ICCA Sydney 2018

Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitration

XXIVth ICCA Congress

15-18 April 2018

The 2018 Congress in Sydney focused on the theme: “Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitration”. Papers presented at the 2018 ICCA Congress were published in the ICCA Congress Series No. 20, which is available on www.KluwerArbitration.com.

Look back at the ICCA Sydney 2018 programme.

ICCA Members, Prospective ICCA Members and Arbitration Community,

It is with great pride and pleasure that we invite you to the 24th ICCA Congress, to be held in Sydney, Australia from 15-18 April 2018.

Widely regarded as the largest and most important conference in the international arbitration universe, ICCA’s biennial Congress welcomes both newcomers and experts. It combines rigorous and stimulating programming featuring leading figures from around the world with the opportunity to engage informally with a vast number of arbitrators, arbitration practitioners, government officials, and judges.

The 2018 Congress in Sydney will address the theme: “Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitration.” It will be followed by a separate but related event in Queenstown, New Zealand, on 19-20 April 2018, co-hosted by ICCA and AMINZ.

For more information on both the Sydney Congress and the Queenstown event, we encourage you to keep an eye on the ICCA website and to sign up for the ICCA’s monthly online newsletter if you do not already receive it.

We look forward to welcoming you to ICCA Sydney 2018.

Donald Donovan
ICCA President

Host Committee:

Prof Doug Jones AO (Chair)
Mr Alex Baykitch AM
Ms Emma Bowyer
Mr David Fairlie
Mr Andrea Martignoni
Mr Khory McCormick
Mr Tony Samuel
Ms Julie Soars
Ms Deborah Tomkinson
Prof Janet Walker
Ms Samantha Wakefield

Programme Committee:

Dr Mohamed Abdel Raouf (Chair)
Ms Jean Kalicki (Chair)
Mr Makhdoom Ali Khan
Ms Chiann Bao
Ms Ndanga Kamau
Mr Brandon Malone
Ms Wendy Miles QC
Ms Ina Popova
Mr Stephan Schill
Hon Jim Spigelman AC QC
Mr Monty Taylor
Mr BC Yoon
Mr Eduardo Zuleta

“ICCA 2018 Sydney was a fine opportunity to update and refine one’s understanding of the present issues in arbitration, through both the conference topics and exchanges with esteemed arbitration practitioners, all in a congenial atmosphere.”

Vera van Houtte

“At ICCA 2018 Sydney, I met ICCA Members from around the world and spoke with leading arbitrators and practitioners, while engaging in a spectacular programme about evolution and adaptation in our field.”

Donald Donovan

“ICCA 2018 Sydney allowed me to learn from a diverse group of international arbitration experts, share some ideas, network, and explore a city I first heard about from my grandfather when I was a young girl growing up in Nairobi, Kenya.”

Ndanga Kamau

“ICCA 2018 Sydney was the biennial Olympic Games of international arbitration.”

Albert Jan van den Berg

“ICCA 2018 Sydney, like all ICCA Congresses, was an environment in which the most profound and modern discussions took place. It was a must-go event.”

Adriana Braghetta

“ICCA 2018 Sydney encouraged the movers and shakers of the international arbitration world to improve the process.”

Andrew Clarke

“ICCA Congresses offer practitioners a unique opportunity to have serious discussions and lively debates on topical issues in international commercial and investment arbitration.”

Mohamed Abdel Raouf