Arbitration weeks around the world

The international arbitration community gathers city by city through the year for a week of conferences, workshops and receptions. These guides set out what each week is, who runs it, when it runs and what happens, drawn from the organisers’ own sources.

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    Guide, Arbitration

    Arbitration weeks around the world: a city-by-city calendar

    An arbitration week is a city’s arbitration community hosting a concentrated week of conferences, workshops and receptions, mostly free and community-led. Six major weeks recur each year: Paris in March, Singapore in August, Hong Kong in October, Dubai and New York in November, and London in early December, run variously by an arbitral institution, a government and independent committees.

    Published 11 min read

Week by week

  1. Guide, United States, Arbitration

    New York Arbitration Week 2026: dates, organisers and format

    An annual, free week of international-arbitration events across New York City, co-hosted by NYIAC and the CIArb New York Branch each November since 2019.

    Published 8 min read

  2. Guide, United Kingdom, Arbitration

    London Arbitration Week 2026: dates, programme and the LIDW difference

    What London Arbitration Week is, who runs it, when it runs, and how it differs from London International Disputes Week, drawn from the organisers’ own sites.

    Published 7 min read

  3. Guide, United Arab Emirates, Arbitration

    Dubai Arbitration Week 2026: dates, organiser and what happens

    What Dubai Arbitration Week is, who runs it, when it runs and what happens, drawn from the week’s own site and DIAC’s reports.

    Published 8 min read

  4. Guide, France, Arbitration

    Paris Arbitration Week: what it is, who runs it, when it runs

    Who runs Paris Arbitration Week, when it runs and how big it is: a community-run, non-profit week of self-organised arbitration events held across the city, drawn from the organiser’s own pages.

    Published 7 min read

  5. Guide, Hong Kong, Arbitration

    Hong Kong Arbitration Week: dates, organiser and what happens

    What Hong Kong Arbitration Week is, who runs it, when it runs and how big it has grown, drawn from HKIAC’s own figures.

    Published 7 min read

  6. Guide, Singapore, Arbitration, Mediation

    Singapore Convention Week: is there a Singapore Arbitration Week?

    What Singapore Convention Week is, who runs it, when it runs and why “Singapore Arbitration Week” searches land here, drawn from the Ministry of Law’s own releases.

    Published 8 min read