ASA Arbitration Retreat 2025 jointly organised with DIS

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The ASA Arbitration Retreat is based on a format that was originally developed by ASA in 1997 and that has since been followed in annual seminars hosted by ASA in cooperation with other arbitration associations and institutions in Europe and Asia.
 

ASA Arbitration Retreat 2025 jointly organised with DIS

Date: 24 - 26 October 2025
Venue: Hilton Hotel Frankfurt Gravenbruch, Graf-zu-Ysenburg-und-Büdingen-Platz 1, 63263 Neu-Isenburg (www.hilton.com)

In a series of sessions that take place over the course of two days and that follow the key phases of an arbitration proceeding, two discussion leaders – one with a civil and one with a common law background – raise and engage with participants on key legal and practical issues that might arise in the life of an arbitration. The discussion leaders are highly experienced practitioners, who draw on examples from actual past cases to illustrate these issues and different ways in which they might be addressed. What results is a lively debate among discussion leaders and participants that is designed to highlight the diversity of experiences and approaches in international arbitration, foster the exchange on and development of novel ideas and practices, and encourage cross-cultural sensitivity.

You can find more information on the event in the flyer. The language of the seminar is English.

Programme

1.00 - 2.00 pm
Lunch

2.00 - 2.30 pm
Introduction, Welcome Address, and Seminar Overview: A Chronological Walkthrough of an Arbitration Proceeding

2.30 - 4.00 pm
Session A: The Arbitration Agreement

4.00 - 4.30 pm
Coffee Break

4.30 - 6.00 pm
Session B: Initial Stages of the Arbitration

6.30 - 11.00 pm
Dinner & Drinks

9.00 - 10.30 am
Session C: Organisation and Structuring of the Proceedings

10.30 - 11.00 am
Coffee Break

11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Session D: Written Submissions

12.30 - 1.45 pm
Lunch

1.45 - 2.45 pm
Session E: Witnesses and Experts

2.45 - 3.00 pm
Coffee Break

3.00 - 7.00 pm
Session F: Hearings

7.30 - 11.00 pm
Dinner & Drinks

9.00 - 10.30 am
Session G: Post-hearing Phase

10.30 - 11.00 am
Coffee Break

11.00 am - 12.30 pm
Session H: Thorny Issues / Arbitration Today and In The Future

12.30 - 12.45 pm
Closing Remarks

12.45 - 2.00 pm
Lunch

Registration Fees

Early Bird (register before 10 August 2025): EUR 1,600 (plus 19% VAT)
Standard Rate (registration will close on 17 October 2025): EUR 1,800 (plus 19% VAT)
Accompanying person: € 400 (plus 19% VAT)
Registration fees include accommodation & meals. The packages do not include travel costs, room service, room upgrades.

Spaces are limited! Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be no refund for cancellations, but substitutions are accepted.

Please note: Registration is approval-based. Submitting a registration does not guarantee confirmation – once approved, you will receive confirmation and the invoice.

Registration

To register, please use the registration link on or before 17 October 2025 below.

Contact

Please address any questions to events(at)no_spamdisarb.org.

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