AI and Arbitrator Selection: Who Chooses, Human or Machine?

As counsel and arbitral institutions experiment with artificial intelligence to assist in arbitrator selection, the debate intensifies: can algorithms enhance neutrality, diversity, and efficiency without undermining legitimacy and party autonomy? This one-hour webinar, co-hosted by SVAMC and the SCC Arbitration Institute, will bring together practitioners, technologists, and institutional leaders to explore where the line should be drawn between automation and human oversight.

The panel will consider ethical safeguards, empirical validation of neutrality, and hybrid models that combine human judgment with algorithmic insight.

Moderator: Dr Dorothee Schramm, Independent Arbitrator, Vice-President of SVAMC

Panelists:

• Jake Lowther, Specialist Counsel, SCC
• Sarah E. Reynolds, Head of International and Domestic Litigation at Kaplan & Grady LLP
• Robert Mahari, Founder & CEO, Akiva AI
• Annie Lespérance, Head of Americas, Jus Mundi