XII INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION READINGS
IN MEMORY OF ACADEMICIAN IGOR POBIRCHENKO

UKRAINE AS A SEAT OF ARBITRATION. A CONTEMPORARY DIMENSION OF EFFICIENCY

10 October 2025 | 13:00 - 17:00

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PROGRAM

ХII International Arbitration Readings in memory of Academician Igor Pobirchenko

UKRAINE AS A SEAT OF ARBITRATION. A CONTEMPORARY DIMENSION OF EFFICIENCY
12:30 - 13:00

Registration

13:00 - 13:15

Opening Remarks

13:15 - 13:40

Special Report

Roman Babii, People's Deputy of Ukraine; Chairperson of the Sub-committee on Enforcement of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Legal Policy

"State policy on the development of arbitration and other forms of ADR in Ukraine"
13:40 - 14:50

Session I "Made in Ukraine: Arbitral Jurisdiction of a New Generation"

Olena Perepelynska, Partner, Head of Arbitration Practice at INTEGRITES Law Firm; Member of the Board of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association

Moderator

Prof. Catherine Rogers – Full Professor of Law at Bocconi University; Research Professor at the University of California Law, San Francisco

"Criteria for the choice of jurisdiction as the seat of arbitration: traditionalism or modernism"

Oksana Karel – Attorney, Expert in the Field of Arbitration

"Ukraine as a seat of arbitration: summary of the first quarter of the 21st century, current trends and long-term goals"

Olexander Droug – Partner at Sayenko Kharenko

"Arbitration in Ukraine amidst the war: a challenge or a window of new opportunities?"
14:50 - 15:15

Coffee break

15:15 - 16:30

Session ІІ "Pro-Arbitration Climate in Action: the Role of National Courts in Supporting the Arbitration Infrastructure in Ukraine"

Kostiantyn Pilkov, a Justice of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, PhD in Law

Moderator

Prof. Olena Belianevych, Professor of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure at Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University (Vinnytsia); a Member of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Supreme Court, Doctor of Law

"The formula of success for Ukraine as an arbitral jurisdiction: respectful attitude of national courts towards the autonomy of arbitration"

Dmytro Hudyma, a Justice of the Civil Cassation Court within the Supreme Court, PhD in Law

"Opinions of the Supreme Court as factors in shaping a pro-arbitration climate"

Olena Kibenko, a Justice of the Commercial Cassation Court within the Supreme Court, Doctor of Law

"Delimitation of the jurisdiction of courts and arbitration: the practice of commercial courts and vectors for development"

Roman Marchenko, Attorney, Senior Partner at Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm, the Honored Lawyer of Ukraine

"An attorney’s perspective on court proceedings related to arbitration. Public policy: a “window of opportunity” for political requests or sustainable development?"
16:30 - 17:00

Closing remarks


SPEAKERS

SPECIAL GUESTS

ROMAN BABII

ROMAN BABII

People's Deputy of Ukraine; Chairperson of the Sub-committee on Enforcement of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Legal Policy
Prof. MYKOLA<br>SELIVON

Prof. MYKOLA
SELIVON

President of the ICAC and the UMAC
Olena<br>Perepelynska

Olena
Perepelynska

Partner, Head of Arbitration Practice at INTEGRITES Law Firm; Member of the Board of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association
Prof. Catherine<br>Rogers

Prof. Catherine
Rogers

Full Professor of Law at Bocconi University; Research Professor at the University of California Law, San Francisco
Oksana<br>Karel

Oksana
Karel

Attorney, Expert in the Field of Arbitration
Olexander<br>Droug

Olexander
Droug

Partner at Sayenko Kharenko
Kostiantyn<br>Pilkov

Kostiantyn
Pilkov

a Justice of the Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, PhD in Law
Prof. Olena<br>Belianevych

Prof. Olena
Belianevych

Professor of the Department of Civil Law and Procedure at Vasyl Stus Donetsk National University (Vinnytsia); a Member of the Scientific Advisory Council at the Supreme Court, Doctor of Law
Dmytro<br>Hudyma

Dmytro
Hudyma

a Justice of the Civil Cassation Court within the Supreme Court, PhD in Law
Olena<br>Kibenko

Olena
Kibenko

a Justice of the Commercial Cassation Court within the Supreme Court, Doctor of Law
Roman<br>Marchenko

Roman
Marchenko

Attorney, Senior Partner at Ilyashev & Partners Law Firm, the Honored Lawyer of Ukraine

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