3:40-5:00 How can APEC assist the improvement of ODR including ODR in Courts? (including Q&A)

Moderator:
Mr. Mike DENNIS, International ODR Expert, the US
Ms. Elena Gasol RAMOS, Global Knowledge Lead, Digital Regulations, World Bank, the US
Speakers:
Ms. Simmi SANDHU, CRT, Canada*
Mr. Colin RULE, ODR.COM, the US