27 Jul Atty. JJ Disini, panelist at the ASEAN Law Association Conference in Singapore

Singapore was this year’s host of the ASEAN Law Association’s (ALA) ASEAN Law Conference in conjunction with ALA’s 13th General Assembly. The Power of One – Unlocking Opportunities in ASEAN through Law, a 3-day conference from July 25 to 28, 2018, focused on current cross-border commercial and legal opportunities and challenges in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) .

Atty. JJ Disini, one of the leading information and technology law experts in the Philippines, was a panellst in the one of plenary sessions, Disruptive Technologies on Business Landscapes in ASEAN: Opportunities and Challenges.  The commentators in the said plenary session discussed new and disruptive technologies that transforms business models  in domestic and international markets. Other session topics in the conference discussed : (a) opportunities and challenges in the ASEAN Economic Community including financial integration; and (b) dispute resolution and law as an instrument to facilitate the success of the AEC.

The  ALA was formed in 1980 by the law communities of the ASEAN countries to foster better understanding of the various branches of  law. The ASEAN Law Conference is a unique platform for Chief Justices, Attorney Generals, judges, government lawyers, academia and practising lawyers  to share legal trends and opportunities, exchange views, and interact.