Launch of the SCC Rules in Bulgarian
Join us for the official launch of the SCC Rules in Bulgarian, in Sofia.
Date: 15 May 2025
Time: 16.00–21.00
Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
Program
16:00 – 16:30
Doors open & welcome coffee
16:30 – 16:35
Opening remarks
- Velislava Hristova
Co-Founder of Young Bulgarian Arbitration Practitioners
Translator of the SCC Rules into Bulgarian
16:35 – 16:45
Welcome remarks
- H.E. Ms. Katarina Rangnitt
Sweden’s Ambassador to Bulgaria - Zhana Kisyova
President of the Sofia Bar Association
Managing partner at Kisyova, Stamenova, Stoilov
16:45 – 16:55
Launch of the Bulgarian translation of the SCC Rules
- Jake Lowther
Specialist Counsel at the SCC Arbitration Institute
16:55 – 17:50
Discussion on expedited dispute resolution proceedings
(with perspectives from in-house counsel, external counsel, the arbitrator, and the institution)
- Dr. hab. Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz
Founding and Senior Partner at GESSEL law firm
Member of the SCC Arbitrators’ Council - Dr. Crina Baltag
Associate Professor at Stockholm University
Independent Arbitrator
Member of the SCC Board - Jake Lowther
Specialist Counsel at the SCC Arbitration Institute - Stanislav Cherkezov
Legal counsel at Huvepharma
CEO of Advance Green Energy
Co-Founder of Young Bulgarian Arbitration Practitioners
17:50 – 18:00
Q&A and closing remarks
- Velislava Hristova
Co-Founder of Young Bulgarian Arbitration Practitioners
Translator of the SCC Rules into Bulgarian
18:00 – 21:00
Networking & Cocktail