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[Registration closed] JCAA Global Arbitration Forum 2025 - Day 2 (28 November 2025)
In-person registration for this event is closed. Online participation for Day 1 event remains available.
The Forum aims to explore Japan’s evolving role in international arbitration, with emphasis on the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) and Japan’s position in the global arbitration landscape.
The Forum brings in a diverse mix of legal practitioners, business representatives, and ADR / arbitration institution experts from both Japan and abroad.
Day 1 Program (27 November 2025)
The JCAA Global Arbitration Forum 2025 is held during Japan International Arbitration Week (25–29 November 2025).
- Dates
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28 November 2025
- Location
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In person
Venue: Tsunamachi Mitsui Club
2-3-7 Mita Minato-ku 108-0073
- Speakers
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Listed in the Program
- Registration fee
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Free of charge
- Capacity
- 100
- Program
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Language: English
Day 2
10:00 - 10:05
Welcome Remarks
10:05 - 11:05
Panel Session 1
"Strength in Unity – Cooperation Among Arbitral Institutions in a Fragmented World"
Nicky Balani (THAC, Thailand)
Prof. Seung Wha Chang (KCAB International, South Korea)
Prof. Stefan Kröll (DIS, Germany)
Jacques S. Lynn (PICCR, Philippines)
Moderator:
Tony Andriotis (Partner, DLA Piper)
11:05 - 11:55
Panel Session 2
“Arbitration in the Shadow of Trade Wars and Sanctions”
Tom Allen (Partner, K&L Gates)
Mitsuru Claire Chino (Itochu Corporation)
Constantinos Salonidis (Partner, Foley Hoag)
Yukiko Tomimatsu (Partner, Nishimura & Asahi (Gaikokuho Kyodo Jigyo))
Kazuhide Ueno (Partner, TMI Associates)
Moderator:
Jeffery Daar (Daar & Newman)
12:00 - 13:00
Panel Session 3
"Third-Party Funding – Japan’s Emerging Debate in a Global Context"
Edouard Fremault (Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer, Deminor Litigation Funding)
Morgane Guyonnet (Associate, Freshfields)
Yoshie Midorikawa (Partner, Miura & Partners)
John Rainbird (Partner, Bird & Bird)
Ruth Stackpool-Moore (Global Head of International Arbitration Business, Omni Bridgeway)
Moderator:
Miriam Rose Ivan L. Pereira (Counsel, Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners)
13:00 - 14:20
Lunch
14:20 - 15:20
Panel Session 4
“The Asian Century – Japan’s Role in Shaping Regional Dispute Resolution”
Prof. Giorgio Fabio Colombo (Professor, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)
Prof. Joongi Kim (Professor, Yonsei University)
Yoshimi Ohara (Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunemetsu)
Matthew Secomb (Partner, White & Case)
Moderator:
Prof. Loukas Mistelis (Partner, Clyde & Co; Professor, Queen May University of London)
15:20 - 16:20
Panel Session 5
“ADR and the Multipolar Order – Settlement, Innovation, and Technology Beyond Arbitration”
Ryan S. Goldstein (Partner, Quinn Emanuel, Urquhart and Sullivan)
Prof. Yoshihisa Hayakawa (Rikkyo University; Partner, Uryu & Itoga)
David MacArthur (Partner, Yulchon)
Yoshihiro Takatori (Special Counsel, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu)
Yuka Teraguchi (Partner, Morrison & Foerster)
Moderator:
Ben Jolley (Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer)
16:30 - 17:30
Panel Session 6
“Enforcement in Flux – Protecting the Global Currency of Arbitration”
Matthew J. Christensen (Partner, Kim & Chang)
Mihiro Koeda (Partner, Miura & Partners)
Dyah Paramita (Partner, ATD Law in association with Mori Hamada)
Harald Sippel (Independent Arbitrator, Sippel Arbitration)
Altangerel Taivankhuu (Independent Arbitrator; Board Chairwoman of Legaldata)
Moderator:
Douglas K. Freeman (Managing Partner, Freeman & Partners)
17:30 - 17:35
Closing Remarks
Registration
In-person registration for this event is closed. Online participation for Day 1 event remains available.
If you have any question, please contact JCAA: Tokyo Head Office