ICC YAAF: Behind Closed Doors – How Arbitral Tribunals Really Operate and Decide

10:00 (GMT+03:00)
13:00 (GMT+03:00)
ClassroomVilnius, Lithuania
English

Join us for a lively ICC YAAF discussion offering insight into the dynamics within arbitral tribunals and how they shape tribunal’s functioning and deliberations.

This ICC YAAF event will offer an opportunity to explore how arbitral tribunals really operate and reach decisions. The discussion will address some of the factors that may influence tribunal decision-making, including cultural differences, risks of groupthink and seniority dynamics, as well as the respective roles of presiding and co-arbitrators, and arbitrators’ interactions with arbitral secretaries.

Speakers will also examine current trends and best practices in tribunal interactions behind closed doors, including the organisation of the tribunal’s workflow, management of disagreements, intentional design of deliberations and the use of structured protocols aimed at enhancing the quality of collective decision-making while preserving the independence of individual judgment.

Participants of all ages are welcome.

Venue: Ellex Valiunas, J. Jasinskio g. 2, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Piotr Paprota 

 ICC YAAF Representative for Europe and Central Asia; Senior Associate, GESSEL, Warsaw 

 p.paprota@gessel.pl 

Speakers will be announced shortly.

10:00-10:15

Registration

10:15-10:25

Opening remarks

  • Piotr Paprota, ICC YAAF Representative for Europe and Central Asia; Advocate, Paprota Arbitration, Warsaw 

10:25-10:45

Keynote address

  • Jennifer Younan, Partner, A&O Shearman, Paris 

10:45-11:45

Discussion and Q&A

  • Iuliana Iancu, Partner, HTGO, Brussels 
  • Jan Kieszczyński, Partner, Ligit, Warsaw 
  • Leonardo Ohlrogge, Senior Associate, MLL Legal, Zurich 
  • Tarunima Vijra, Managing Counsel, ArbBoutique, Brussels 

 

Moderated by 

  • Tadas Varapnickas, Associate Partner, Ellex Valiunas, Vilnius 

11:45-13:00

Reception

Iuliana Iancu
Partner, HTGO
Brussels, Belgium
Jennifer Younan
Partner, A&O Shearman
Paris, France
Jan Kieszczyński
Partner,  Ligit
Warsaw , Poland
Leonardo Ohlrogge
Senior Associate, MLL Legal
Zurich , Switzerland
Piotr Paprota
ICC YAAF Representative for Europe and Central Asia, Advocate, Paprota Arbitration
Warsaw, Poland
Tarunima Vijra
Managing Counsel, ArbBoutique
Brussels , Belgium
Organisers
Sponsorship
Price
Free of charge