HCMC 2025 | Empowering Connections: The 3rd Asia Pacific Regional Meeting in Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

19 September 2025 - 19 September 2025

Empowering Connections: The 3rd Asia Pacific Regional Meeting in Vietnam


Friday 19 September 2025

08:30 Registrations open in Hotel Le Meridien
09:00 » 09:30 Welcome Address by AIJA President
09:30 » 10:45 Session 1: Navigating Cross-Border Challenges in a Globalized World
The panel will address cross-border corporate, commercial and governance challenges by examining regional legal system conflicts. Solutions to such conflicts will be examined. A focus will be on the enforcement of foreign (arbitral) awards within the region. The Arbitration’s role of resolving cross-border commercial disputes will be highlighted.
10:45 » 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 » 12:30 Session 2: Elevating Legal Practice: Strategic Growth Opportunities in Southeast Asia
Harnessing AI and Innovative Approaches to Boost Your Legal Practice
12:30 » 13:30 Lunch
14:00 Bus pick-up for transportation to VIAC (Vietnam Arbitration Center)
Get together at the lobby at the hotel
14:30 » 16:30 Visit to VIAC (Vietnam Arbitration Center)
Presentation of what they do and session from a regional lawyer followed by a Q+A final slot
17:00 Drop-off at Hotel Le Meridien
18:00 Get together at the Hotel lobby to walk together for dinner
18:15 Access Boat for dinner

Dinner cruise on the Saigon River
Drinks are ordered and payable individually.
Buffet dinner is included in the registration fee and will start at 18.45 and the boat will depart at 19.45 for a cruise in the Saigoon River. Return to the dock at 21.15