DAA Dutch Arbitration Day 2023

In celebration of the 10th anniversary the Dutch Arbitration Association invites you to the 2023 Dutch Arbitration Day. The theme of this year’s conference will be:

Challenging and Enforcing Awards
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The Dutch Arbitration Association will hold its annual conference and networking dinner on Thursday 1 June 2023. This year’s conference will focus on the topic of challenging and enforcing awards, which will be addressed from a variety of perspectives. In celebration of the DAA's 10th anniversary, this will be a special lustrum edition with additional celebratory activities, including on Wednesday 31 May 2023.

Program Wednesday 31 May 2023 – Pre-DAD Young Cruise

Date: Wednesday 31 May 2023
Time: 17.00 – 20.00
Location: At Amsterdam Central Station

Time	Item
17.00 – 20.00	Pre-DAD Young Cruise for participants under and around the age of 40	–

Program Thursday 1 June 2023 – Dutch Arbitration Day

Date: Thursday 1 June 2023
Time: Conference: 9.30 – 18.30 / Festive Dinner and Drinks: 18.30 – 23.00
Location: Capital C, Weesperplein 4B – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Diamond Sponsor De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Young Cruise Kindly sponsored by Omni Bridgeway
Speakers dinner Kindly sponsored by Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters
Capital C Kindly sponsored by UNUM, Kroll and Driver Trett

Time	Item	Speakers
08.30 – 08.45	Registration Women’s Breakfast
08.45 – 09.45	Women’s Breakfast	Roelien van den Berg, Avizor Vanessa Foncke, Jones Day Kirstin Schwedt, Schwedt Dispute Resolution Eva Milou Moison, Houthoff (Moderator) Kindly sponsored by Wolters Kluwer
09.30 – 10.00	Registration + Coffee
10.00 – 10.15	Welcome and Introduction	Stan Putter, President of the Dutch Arbitration Association
10.15 – 11.00	Panel Discussion 1 Enforcement against States	Max van Leyenhorst, Legaltree Hannah van Roessel, Omni Bridgeway Marc Jacob, DLA Piper Matthias Kuscher, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek Marco Eliëns, Lemstra Van der Korst (Moderator)
11.00 – 11.30	Keynote Address Challenging and Enforcing Awards	Yas Banifatemi, GBS Disputes
11.30 – 12.00	Walk to the canal boats In front of Carre, Amstel 115-125
12.00 – 13.30	Lunch on canal boats
13.30 – 14.00	Walk back to Capital C
14.00 – 14:45	Panel Discussion 2 Friendly and unfriendly jurisdictions: tips, tricks and war stories	Andrew Stafford KC, Kobre & Kim Ulrike Gantenberg, Gantenberg Dispute Experts Kasper Krzeminski, NautaDutilh David Pinsky, Covington & Burling LLP Martje Verhoeven – de Vries Lentsch, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (Moderator)
14.45 – 15.00	Go to the workshop
15.00 – 15.45	Workshop A Behind the scenes of litigation funders and asset tracers	Sabrine Hassen, K2 integrity Jack de Raad, Kroll Christiane Deniger, Burford Capital
	Workshop B Cross-examination	Alison Macdonald KC and Matthieu Gregoire, Essex Court Chambers Kindly sponsored by PwC
	Workshop C Navigating international sanctions	James Willn, Reed Smith Yvo Amar, BenninkAmar Advocaten
15.45 – 16.15	Coffee Break	Kindly sponsored by Accuracy
16.15 – 17.00	Panel Discussion 3 Enforcement of interim measures	James Castello, King & Spalding Marieke van Hooijdonk, Allen & Overy Nadja Jaisli Kull, Bär & Karrer Anna-Maria Tamminen, Hannes Snellman (Moderator)
17.00 – 17.15	Wrap-up and Closing Remarks	Stan Putter, President of the Dutch Arbitration Association Gerard Meijer, Linklaters
17.15 – 18.30	Drinks	Kindly sponsored by Van Traa, Houthoff, DLA Piper and Eversheds Sutherland
18.30 – 23.00	Festive dinner and drinks with live music	Kindly sponsored by Loyens & Loeff and Ysquare

Download Program (PDF)

Registration fee

The registration fee* will be: EUR 395 for non DAA-members; EUR 350 for DAA-members; EUR 195 euro for in-house counsel and EUR 95 for students.** The price is including the festive dinner. The price includes the Pre-DAD Young Cruise for participants under and around the age of 40 (which will be held on Wednesday 31 May). Membership may be applied for via the DAA-website.

^{*) The registration fee is exclusive of VAT.}
^{**) Note for students: Students must show their student card on the day of the conference.}

Registration

The maximum allowable number of participants has been reached. Registration for this event is no longer possible.

Cancellation policy

Your registration will be treated as a commitment to attend the conference. If you do need to cancel, the DAA must be notified in writing. If a written cancellation is received before 26 May 2023, the registration fee will be refunded. Without a written cancellation there is no refund possible. It is possible to have someone else attend the conference if you need to cancel. Please inform the DAA in that case in writing.

Contact information

We hope to be able to welcome you all at Capital C in – Amsterdam on Wednesday 31 May and Thursday 1 June 2023. For further information concerning the conference, please visit www.dutcharbitrationassociation.nl or our DAA Linkedin Group or contact us via: dad@dutcharbitrationassociation.nl.

^{Photocredits: © Capital C}