7:00-9:00 p.m.
Opening Reception

Sponsored by Nova Southeastern University Law Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA and University of Puerto Rico School of Law, San Juan, Puerto Rico

10:00-10:20 a.m.
Welcome
Norbert Olszak, ELFA President, and University Robert Schuman, Strasbourg, France
Mark V. Tushnet, AALS President, and Georgetown University, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Exmo. Mgco. Joan Tugores, Rector, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Introduction
Walter Stoffel, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland and
Stephen Zamora, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Co-Chairs, Planning Committee for Joint AALS and European Law Faculties Association Conference

10:20-11:20 a.m.
Overview: Problems in Transatlantic Business Transactions: US and European Perspectives

Andreas F. Lowenfeld, New York University, New York, New York, USA
Fausto Pocar, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
Chair: Walter Stoffel, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland

11:20-11:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break

11:50 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Conflicts of Laws in International Business Transactions: Particular Problem Areas
Amelia H. Boss, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alan Crain, General Counsel, Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Johan Erauw, University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium
Joseph M. Lookofsky, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Chair: Stephen Zamora, University of Houston, U.S.A.

1:30-3:30 p.m.
Luncheon

Sponsored by Oceana Publications, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York, USA

3:30-5:00 p.m.
How to Legislate and Choice of Law: The Global Challenge to National Regulatory Systems

David J. Gerber, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Alexander Layton, Q.C., London, England, United Kingdom Chair: William B. Fisch, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA

5:00-5:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break

5:30-7:00 p.m.
Breakout Groups: Case Studies in International Business Conflicts Involving Legislative Jurisdiction

• Structuring Operations Multinational Corporations in Light of Legislative Conflicts
  Alan Crain, Baker Hughes Corporation, Houston, Texas, USA

• Conflicts of Law in Intellectual Property Matters (other than e-commerce)
  Jane C. Ginsburg, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

• Conflicts of Laws in Relation to Dealings in Investment Securities
  Sir Roy Goode CBE, Q.C., Oxford University, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

• Conflicts of Laws Problems Arising Out of International Contracts
  Joseph M. Lookofsky, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

8:00 p.m.
Reception and Dinner at the Circulo Ecuestre

Sponsored by the Law Firms, Haynes and Boone, L.L.P, USA and Malet Abogados, Barcelona, Spain

10:00-11:20 a.m.
Resolving Business Disputes Through Litigation or Alternatives: The Effect of Jurisdictional Rules and Recognition Practice

Willibald Posch, University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Linda J. Silberman, New York University, New York, New York, USA
Chair: Alegría Borrás, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

11:20 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break

11:50 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
Resolving International Business Disputes: Particular Problems

Stephen B. Burbank, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA
John Fellas, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, New York, New York, USA
Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Miguel Virgós, University of Autonomous Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Chair: Alegría Borrás, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

1:45-3:45 p.m.
Luncheon

3:45-5:30 p.m.
E-Commerce: A Conflicts Test Case

Amelia H. Boss, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Catherine Kessedjian, University of Panthéon-Assas, Paris II, Paris, France
Chair: Stefania Bariatti, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

5:30-6:30 p.m.
Closing Reception

Sponsored by University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Exmo. Miguel Ángel Aparicio, Dean, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain