Welcome to the Nordics United in Arbitration
A joint event hosted by the five Nordic arbitration institutes and Gorrissen Federspiel
Date: 07 October 2026
Time: 15.30–18.30
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Experience the power of the Nordics united – in connection with IBA Copenhagen
Join us for a world-class keynote speaker, a lively discussion on arbitration in the Nordics, and networking with colleagues and friends from around the world
Keynote by Rane Willerslev: From Viking Norms to Modern Arbitration: A Nordic Legal Tradition in Practice
Rane Willerslev is Professor of Social Anthropology and Director of the National Museum of Denmark. In addition to being a scholar of considerable academic distinction, Rane is also known for embracing the bold, the unconventional and the visionary.
Program
15.30–16.00 Networking the Nordic way
16.00–16.15 Welcome by Henriette Gernaa, Partner at Gorrissen Federspiel
16.15–16.45 Keynote by Rane Willerslev – From Viking Norms to Modern Arbitration: A Nordic Legal Tradition in Practice
16.45–17.15 Why Stability, Transparency and Pragmatism Still Matters – brief reflections from each of the Nordic arbitration institutes
17.15–18.30 Cocktails
Location: Gorrissen Federspiel, Axel Towers, Axeltorv 2, 1609 Copenhagen
Register to the event