Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2026 (15th Edition, Hong Kong, 19-23 October 2026)

Hong Kong Arbitration Week (HKAW) 2026 is the 15th edition of the annual flagship event of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). It brings together practitioners, users and stakeholders from around the world to discuss key developments and trends in international arbitration through a full week of conferences, workshops and social activities, held in Hong Kong from 19 to 23 October 2026.

HKIAC reports that the 2025 edition drew 1000+ registrations from 45 jurisdictions, with 40+ affiliated events and 160+ speakers. Earlier editions have been held every year since at least 2017.

The flagship ADR in Asia Conference takes place on Thursday, 22 October 2026, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, at the Grand Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, on the theme "Arbitration: Recalibrating for the future". The programme examines the quality of arbitral decision-making, ethical challenges, the future of legal practice in the age of AI, the international character of arbitration, and how far arbitration can recalibrate for the future, with practitioners, arbitrators, academics and in-house counsel from across jurisdictions.

• Monday, 19 October: HK45 Cruise Afternoon and the HKAW Welcome Reception at Popinjays, The Murray.
• Tuesday, 20 October: Green Arbitration Morning Peak Hike, affiliated events, and the 20th Kaplan Lecture by Professor Anselmo Reyes SC at the China Club.
• Wednesday, 21 October: WIA x ERA Breakfast Seminar, affiliated events and Dine Around.
• Thursday, 22 October: ADR in Asia Conference and the Hong Kong Arbitration Charity Ball.
• Friday, 23 October: the 1st GAR Live Women in Arbitration Asia at HKIAC, affiliated events (including a Young ICCA Debate) and the HK45 Pub Quiz.

HKIAC's event page lists 40+ affiliated events covering technology, digital assets and private capital, and jurisdictional issues in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Southeast Asia and more. The full day-by-day calendar is in the official HKAW 2026 calendar PDF attached to this post (also downloadable from the HKAW calendar page); some sessions are marked TBC and some require registration approval.

HKIAC invites participants from across the globe. The official registration page asks each registrant to select a jurisdiction, and India is on that list. Attendance is in person in Hong Kong.

As stated in the official Registration FAQs:

• General Admission Ticket (with full access to 30+ affiliated events): HKD 400.
• Welcome Reception: HKD 400 (Early Bird) / HKD 500 (Standard).
• ADR in Asia Conference: HKD 3,000 (Early Bird) / HKD 3,500 (Standard) / HKD 1,500 (In-house Counsel and Designated Countries Rate).
• Dine-around: HKD 650 (Early Bird) / HKD 720 (Standard).

Early bird rates were available until 31 August 2026, so standard rates now apply. A HKD 300 discount is applied automatically at checkout if you register for all the above sessions. India is on HKIAC's list of designated countries for the discounted ADR in Asia Conference rate. Some affiliated events (GAR Live Women in Arbitration in Asia, HK45 Cruise Afternoon and Pub Quiz, the Hong Kong Arbitration Charity Ball, the Opening Night After Party) need separate registration through their own links on the HKAW calendar page, and fees may apply.

Register online through the official HKAW registration form (linked below), selecting your jurisdiction; in-house counsel have a separate registration route on the HKAW registration page. HKIAC has not published a closing date for registration, so register before the week begins on 19 October 2026 (the first event, the HK45 Cruise, starts at 3:00 pm Hong Kong time, 12:30 pm IST).

• There is no refund for any cancellation of registration after payment.
• Substitutions or replacements could be made up to 12 October 2026 by email; a replacement applies to all selected events as a package, and transfers for individual events are not permitted.
• The organiser reserves the right to make final decisions on all registration matters.
• In severe weather (Typhoon Signal No. 8 or a Black Rainstorm Warning), HKIAC and the event hosts may cancel, postpone or move an event to a hybrid format, and will inform registered participants at least 2 hours before the event.