The Danish Institute of Arbitration and ICC Denmark Present Copenhagen Arbitration Days

Shaping the Nordic arbitration community of tomorrow takes more than ideas and intention. Culture matters. So does foresight, collaboration — and increasingly, AI, which has become a key tool in arbitration practice.

It is a pleasure to welcome you to this year’s Copenhagen Arbitration Days on 4 September, where leading practitioners will explore how we grow and shape the arbitration community. Over the past seven years, in collaboration with ICC Denmark, this annual conference has developed from an ambitious idea into a high-level professional event with a strong focus on hot topics such as enhancing diversity when appointing arbitrators and engaging and supporting young practitioners in the field. This focus is necessary to make it easier for the next generation of arbitrators to gain appointments – and, in the end of the day, to support essential growth that also includes a wider age range.

I am honored to present an outstanding two-day program, and it is a great pleasure to thank our speakers — some of the most respected practitioners in the field. It provides a chance to discuss key issues, connect with colleagues, and gain insight into international developments in the field.

This year, we are delighted that the event takes place at wonderful The Odd Fellow Palace right in the heart of the old part of Copenhagen – an historic palace built between 1751 and 1755 as a private residence for Lord Chamberlain, Christian August von Berckentin, a German Danish diplomat. The palace is a perfect frame for our conference, a drinks reception and dinner. During the dinner, the prominent Danish practitioner Henriette Gernaa, Gorrissen-Federspiel, will deliver our traditional dinner speech.

To underline the importance of achieving greater diversity among arbitrators, ICC Denmark, the DIA and Young Arbitrators Copenhagen invite both women and men to the dedicated event Next Generation of Diversity in Arbitration on 5 September as a part of the efforts to promote diversity in arbitral appointments. This event will take place at Tietgens Hus – also in the center of Copenhagen.

In connection with this event ArbitralWomen — an international non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the professional advancement of women in dispute resolution — will host a lunch and speed dating event.

Finally, we would like to thank our sponsors, including our main sponsor, the Dreyers Foundation. Without your support, it would not be possible to organise the Copenhagen Arbitration Days.