Side events
Resolve Academy: Mastering International Arbitration: Theory, Practice, and Strategy
Resolve Academy is organising an Advanced Course on International Arbitration on 12th & 13th May 2026, from 9:30 to 16:30, in Limassol, at the Mediterranean Beach Hotel. The Course Structure is available here.
Supporting Organization:
The course will be delivered by Tatevik Karapetyan (Director, Resolve Academy, Yerevan), Kevin Nash (Director General, LCIA, London), Tarunima Vijra (Senior Counsel, van den Berg Arbitration, Brussels), Stavros Pavlou (Executive Chairman, Patrikios Legal, Limassol), Agis Georgiades (Partner, CGA, Nicosia) and Michael Dunmore (Legal Director, Kennedys, UAE & Oman). The event is sponsored by Arbitration Channel & New York Arbitration Centre. Registration is NOT included in the CAD 2026 registration fee.
The registration fee for this course is €200. You may apply using this link.
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards from the Court’s Perspective: Judicial Standards, Limits, and Discretion
Resolve Academy is organising this side event on the eve of Cyprus Arbitration Day 2026 (13 May 2026, 16:30–17:30), at Mediterranean Beach Hotel, Limassol. The event is sponsored by Resolve Academy, MA’AT Partners Law and Arbitration, and the International Commercial Arbitration Institute. The discussion will focus on the practical challenges courts face in enforcing arbitral awards, examining judicial standards, limits of intervention, and the scope of judicial discretion in arbitration-related proceedings.
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The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants and Spring Cohort 2026. Registration Link.
There will be one panel, as follows:
Moderator: Ani Davoodi
Speakers: Stavros Pavlou; Chrystalla Christoforou; Michael Dunmore; Phillip Georgiou
Swiss Arbitration: Geopolitics and International Arbitration: Where will Tariffs, Competition for Natural Resources and Re-Armament Lead Us?
Swiss Arbitration is organising this event on the eve of CAD 2026 (14th May 2026, 9:00-11:00), at Four Seasons Hotel. The event is sponsored by Archipel and Patrikios Legal.

There will be two panels, as follows:
Panel 1: "Arbitrating geopolitics: new disputes and trends"
Moderator: Panagiotis Kyriakou; Speakers: Myrto Pantelaki; Marily Paralika; and Sargis Grigoryan
Panel 2: "Enforcement amid geopolitical tensions"
Moderator: Tatiana Minaeva; Speakers: Lezgin Polater; Stavros Pavlou; and Michael Dunmore
The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants. To register, please email “Swiss Arbitration” to info@cad.com.cy.
Vienna International Arbitral Centre: India-Related Disputes in Europe
VIAC is organising this event on the eve of CAD 2026 (14th May 2026, 11:30-13:30), at Four Seasons Hotel. The event is sponsored by Pittas Legal and Fox Mandal.

There will be two panels, as follows:
Panel 1: "Resolution of Disputes about Investments to and from India"
Moderator: Dr Mahmood Hussain; Speakers: Roman Khodykin; and Purnima Kamble
Panel 2: "International Arbitration at VIAC"
Moderator: Tzabarit Kim Esra; Speakers: Franz Schwarz; and Agis Georgiades
The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants. To register, please email “VIAC” to info@cad.com.cy.
Young International Arbitration Group: Morning Walk

Join members of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) for a morning networking walk. The walk with start at 9:30am from the beach of the Four Seasons Hotel in Limassol along the seafront for 30 minutes. On arrival at our chosen restaurant, there will be remarks by LCIA Director General Kevin Nash and coffee and a light breakfast will be served. For more information and registration, click here.