SCC Arbitration Institute

Nordic Arbitration Day

We are delighted to invite you to the sixth edition of Nordic Arbitration Day (NAD), this year organised by Young Arbitrators Sweden in collaboration with our sister organisations in Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. We look forward to welcoming you to Stockholm on 7–8 May 2026.

Date: 07 May 2026–08 May 2026

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

The conference is open to arbitration practitioners aged 45 or younger from Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Iceland. Places are limited, and we encourage early registration to secure a spot.

Thursday, 7 May

We will kick off NAD 2026 with an informal welcome reception on Thursday evening. The venue will be released shortly.

Friday, 8 May

Venue: AtSix

9:00-09:30 Registration and coffee

09:30-09:45 Welcome Sara Johnsson

09:45-10:15 Keynote

10:15-10:30 Coffee

10:30-11:15 Panel 1: Case management, evidence, and the need to rethink procedural balance

  • Linnea Klingberg-Jensen, Kromann Reumert (moderator)
  • Johan Tufte-Kristensen, Copenhagen University (panelist, YAC)
  • Antonina Paasikivi, Waselius (panelist, YACF)
  • Mathilde Rye Ramberg, Thommessen (panelist, YAPN)
  • Rasmus Josefsson, Werks (panelist, YAS)

11:15-11:45 Coffee

11:45-12:30 Panel 2: Sanctions in Arbitration: Practical Lessons, Common Pitfalls, and the Elusive Law

  • Haakon Orgland Bingen, Peter & Kim (moderator, YAPN)
  • Lisa Berger, Gorrissen Federspiel (panelist, YAC)
  • Joel Kujala, Roschier (panelist, YACF)
  • Fredrik Lindmark, Pinna Goldberg (panelist, YAPN)
  • Caroline Gulliksson Dock, Gernandt & Danielsson Advokatbyrå (panelist, YAS)

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:45 Panel 3: Reimagining expert witness testimony: Contemporary practices in arbitration. From virtual hearings to hot-tubbing

  • Robin Ollus, Castrén & Snellman (moderator)
  • Regitze Aalykke Hansen, Puol Schmith Kammeradvokaten (panelist, YAC)
  • Silje Helene Bakkevig Dagsland, Haavind (panelist, YAPN)
  • Anders Öhlin, Vinge (panelist, YAS)

14:45-15:15 Coffee

15:15-16:00 Panel 4: Stockholm Syndrome in International Arbitration: Why do we keep appointing the same arbitrators?

  • Maria Sundqvist, Wallin & Partners (moderator, YAS)
  • Louise Wichmann Madsen, Hafnia Law firm (panelist, YAC)
  • Nelli Ritala, Frontia (panelist, YACF)
  • Asade Pourmand, BAHR (panelist, YAPN)
  • Jake Lowther, SCC Arbitration Institute (panelist, YAS)

16:00-16:30 Closing remarks/presentation of NAD 2027 YAC – Johan Tufte-Kristensen

16:30-18:00 Cocktail

19:00-21:00 Dinner

21:00- Afterparty

Registration

Danish participants can register here
Finnish participants can register here
Norwegian participants can register here

Please note that registration for Swedish participants is now fully booked. Sign up to the waiting list by sending an email to jake.l@sccarbitrationinstitute.com.