XVI BELGRADE ARBITRATION CONFERENCE MENU

20 March 2026

University of Belgrade Faculty of Law

13:00 – 13:20

Welcome Address by the Organizers

Followed by

Keynote Address by Mr. Alexis Mourre

A Look at the future of arbitral procedure: between change and continuity

13:40- 15:30

I PANEL – What’s cooking in your (arbitration) kitchen?

Chair:

Prof. Thomas PFEIFFER

DIS/Heidelberg University
/GERMANY
Marius EZER

 

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
Petar VUČINIĆ

 

Schoenherr
/MONTENEGRO
Dragana NIKOLIĆ Quertius
/SERBIA
Nenad STANKOVIĆ NSTlaw
/SERBIA
 

Niamh LEINWATHER

 

VIAC
/AUSTRIA
Discussion

 15:30-15:50 coffee break

15:50-17:30

II PANEL –  Specials of the day

Chair:

Tanja ŠUMAR

Nikčević | Kapor
/SERBIA
Borna DEJANOVIĆ

 

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

 

BDK Advokati
/SERBIA
Petra MARJANOVIĆ

 

Ilej & Partners
/CROATIA
Nika RASSADINA

 

CMS
/GERMANY
Marija ŠOBAT

 

GBS Disputes
/FRANCE

Discussion

17:30-17:50 coffee break

17:50-19:30

III PANEL – Bill, please

Chair:

Filip ŠUŠULIĆ

Karanović & Partners
/SERBIA
Luisa SALMON

 

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

 

Wordstone
/FRANCE
Dina PROKIĆ

 

Woods
/CANADA
Alex MARCOPOULOS

 

HHR
/FRANCE
Flavio PETER

 

Peter & Kim
/SWITZERLAND
Discussion
Followed by

Keynote Address by Prof. Ulrich Schroeter

Surprises in international trade: between strict liability and narrow exemptions

19:50 Opening of XVIII Belgrade Open Pre-Moot and cocktail