𝐒𝐤𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐈𝐀𝐂’𝐬 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐀𝐃𝐑 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

16 October 2025

Skrine was pleased to participate in this year’s Asia ADR Week organised by the Asian International Arbitration Centre(AIAC), held under the theme “Kairos: Seizing the ADR Moment.” As a sponsor and contributor, we appreciated the opportunity to engage with peers from the ADR community.
We were honoured to have four of our lawyers speaking across the programme:

• Sharon Chong — shared her insights on “𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐒𝐃𝐒: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞,” a timely discussion exploring how the global investment arbitration framework is evolving to balance investor protection with state sovereignty and equitable reform.

• Lim Koon Huan — took the stage in a fireside chat on “𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐒𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞,” offering clarity on how international sanctions, geopolitical tensions, and shifting state dynamics are reshaping dispute resolution strategies and cross-border enforcement.

• Sharifah Shafika Alsagoff — brought her unique expertise to “𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐡 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬,” highlighting Malaysia’s pivotal role in harmonising Shariah-compliant frameworks with global mediation practices and advancing inclusive ADR solutions.

• Kalaiarasan Rasadurai — returned to the much-anticipated debate session, engaging in spirited exchanges on “𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞-𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈𝐬 𝐈𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲?” 𝐚𝐧𝐝 “𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝: 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐞?”, offering perspectives from the next generation of practitioners.

Other notable moments included the updates on the AIAC Court of Arbitration and the launch of the upcoming AIAC Arbitration Rules 2026. Beyond panels and papers, the week also delivered excellent opportunities for robust networking across the domestic and global ADR community.

The Asia ADR Week culminated with the grand Gala Dinner, which was held in the Four Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. A special thank you to Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan and Datuk Almalena Sharmila Johan for hosting us in an evening that captured the spirit of momentum and collaboration.

Finally, our thanks to the AIAC for once again bringing the ADR community together in such a meaningful way — here’s to many more editions ahead.