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Join Conference Programme Co-chair Thierry NGOGA GAKUBA in his home country, Rwanda, for the ICCA-KIAC Conference on 5 June 2025. Here’s why Mr. Ngoga believes this conference will be unforgettable: “In addition to the captivating programme featuring experts from the region and beyond, the city of Kigali offers the perfect backdrop for discussing the ‘Untold Stories of Africa’. Kigali is the clean, safe and green city of Africa, known for its beautiful landscapes and excellent conference facilities. Rwanda is also visa-free or visa-on-arrival for visitors. I look forward to welcoming the arbitration community in June 2025 for an unforgettable conference.” The conference will explore the theme “Africa & International Arbitration: Untold Stories”. Registration now to join us in Kigali: https://iccakiac2025.org/. KIAC Rwanda

Applications are now open for the 2025 ICCA Inclusion Fund for funding to attend the ICCA-KIAC Conference.   The Conference will take place on 5 June 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda and will focus on the theme “Africa & International Arbitration: Untold Stories”. As part of ICCA’s Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, ICCA will fund the attendance of a select number of applicants, who would otherwise not have adequate means. Further details on the application process are available on the ICCA website: https://lnkd.in/dB5QXx5F. The deadline for applications is 29 January 2025.   For more details about the conference, see: https://iccakiac2025.org/.   Our thanks goes to KIAC Rwanda for their generous cooperation in supporting this initiative.

The second issue of Young ICCA Voices, Young ICCA’s digital magazine, is out now! This issue focuses on Central Asia and the Caucasus region and features interviews with prominent practitioners from the region, Nurbek Sabirov and Khurliman Aytniyazova. Thank you to all the contributing authors, including Marina Goddard, Prof. Dr. Islambek Rustambekov, Shakhzoda Tuychieva, Ahmad El-Rewieny, Megha C. and Ignacio Tasende, and the Young ICCA Editorial Co-directors, Alex Haden and Manini Brar, FCIArB, for putting this issue of Voices together. Read Young ICCA Voices Issue 2 here: https://lnkd.in/eeS3YpbC.

Young ICCA is hosting a webinar titled “Draft Indian Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment Bill, 2024): Hits & Misses.” Our panel of speakers Tejas Karia, FCIArb, Ashish Kabra, Rohit Bhat and Priyanka Shetty will discuss the hits and misses of the recently released Draft Arbitration and Conciliation Amendment bill in India. Date & Time: 5 December 2024, 11:30 am London, 5:00 pm Delhi, 7:30 pm India. Registration: https://lnkd.in/dG_rKKQC. More information: https://lnkd.in/eCV3_7Hc. #YoungICCAEvents

Young ICCA is happy to support the 4th MIDS Alumni Association (MAA) Annual Conference on 15 November 2024 at the Geneva Graduate Institute. This year’s conference will focus on topics such as navigating corruption-related claims in commercial arbitration, and combating climate change through international law. Prior registration is required: https://lnkd.in/eS5gpUhx. For more details about the Conference, please see the ASA - Swiss Arbitration Association website: https://lnkd.in/gGCNTwnf.

Sign up to join #YoungICCA and YSIAC for an evening of networking and mentorship over supper with established members of the international arbitration community. The supper clubs will be held concurrently on 20 November throughout Manhattan and will comprise a diverse mix of participants, including a senior practitioner as the guest of honor. Due to limited capacity, successful registrants will be notified a few days before the event. Make sure to register before 13 November: https://lnkd.in/g5A7tTTS. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/gjhXtYAY.

Join us in New York for a cross-examination showcase, which will follow as a capstone to Young ICCA’s masterclass in cross-examination held at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates on Sunday, 17 November, 2024. More information on that event is available here: https://lnkd.in/eyiisVcV. 📅- 18 November 2024, 14:00 - 16:00 (EST) 🏙️- White & Case LLP, New York City 📍 - 1221 Avenue of the Americas ✍- https://lnkd.in/eC_M2SAh (prior registration is required) This showcase is intended for the benefit of young #arbitration practitioners. During the showcase, experienced practitioners will demonstrate a cross-examination of two different mock expert witnesses before a three-member arbitral tribunal. After the showcase, the examiners, experts, and arbitral tribunal members will lead a roundtable debrief on the different approaches taken by the examiners, and the merits and common pitfalls of each approach. ◾ The arbitral panel is comprised of: Lucy Reed, The Hon. Russell Brown and Ank Santens.   ◾ The mock cross examination will be carried out by: Judy Fu and Matthew Morantz.   ◾ The testifying experts are: Ann Gittleman Walier and Andrea Cardani.   The showcase will be followed by a networking reception and refreshments. 

The deadline for registration has been extended to 6 November! Join us in New York City on 17 November for a Cross Examination Masterclass.

Young ICCA and the University of Miami School of Law are pleased to announce that an essay competition is now open for one full-tuition scholarship (currently $63,850) to be awarded to an outstanding #YoungICCA member to attend the University of Miami School of Law’s White & Case LLP International Arbitration LL.M. Program. Interested in learning more? Please join us for an upcoming virtual chat on Thursday 31 October at 12:30 P.M. E.T. with International Arbitration LL.M. Director Sandra Friedrich, Esq. to learn more about the program and its scholarship opportunities: https://lnkd.in/ezM6iqmW.   The priority application and essay submission deadline for admission and scholarship consideration is quickly approaching on 15 December. Prospective students can find the guidelines and submission form for the essay here: https://lnkd.in/e_7bcY4b. #YoungICCAScholarships

Join us in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, for an engaging discussion on the dynamics between #arbitration and #litigation. Hosted by Young ICCA and the Faculty of Law of the University of Banja Luka, this conference will feature interactive discussion exploring the risks and benefits of choosing between arbitration and litigation. Additionally, we will examine the interplay between courts and arbitral tribunals once the arbitration process has commenced. We look forward to seeing you in Banja Luka! 📅4 November 2024, 17:00 - 20:00 (CET) 🌐 Law Faculty, University of Banja Luka ✔ Register here: https://lnkd.in/ennYfQuj. 🎤 Speakers: Dániel Dózsa, Stevan Dimitrijevic, Armela Ramić, Stefan Dobrijević, and Derviš Klokić and Dragana Nikolic (moderators).   #YoungICCAEvents #BanjaLuka