Date: Monday, 31 March 2025

Time: 6:30 PM HKT 

Location: 30/F United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong (Offices of Withers)

About the Event

The Finland Arbitration Institute invites you to a panel discussion, hosted by Withers, exploring how both legal traditions and broader cultural factors influence arbitration practice across jurisdictions. The panel will offer diverse perspectives from practitioners with experience in the Nordics, Asia, and beyond, discussing differences in procedural approaches, evidentiary standards, case presentation, and the role of arbitrators, among other aspects.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Anders Forss, FAI Vice Chair, Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Castrén & Snellman Attorneys (Moderator)
• Sherlin Tung, Partner, Withersworldwide, Director CEO, Vis East Moot Foundation
• Petri Taivalkoski, Independent Arbitrator
• Xin Liu, Partner, Freshfields

Additional speakers will be announced soon.

The event will begin at 6:30 PM, followed by a networking reception with food and drinks from 7:45 PM onwards. Participation is free of charge.

Registration

This event is primarily aimed at arbitration practitioners, academics, in-house counsel, and other professionals in the legal field. Students participating in the Vis East Moot are also welcome to register. As space is limited, we will review registrations and confirm participation on a rolling basis. Early registration is encouraged.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding the event, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Kirsi Johanna Loikas 
Head of Marketing 
+358 40 545 745 
[email protected]