12 I SEP I 2025
Vilnius Arbitration Day 2025
HEROES OF ARBITRATION
Great Power
Great Responsibility
Great Opportunity
VILNIUS ARBITRATION DAY 2025
12 I SEPTEMBER I 2025
AGENDA
@Vilnius Town Hall
Didžioji str. 31, Vilnius
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:20
Welcome Speech by Chairman of VCCA Vitalija Baranovienė
09:20 – 09:25
Introduction of Keynote speaker by Vilija Vaitkute Pavan
Partner at Ellex Valiunas
09:25 – 10:00
Keynote Speech by Roland Ziadé Partner,
Global Co-Head of International Arbitration, Linklaters
10:00 – 10:05
Introduction of Knut Høivik
10:05 – 10:25
Through the Eyes of Business: Is Arbitration the Real Hero?
By PhD Knut Høivik
Independent arbitrator and associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Bergen
10:25 – 10:30
Welcome and Logistics Remarks from Organising Committee
10:30 – 11:00
Networking Break and Coffee
Stream 1
“Procedural Questions”
Stream moderator: Renata Beržanskienė
Stream 2
“Substantive Questions”
Stream moderator: Prof. Dr. Solveiga Vilčinskaitė
Stream 1
“Procedural Questions”
Stream moderator: Renata Beržanskienė
11:00 – 12:10
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: granting interim relief in the international commercial arbitration: courts vs arbitral tribunals
Moderator:
- Associated Professor Albertas Šekštelo (Motieka&Audzevičius)
Speakers:
- Justyna Szpara, FCIArb (Łaszczuk i Wspólnicy)
- Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, M.B.L.-HSG (Pitkowitz & Partners, Vienna International Arbitral Centre)
- Jan K. Schäfer, LL.M (King & Spalding’s)
- Dr. Niels Schiersing, LLD (Independent International Arbitrator)
- Jesper Tiberg (Westerber & Partners)
5 minutes technical break for change of panel
12:15 – 13:25
Nightmares for Heroes: Fighting Inefficiency
Moderator:
- Ieva Rimavičienė (Sorainen)
Speakers:
- Dr. Galina Zukova (Zukova Legal)
- Niuscha Bassiri (ArbBoutique)
- Dr. Greg Lourie (Schellenberg Wittmer’s)
- Michael Polkinghorne (White & Case)
13:30 – 14:45
Lunch Break
14:45 – 15:55
Fifty shades of bias: where is the Rubicon of impartiality?
Moderator:
- Gediminas Dominas, FCIArb (WALLESS)
Speakers:
- Caroline Falconer (SCC Arbitration Institute)
- Volodymyr Yaremko (Mayer Brown)
- Paweł Pietkiewicz (Greenberg Traurig)
- Jerker Kjellander (Vinge)
5 minutes technical break for change of panel
16:00 – 17:10
Too Much Love Will Kill You: Striking the Right Balance in National Courts’ Role in the Arbitration Process
Moderator:
- Paulius Docka, FCIArb (QND LEGAL)
Speakers:
- Julien Maire du Poset (Lead up)
- Marc Keidan (Keidan Harrison)
- Shai Sharvit (Gornitzky & Co.)
- Johan Sidklev (Roschier)
Stream 2
“Substantive Questions”
Stream moderator: Prof. Dr. Solveiga Vilčinskaitė
11:00 – 12:10
Supercharging Heroes in Arbitration: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence
Moderator:
- Professor Dr. Rimantas Simaitis, MCIArb (Cobalt)
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Maud Piers (Ghent University)
- Khayat Dany (Mayer Brown)
- Ginta Ahrel (Westerberg & Partners)
- Lucas De Ferrari (White & Case)
5 minutes technical break for change of panel
12:15 – 13:25
The European Love/Hate Affair: Navigating EU Law in Commercial Arbitration
Moderator:
- Simona Budreikaitė (Ellex Valiunas)
Speakers:
- Dr. Boris Kasolowsky (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)
- Isabelle Michou (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan)
- Dr. Paschalis Paschalidis (Arendt & Medernach)
- Robert Price (Latham & Watkins)
- Adelina Prokop (Clifford Chance)
13:30 – 14:45
Lunch Break
14:45 – 15:55
Taking Shareholder Disputes to Arbitration: Challenges and Perspectives
Moderator:
- Gailė Juozapaitytė LL.M. (TGS Baltic)
Speakers:
- James Herbert (Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes)
- Ph.D. Michele Potestà (Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler)
- Ph.D. Jan Markiewicz, LL.M. (CMS)
- Dr. Phillip Landolt, FCIArb (Landolt & Koch)
- Olena Perepelynska (INTEGRITES law firm)
5 minutes technical break for change of panel
16:00 – 17:10
Arbitrability in Times of Insolvency: Navigating Stays and Enforcement
Moderator:
- Evaldas Pocevičius (Triniti Jurex)
Speakers:
- Dr. Ioana Knoll-Tudor (Addleshaw Goddard)
- Ben Sigler (Stephenson Harwood)
- Krzysztof Ciepliński (Gide Loyrette Nouel)
- Dr Barbara Maucher, FCIArb (Noerr PartG)
- Daniel Lander (Cirio)
11:00 – 12:10
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: granting interim relief in the international commercial arbitration: courts vs arbitral tribunals
Moderator:
- Associated Professor Albertas Šekštelo (Motieka&Audzevičius)
Speakers:
- Justyna Szpara, FCIArb (Łaszczuk i Wspólnicy)
- Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, M.B.L.-HSG (Pitkowitz & Partners, Vienna International Arbitral Centre)
- Jan K. Schäfer, LL.M (King & Spalding’s)
- Dr. Niels Schiersing, LLD (Independent International Arbitrator)
- Jesper Tiberg (Westerber & Partners)
11:00 – 12:10
Supercharging Heroes in Arbitration: The Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence
Moderator:
- Professor Dr. Rimantas Simaitis, MCIArb (Cobalt)
Speakers:
- Prof. Dr. Maud Piers (Ghent University)
- Khayat Dany (Mayer Brown)
- Ginta Ahrel (Westerberg & Partners)
- Lucas De Ferrari (White & Case)
5 minutes technical break for change of panel
12:15 – 13:25
Nightmares for Heroes: Fighting Inefficiency
Moderator:
- Ieva Rimavičienė (Sorainen)
Speakers:
- Dr. Galina Zukova (Zukova Legal)
- Niuscha Bassiri (ArbBoutique)
- Dr. Greg Lourie (Schellenberg Wittmer’s)
- Michael Polkinghorne (White & Case)
12:15 – 13:25
The European Love/Hate Affair: Navigating EU Law in Commercial Arbitration
Moderator:
- Simona Budreikaitė (Ellex Valiunas)
Speakers:
- Dr. Boris Kasolowsky (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)
- Isabelle Michou (Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan)
- Dr. Paschalis Paschalidis (Arendt & Medernach)
- Robert Price (Latham & Watkins)
- Adelina Prokop (Clifford Chance)
13:30 – 14:45
Lunch Break
Ground floor Vilnius Town Hall
14:45 – 15:55
Fifty shades of bias: where is the Rubicon of impartiality?
Moderator:
- Gediminas Dominas, FCIArb (WALLESS)
Speakers:
- Caroline Falconer (SCC Arbitration Institute)
- Volodymyr Yaremko (Mayer Brown)
- Paweł Pietkiewicz (Greenberg Traurig)
- Jerker Kjellander (Vinge)
14:45 – 15:55
Taking Shareholder Disputes to Arbitration: Challenges and Perspectives
Moderator:
- Gailė Juozapaitytė LL.M. (TGS Baltic)
Speakers:
- James Herbert (Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes)
- Ph.D. Michele Potestà (Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler)
- Ph.D. Jan Markiewicz, LL.M. (CMS)
- Dr. Phillip Landolt, FCIArb (Landolt & Koch)
- Olena Perepelynska (INTEGRITES law firm)
5 minutes technical break for change of panel
16:00 – 17:10
Too Much Love Will Kill You: Striking the Right Balance in National Courts’ Role in the Arbitration Process
Moderator:
- Paulius Docka, FCIArb (QND LEGAL)
Speakers:
- Julien Maire du Poset (Lead up)
- Marc Keidan (Keidan Harrison)
- Shai Sharvit (Partner, Herzog Fox & Neeman)
- Johan Sidklev (Roschier)
- Malgorzata Surdek-Janicka (SURDEK Arbitration, Vice-President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration)
16:00 – 17:10
Arbitrability in Times of Insolvency: Navigating Stays and Enforcement
Moderator:
- Evaldas Pocevičius (Triniti Jurex)
Speakers:
- Dr. Ioana Knoll-Tudor (Addleshaw Goddard)
- Ben Sigler (Stephenson Harwood)
- Krzysztof Ciepliński (Gide Loyrette Nouel)
- Dr Barbara Maucher, FCIArb (Noerr PartG)
- Daniel Lander (Cirio)
17:10- 17:30
Networking Break and Coffee
17:30 – 18:00
Closing Session, Moderator Duel and Wine
20:00 – 01:00
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