DAA Dutch Arbitration Day 2024

The Dutch Arbitration Association will hold its annual conference on Thursday 6 June 2024 at H'ART Museum in Amsterdam. This year’s conference will focus on the topic :

Arbitration for the Next Generation

Program Wednesday 5 June 2024 – Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event

This year, the DAD has collaborated with the Netherlands Very Young Arbitration Practitioners to organise a special pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event. The event will be held at Proeflokaal 't Blauwe Theehuis in Amsterdam on Wednesday 5 June 2024 for all practitioners under and around the age of 40 attending the DAD.

Date: Wednesday 5 June 2024
Time: 17.00 – 20.00
Location: Proeflokaal 't Blauwe Theehuis, Vondelpark 5 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Speakers dinner Kindly sponsored by Loyens & Loeff

Time	Item
17.00 – 20.00	Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event: drinks for participants under and around the age of 40 Kindly sponsored by FTI Consulting

Program Thursday 6 June 2024 – Dutch Arbitration Day

The program will address challenges and opportunities that are present in the next generation of disputes, arbitrators, advocates, technologies, and arbitration rules.

Date: Thursday 6 June 2024
Time: Conference: 10.00 – 16.45 / Festive Dinner and Drinks: 16.45 – 23.00
Location: H'ART Museum, Amstel 51 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

H'ART Museum Kindly sponsored by Kroll and Diales

Time	Item	Speakers
08.30 – 08.45	Registration Mentorship Breakfast
08.45 – 09.45	Mentorship Breakfast	Junior practitioners will be coupled with senior practitioners acting as mentor Kindly sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland
09.30 – 10.00	Registration and Coffee
10.00 – 10.15	Welcome and Introduction	Stan Putter, HBN Law &Tax, President of the Dutch Arbitration Association
10.15 – 10.45	Keynote Tomorrow must be a better day	Hamid Gharavi, Derains & Gharavi International
10.45 – 11.30	Panel Discussion 1 Arbitration as a force for good	Guillaume Croisant, Linklaters Marc Krestin, Fieldfisher Merryl Lawry-White, Independent Expert - Joint Secretary, ILA British Branch Jorian Hamster, DLA Piper Irina Buga, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek (Moderator) Kindly sponsored by DLA Piper
11.30 – 12.15	Panel Discussion 2 The next generation of arbitration rules	Camilla Perera-de Wit, Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI) Korinna von Trotha, Swiss Arbitration Centre Robin Oldenstam, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Marieke Schaink, Allen Overy Shearman Sterling (Moderator) Kindly sponsored by NautaDutilh
12.15 – 14.15	Lunch on canal boats in Amsterdam	Kindly sponsored by HKA
14.15 – 14.30	Go to the workshop
14.30 – 15.15	Workshop A Picking the next generation of arbitrators	James Boykin, Hughes Hubbard & Reed Roelien van der Berg, Avizor Advocates & Arbitrators James Turner KC, Quadrant Chambers Kindly sponsored by Wolters Kluwer and Quadrant Chambers
	Workshop B Re-imagining the use of expert evidence	Mark Castell, HKA Jouke van der Schors, FTI Consulting Bregje Korthals Altes, Ysquare
	Workshop C Ensuring a diverse next generation of practitioners	James McKenzie, Eversheds Sutherland Marieke Witkamp, International arbitrator Eraldo d'Atri, Clifford Chance LLP Mickey van Helden, Baker McKenzie Kindly sponsored by PwC
	Workshop D The future of international asset recovery	Jef Klazen, Kobre & Kim Ros Prince, Stephenson Harwood
15.15 – 15.45	Coffee Break	Kindly sponsored by Legaltree
15.45 – 16.30	Panel Discussion 3 The next generation of technology in arbitration	Juliette Asso, Lalive Niek Peters, Legaltree Rutger Potter, deBreij Lútsen de Vries, Staunch (Moderator) Kindly sponsored by Clifford Chance LLP
16.30 – 16.45	Wrap-up and Closing Remarks	Tom Claassens, Loyens & Loeff, Member of the Executive Board of the Dutch Arbitration Association
16.45 – 23.00	Festive Dinner and Drinks	Kindly sponsored by Ysquare, Van Doorne and Habraken Rutten

Download Program (PDF)

View the photo registration

View the photos of the Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event here

View the photos of the Dutch Arbitration Day 2024 here

Registration fee

The registration fee* will be: EUR 425 for non DAA-members; EUR 375 for DAA-members; EUR 210 euro for in-house counsel and EUR 100 for students.** The price is including the festive dinner. The price includes the Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event for participants under and around the age of 40 (which will be held on Wednesday 5 June). 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

Registration is now no longer possible, we have already reached the maximum number of participants. If you still want to participate, please send an email to dad@dutcharbitrationassociation.nl. We will then place you on a waiting list.

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 31 May 2024, 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 in Amsterdam on Wednesday 5 June and/or Thursday 6 June 2024. For further information concerning the conference, please visit www.dutcharbitrationassociation.nl or our DAA LinkedIn Group or contact us via: dad@dutcharbitrationassociation.nl.

Best wishes from the 2024 Organizing Committee: Lennart Baijer, Sarangi Elavarasan, Johannes Fahner, Anne Hendrikx, Henriëtte Kasteel and Stijn Winters.