Calendar of Events

SUNDAY, 11 OCTOBER 2026

Time	Host	Co-Host(s)	Event	Venue	Register
17:00 to 19:00			AAW 2026 Welcome Reception	Allens	Register here
19:30 to 22:00			Negronis & Nibbles		Expressions of Interest

MONDAY, 12 OCTOBER 2026

Time	Host	Co-Host	Event	Venue	Register
08:30 to 17:15 followed by networking drinks until 18:15			2026 International Arbitration Conference	Sofitel on Collins	Register here
18:30 to 21:00			The Final Sip		Invitation only

TUESDAY, 13 OCTOBER 2026

Time	Host	Co-Host(s)	Event	Venue	Register
06:30 to 08:00			AAW Wellbeing Programme: ACICA Sustainability Taskforce and Campaign for Greener Arbitrations Walk & Talk	Meet outside the Sofitel on Collins	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			The Long Tail of Disruption in the Middle East: Dispute Readiness and Risk Avoidance in the New Era	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			AI in Major Arbitrations - Will It Reduce Costs or Raise the Stakes?	Allens	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			From Visibility to Credibility: What Converts Profile into Opportunity	HFW	Register here
10:00 to 11:30			Arbitration in the consumer context and the advent of "mass" and "class" arbitration	Johnson Winter Slattery	Register here
10:00 to 12:00			LCIA Tylney in Town: Melbourne Symposium 2026	Ashurst Perkins Coie	Register here
10:30 to 12:00			AI Optimists vs AI Sceptics - AI on Trial	DLA Piper	Register here
12:00 to 13:30			Code, Copper and Carbon: Geopolitics and National Security Driving Arbitrations	HSF Kramer	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			Smart Money on Arbitrating CrossBorder Securities and Finance Disputes	Clayton Utz	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			Bigger is Better: BigLaw, boutiques and the composition of arbitral teams	Pinsent Masons	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			Who decides who decides? O il Basins and Kompetenz-Kompetenz in comparative perspective	Owen Dixon Chambers East	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			Navigating Major Incidents: Arbitration and its role in crisis response through the lens of cyberattacks, insurance and supply chain disputes	EY	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			Critical Minerals, Critical Disputes: Revisiting the role of arbitration in the race for resources	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			ISDS and the rule of law - comrades-in-arms or mortal enemies?	HFW	Register here
16:15 to 17:15			Australian Arbitration Survey (2nd edition) – First Look	HSF Kramer	Register here
16:00 to 18:00			Insolvency tools and pitfalls that every arbitration practitioner should know	Gilbert + Tobin	Register here
17:00 to 19:00			Liberté, Égalité, Arbitr-abilité: Navigating Disruption in Global Trade	Norton Rose Fulbright	Register here
18:00 to 20:00			Ciarb Australia Annual Lecture	HSF Kramer	Register here
18:00 to 20:00			Arbitration Under Fire: Injunctions and Enforcement Strategy	Mallesons	Register here

WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2026

Time	Host	Co-Host(s)	Event	Venue	Register
08:30 to 10:00 (Refreshments from 8:00)			Reforming the International Arbitration Act: Global Lessons, Local Impact	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			AI in Arbitration: From Evidence to Decision-Making	Deloitte	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			Arbitration in the Fast Lane: Speed and Substance in ICC Expedited Arbitration	Norton Rose Fulbright	Register here
09:00 to 12:30			ACICA Arbitrator Roundtable	DLA Piper	Invitation Only
10:00 to 12:00			Arbitration - Continuing Evolution in Managing Expert Witnesses	RACV Club Level 2 Bayside 5, 501 Bourke Street	Register here
10:00 to 12:00			Privity in Arbitration - Issues for Energy, Resources and Technology Projects	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			Exploration to Expropriation: Valuing Mining Projects in International Arbitration	The Westin Melbourne 205 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000	Register here
12:30 to 14:00			The Arbitration from Hell: Conducting an Arbitration from Cradle to Grave	500 Bourke Street, Melbourne	Register here
12:30 to 14:00			Beyond the Final Whistle: Trends & Developments in Domestic & International Sports Arbitration	Lander & Rogers	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			How Expert Evidence Fails (and How to Make Sure It's Not Yours)	Exhibition rooms 1+2+3, Dexus Place, 80 Collins Street	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			Some Things You Should Never Do When Presenting Your Case	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			International Arbitration in Global Uncertainty – 3 things you need to know	Mills Oakley	Register here
16:00 to 18:00			The Future of Institutional Arbitration: Views from the Inside (Hybrid)	Ashurst Perkins Coie	Register here
16:00 to 18:00			It's Not Me, It's You. Repudiatory Breach of the Arbitration Agreement, English and Australian Law	Johnson Winter Slattery	Register here
16:00 to 18:00			Testing the Boundaries of Party Autonomy: The Future of "Hybrid" Arbitration Clauses	Thomsons	Register here
17:30 to 19:00			Arbitration advocacy – the good, the bad, and the ugly (over fine wine & cheese)	Mallesons	Register here
17:30 to 19:30			"Smash n Grab" or "Play the long game"? When to adjudicate and when to arbitrate?	HFW	Register here
18:00 to 20:00			International Arbitration Networking Reception	Ashurst Perkins Coie	Register Here
19:00 to 21:00			Spicy Margs and Spicy Arbs: Networking Drinks for Junior Practitioners	Tazio Restaurant – 91 Flinders Lane	Register here

THURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER 2026

Time	Host	Co-Host(s)	Event	Venue	Register
08:00 to 10:00			Sovereign Immunity and the Enforcement of Investment Arbitration Awards: Emerging Trends Across Key Jurisdictions	Ashurst Perkins Coie	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			Emission Impossible? Resolving carbon market disputes through international arbitration	Norton Rose Fulbright	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			Arbitration Beyond Borders: Resolving Disputes in the New Space Economy	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Register here
10:00 to 12:00			Navigating Project Conflicts at Sea - Arbitration of Off-shore Renewables and Oil and Gas Disputes - Commonalities and Differences	HFW	Register here
10:00 to 12:00			The Intelligent Tribunal: Opportunities and Risks of Generative AI in Dispute Resolution	FTI Consulting	Register here
10:00 to 11:00			Too Fast, Too Risky? The Upsides and Downsides of Increasingly Expedited Arbitration Processes	Dentons	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			Billion-Dollar Bytes: Arbitrating the Data Centre Revolution	Ashurst Perkins Coie	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			Clause & Effect: The Pathological Arbitration Clause Pop Quiz!	MinterEllison	Register here
12:30 to 14:15			Young ArbitralWomen Practitoners Profile Building Workshop	DLA Piper	Register here
14:00 to 15:30 (pre seminar lunch from 13:00)			The Australian Consumer Law: Constraining arbitration of Australian competition and consumer disputes?	Melbourne GPO Building	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			Drawing the Line: AI and Expert Reports in Australia	Maddocks	Register here
14:00 to 16:00			Managing Costs Risk in Arbitration (Funding and ATE Insurance)	Thomsons	Register here
16:00 to 18:00			Disputes Trends in Major Infrastructure Projects	Mallesons	Register here
16:00 to 18:00		Level 27 Aickin Chambers	Arbitration Law Reform - International Developments and Australia	Pinsent Masons	Register here
16:00 to 18:00			Bridging Markets: Strengthening Trade & ADR Between Australia and Greece	DLA Piper	Register here
18:00 to 20:00			The Role of Arbitration and Other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in Early, Mid and Late Stage Project Disputes	Clayton Utz	Register here
18:00 to 20:00			The Great Debate: AI Edition	Corrs Chambers Westgarth	Register here
18:00 to 20:00			Evidence: Digital Forgeries and Deep Fakes - Can you tell the difference between truth and fiction? WATCH THIS!	KordaMentha	Register here

FRIDAY, 16 OCTOBER 2026

Time	Host	Co-Host(s)	Event	Venue	Register
08:00 to 09:30			Litigation in disguise: is abitration missing the mark?	Pinsent Masons	Register here
08:00 to 10:00			Should you appoint a tribunal secretary on this case?	Mallesons	Register here
10:00 to 12:00			Selection of seats in Asia-Pacific in the current climate	Gadens	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			ICC YAAF: ArbiTrivia – Trivia with a Twist	InterContinental Melbourne, The Rialto, 495 Collins Street	Register here
12:00 to 14:00			Data Center Disputes in the Age of AI: Valuation, Damages and Industry Insight	Mallesons	Register here