EVENTS DURING THE MOOT (2026)
- Saturday
14
March - Sunday
15
March - Monday
16
March - Tuesday
17
March - Wednesday
18
March - Thursday
19
March - Friday
20
March - Saturday
21
March - Sunday
22
March
Saturday, 14 March 2026
Event Title: MAA Welcome Party
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: BKK Thai Street Food, PMQ-Staunton, SG 09 -SG 14 G/F, Block A, 35 Aberdeen St, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 22:00 – 02:00
Registration: Click Here
Further Information: Click Here
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Event Title: XX Annual Generations in Arbitration (“GIA”) Conference
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”), and Withers
Location: Withers, 30/F United Centre, 95 Queensway, Hong Kong S.A.R
Time: 8:30 – 16:30
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL
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Event Title: General Registration
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street (on the corner of Ice House Street and Queens Road Central), Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Time: 12:30 – 16:00
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Event Title: Do’s and Don’ts of Oral Arguments
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: Withers, 30/F United Centre, 95 Queensway Admiralty, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 16:00 – 16:45
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
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Event Title: Arbitrator Training
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: 19/F, Crystal Court, Hopewell Hotel, 15 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong S.A.R.
(Wan Chai MTR Station, Exit D)
Time: 17:30 – 18:30
Further information: Click Here
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Event Title: Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: 19/F, Crystal Court, Hopewell Hotel, 15 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong S.A.R.
(Wan Chai MTR Station, Exit D)
Location Guide: Click Here
Time: 19:00 (Doors open at 18:30, Space is limited and doors will close once capacity is reached.)
Dress Code: Smart
OPEN TO – ALL
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Event Title: MAA Moot Bar
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: The China Bar, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 21:00
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
Monday, 16 March 2026
Event Title: General Rounds of Oral Arguments
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Times: 08:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 & 16:30
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: Global Roundtable Discussion on Corruption and Arbitration followed by a Networking Cocktail Reception
Host: Withers, Cesar Pereira C.Arb FCIArb, ICC, Ibrachina, and CIArb EAB
Location: Withers, 30/F United Centre, Admiralty, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 18:00 – 22:00
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
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Event Title: MAA Alumni Networking Evening
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: A&O Shearman, 9/F, Three Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
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Event Title: MAA Moot Bar
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: The China Bar, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 21:00
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
Event Title: General Rounds of Oral Arguments
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Times: 08:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 & 16:30
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: Discover the Pivotal Role Independent Experts Play in Supporting Clients
and Their Legal Teams Through Complex Matters
Host: AllBright Law (Hong Kong) Offices LLP / Accuracy
Location: AllBright Law (Hong Kong) Offices LLP, Units 1801-08 & 1810, 18/F, Gloucester Tower,
The Landmark, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong, S.A.R.
Time: 18:00 to 20:00
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
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Event Title: Deacons / Noerr Cocktail Reception
Host: Deacons / Noerr
Location: Deacons office – 6/F, Alexandra House, 18 Chater Road, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 18:00 – 20:00
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
Open to Arbitrators and Coaches only.
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Event Title: MAA Moot Bar
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: The China Bar, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 21:00 onwards
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Event Title: General Rounds of Oral Arguments
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street (on the corner of Ice House Street and Queens Road Central), Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Times: 08:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 & 16:30
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: SIAC in Focus – A Conversation with the President and Deputy Registrar
Host: Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Location: 55/F. Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 18:00 – 19:10
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
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Event Title: Cross-Cultural, Legal and Choice of Law Issues in Multi-Jurisdictional Contracts
Host: Asian Academy of International Law (AAIL)
Location: 25/F, 8 Queen’s Road Central, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 18:30 – 20:00
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East Participants! (CDP Points available)
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Event Title: Branch Annual Dinner
Host: Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch)
Location: The Hong Kong Club, 1 Jackson Road, Central, Hong Kong, S.A.R
Time: 18:45
Further information: Click Here
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Event Title: Antique Open Deck Party Tram Tour + Happy Valley Horse Races
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: Meet at the Whitty Street Tram Depot. Entrance is on Connaught Road West on Hong Kong Island;
Happy Valley Racecourse, Public Entrance at Wong Nai Chung Road, Hong Kong Island.
Please be 15 minutes early!
Time: 18:30 – 23:00
Further Information: Click Here
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Event Title: MAA Moot Bar
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location:The China Bar, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 21:00
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
Thursday, 19 March 2026
Event Title: General Rounds of Oral Arguments
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Times: 08:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 & 16:30
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: Assembly and Announcement
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: Grand Ballroom, Hotel Alexandra, 32 City Garden Road, North Point
Time: 19:00 (Doors open at 18:30, Space is limited and doors will close once capacity is reached.)
Location Map: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
OPEN TO – ALL
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Event Title: The 30th Goff Arbitration Lecture 2026
Host: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), and Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Location: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, 23rd Floor, Gloucester Tower, 15 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 18:30 – 20:30
Registration: Click Here (Deadline on 12 March)
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East Participants!
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Event Title: MAA Moot Bar
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: The China Bar, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 21:00
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
Friday, 20 March 2026
Event Title: Round of Thirty-two
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Times: 09:00 & 11:00
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: Eighth-Finals
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street (on the corner of Ice House Street and Queens Road Central), Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Time: 15:00
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: SIAC Fireside Chat with Mr Edwin Tong SC, Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs, Singapore
Host: Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Location: Island Shangri-La Hong Kong, Taishan Room (Level 5)
Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 17:00 – 18:30
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
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Event Title: SIAC’s Evening Cocktail Reception
Host: Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Location: Island Shangri-La Hotel Hongkong, Atrium, Pacific Place, Supreme Court Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 19:00
Registration: Click Here
Further information: Click Here
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Event Title: MAA Moot Bar
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: The China Bar, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 21:00
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
Saturday, 21 March 2026
Event Title: Quarter-Finals
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Time: 09:00
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: Semi-Finals
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: West Wing, Justice Place, 11 Ice House Street, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Location Map: Click Here
Time: 13:00
Check-In: Vis East Centre, 2nd Floor, West Wing, Justice Place
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Event Title: Sunset Boat Trip & Seafood Dinner
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: Central Ferry Pier #9 (near Star Ferry)
(Rainbow Seafood Restaurant, Lamma Island)
Time: Boats will depart starting at 17:00; last boat will depart at 17:15
Cost: HK$395/person
Registration and Payment: HERE
OPEN TO – ALL Vis East Moot participants, coaches, or arbitrators. However, tickets are limited. Tickets will be sold on a first-come first-served basis.
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Event Title: MAA Farewell Party
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: Terrible Baby, 4/F, Eaton HK, 380 Nathan Rd, Jordan, Hong Kong S.A.R.
(Please use the Street Entrance on Pak Hoi Street for easy access to the venue)
Dress code – Smart Casual
Time: 22:00 – 02:00
Registration and Payment: Click Here
Further Information: Click Here
Sunday, 22 March 2026
Event Title: Final Round
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: 16/F, Grand Ballroom, Hopewell Hotel, 15 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 10:00 (Doors open at 9:45, once the Final Round starts, no one will be allowed into the room)
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Event Title: Group Photo
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: Hopewell Hotel, exact location TBC
Time: 12:00
Dress Code: Smart or National Dress
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Event Title: Awards Banquet
Host: Vis East Moot Foundation, Ltd.
Location: 16/F, Grand Ballroom, Hopewell Hotel, 15 Kennedy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 13:00
Arbitrator Gala Ticket: HERE
OPEN TO – ALL. However, tickets are limited. Tickets will be sold on a first-come first-served basis.
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Event Title: MAA Moot Bar
Host: Moot Alumni Association (“MAA”)
Location: The China Bar, Ho Lee Commercial Building, 38-44 D’Aguilar St, Central, Hong Kong S.A.R.
Time: 21:00
Further information: Click Here
Open to ALL Vis East participants!
EVENTS PRIOR TO THE ORAL HEARINGS
Event Title: In conversation with CITES: Regulating Trade in Wild Animals and Plants Beyond the Vanilla Orchid
Host: MAA
Location: Virtual
Time: 2:00 (CET) / 21:00 HKT
Registration: CLICK HERE
Further information: CLICK HERE
Event Title: Using Oral Advocacy to Persuasively Make Your Case
Host: MAA
Location: Virtual
Time: 14:00 (CET) / 21:00 HKT
Registration: CLICK HERE
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Event Title: Beyond the Moot: Building Effective Advocacy Skills for Arbitration Practice
Host: The Arbitration Event Tracker
Location: Virtual
Time: 6PM (CET) / 12PM (ET) / 2PM (BRT) / 5PM (UTC)
Registration: CLICK HERE
Further information: CLICK HERE
Event Title: Winning Arguments: a Masterclass on Effective Advocacy with a Vis Moot Director
Host: MAA
Location: Virtual
Time: 11:30 am CET | 6:30 pm HKT
Registration: CLICK HERE
Further information: CLICK HERE
Event Title: YSIAC Vis Moot Webinars
Host: SIAC
Location: Virtual
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm SGT/GMT +8
Registration: CLICK HERE
Further information : CLICK HERE
Event Title : Vis Moot Journey – Mastering the Art of Written Advocacy
Host : Moot Alumni Association (MAA)
Location : Virtual
Time : 11:00 CET / 18:00 HKT / 21:00 SYD
Registration : Free of charge CLICK HERE
Further information : CLICK HERE