COLLOQUE DU 17 MARS 2014

SWISS-INDIAN LEGAL FORUM

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE INDIAN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS

Time	Title
13:30	Welcome of participants
14:00	Opening Session by Prof. Bettina Kahil (Dean), Prof. Edgar Philippin (Director, CEDIDAC), Prof. Christina Schmid (Director, ISDC), Shri Kaviraj Singh (Secretary General, Indian National Bar Association)
14:30	Challenges facing the administration of justice in India, including public interest litigation by Shri Ram Jethmalani, Senior Advocate Supreme Court of India
15:00	The rights of women in India by Ms. Lata Krishnamurti, Lawyer and Partner The Ram Jethmalani Law Chamber
15:30	The interaction of religion and law, especially in family law: European thoughts on Indian developments by Dr. Lukas Heckendorn Urscheler, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
16:00	Coffee break
16:30	Regulatory topics and structuring by Mr. Reiner Denner, Partner, International Corporate Tax, KPMG
17:00	Intellectual property in India: mutual interests and challenges by Mr. Lucas von Wattenwyl, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
17:30	Access to education for the poorest by Mr. Jérôme de Meyer, President of Foundation “Le Solstice”
18:00	Round table and closing remarks Chairman of the panel: Axel Heck, Esq., Attorney & Counselor-at-Law, Berlin
18:30	Drinks and snacks