Open Lectures by Dr Dmitry Davydenko
On April 21, we had the honor to host two inspiring open lectures by Dr. Dmitry Davydenko. The lectures offered valuable insights into stratagems used in conflict and standards of ethical negotiations. The session was followed by an after-drink "meet & greet" to continue the engaging discussions among the speaker and attendees.
About the speaker
Dr Dmitry Davydenko, associate professor of MGIMO University (Tashkent branch) and Belarusian State University, is specialized in Private International Dispute Resolution. He has experience as an arbitrator in the ICC and other arbitral proceedings and is listed as a recommended arbitrator of the Dubai International Arbitration Court, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, TIAC (Tashkent), Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration and other reputed arbitral institutions. He has taken part in more than 65 proceedings as an arbitrator. Legal practitioner with experience over 20 years, he also takes part in international judicial and arbitral proceedings as a Russian law expert on various matters related to international commerce, civil procedure, family law. He is included in the list of best practitioners in arbitration as of the years 2017 – 2022 by Who's Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review (GAR), Global leader for 2022 and Lexology 2021 Client Choice Award Winner “Arbitration and ADR”.
13.00h-14.20h:
1. Understanding the Asian mind: 36 stratagems in competition & conflict
The Thirty-Six Stratagems is an ancient Chinese essay demonstrating a series of stratagems (tricks or maneuvers) used in competition and conflict on any level. They are mostly employed by a “weaker party”. In fact, similar tricks have been used throughout the European and global history and business practice as well, but were never systematized and classified in such a comprehensive way. The lecturer overviews and summarizes selected stratagems as applied to commerce and other negotiations and conflict resolution, with examples from Asian, European and international history, myths and business cases.
14.40h-16.00h:
2. International standards of ethical negotiations: a proposal
Considering variety of approaches to negotiations and other conflict resolution techniques in the world, as well as the principles of freedom of negotiations and culpa in contrahendo, Dr. Davydenko emphasizes the questions what are typical reasons for failure of negotiations; and what are the ethical boundaries of behaviour in negotiations and whether it is possible to establish global standards of “good faith negotiations”. The speaker proposes draft international rules (standards) of good faith negotiations, based in particular on the principles of integrity, transparency and estoppel.
16.00h-17.30h:
After-drink “meet & greet” with Dr. Davydenko
When: April 21 (13.00h-16.00h)
Where: Room S.R.224