We invite you to the International Conference "Kyiv Arbitration Days: think big!" taking place online.

Date: December 19, 2025.

Time: 2:00 PM - 7:05 PM Kyiv time.

Working language: English. Speeches of experts will be provided with simultaneous translation (English/Ukrainian).

This Conference is a «must attend» for arbitration professionals who want to keep up to date on the latest trends in the arbitration community.

PROGRAM

14:00 – 14:30 Welcoming remarks

German Galushchenko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine

Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Managing Partner AVELLUM (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Irina Nazarova, Managing Partner at ENGARDE Attorneys at Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Lisa Richman, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, USA)

14:00 – 14:30 Welcoming remarks

German Galushchenko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine

Mykola Stetsenko, President of the Ukrainian Bar Association, Managing Partner AVELLUM (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Irina Nazarova, Managing Partner at ENGARDE Attorneys at Law (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Lisa Richman, Partner at McDermott Will & Emery (Washington, USA)

14:30 – 15:45 Session 1. International arbitration and AI

Moderator:

Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, President of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre, Founding Partner and head of dispute resolution at Pitkowitz & Partners (Vienna, Austria)

Тopics and Experts:

1. AI regulation and UNCITRAL Secretariat’s Exploratory work on AI

Judith Knieper, Secretary of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Vienna, Austria)

2. What is the liability for AI failures and/or risks of using and misusing AI? How do we allocate contractual risk for liability from AI error? What about causation or fault?

Expert TBD

3. Ethics and Disclousure, what can be outsoursed to AI by AT and counsel?

Expert TBD

4. Special presentation: AI and Decision-Making: insights from the psychologist

Dr. Larysa Didkovska, Well-known Psychologist, Professor, Rector of the Ukrainian Free University (Munich, Germany), President of the Ukrainian Gestalt Therapy Association

15:45 – 15:50 Break

15:50 – 16:25 Keynote speech by Gary Born: International Arbitration: past, present, future

Keynote Speaker:

Gary Born, Honorary Professor of Law, leading authority on international arbitration and litigation, Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

16:25 – 16:30 Break

16:30 – 17:20 Session 2. International arbitration, geopolitical instability and sanctions

Moderator:

Dr. Markian Malskyy, Managing Partner at Arzinger (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Тopics and Experts :

1. What lessons have been learned from the Ukraine-Russia conflict?
Ukraine has filed a number of arbitrations against Russia relating to investments affected by the conflict. What is the overall result of these arbitrations? What effect have they had on the conflict and exerting financial pressure?

Kostiantyn Likarchuk, Senior Partner at AVELLUM and a Co-Head of the Dispute Resolution practice (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Tetiana Bersheda, Independent arbitrator and legal counsel (Switzerland and UK)

2. Force Majeure in Wartime: Constitutional Doctrine on Emergency and Necessity

Oleksandr Vodyannikov, Judge of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)

3. Navigating arbitration in a Sanctioned Environment

Speaker TBD

17:20 – 17:25 Break

17:25 – 17:45 Special presentation: Harnessing arbitration and its alternatives for post-war justice

Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi, Executive Director of the Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine (Kyiv, Ukraine)

17:45 – 17:50 Break

17:50 – 19:05 Session 3. The next wave of energy transitions and international disputes

Moderator:

Ena Cefo, Counsel at McDermott Will & Shulte (Washington D.C., USA)

Тopics and Experts:

1. We saw the disputes that came out of the transition away from coal fuel but are now seeing the next wave of transitions

Expert TBD

2. What is happening in disputes?
• Renewable incentive scaling back? Reduced subsidies by governments?
• Decommissioning fossil?
• Permitting issues?
• Public opposing or environmental law triggers?
• Cross-border issues where large infrastructure is required?

Sophia Von Dewall, Partner at Vanguard International Dispute Resolution (Paris, France)

3. What about nuclear energy and its resurgence? What is going on in disputes relating to nuclear energy?

Expert TBD

4. Disputes in the Offshore Wind Projescts: what is happening?

Expert TBD

To find more details about the event please visit the official website: https://kad.com.ua/

We sincerely thank ENGARDE Attorneys at Law for their support, whose contributions were essential in making this event possible.

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The organizers reserve the right to close registration when the maximum number of participants is reached.

For inquiries regarding participation as a speaker or moderator, please contact the program coordinator directly:

Irina Nazarova
Managing Partner, ENGARDE Attorneys at Law

Phone: +380 (44) 498-73-83
E-mail: irina.nazarova@engarde-attorneys.com

For registration and partnership opportunities, please contact:

Tetiana Osaulenko
Head of Partnership Development & Conference House, UBA

Phone: +38 (063) 792-30-99 (available via WhatsApp, Viber)
E-mail: tosaulenko@uba.ua

For media accreditation, please contact:

Daria Sydorchuk.
Communications Coordinator, UBA
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