XIII INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION READINGS
IN MEMORY OF ACADEMICIAN IGOR POBIRCHENKO

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND ETHICS IN ARBITRATION: NEW DIMENSIONS OF PRESERVING INSTITUTIONAL TRUST

09 October 2026 | 13:00 - 17:00

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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

10+
years
3000+
participants
150+
speakers

PROGRAM

ХІІІ International Arbitration Readings in memory of Academician Igor Pobirchenko

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND ETHICS IN ARBITRATION: NEW DIMENSIONS OF PRESERVING INSTITUTIONAL TRUST
12:30 - 13:00

Registration

13:00 - 13:15

Opening Remarks

13:15 - 14:50

Session I "The Ethical Architecture of International Arbitration"

Prof. Oleg PODTSERKOVNYI,
Head of the Chair of Economic Law and Procedure at the National University “Odesa Law Academy”, Member of the ICAC Presidium

Moderator

Marily PARALIKA,
Partner, Fieldfisher (Paris)

"Institutional trust in arbitration: emerging ethical challenges"

Dr. Tatyana SLIPACHUK,
Co-Chair of the Legal & Regulatory Working Group of The City-Ukraine Hub; Partner at Sayenko Kharenko; Chartered Arbitrator

"Achieving the objective at any cost? Rethinking ethical standards for party representatives"

Kateryna HONCHARENKO,
Technology Thought Leadership Group, AI Guideline Drafting Committee of the CIArb Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration (2025)

"The transformation of ethics in arbitration under the Influence of digitalisation and AI"

Dr. Velimir ZIVKOVIC,
Associate Professor, University of Warwick School of Law, Independent Arbitrator

"'Geopolitical' Challenges of Arbitrators: Disclosure and Good Faith in a New Era"
14:50 - 15:15

Coffee break

15:15 - 16:30

Session ІІ "International Arbitration in the Digital Age"

Prof. Volodymyr NAHNYBIDA,
Vice President, ICAC, MCIArb

Moderator

Justice Dato’ Mary LIM Thiam Suan,
President, AIAC Court of Arbitration

"E-arbitration revisited: what is essential and what is merely cosmetic?"

Dr. Tom Christopher PRÖSTLER,
Partner, CMS (Germany), Senior Foreign Legal Consultant, CMS (Hong Kong)

"Equality of parties and procedural balance of opportunities in the context of digitalisation"

Pavlo BOGACHENKO,
Senior Associate, DLA Piper (Ireland),
qualified in Ireland, England and Wales, Ukraine, and New York

"AI in arbitration: a driver of efficiency or a threat to trust?"

Yuliya CHERNYKH,
Professor of University of Inland Norway (Lillehammer, Norway), Chartered Arbitrator, ICAC Arbitrator

"Artificial Intelligence and Contract Interpretation in Arbitration"
16:30 - 17:00

Closing remarks


SPEAKERS

Prof. MYKOLA<br>SELIVON

Prof. MYKOLA
SELIVON

President
of the ICAC and the UMAC
Gennadiy<br>CHYZHYKOV

Gennadiy
CHYZHYKOV

President
of the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Prof. Oleg<br>PODTSERKOVNYI

Prof. Oleg
PODTSERKOVNYI

Head of the Chair of Economic Law and Procedure at the National University “Odesa Law Academy”, Member of the ICAC Presidium
Marily<br>PARALIKA

Marily
PARALIKA

Partner, Fieldfisher (Paris)
Dr. Tatyana<br>SLIPACHUK

Dr. Tatyana
SLIPACHUK

Co-Chair of the Legal & Regulatory Working Group of The City-Ukraine Hub; Partner at Sayenko Kharenko; Chartered Arbitrator
Kateryna<br>HONCHARENKO

Kateryna
HONCHARENKO

Technology Thought Leadership Group, AI Guideline Drafting Committee of the CIArb Guideline on the Use of AI in Arbitration (2025)
Dr. Velimir<br>ZIVKOVIC

Dr. Velimir
ZIVKOVIC

Associate Professor, University of Warwick School of Law, Independent Arbitrator
Prof. Volodymyr<br>NAHNYBIDA

Prof. Volodymyr
NAHNYBIDA

Vice President, ICAC, MCIArb
Justice Dato’<br>Mary LIM Thiam Suan

Justice Dato’
Mary LIM Thiam Suan

President, AIAC Court of Arbitration
Dr. Tom Christopher<br>PRÖSTLER

Dr. Tom Christopher
PRÖSTLER

Partner, CMS (Germany), Senior Foreign Legal Consultant, CMS (Hong Kong)
Pavlo<br>BOGACHENKO

Pavlo
BOGACHENKO

Senior Associate, DLA Piper (Ireland),
qualified in Ireland, England and Wales, Ukraine, and New York
Yuliya<br>CHERNYKH

Yuliya
CHERNYKH

Professor of University of Inland Norway (Lillehammer, Norway), Chartered Arbitrator, ICAC Arbitrator

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