Events

We are delighted to invite you to the upcoming YSIAC-YAWP Breakfast held during Singapore Convention Week 2026,
hosted at A&O Shearman’s Singapore office.

International arbitration practice places heavy emphasis on technical excellence, yet many of the skills that determine
long-term success are rarely “taught”. Managing clients, reading tribunals, navigating difficult conversations, leading
without formal authority, and building one’s professional profile are learned through experience. This breakfast event sets
out to canvass those lessons openly and candidly, for arbitration practitioners who are transitioning from “doing the work”
to “owning the work.” Rather than simply highlighting polished success stories, it will focus on mistakes, challenges, and
turning points, and the practical lessons they reveal. The aim is to normalise honest conversations about the “soft skills”
that underpin a successful yet sustainable arbitration career.

Breakfast will be served before and after the discussion, with time set aside for networking. There will also be a Q&A session
and participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance.

We hope you will join us for this engaging and insightful morning.

Join YAWP and ArbitralWomen for an honest and engaging conversation with Kate Corby and Chiann Bao on navigating the challenges and opportunities of combining a demanding arbitration practice with parenthood.

The 2026 AAA-ICDR Energy ADR Conference will bring together leading in-house counsel, outside counsel, arbitrators, mediators, and industry professionals for a full day of practical discussions on the evolving energy dispute landscape. Through sessions on effective advocacy, artificial intelligence, cross-border disputes, the business drivers of energy disputes, and in-house perspectives on risk management, attendees will gain timely insights and practical strategies for navigating today's most complex energy disputes. The conference will conclude with a networking reception, providing opportunities to connect with colleagues from across the energy and ADR communities. To register, please visit https://feature.adr.org/2026-AAA-Energy-Conference

How I Got the Case: Stories from the Field.

Five practitioners, five real stories, one afternoon that could change how you think about building your practice.

Getting your first case rarely comes from a cold pitch – it comes from a conversation, a connection, or a contact who remembered your name at the right moment. In this candid afternoon session, five practitioners will share how networking shaped their careers, how the art of building relationships has evolved, and what it really takes to stand out. The session would then transition into an informal coffee, giving attendees the chance to put those insights into practice.

This event forms part of the Berlin Dispute Resolution Days 2026 and is open to everyone.