IPBA Arbitration Day 2025
Date: 17-18 Sep 2025
Venue: Mumbai, India
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Date: 17-18 September 2025
IPBA Arbitration Day is taking place in Mumbai!
This September, in collaboration with MCIA (The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration), the IPBA’s Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee (DRAC) invites you to IPBA Arbitration Day 2025, in Mumbai, India. Be sure to join the pre-event dinner reception on the evening of 17 September, for a great opportunity to network with legal professionals from the region. This year's theme is:
Global Conflicts and Role of International Arbitration: Evolving Solutions for Dispute Resolution
Registration fee: US$70 for IPBA members • US$90 for non-members
Venue: Trident Hotel, Mumbai (CR2 Nariman Point, Marine Drive, Mumbai)
For discounted rates offered to MCIA by the conference hotels, please reach out to:
anushka.phatangare@oberoigroup.com and vanshita.pitlekar@tridenthotels.com
and mention either MCIA ADR Event 2025 or IPBA Event.
September 17 - Pre-Event Reception
18:30-20:00 Trident Hotel
20:00- India ADR Week Dinner
September 18 - Arbitration Day
09:00-09:30 - Registration and Networking
09:30-10:15 - Opening Remarks & Keynote Address: "The Growing Importance of International Arbitration in a Complex Global Landscape"
Speakers
- Justice UU Lalit, Retired, Chief Justice of India
- Lucy Reed KC, Arbitration Chambers, New York
10:15-10:30 - Networking Break
10:30-11:30 - Session 1: International Arbitration in a Conflict-Ridden World
Moderator
- Naresh Thacker, Vice-Chair, IPBA DRAC, Mumbai
Speakers
- Lars Markert, Co-Chair, IPBA DRAC, Tokyo
- Sitpah Selvaratnam, Independent Arbitrator, Petaling Jaya
- Gregory Williams, Partner, Sidley, Washington, D.C.
- Mariel Dimsey, Independent Arbitrator, Hong Kong
11:30-12:30 - Session 2: Global South vs Global North: Viability of ISDS
Moderator
- Neeti Sachdeva, Registrar & Secretary General, MCIA, Mumbai
Speakers
- John Hay, Partner, Dentons, New York
- Patrick Taylor, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton, London
- Gaganpreet Puri, Partner, Grant Thornton Bharat, Gurgaon
- Sapna Jhangjiani, KC, Blackstone Chambers, Singapore
12:30-14:00 - Lunch and Networking
14:00-15:00 - Session 3: Challenges of Enforcing Arbitral Awards
Moderator
- Vyapak Desai, IPBA Arbitration Day Host Committee Member, Mumbai
Speakers
- Justice Nageshwar Rao, Retired Judge, Honorable Supreme Court of India
- Swee Yen Koh SC, Partner, Wong Partnership, Singapore
- Colin Johnson, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal, London
- Taeko Suzuki, Partner, Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo
15:00-15:15 - Break and Networking
15:15-16:15 - Session 4: Climate Change and Arbitration
Moderator
- Raj Pachmatia, IPBA Arbitration Day Host Committee Member, Mumbai
Speakers
- Daniel Allen, Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Tokyo
- Dora Grunwald, Partner, Osborne Partners, Dubai
- Nicholas Peacock, Independent Arbitrator and Advocate, London
- Lin Shumin, Director, Drew & Napier, Singapore
16:15-17:15 - Session 5: Debate
Moderator
- Mustafa Motiwala, IPBA Arbitration Day Host Committee Member, Mumbai
Speakers
- Kelvin Poon, Partner, Rajah & Tann, Singapore
- Katie Davies, Partner, Skadden, New York
- Woo Jae-Hyong, Partner, Yulchon, Seoul
- Genevieve Poirier, Partner, Lalive, London
17:15 - Closing Ceremony - Closing remarks by conference chair and distinguished guests
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