DAA Dutch Arbitration Day 2025

The Dutch Arbitration Association will hold its annual conference on Thursday 12 June 2025 at H'ART Museum in Amsterdam. The title of this year’s conference is :

Mind over Matter(s): the Tribunal’s Take

Join us at this year’s Dutch Arbitration Day for an exploration into the human brain. Discover how our minds process information, make decisions, and respond to persuasion — key elements in the art of arbitration. By immersing ourselves in the science of brain function and its practical implications for arbitration practitioners, we can unlock new insights into the cognitive dynamics that shape arbitration proceedings. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to enhance your understanding and elevate your practice!

Programme Wednesday 11 June 2025 – Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event

Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 17.00 – 21.15
Location: Vergulden Eenhoorn, Ringdijk 58, 1097AH – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Speakers dinner Kindly sponsored by FTI Consulting and NautaDutilh

Time	Item
17.00 – 21.15	Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event: drinks (borrel) for participants under and around the age of 40 Kindly sponsored by Diales

Programme Thursday 12 June 2025 – 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 12 June 2025
Time: Conference: 10.00 – 17.00 / Conference Pre-dinner drinks and Dinner: 17.00 – 23.00
Location: H'ART Museum, Amstel 51 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

H'ART Museum Kindly sponsored by A&O Shearman

Time	Item	Speakers
08.30 – 08.45	Registration for the Morning Walk
08.45 – 09.45	Morning Walk	To start the DAD and to celebrate Amsterdam’s 750^th anniversary, we invite participants to join us for a leisurely walk along the Amstel River. Kindly sponsored by Enhance Arbitration
09.30 – 10.00	Registration and Coffee
10.00 – 10.15	Welcome and Introduction	Stan Putter, Partner at HBN Law &Tax, President of the Dutch Arbitration Association
10.15 – 10.45	Keynote Influences on the Human Brain: How It Works	Margriet Sitskoorn, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology at Tilburg University Kindly sponsored by De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10.45 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 11.45	Panel Discussion 1 Inside the Arbitrator’s Mind: Navigating Biases	Niek Strohmaier, Assistant Professor at Leiden University and Attorney-at-Law at RESOR, Amsterdam Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, Professor Civil Law at Leiden University and Independent Arbitrator Independent Arbitrator Fountain Court Chambers, London Hilde van der Baan, Partner at A&O Shearman, Amsterdam Sophie Goldman, Partner at Tossens Goldman Gonne, Brussels Georgios Fasfalis, Managing Associate at Linklaters, Amsterdam (Moderator) Kindly sponsored by Loyens & Loeff
11.45 – 12.30	Panel Discussion 2 Meeting of Different Minds: How Diversity Shapes	Alexandra Schluep, Partner at Avizor, Amsterdam Ndanga Kamau, Independent Arbitrator, Grenoble Tim Robbins, Independent Arbitrator, The Hague and Hong Kong Paschalis Paschalidis, Counsel at Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg Annette Scholten, Associate at Three Crowns, London (Moderator)
12.30 – 14.30	Lunch on canal boats in Amsterdam	Kindly sponsored by HKA
14.30 – 14.45	Go to divided group lectures
14.45 – 15.30	Group Lecture A Mind Games in Cross-Examination: How to Influence Delivery	Matthias Kuscher, Partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam Nora Fredstie, Partner at DAC Beachcroft, London Kindly sponsored by PwC
	Group Lecture B Ethical Dilemmas: Conflicts, Confidentiality and Independence	Piotr Wilinski, Assistant Professor International Commercial Arbitration & Investment Arbitration at the Erasmus University and Senior Associate (Knowledge) at Linklaters, Amsterdam Irina Buga, Senior Associate at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam Kindly sponsored by Linklaters
	Group Lecture C Credible or Not: Selecting Your Witnesses	Emily Fox, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, Paris Ragnar Harbst, Partner at Baker McKenzie, Frankfurt Kindly sponsored by Clifford Chance
	Group Lecture D Effective Visual Arguments: Dos and Don’ts	Maurits Fornier, Founder at Patroon Legal Design, Amsterdam Michael Arch, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting, London
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee break
16.00 – 16.45	Panel Discussion 3 Inside the Tribunal: the Art of Decision-Making	Bas van Zelst, Professor of Dispute Resolution & Arbitration at Maastricht University and Partner at Van Doorne, Amsterdam Fenna Poletiek, Assistant Professor at the Cognitive Psychology Department at Leiden University and Senior Investigator at the Max Planck Institute of Psycholinguistics Willem van Baren, Independent Arbitrator, Amsterdam Annet van Hooft, Independent Arbitrator, Paris Simona Valkova, Independent Tribunal Secretary and Teaching Fellow at Queen Mary University of London (Moderator)
16.45 – 17.00	Wrap-up and Closing Remarks	Rufus Abeln, Partner at Lemstra Van der Korst, Amsterdam
17.00 onwards	Pre-dinner drinks	Kindly sponsored by Avizor and Lemstra Van der Korst
Around 18.30	Conference Dinner	Kindly sponsored by Kroll, Ysquare and Habraken Rutten

Download Program (PDF)

Registration fee

The registration fees* are:
EUR 445 for non DAA-members
EUR 390 for DAA-members
EUR 220 euro for in-house counsel
EUR 105 for students**

The prices are including the conference dinner. The prices include the Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event for participants under and around the age of 40 (which will be held on Wednesday 11 June 2025). 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 via the registration form is no longer possible. If you have not yet registered but would like to attend the Dutch Arbitration Day 2025, please send an email to dad@dutcharbitrationassociation.nl.

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 30 May 2025, the registration fee will be refunded. Without a written cancellation, no refund is 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 11 June 2025 and/or Thursday 12 June 2025. 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 2025 Organising Committee:
Lisanne Berends,
David den Blaauwen,
Elodie Fortin,
Sebastian Hinse,
and Sebastian Renshof.