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ICCA was delighted to host a meet-and-greet for the nearly 40 Inclusion Fund recipients during ICCA 2024 Hong Kong. Recipients gathered in the Membership Lounge alongside members of the ICCA Bureau, the Young ICCA leadership, and the ICCA Executive Body. The Fund was established by the ICCA Inclusiveness Committee to fund a number of recipients to attend ICCA Congresses in person. ICCA thanks Selection Committee members Shirin Gurdova, Rohit Bhat, and Eduardo Zuleta, as well as HKIAC, for their support in facilitating the attendance of the Inclusion Fund recipients and for welcoming them to the Congress. Find more information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives on our website: https://lnkd.in/ebJZFCKE. 

ICCA is pleased to announce that Bálint Kovács is the recipient of the second edition of the ICCA-Guillermo Aguilar-Alvarez Memorial Prize. The announcement took place during the Opening Ceremony of the ICCA 2024 Hong Kong Congress on 5 May 2024. Mr. Kovács's winning paper, titled ‘Watch for the Ripples, Not Just the Splash: How the EU Position on Investment Arbitration Has Affected the Enforcement of Awards,’ was published in the Central European Journal of Comparative Law in 2022. ICCA thanks Advisory Board members Stefano Azzali, Lise Bosman, Donald Francis Donovan, Aloysius Llamzon, Silvia M. Marchili, and Caline Mouawad, as well as @Young ICCA Special Committee members Shirin Gurdova, Maanas Jain, Rohit Bhat, Sara Koleilat-Aranjo and Julio Rivera Ríos. In addition to Mr. Kovács's work, the Advisory Board also recognized an essay titled ‘What is Wrong with Investment Arbitration? Evidence from a Set of Behavioral Experiments’ by Maria Laura Marceddu and Pietro Ortolani with an honourable mention. The third edition of the ICCA-Guillermo Aguilar Alvarez Memorial Prize will open for entries next year, with the winner set to be announced at the 2026 ICCA Congress in Madrid. Read the full announcement on our website: https://lnkd.in/eZHBQu_n

ICCA is pleased to announce the launch of the Second Edition of ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention. The Second Edition of the Guide updates case law and expands on points of interest covered in the First Edition, aiming to refresh all 29 language versions in 2024 and 2025. Its launch in English and Chinese was celebrated during the ICCA 2024 Hong Kong Congress, with a celebration of the visionary work of Prof Albert Jan van den Berg, former Judiciary Committee Chair and a founding member of the project. A first copy of the Chinese language version was presented to Judge Xi Xiangyang of the Supreme People’s Court of China. Consult the English and Chinese versions on our website: https://lnkd.in/eSHAeQD7. #ICCAPublications #InternationalArbitration

ICCA is pleased to announce that the 28th ICCA Congress will take place in San Francisco in 2028.   The decision was taken at the ICCA Governing Board meeting in Hong Kong during the 26th ICCA Congress, which runs from Sunday 5 – Wednesday 8 May 2024.   The 27th ICCA Congress will be held in Madrid from 12-15 April 2026. International Centre for Dispute Resolution® (ICDR) | California Arbitration (CalArb)

The ICCA 2024 Hong Kong Programme Committee is delighted to announce Professor Richard Susskind OBE KC (Hon) as the Closing Keynote speaker. He will address Congress delegates on the topic of innovation and arbitral justice via live video feed.   The ICCA 2024 Hong Kong Programme Committee Co-chairs Chiann Bao and Audley Sheppard KC said:   “Professor Susskind is one of the world's leading commentators on the impact of technology on the legal profession and he has shaped the way we practice law in the digital age and think about the future.   We look forward to hearing Professor Susskind’s insights on the use of technology in the dispensing of arbitral justice, and his comments on whether tomorrow's international arbitration will be a human endeavour, or an AI endeavour or both.”   See the full programme: https://lnkd.in/gZif3hXA Register now for the Congress: https://lnkd.in/eX6fJucX

With less than two weeks until ICCA 2024 Hong Kong,  Programme Committee Co-chairs Chiann Bao and Audley Sheppard KC look forward to welcoming the #internationalarbitration community. Register now: https://icca2024.hk/. See the full Congress programme: https://lnkd.in/gZif3hXA.

ICCA is happy to support the upcoming edition of the #InternationalArbitration Pub Quiz, taking place at ICCA 2024 Hong Kong, and organised by Wolters Kluwer: International Arbitration & Mediation and the Kluwer Arbitration Blog team. Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/gPmJfz4H

ICCA International Council for Commercial Arbitration and AFSA International are delighted to announce that we have entered into an MoU for the publication of arbitral awards in proceedings between Southern African Development Community Secretariat (#SADC) parties. Anonymised awards will be included in the #ICCAPublications Awards Series, joining over 650 arbitral awards already published by ICCA and available in the Wolters Kluwer: International Arbitration & Mediation database. We look forward to shining a light on decision-making coming out of this very dynamic region in Sub-Saharan Africa. The MoU was signed last week at the Johannesburg Arbitration Week 2024 by AFSA's ZA-Patrick Lane SC and ICCA Executive Director Prof Lise Bosman. ICCA General Editor Prof Stephan Schill and Managing Editor Valentina Faienza anticipate a fruitful collaboration with AFSA's Patrick Lane SC, Svetlana Vasileva-Stratenwerth, Michael Kuper SC and Stanley Nyamanhindi, and to contribute in this way to the AFSA-SADC Alliance announced in Johannesburg.

Moderator Maanas Jain and speakers Susan Ahern FCIArb, Gourab Banerji, Kap-You (Kevin) KIM, Aisha Nadar, and David W. Rivkin will take to the ICCA 2024 Hong Kong stage to share their insights on how procedural dynamics influence the behaviour and actions of participants in the dispute resolution process, considering the diverse perspectives and specific procedural nuances across various dispute types and legal cultures. The panel will also address the importance of tailoring procedure(s) to take account of the human element in the adjudicative process. Find additional information in the full programme: https://lnkd.in/es2ZTMFc. Join us in Hong Kong 5-8 May: https://icca2024.hk/. #MeetThePanelists #InternationalArbitration

ICCA 2024 Hong Kong speaker, Abby Cohen Smutny shares her thoughts on the significance of ICCA 2024 Congress.   We look forward to seeing you at ICCA 2024 Hong Kong in 3 weeks!