Thursday, October 22, 2026

16.00h Registration

16:30 to 16:45h Welcome and presentation of the solidarity project linked to the Congress within the ICAB program: '12 Congresses, 12 Causes'

Presentation of Isidre Esteve Foundation

16:45h Opening Ceremony

• Ramon Espadaler Parcerisas: Minister of Justice and Democratic Quality departament of the Catalan Goverment
• Cristina Vallejo Ros: President of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB).
• Ramón A. Casanova Burgués: Board Member of the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB).
• Jorge A. Azagra Malo: President of the Arbitration Commission at the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB).

17:00h Panel 1: Will European Institutions manage to reshape arbitration?

• Moderator: Josep Gálvez. Lawyer, arbitrator, and member of the ICAB Arbitration Commission.
• Panelists:
  • Diego Agulló: Professor at Comillas Pontifical University of Madrid.
  • Norah Gallagher: Director of the International School of Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London.
  • Loukas Mistelis: Arbitrator, Professor at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London.

20:30h Dinner for participants

Friday, October 23, 2026

09:30h Panel 2: The impact of new technologies on arbitration

• Moderator: Oriol Valentí. Lawyer, arbitrator, and member of the ICAB Arbitration Commission.
• Speakers
  • Jonathan Fernandes: Solicitor-advocate, London.
  • Alexandre Vagenheim: Vice President of JusLex Mundi.
  • Mónica Labelle: Deputy Counsel of the ICC International Court of Arbitration.

11:00h Coffee break

11:45h Panel 3: Soft law generated by arbitral institutions

• Moderator: Ms. Isabel Mateu. Lawyer, arbitrator, and member of the ICAB Arbitration Commission.
• Panelists:
  • Andrea Carlevaris: Lawyer and arbitrator, Rome.
  • Françoise Lefèvre: Lawyer and arbitrator, Brussels.
  • José Carlos Fernández Rozas: Arbitrator, Professor at the Complutense University of Madrid.

13:15h Lunch

15:30h Panel 4: Can arbitration protect and promote the Rule of Law?

• Moderator: Clàudia Baró. Lawyer and Solicitor-advocate, member of the ICAB Arbitration Commission.
• Panelists:
  • Urquiola de Palacio: Lawyer and arbitrator, President of the Madrid Court of Arbitration.
  • Crina Baltag: Arbitrator, Associate Professor at Queen Mary University of London.
  • Seokchun Yun: Korean lawyer, Seoul.

17:00h Keynote Speaker: Mr. Yves Derains,Arbitrator

18:00h Closing Ceremony: Reading of the conclusions by Mr. Ramón A. Casanova Burgués and Mr. José Rosell, Board Member Responsible for the Arbitration Commission and the ICAB ADR Center, and President of the Scientific Committee of the ICAB Arbitration Commission.

Optional activity: Visit to Casa Milà – La Pedrera