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Agenda

10 September 2026

09.00-09.15

Opening and welcome

09.15-09.45

Keynote address
By Martina Polasek
The Secretary-General of ICSID, World Bank

09.45-10.45

Opening plenary session
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10.45-11.15
Short break
11.15-12.30

Arbitration at the crossroads of conflict and stability in the times of geopolitical turbulence
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Venue: Vinterträdgården

The EU rule of law conundrum. How to balance judicial review and arbitration certainty
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Venue: Royal

Rule of law reform in Russia. What went wrong and what can be learned?
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Venue: Oscars

12.30-13.30 Lunch 
13.30-14.45

Is arbitrator independence at risk? Geopolitics, social media, and the future of neutrality
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Venue: Vinterträdgården

Due process paranoia revisited
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Venue: Royal

Unequal at the bar: Do national bar rules shape and skew international arbitration?
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Venue: Oscars

14.45-15.15 Coffee break
15.15-16.30

Can algorithms arbitrate? AI, due process, and the future of justice
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Venue: Vinterträdgården

 
Dancing with the Devil: Dealing with the CJEU Case Law in International Arbitration
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Venue: Royal
Challenges against arbitrators and arbitral awards. A call for more extensive judicial review and enhanced standards?
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Venue: Oscars
16.30 Closing of the day
 

11 September 2026

09.00-10.00 Looking back at a lifetime commitment to international
arbitration and the rule of law — fireside chat 
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10.00-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-12.00

Enforcing the Unenforceable? Impartiality, Social Media, and Annulled Awards on Trial
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12.00-12.15

Closing remarks