GAR Live: Istanbul
Join SCC Chairperson Robin Oldenstam for the 13th edition of GAR Live: Istanbul.
Date: 25 June 2026
Time: 09.00–18.20
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Gather with leading practitioners from Turkey and Europe for a full day of high-level discussion, insight and connection. This flagship event brings together top arbitrators, counsel and experts in a dynamic forum designed to spark ideas and strengthen the arbitration community.
Expect standout sessions on key procedural developments, an arbitral institution roundtable, a fireside chat with leading arbitrators, roundtable discussions on AI, and much more, all crafted to keep you ahead in a fast-evolving field.
The arbitral institution roundtable
SCC Chairperson Robin Oldenstam will take part of an roundtable discussion on arbitral institution. This interactive session will bring together leading figures from some of the world’s most important arbitral institutions to discuss their institutional rules, their practices, new developments and future projects.
Speakers
- Myrna Barakat Friedman, Independent Arbitrator, Presiding Fellow, Barakat ADR, Association of Commercial and Transactional ADR Professionals (ACT-ADR)
- Jocelyn Heng, Managing Counsel, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
- James Hosking, Vice-President, Founding Partner, Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration, Chaffetz Lindsey
- Robin Oldenstam, Chairperson, Partner, SCC Arbitration Institute, Mannheimer Swartling
- Malgorzata Surdek-Janicka, Independent Arbitrator, Vice-President, Surdek Arbitration, International Court of Arbitration (ICC)