Dear Members and Friends,
Summer is coming. And already today YAAP is proud to host the Co-Chairs’ Circle Retreat at the beautiful Neusiedlersee. Co-Chairs from 17 different international under-40 organizations will join the meeting and discuss how we can achieve closer cooperation and engage more with our members on a global level. We will also discuss whether the traditional under/over 40 division is outdated in today’s world where many decision makers within the users of arbitration are getting younger. We want to look for more opportunities to have a better seat at the “adults’ table” in the future. We will report on the results in our next newsletter.
There are three more summer events waiting for you: the YAAP summer drinks on 27 June and, of course, the Summer Retreat on 19-20 July (there are only a couple of spaces left, so do register if you have not done so yet). Before the ‘summer break’, we will meet for one last Round Table on 19 June – we are looking forward to seeing you there.
Also, as some of you might have heard already, we will be looking for two new Advisory Board members starting their term in 2020. A formal call for applications will follow. Meanwhile, if this sounds interesting to you, we kindly invite you to come and join our events and get involved.
Yours,
Lisa & Filip
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SAVE THE DATE: DIS40-YACF-YAAP event “Meet your case manager”, Riga, 12 June 2019
Take a look behind the scenes of an arbitral institution and meet your case managers from the
German Arbitration Institute (DIS), the Arbitration Institute of the
Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI), and
Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC). DIS40, YACF and YAAP are organizing this special Round Table on 12 June 2019 in Riga, the day before the DIS Baltic Arbitration Days. Young practitioners will have the opportunity to "speed-date" case managers from each institution. Philipp Eickhoff (DIS), Adriana Aravena-Jokelainen (FAI) and Silvia Freisehner (VIAC) will give practical insights into daily case management and are happy to answer your questions.
The event is kindly hosted by the law firm Sorainen in Riga.
Date: Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 6.00 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.
Venue: Sorainen, Valdemara 21, LV-1010, Riga, Latvia
Costs: This event is free of charge!
Registration: Please register
here.
SAVE THE DATE: YAAP Round Table, Vienna, 19 June 2019
Join a lively discussion with Johanna Büstgens of Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte (Hamburg) and Leon Kopecky of Schönherr (Vienna). Details to follow soon.
Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 7.00 p.m.
Venue:
Gustl Kocht, Erdbergstraße 21, 1030 Wien (subway U3 Rochusgasse)
As always our Round Tables are free of charge and no need to register!
SAVE THE DATE: Arb|Aut and YAAP Summer Drinks, Vienna, 27 June 2019
The traditionally held Arb|Aut and YAAP Summer Drinks gather the Austrian arbitration community in a relaxed atmosphere before leaving for the summer break.
Date: 27 June 2019
Venue:
Summerstage, Donaukanal, Roßauer Lände, 1090 Vienna
REMINDER: 2nd Annual Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders Arbitration conference, London, 26 June 2019
Global Arbitration Review is once again teaming up with Who’s Who Legal to bring together an event dedicated to the Future Leaders in the field of international arbitration. The 2nd Annual Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders Arbitration conference will feature speakers who have been identified for their exceptional counsel and arbitration work in complex international proceedings and are among the best of their generation. This afternoon conference will see the return of our ever-popular GAR Live debate, alongside a panel discussion in which our speakers will explore what lies in the future for the world of international arbitration.
These sessions will provide the audience with a unique insight from the leading figures in the sphere of international arbitration. The conference will include an audience of practitioners from across the UK and internationally, allowing delegates to connect with and learn from like-minded individuals. For details see
here.
REMINDER: ASAb40 - DIS40 - AIA ArbIT 40 - YAAP Summer Retreat, Zurich, 19 - 20 July 2019
Only a few spaces left – book your place at the Summer Retreat: The young arbitration practitioners from Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland invite you to join this year's
Summer Retreat. The focus of this edition of the Practice Building Seminar is
Pitching. With the assistance of pitching professionals, you will establish your own pitch and focus on topics such as telling your story, presenting your team and selling your expertise.
Date: Friday/Saturday 19 - 20 July 2019
Venue:
Landgut Bocken, Horgen, Zurich (Switzerland)
(Opening Reception in Zurich on Thursday, 18 July 2019 at 8pm)
After the Friday working sessions, there will be plenty of time for meeting old and new friends over drinks and dinner. Saturday opens with pitch presentations, followed by an easy hike (or an even easier taxi ride) and a relaxed lunch. We will head back to Zurich at approx. 3.30 pm.
The registration fee is EUR 180. It covers the seminar as well as dinner and pre-dinner drinks on Friday and lunch on Saturday.
A number of rooms are available at the
Landgut Bocken for CHF 171 (single room) / CHF 234 (double room) incl. breakfast (
email Landgut Bocken re "Summer Retreat"). Make sure to book your accommodation for Friday night sufficiently in advance. True to the retreat character, there is not much else around!
REVIEW: YAAP Round Table Special: "Meet your Case Manager", Vienna, 8 May 2019
In a special Round Table on 8 May co-organized by YAAP jointly with Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM), German Arbitration Institute (DIS), Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) and Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), YAAP members had the opportunity to “speed-date” senior case managers from these four institutions: Patryk Kulig (DIS), Marina Nitrola (CAM), Evelina Wahlström (SCC) and Klaudia Dobosz (VIAC). In the relaxed atmosphere of the Viennese Café Prückel, case managers engaged in conversations on case numbers, arbitrator appointments, file administration and many more. Whilst the speed-dating format involved four tables and three discussion rounds, it was the participants who steered discussions by asking their individual questions. The event demonstrated that it makes a lot of sense – and, very simply, that it is a lot of fun for everyone – to shift much of the debate from the plenary to smaller tables.
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