PUTTING UZBEKISTAN

ON GLOBAL

ARBITRATION MAP

16-19 JUNE 2026 - TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN

Uzbek Arbitration Week

The 6th edition of the Uzbek Arbitration Week 2026 (UzAW) will take place from 16 to 19 June 2026 in Tashkent and is jointly organized by the Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre within the framework of the Tashkent International Investment Forum 2026 (TIIF).

This year, Uzbek Arbitration Week and the Tashkent International Investment Forum will be held on a single integrated platform, bringing together international investors, policymakers, arbitration practitioners, and business leaders.

A key feature of this year’s Forum is the development of the Tashkent International Financial Centre (TIFC), within which the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre and the Tashkent International Commercial Court will form part of a modern dispute resolution infrastructure aimed at ensuring legal certainty and effective protection of investors’ rights.

UzAW 2026 will serve as a platform for discussions on international arbitration, investment protection, enforcement, and dispute resolution mechanisms supporting investor confidence and sustainable economic development.

Languages: English, Uzbek and Russian

(contact info@tiac.uz for event language details)

Venue for offline events: see each event for venue information

Sponsorship packages: please email info@tiac.uz for further information

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Members of the Organising Committee

Diana Bayzakova

Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)

Nafisa Aslonova

Deputy Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)

Malika Pulatova

Member of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)

Ariana Fatullaeva

Member of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)

THE KEY PANELS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TIIF

16 JUNE 2026

14:30 - 16:00 - BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS DISPUTE RESOLUTION ECOSYSTEM IN UZBEKISTAN

Venue: CAeX (Room Bukhara)

Registration: LINK

How is Uzbekistan building credible dispute resolution infrastructure? TIAC's institutional design, the innovative Dispute Avoidance Protocol (DAP) and English law frameworks examined by leading international practitioners. Co-organised with BrULA.
18 JUNE 2026

15:30 - 17:00 - PUTTING UZBEKISTAN ON THE GLOBAL ARBITRATION MAP

Venue: CAeX (Room Tashkent)

Registration: LINK

ISDS frameworks, bilateral investment treaties and the evolving landscape of international arbitration. ICSID, UNCITRAL, BIT reform and New York Convention enforcement. The Dispute Avoidance Protocol (DAP) as a paradigm shift from resolution to prevention.

SATELLITE EVENTS
DAY ONE

16 June 2026

Venue: Swissôtel Tashkent (Shakhrisabz st,4)

Registration: LINK

9:00 - 13:00 - IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AS A STRATEGIC BUSINESS PARTNER: MANAGING RISK, GROWTH AND CROSS-BORDER CHALLENGES

9:00 - 9:30 - Registration

9:30 - 10:30 - When Negotiations Reach a Deadlock: The In-House Counsel’s Toolkit Before and Instead of Litigation (Mediation, negotiation protocols, and the role of in-house counsel in building an effective dispute resolution framework without escalating disputes to arbitration)

10:30 - 10:45 - Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:45 - Measuring the Contribution of the Legal Function: Metrics, KPIs and Reporting; Budgeting for the Legal Department: Justifying Costs and Securing Resources; Negotiating with the Business from Within: How In-House Counsel Can Say ‘No’ While Remaining a Strategic Partner”

11:45 - 12:00 - Coffee Break

12:00 - 13:00 - Contracts as a Strategic Tool: How In-House Counsel Protects the Company at the Transaction Stage (Choice of applicable law and jurisdiction, force majeure clauses, sanctions-related risks, and practical approaches to contract structuring with due regard to real commercial risks)
DAY TWO

17 June 2026

Venue: Swissôtel Tashkent (Shakhrisabz st,4)

Registration: LINK

10:00 - 16:30 - ENGLISH LAW DAY

CO-ORGANISED WITH THE BRITISH-UZBEK LAW ASSOCIATION (BrULA), BRITISH EMBASSY

10:30 - 10:45 - Opening Remarks

10:45 - 12:00 - Recent Developments in English Law and Dispute Resolution in Uzbekistan: Courts, Enforcement and Institutional Reform

12:00 - 12:15 - Coffee Break

12:15 - 13:30 - Practical Workshop: Managing a Common Law Trial

13:30 - 14:30 - Session Break

14:30 - 15:45 - Case Study Workshop: Cross-Border Disputes and Sanctions Issues

15:45 - 16:00 - Coffee Break

16:00 - 16:30 - Special Presentation
DAY THREE

18 June 2026

Venue: MGIMO Tashkent (Mirzo-Ulugbek st, 47)

Registration: LINK

8:00 - 13:00 - SHAPING THE NEW LEGAL LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL ASIA: ARBITRATION, INVESTMENT, AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT

8:30 - 8:50 - Welcome Breakfast

8:50 - 9:50 - Business Discussion: The Current State of the Legal Market in Uzbekistan and the Emergence of New Law Firms, followed by the presentation of the “Legal Career Development” course

9:50 - 10:00 - Coffee Break

10:00 - 11:20 - Hybridisation of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

11:20 - 11:40 - Coffee Break

11:40 - 13:00 - The Legal Architecture of Investments, followed by the presentation of the research on Uzbekistan as a Place for Doing Business, prepared by Chervets.Partners x Birge with the support of the Foreign Investors Council under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Supporting Organisations of UzAW in 2026

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TOSHKENT XALQARO ARBITRAJ MARKAZI
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