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VIAC Expert Focus Groups<\/h1>\n

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In 2023, VIAC established\u00a0Expert Focus Groups.<\/strong>\u00a0These specialised focus groups<\/strong>\u00a0address hot topics in the international arbitration realm and aim at developing new approaches in these areas or tackle challenges. One of the primary aims is to drive discussion and innovation in order to improve VIAC\u2019s ADR offering.<\/p>\n

There are currently six active\u00a0Expert Focus Groups<\/strong>. The\u00a0Expert Focus Groups<\/strong>\u00a0are comprised of members of the VIAC Board, Advisory Boards, the VIAC Community Ambassador Network (VIAC CAN) as well as interested practitioners and academics.<\/p>\n

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The Investment Arbitration Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:<\/p>\n

Claudia Annacker | VIAC Board (Vorsitz)
August Reinisch | VIAC Board (Vorsitz)<\/p>\n

Natalia Alenkina | VIAC CAN
Jonathan Barnett
Markus Burgstaller
Sofia \u2013 Elena Cozac | VIAC CAN
Borna Dejanovic | VIAC CAN
Eva Dragunova | VIAC CAN
Petrit Elshani | VIAC CAN
Agis Chr. Georgiades | VIAC CAN
Jola Gjuzi | VIAC CAN
Zinka Grb0
Otakar H\u00e1jek
Duarte G. Henriques | VIAC International Advisory Board
Aoi Inoue | VIAC International Advisory Board
Marek Jezewski | VIAC CAN
Veronika Korom | VIAC Board
Brunilda Lilo
Patricia Nacimiento | VIAC International Advisory Board
Irina Nazarova | VIAC International Advisory Board
Markus Petsche | VIAC International Advisory Board
Lucia Raimanova | VIAC Board
August Reinisch | VIAC Board
Catherine A. Rogers | VIAC International Advisory Board
Maxi Scherer
Franz Schwarz | VIAC Board
Hi-Taek Shin | VIAC International Advisory Board
Lazar Tomov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Stephan Wilske | VIAC International Advisory Board
Herfried W\u00f6ss | VIAC International Advisory Board
Julia Zagonek<\/p>\n

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The Construction Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:<\/p>\n

Violeta Saranciuc | VIAC CAN (Chair)
Secretary: Matej Kosalko<\/p>\n

Davor Babi\u0107 | VIAC International Advisory Board
Anton Baier | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Feruza Bobokulova | VIAC CAN
Daniel Busse | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ognjen \u0106ipovi\u0107 | VIAC CAN
Martyna Darczuk
Markus Fellner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Eliane Fischer | VIAC International Advisory Board
Josef Fr\u00f6hlingsdorf
Nata Ghibradze | VIAC CAN
Marlena Harutyunyan | VIAC CAN
Aoi Inoue | VIAC International Advisory Board
Daniela Karollus-Bruner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Ilma Kasumagic | VIAC CAN
Brunilda Lilo
Raquel Macedo Moreira
Patrizia Netal | VIAC Board
Toni Nogolica | VIAC CAN
Colin Ong | VIAC International Advisory Board
Helmut Ortner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Vladimir Pavic | VIAC Board
Meliha Povlakic | VIAC International Advisory Board
Sarolta Edua Szabo | VIAC CAN
Nikolaus Vavrovsky | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Irene Welser | VIAC Board
Herfried W\u00f6ss | VIAC International Advisory Board<\/p>\n

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The Energy Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:<\/p>\n

Ana Stanic | VIAC Board (Chair)
Eric Leikin (Chair)<\/p>\n

Diana Akikol | VIAC Board
Jonathan Barnett
Vilius Bernatonis | VIAC International Advisory Board
Markus Burgstaller
Dirk Buschle
Daniel Busse | VIAC International Advisory Board
James Castello
Daisy Chen | VIAC CAN
Sorin Dolea | VIAC CAN
Samuel Farokhnia-Mimnagh | VIAC CAN
G\u00fcnther Horvath | VIAC Board
Aoi Inoue | VIAC International Advisory Board
Victoria Ivasechko
Oksana Karel
Veronika Korom | VIAC Board
Toms Kr\u016bmi\u0146\u0161 | VIAC CAN
Brunilda Lilo
Courtney Lotfi
Patricia Nacimiento | VIAC International Advisory Board
Colin Ong | VIAC International Advisory Board
Irina Paliashvili | VIAC International Advisory Board
Emilie Pardoen | VIAC CAN
Paschalis Paschalidis | VIAC CAN
Vladimir Pavic | VIAC Board
Karl P\u00f6rnbacher | VIAC Board
Stefan Riegler | VIAC Board
Maxi Scherer
Leonardo Sempertegui
Hi-Taek Shin | VIAC International Advisory Board
Pencho Stanchev
Wei Sun | VIAC International Advisory Board
Lazar Tomov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Teodora Vujo\u0161evi\u0107\u00a0 | VIAC CAN
Heidi Walsh | VIAC CAN<\/p>\n

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The Post M&A Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:<\/p>\n

Karl P\u00f6rnbacher | VIAC Board (Chair)<\/p>\n

Davor Babi\u0107 | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ketevan Betaneli | VIAC CAN
Daniel Busse | VIAC International Advisory Board
Cecilia Carrara | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ricardo Gardini de Andrade | VIAC CAN
Duarte G. Henriques | VIAC International Advisory Board
G\u00fcnther Horvath | VIAC Board
Christian Koller | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Maja Malijanski | VIAC CAN
Michael Nueber | VIAC International Advisory Board
Veit \u00d6hlberger | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Colin Ong | VIAC International Advisory Board
Helmut Ortner | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Andrey Panov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Pawel Pietkiewicz | VIAC International Advisory Board
Martin Platte | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Friedrich R\u00fcffler
Maxi Scherer
Franz Schwarz | VIAC Board
Hi-Taek Shin | VIAC International Advisory Board
Ben Steinbr\u00fcck | VIAC CAN
Lazar Tomov | VIAC International Advisory Board
Nikolaus Vavrovsky | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Stephan Wilske | VIAC International Advisory Board
Julia Zagonek<\/p>\n

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The ESG Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:<\/p>\n

Alexey Anischenko | VIAC International Advisory Board
James Castello
Jalal El Ahdab | VIAC International Advisory Board
Patricia Nacimiento | VIAC International Advisory Board
Alexander Petsche | VIAC Board
Lucia Raimanova | VIAC Board
Catherine Rogers | VIAC International Advisory Board
Stephan Wilske | VIAC International Advisory Board
Herfried W\u00f6ss | VIAC International Advisory Board
Jasna Zwitter-Tehovnik<\/p>\n

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The Succession & Trusts Expert Focus Group consists of the following members:<\/p>\n

Brian Gabriel-Oiwoh
Dietmar Lux | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Michael Nueber | VIAC International Advisory Board
Fritz R\u00fcffler
Nicol Sator
Hubertus Schumacher | VIAC Domestic Advisory Board
Britta Z\u00f6chling-Jud | VIAC Board<\/p>\n

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VIAC Expert Focus GroupsIn 2023, VIAC established\u00a0Expert Focus Groups.\u00a0These specialised focus groups\u00a0address hot topics in the international arbitration realm and aim at developing new approaches in these areas or tackle challenges. One of the primary aims is to drive discussion and innovation in order to improve VIAC\u2019s ADR offering. There are currently six active\u00a0Expert Focus Groups. The\u00a0Expert Focus Groups\u00a0are comprised of members of the VIAC Board, Advisory Boards, the VIAC Community Ambassador Network (VIAC CAN) as well as interested practitioners and academics.The Investment Arbitration Expert Focus Group consists of the following members: Claudia Annacker | VIAC Board (Vorsitz)August Reinisch | VIAC Board (Vorsitz) Natalia Alenkina | VIAC CANJonathan BarnettMarkus BurgstallerSofia \u2013 Elena Cozac | VIAC CANBorna Dejanovic | VIAC CANEva Dragunova | VIAC CANPetrit Elshani | VIAC CANAgis Chr. Georgiades | VIAC CANJola Gjuzi | VIAC CANZinka Grb0Otakar H\u00e1jekDuarte G. Henriques | VIAC International Advisory BoardAoi Inoue | VIAC International Advisory BoardMarek Jezewski | VIAC CANVeronika Korom | VIAC BoardBrunilda LiloPatricia Nacimiento | VIAC International Advisory BoardIrina Nazarova | VIAC International Advisory BoardMarkus Petsche | VIAC International Advisory BoardLucia Raimanova | VIAC BoardAugust Reinisch | VIAC BoardCatherine A. Rogers | VIAC International Advisory BoardMaxi SchererFranz Schwarz | VIAC BoardHi-Taek Shin […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1296,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1283","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1283"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12255,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1283\/revisions\/12255"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1296"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.viac.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}