PRIAC, in cooperation with ITOTAM and the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, co-organised the Joint Turkish-Czech Arbitration and Business Law Conference, held on 7–8 March 2024 in Istanbul.
The event took place with the support of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Ankara, the Consulate-General of the Czech Republic in Istanbul, CzechTrade, the Confederation of Industry, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Finance, the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Prague, the Honorary Consulate of Türkiye and other institutions.
Lead speakers for PRIAC
- Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Bělohlávek, Vice-Chairman of PRIAC
- JUDr. et dipl. Ing. Petr Koblovský, Ph.D., LL.M.
- Mgr. iur. Štěpán Holub
- JUDr. David Řezníček, LL.M., Ph.D.
- Dr. iur. Jan Šamlot
Lead speakers for ITOTAM and the Turkish side
- Prof. Dr. İlhan Helvacı, Vice-Chairman of the ITOTAM Arbitration Court
- Doc. Dr. Ebru Sönmez Malkoç, Member of the ITOTAM Arbitration Court
- Prof. Dr. Faruk Kerem Giray, Istanbul University
- Prof. Dr. Ali Yeşilırmak, ITOTAM Arbitration Court
The second day of the conference focused on commercial law and the role of state administration — representatives of the Turkish Presidential Office, the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology, the Istanbul Financial Center, the Czech Consulate in Istanbul, CzechTrade, the Czech Ministry of Finance and the Czech-Moravian Commodity Exchange Kladno spoke.
The conference represented the result of long-term institutional cooperation between PRIAC and ITOTAM and reflected the joint commitment of both institutions to promoting international arbitration.