ICC Germany Arbitration Day

09:00 – 09:30

Registration and Coffee

09:30 – 09:35

Welcome remarks

09:35-10:15

Presentation: In Focus: Revamping the ICC Arbitration Rules – Towards Enhanced Clarity and Efficiency

Work is underway to revise the ICC Rules of Arbitration. This session will provide a preview of the ICC Arbitration Rules revision process, highlighting key changes and the reasoning behind them.

10:15-11:15

Panel I: Dispute Resolution in International Defence Projects – Choose your Battles Wisely

International defence projects present unique legal and commercial challenges that demand sophisticated approaches to dispute resolution. This panel brings together in-house counsel of leading corporates in the defence industry to examine how disputes arise in cross-border defence projects. From navigating typical pittfalls in such disputes to safeguarding classified information, our panellists will share practical insights drawn from their extensive experience in this highly specialised field.

11:15-11:25

Short break

11:25-12:25

Panel II: Arbitration Unplugged – In-house Counsel Speak Up

What do businesses really expect from arbitration today? In a world shaped by geopolitical tensions, geo-economic shifts, and increasing regulatory pressure, in-house counsel are rethinking how disputes should be resolved. This panel puts corporate voices centre stage. Senior in-house counsel share their unfiltered insights and real world experiences and voice their expectations towards arbitrators and arbitral institutions – from procedural efficiency and case management to strategic awareness, transparency, and enforceability. Engage in meaningful conversations that challenge the status quo and envision the future of arbitration.

12:25-13:30

Networking lunch

13:30-14:30

Panel III: Confidentiality in Arbitration Proceedings – Myth or Reality?

Confidentiality is often cited as one of arbitration’s key advantages – but how absolute is it in practice? A panel of leading practitioners and in-house counsel will discuss practical challenges, legal limits, and emerging trends in maintaining confidentiality, from sensitive commercial disputes to cross-border enforcement issues. Join us for a candid discussion on whether confidentiality in arbitration is truly guaranteed – or more myth than reality.

14:30-14:40

Impulse talk

14:40-15:00

Coffee break and networking

15:00-16:00

Panel IV: Fueling the Future: Cutting-Edge Developments in Energy Disputes

Join leading practitioners and industry experts as they examine the latest trends and challenges in energy-related arbitration across key sectors. The panel will discuss how market shifts, regulatory changes, and geopolitical developments are reshaping the energy dispute landscape. Attendees will gain insights into sector-specific issues, innovative dispute resolution strategies, and the growing influence of geopolitics and the energy transition on arbitration practice.

16:00-16:10

Short break

16:10-17:10

Panel V: Re-Engineering Arbitration: Choices Shaping Tomorrow’s Dispute Resolution Workflows in an AI-Assisted World

As all participants in dispute resolution invest heavily in process design and technology, parts of the arbitration lifecycle that have been bespoke and counsel-driven are becoming standardised and integrated. The rapid adoption of AI tools is accelerating this shift.

For users, these developments create new possibilities for cost control, predictability and portfolio management. For the actors, they raise questions about who should design and own each part of the process and in particular whether the full potential of these possibilities can realistically be unlocked through collaboration between counsel or whether norms and structures will need to be imposed through procedural orders and institutional rules.

This panel brings together representatives of the ICC and collaborative digital platform providers, alongside counsel, to explore how these developments are reshaping case management, evidential workflows and the preparation of submissions, and what this means for party autonomy, case strategy and effective advocacy in an increasingly process-driven and AI-assisted world.

17:10-17:15

Closing remarks

17:15-18:30

Reception