DAA Dutch Arbitration Day 2026

The Dutch Arbitration Association will hold its annual conference on Thursday 18 June 2026 at H'ART Museum in Amsterdam. The title of this year’s conference is:

The Future of European Arbitration

The program will address challenges and opportunities for the future of European arbitration.

Programme Wednesday 17 June 2026
Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event

Date: Wednesday 17 June 2026
Time: 17.30 – 21.15
Location: De Boule De Boule, Waterlooplein 6A – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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17.30 – 21.15	Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event: drinks (borrel) for participants under and around the age of 40 Kindly sponsored by Diales and Enhance Arbitration

Speakers dinner Kindly sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland and NautaDutilh

Programme Thursday 18 June 2026
Dutch Arbitration Day

Date: Thursday 18 June 2026
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 HKA

Time	Item	Speakers
08.30 – 08.45	Registration for the Breakfast
08.45 – 09.45	Breakfast (organized together with YAWP) An 'espresso insights' panel in which practitioners share short reflections on the international character of the Dutch arbitration community and how that has shaped their careers, followed by breakfast and networking opportunity. Everyone is welcome to attend; prior registration is required.	Sahra Arif, Counsel at the Danish Institute of Arbitration, Copenhagen Erin Cronjé, Legal Director at Pogust Goodhead, Amsterdam Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, Professor Civil Law at Leiden University and Independent Arbitrator at Fountain Court Chambers, London Melanie van Leeuwen, Founding Partner at Vanguard International Dispute Resolution, Paris Özge Yazar, Senior Associate at Roschier, Helsinki (Moderator) Kindly sponsored by Wolters Kluwer
09.30 – 10.00	Registration and Coffee	Kindly sponsored by PwC
10.00 – 10.15	Welcome and Introduction	Mirjam van de Hel-Koedoot, Partner at Loyens & Loeff and President of the Dutch Arbitration Association, Amsterdam
10.15 – 10.45	Keynote Uniform Law or Uniform Circulation? Thoughts on EU Developments in International Commercial Arbitration	Mathias Audit, Professor at Sorbonne Law School and Partner at Audit Duprey Fekl, Paris Kindly sponsored by De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
10.45 – 11.00	Coffee break	Kindly sponsored by A&O Shearman
11.00 – 11.45	Panel Discussion 1 Reflections on the Keynote: Where Should European Arbitration Go Next?	With, among others: Faidon Varesis, Assistant Professor in Private International Law and International Dispute Resolution at University of Cambridge, Cambridge Elena-Mihaela Gheorghe, Senior Associate at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam (Moderator) [Additional speakers will be confirmed soon] Kindly sponsored by Loyens & Loeff
11.45 – 12.30	Panel Discussion 2 Applying EU Law without a Court: Arbitral Tribunals, Public Policy and the Limits of the System	With, among others: Pietro Ortolani, Professor Digital Conflict Resolution at Radboud University, Nijmegen Paschalis Paschalidis, Partner at Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, Luxembourg Marina Weiss, Partner at Bredin Prat, Paris Charli Janssen, Senior Associate at STAUNCH, Amsterdam (Moderator) [Additional speakers will be confirmed soon]
12.30 – 14.30	Lunch on canal boats in Amsterdam	Kindly sponsored by Habraken Rutten en FTI Consulting
14.30 – 14.45	Go to divided group lectures
14.45 – 15.30	Group Lecture A Arbitrability: Trends and Tensions across Jurisdictions	Christian Borris, Partner at Borris Hennecke Kneisel, Cologne Alain François, Partner at Eubilius and Professor Corporate Law at University of Brussels, Brussels Iuliana Iancu, Partner at Hanotiau Tossens Goldman, Brussels Niek Peters, Partner at Legaltree and Professor of International Commercial Arbitration at University of Groningen, Amsterdam and Groningen Eva Slabbers, Senior Associate at Pels Rijcken, The Hague (Moderator)
	Group Lecture B Anti-Suit and Anti-Arbitration Injunctions in Europe	Raquel Ballesteros, Independent Arbitrator and Member of the Board of the Spanish Court of Arbitration, Madrid Bart Fleuren, Counsel at Linklaters, Amsterdam Miriam Schmelzer, Barrister and Arbitrator at 3VB, London
	Group Lecture C From Award to Recovery: Enforcing Arbitral Awards in Europe	Sheena Buddhdev, Partner at Eversheds Sutherland, London Marlena Harutyunyan, Counsel at Archipel, Geneva Dienke Herman de Groot, Investment Manager, Head of Asset Tracing at Omni Bridgeway, Amsterdam Sebastian Neave, Partner at Veleda, London Sjoerd Koster, Associate at Loyens & Loeff (Moderator) Kindly sponsored by Clifford Chance
	Group Lecture D The Role of Sanctions in Arbitration: A European and Global Perspective	Niuscha Bassiri, Co-founder at ArbBoutique, Brussels Rostislav Kats, Independent Arbitration Lawyer and Senior Product Manager, Kluwer Arbitration at Wolters Kluwer, Alphen aan den Rijn and The Hague Albert Marsman, Partner at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Amsterdam Yulia Levashova, Associate Professor of International Investment Law at Nyenrode Business University, Breukelen (Moderator)
15.30 – 16.00	Coffee break	Kindly sponsored by Avizor
16.00 – 17.00	Panel Discussion 3 Wrapping Up Together: Questions and Takeaways on the Future of European Arbitration	With, among others: Mathias Audit, Professor at Sorbonne Law School and Partner at Audit Duprey Fekl, Paris Marieke van Hooijdonk, Independent Arbitrator and Vice-President ICC International Court of Arbitration, Amsterdam Gerard Meijer, Partner at Linklaters and Professor of Arbitration & Dispute Resolution at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Rotterdam (Moderator) [Additional speakers will be confirmed soon] Kindly sponsored by Linklaters
17.00 onwards	Pre-dinner drinks	Kindly sponsored by Kroll and STAUNCH
Around 18.30	Conference Dinner	Kindly sponsored by Houthoff, Lemstra Van der Korst and Ysquare

Programme Friday 19 June 2026
Morning Run

Date: Friday 19 June 2026
Time: 08.00 – 10.00
Location: Café Americain, Leidseplein 28 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Time	Item
08.00 – 10.00	Morning Run (organised together with Arbitration Runners). Arbitration Runners is a growing global initiative and is a group for anyone involved in arbitration who likes to get a run in. All running levels are very welcome - the aim is to run at a conversational pace. We have recently launched a chapter in the Netherlands and will host a run as part of Dutch Arbitration Day. We will start at 08:00 on 19 June from Cafe Americain and run 5km through the beautiful Vondelpark, followed by a post-run coffee/breakfast at Cafe Americain. The restaurant is able to provide a limited bag-drop service. Kindly register if you intend to join us - we hope you do! Further enquiries may be sent to Margie Skeen at margie_skeen@outlook.com or on +31 (0) 6 46 74 09 90.

Time

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08.00 – 10.00

Morning Run (organised together with Arbitration Runners).

Arbitration Runners is a growing global initiative and is a group for anyone involved in arbitration who likes to get a run in. All running levels are very welcome - the aim is to run at a conversational pace. We have recently launched a chapter in the Netherlands and will host a run as part of Dutch Arbitration Day. We will start at 08:00 on 19 June from Cafe Americain and run 5km through the beautiful Vondelpark, followed by a post-run coffee/breakfast at Cafe Americain. The restaurant is able to provide a limited bag-drop service. Kindly register if you intend to join us - we hope you do! Further enquiries may be sent to Margie Skeen at margie_skeen@outlook.com or on +31 (0) 6 46 74 09 90.

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**
EUR 0 Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event only***

The prices include the Conference Dinner, as well as the Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event for participants under and around the age of 40 (on Wednesday 17 June 2026)*** and the Morning Run (on Friday 19 June 2026). 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.

***) This event is also open to participants who will not be attending the DAD itself. Please fill in the register form and choose member status 'Pre-DAD Young Practitioners Event only'.}

Registration

REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT

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 5 June 2026, 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 17 June 2026 and/or Thursday 18 June 2026. 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 2026 Organising Committee:
Thomas de Bekker
Lian van Essen
Charli Janssen
Sjoerd Koster
Stijn Wilbers