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
Please note that registration is now closed.