About EAW26
IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week (EAW) connects the Eurasia and global arbitration and dispute resolution communities. It is a platform for leading arbitrators, private practice lawyers, in-house counsel, policymakers and academics to discuss modern arbitration and dispute resolution practices, opportunities, challenges, and solutions for business in Eurasia. Through a series of engaging discussions and expert panels, EAW aims to promote arbitration, ADR and the rule of law, and protect investor rights with independent,
trusted and cost-effective dispute resolution.

IAC EAW26 is the fourth annual Eurasia arbitration event to be held at the International Arbitration Centre (IAC). Last year, more than 400 participants attended EAW25 from the US, UK, Eurasia, Europe, and Asia.
EAW26 Programme
(updates ongoing)
Training in collaboration with the Turkic Arbitration Association
The Arbitrator’s Toolkit: From Appointment to Final Award
Tuesday, 30 June 2026

Please note: Attendance on the Training Day is subject to a registration fee.
A separate registration form for the Training Day will be available soon.
11:30 – 12:30
Training Session 1. Being Appointed as an Arbitrator
Qualifications, Ethics, Challenges and Essentials of Case Management
  • Anna Guillard Sazhko, Independent Arbitrator & Counsel (France/Ukraine)
  • Gary Born, Partner, Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group (UK/USA)
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:30 – 15:00
Training Session 2. Inside the Tribunal Room
Managing Parties, Evidence and Hearings
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30
Training Session 3. Drafting an Arbitration Award & Related Enforcement Matters
Reasoning, Structure and Avoiding Annulment
  • Anna Guillard Sazhko, Independent Arbitrator & Counsel (France/Ukraine)
Wednesday, 1 July 2026
09:00 – 10:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 10:30
Opening Ceremony
  • Thomas Krümmel, IAC Chairman (Germany/Kazakhstan)
  • The Rt. Hon. The Lord Burnett of Maldon, AIFC Court Chief Justice (UK/Kazakhstan)
  • Renat Bekturov, AIFC Governor (Kazakhstan)
10:30 – 11:30
Panel 1. International Arbitration in Eurasia: Navigating Diverse Traditions, Frameworks & Cultural Expectations
Moderator:
  • Thomas Krummel, IAC Chairman (Germany)

Speakers:
  • Prof. Maria Chiara Malaguti, President Emeritus of UNIDROIT & Professor of International Law at Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore (Italy)
  • Prof. Loukas Mistelis, Queen Mary University of London (UK)
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:00
BIG SPEAKER. International Arbitration: Past, Present & Future
Moderator:
  • Thomas Krummel, IAC Chairman (Germany)

Speakers:
  • Gary Born, Partner, Chair, International Arbitration Practice Group (UK/USA)
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:00
Panel 2. Investment Opportunities & Risks in the Dispute Resolution Context
Moderator:
  • Anna Guillard Sazhko, Independent Arbitrator & Counsel (France/Ukraine)
15:00 – 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 – 16:30
Panel 3. Resolving Complex Disputes in the Middle Corridor & Silk Road: An Integrated Approach
Moderator:
  • Bakhyt Tukulov, Partner, TKS Disputes (Kazakhstan)
16:30 – 17:30
MASTER CLASS: Investment Mediation
  • Joe Tirado, International Arbitrator, Mediator & ADR Consultant, TiradoADR Limited (UK/Spain)
Thursday, 2 July 2026
09:00 – 10:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 11:00
Panel 1. AI in Arbitration: Appropriate Use, Limits & Ethics
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00
Queen Mary International Arbitration Survey: Global Trends, User Expectations & the Path Forward
  • Prof. Loukas Mistelis, Queen Mary University of London (UK)
12:00 – 13:00
Panel 2. Arbitration from the Inside: What In-house Counsel Really Want
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 14:45
DEBATES. Procedural Efficiency in Arbitration: Myth, Mantra or Menace?
Moderator:
  • Thomas Krummel, IAC Chairman (Germany)

Speakers:
  • Artem Doudko, Partner, Osborne Clarke (UK)
  • Mahnaz Malik, Arbitrator & Barrister, Twenty Essex (UK)
14:45 – 15:45
MASTER CLASS. Balancing Party Autonomy & Due Process: Mandatory Limits in the Procedure of International Arbitration
  • Prof. Domenico Di Pietro, Independent Arbitrator & Consultant (US)
15:45 – 16:00
Closing Ceremony
  • Thomas Krummel, IAC Chairman (Germany)

TBA

EAW26 Speakers
(updates ongoing)
Our address
AIFC Court and IAC Premises, 55/16 Mangilik El Avenue,
Block C3.1, Astana, Kazakhstan
IAC EAW26
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Tel: +7 (7172) 64 73 73
Email: Communications@aifc-iac.kz
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