PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

Dear participants,

Please find below a downloadable overview of the Congress programme while we continue integrating the full programme into this website.

Additional details and updates will be shared shortly.

We are excited to welcome you and look forward to enjoying this Congress together.

Workshop 3 – Untangling the Orchestra: Procedural and Substantive Battles in a Cross-Border Supply Chain Dispute

This interactive workshop immerses participants in a real-world cross-border supply chain dispute, where musical instrument orders collide with contractual complications, logistical delays, and competing legal frameworks. Through dynamic roundtable discussions, participants will tackle the strategic and procedural complexities of asymmetrical arbitration and jurisdictional clauses, interim measures in international disputes and force majeure defenses, sharing insights from their own jurisdictions and practices.
🕐 09:00-10:30

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Workshop 4 – Creating Cities That Care: Applying Lessons from Vienna and Beyond to Inclusive and Safe Urban Design

Cities are evolving rapidly as they face the challenges of sustainability, social inclusion, climate change, and new mobility needs. This workshop brings together professionals from a wide range of disciplines to explore how legal frameworks and innovative planning can help shape better cities. It features a keynote speech by Claudia Brey, Chairwoman of ÖBB Immobilien GmbH, and connects theory with practice through an example of a landmark redevelopment project in Vienna.
🕐 09:00-10:30 

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Session 5 – The Insolvency Beat: Setting the Tempo in Integrated Capital Markets

This session focuses on the critical intersection between insolvency law and the functioning of capital markets, in the EU and beyond: how markets respond as insolvency risk builds or crystallizes, what that does to new-issue pricing, collateral and liquidity, and how those dynamics drive the decisions of issuers, investors, banks and market operators. Features a keynote speech by Jakub Michalik, Chief Policy Officer and Member of the Executive Committee at Euronext.
🕐 11:00-12:00 

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Intermezzo 2 – Orchestrating Your Professional Path

Professional careers rarely unfold in straight lines. They develop more like a musical score – shaped by preparation, decisive moments, unexpected transitions and the willingness to redefine one’s role over time. This intermezzo demonstrates in a practical and interactive manner how to read and develop the score of your career journey.
🕐 12:00-12:45 

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AIJA Commission Meetings

Parallel commission meetings held alongside Intermezzo 2:
• Public Procurement Law – Park Suite 6
• Real Estate – Park Suite 8
• T.R.A.D.E. (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-commerce) – Park Suite 9
• Banking, Finance and Capital Markets – Park Suite 7
• Insolvency – Park Suite 5
• International Arbitration – Park Suite 10
• Transport and Logistics Law – Grand Klimt Hall 2
🕐 12:00–12:45

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Session 7 – Delivering Future-Forward Impact: Unlocking In-House Counsels’ Full Potential

Successful in-house legal departments are expected to deliver measurable value on complex topics with limited resources. This panel focuses on legal project management and influencing stakeholders as key enablers of performance. In-house counsel will discuss how structured project management and the ability to successfully influence stakeholders add value and improve transparency, efficiency, and outcomes — and how the right KPIs help turn legal teams from back office into strategic value drivers.
🕐 13:45-14:45 

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Session 8 – Legal Soundcheck: from Local Gig to International Tours

As performing artists and entertainers take their careers internationally, they face a range of legal and tax challenges that go far beyond the stage. This session will explore key cross-border issues such as structuring international performance and management agreements, navigating local regulations and understanding the tax implications of global touring and revenue streams. A dynamic, practice-oriented session for those working at the intersection of international business and culture.
🕐 13:45-14:45 

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