27 сентября 2018 года состоялась ежегодная конференция АВА, собрав свыше 150 участников, среди которых были судебные и корпоративные юристы, специалисты в области арбитража, судьи и представители науки и бизнеса.

В ходе дискуссии обсуждались такие темы как:

• "The Inquisitorial Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration" ("The Prague Rules") – A viable alternative to the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Commercial Arbitration?
• Soft skills in international arbitration
• Russian business litigation update: What’s new for parties litigating in Russian courts?
• Smarter than the smartest lawyer? Emerging and predicted uses of artificial intelligence and data analytics in dispute resolution
• You play by your rules; I’ll play by mine? Regulating (or not …) counsel conduct in international arbitration
• Hidden in plain sight: Pursuing assets abroad in cross-border insolvency and judgment enforcement proceedings
• The New York Convention at 60 years: Is the promise of ready enforcement of arbitration agreements and awards being fulfilled?
• Crafting requests for disclosure/discovery requests: A practical show-me-how session coupled with moot court/arbitration demonstrations
• Successfully navigating the cross-border aspects of tax disputes
• Recent developments in investor-state arbitration and enforcement of awards against sovereigns
• Arbitration of international sports disputes: Lessons for international commercial arbitration?
• Between a rock and a hard place: Sanctions, counter-sanctions and related measures
• Interpreting contracts and the admissibility of evidence – The Russian, English, US, and German approaches compared and contrasted