Young practitioners: How to raise your profile in the arbitration network (CAD 2019)
Channel: Cambridge Law Faculty
Date: 2019-03-22

The Cambridge Arbitration Day brings together scholars, practitioners, and students for a discussion on recent developments in the field of international arbitration. This year’s event on 16 March 2019 was titled 'Social Aspects of International Arbitration'. 

The main conference was preceded by a Young Practitioners’ Event organized in association with the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF) on 15 March 2019. This event was aimed at encouraging young practitioners to exchange professional experience and create a network that strengthens relationships within the young arbitration community. 

Further information about the event and the programme can be found at: http://www.cambridgearbitrationday.org/ 

Topics for discussion: 

- Arbitration Events: Should you go to them? How to introduce yourself and air your views in them? 
- Elevating your profile in public: friend or foe? 
- Should you display your professional experience? 
- Social Media: Connections, posts, likes, and effect on your arbitration career. 
- Institutional perspective: What is the role of arbitral institutions in promoting or even regulating the issues? 

Moderators: 

- Maria Claudia PROCOPIAC (ICC YAF; Dechert) 
- Faidon VARESIS (University of Cambridge) 

Panellists 

- Niuscha BASSIRI, Hanotiau & van den Berg 
- Elizabeth CHAN, Three Crowns 
- Philippe BOISVERT, White & Case 
- Sarah GANZ, WilmerHale