| XVI BELGRADE ARBITRATION CONFERENCE MENU
20 March 2026 University of Belgrade Faculty of Law |
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| 13:00 – 13:20
Welcome Address by the Organizers |
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| Followed by
Keynote Address by Mr. Alexis Mourre A Look at the future of arbitral procedure: between change and continuity |
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| 13:40- 15:30
I PANEL – What’s cooking in your (arbitration) kitchen? |
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| Chair: | DIS/Heidelberg University /GERMANY |
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| Marius EZER
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Kinstellar /ROMANIA |
with focus on how institutions adapt to the changed circumstances in the world, and how that is reflected in their rules and practices, recent developments in arbitration related soft law, court decisions in different jurisdictions regarding arbitration, interplay between EU law and arbitration, expedited proceedings, diversity and generational change in arbitrator appointments, and much more. |
| Heiko HALLER | BakerMcKenzie /GERMANY |
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| Petar VUČINIĆ
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Schoenherr /MONTENEGRO |
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| Dragana NIKOLIĆ | Quertius /SERBIA |
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| Nenad STANKOVIĆ | NSTlaw /SERBIA |
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VIAC /AUSTRIA |
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| Discussion | ||
15:30-15:50 coffee break
| 15:50-17:30
II PANEL – Specials of the day |
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| Chair: | Nikčević | Kapor /SERBIA |
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| Borna DEJANOVIĆ
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Wolf Theiss /CROATIA |
on different ‘hot topics’ in arbitration, including arbitration in the shadow of sanctions regimes, parallel criminal investigations and their impact on arbitral proceedings, AI in arbitration, digital evidence and deepfakes, social media, publicity and reputational strategy during arbitration, and much more. |
| Relja RADOVIĆ
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BDK Advokati /SERBIA |
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| Petra MARJANOVIĆ
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Ilej & Partners /CROATIA |
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| Nika RASSADINA
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CMS /GERMANY |
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| Marija ŠOBAT
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GBS Disputes /FRANCE |
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Discussion
17:30-17:50 coffee break
| 17:50-19:30
III PANEL – Bill, please |
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| Chair: | Karanović & Partners /SERBIA |
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| Luisa SALMON
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WilmerHale /UK |
with focus on costs of arbitration including cost allocations, security for costs, insolvency or impecunious parties, third party funding and its effect on costs, success fee arrangements and alternative fee arrangements, controlling costs, cost submissions, and much more. |
| Audrey CAMINADES
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Wordstone /FRANCE |
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| Dina PROKIĆ
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Woods /CANADA |
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| Alex MARCOPOULOS
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HHR /FRANCE |
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| Flavio PETER
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Peter & Kim /SWITZERLAND |
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| Discussion | ||
| Followed by
Keynote Address by Prof. Ulrich Schroeter Surprises in international trade: between strict liability and narrow exemptions |
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| 19:50 Opening of XVIII Belgrade Open Pre-Moot and cocktail | ||