Half-Year December Conference

Hamburg , Germany

03 December 2025 - 06 December 2025

Track #1: Transformative Transport – Cutting Edge Sustainable Innovations in Trade and Transportation Across Land, Sea, Air and Cyber Space


Wednesday 03 December 2025

14:00 » 18:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Empire Riverside Hotel

Address: Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 97, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
14:30 » 17:30 Extended Bureau meeting
15:30 » 17:30 SCILL Public Speaking Crash Course
(only for speakers & moderators)
18:30 » 20:30 Welcome Reception at Miniatur Wunderland

Address: Kehrwieder 2/Block D, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
20:30 Optional Dinner at Historischen Speicherboden

Address: Kehrwieder 2, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Thursday 04 December 2025

07:00 » 08:00 AIJA Run for Human Rights
08:00 » 18:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Empire Riverside Hotel

Address: Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 97, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
09:00 » 10:00 Welcome Address & Keynote Presentation
10:00 » 11:15 Session 1
Organised by the Transport and Logistics Law and Litigation Commissions
11:15 » 11:45 Networking Coffee Break
11:45 » 13:00 Session 2
Organised by the Arbitration Commission
13:00 » 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 » 15:15 Session 3
Organised by the Banking, Finance and Capital Markets and Insolvency Commissions
15:15 » 15:45 Networking Coffee Break
15:45 » 17:00 Session 4
Organised by the Environmental and Energy Law and T.R.A.D.E. Commissions
17:15 » 18:15 First Timers' Gathering
Is this your first AIJA event? Come and meet other first-timers, more experienced attendees, and AIJA officers. Get to know the AIJA spirit and enjoy the event to the fullest! 
19:00 » 19:30 Departure from the Hotel to the Conference Dinner venue
19:30 » 02:00 Conference Dinner & Afterparty at Süllberg  

Address: Süllbergsterrasse 12, 22587 Hamburg, Germany

Friday 05 December 2025

08:00 » 18:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Empire Riverside Hotel

Address: Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 97, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
08:45 » 09:45 Joint Academic Programme Committee (APC) & Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) meeting
08:45 » 09:45 National Representatives Committee (NRC) meeting
10:00 » 11:00 OC Seminar Crash Course
The OC Seminar Crash Course provides a comprehensive guide on successfully organising AIJA seminars. Open to all members—whether experienced event organizers, new members, or First Timers—the course is designed to equip anyone interested in contributing to seminar organisation with the essential skills and knowledge for successful AIJA event planning.
11:00 » 11:30 Networking Coffee Break
11:30 » 12:45 In-House Counsel Board Plenary Session
12:45 » 13:45 Networking Lunch
13:45 » 15:15 Executive Committee Meeting
15:15 » 15:30 Networking Coffee Break
15:30 » 16:15 Commission Meetings I
16:15 » 17:00 Commission Meetings II
17:00 » 17:45 Commission Meetings III
19:00 » 19:30 Departure from the Hotel to the Gala Dinner venue
19:30 » 03:00 Gala Dinner & Afterparty at Cap San Diego

Address: Überseebrücke, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

Saturday 06 December 2025

09:00 » 12:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Elbphilharmonie

Address: Platz d. Deutschen Einheit 4, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
10:00 » 11:15 Keynote with Orchestra
11:15 » 11:45 Networking Coffee Break
11:45 » 12:45 SCILL Board Plenary Session
14:30 » 16:30 Optional City Tours
19:30 » 23:00 Home Hospitality Dinner
23:00 » 03:00 Home Hospitality Afterparty at Schöne Aussichten

Address: Gorch-Fock-Wall 4, 20354 Hamburg, Germany

Track #2: Brave New Work - Health is Wealth? Revolutionary Innovations, Emerging Technologies and Cultural Transformation


Wednesday 03 December 2025

14:00 » 18:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Empire Riverside Hotel

Address: Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 97, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
14:30 » 17:30 Extended Bureau meeting
15:30 » 17:30 SCILL Public Speaking Crash Course
(only for speakers & moderators)
18:30 » 20:30 Welcome Reception at Miniatur Wunderland

Address: Kehrwieder 2/Block D, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
20:30 Optional Dinner at Historischen Speicherboden

Address: Kehrwieder 2, 20457 Hamburg, Germany

Thursday 04 December 2025

07:00 » 08:00 AIJA Run for Human Rights
08:00 » 18:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Empire Riverside Hotel

Address: Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 97, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
09:00 » 10:00 Welcome Address & Keynote Presentation
10:00 » 11:15 Session 1
Organised by the Healthcare and Life Sciences Commission, the Human Rights Committee and the AIJA Women Network
11:15 » 11:45 Networking Coffee Break
11:45 » 13:00 Session 2
Organised by the Corporate and M&A and IP/TMT Commissions
13:00 » 14:00 Networking Lunch
14:00 » 15:15 Session 3
Organised by the Labour Law and IP/TMT Commissions
15:15 » 15:45 Networking Coffee Break
15:45 » 17:00 Session 4
Organised by the International Business Law, Healthcare and Life Sciences and Antitrust Commissions
17:15 » 18:15 First Timers' Gathering
Is this your first AIJA event? Come and meet other first-timers, more experienced attendees, and AIJA officers. Get to know the AIJA spirit and enjoy the event to the fullest! 
19:00 » 19:30 Departure from the Hotel to the Conference Dinner venue
19:30 » 02:00 Conference Dinner & Afterparty at Süllberg  

Address: Süllbergsterrasse 12, 22587 Hamburg, Germany

Friday 05 December 2025

08:00 » 18:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Empire Riverside Hotel

Address: Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 97, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
08:45 » 09:45 Joint Academic Programme Committee (APC) & Officers of the Commissions Committee (OCC) meeting
08:45 » 09:45 National Representatives Committee (NRC) meeting
10:00 » 11:00 OC Seminar Crash Course
The OC Seminar Crash Course provides a comprehensive guide on successfully organising AIJA seminars. Open to all members—whether experienced event organizers, new members, or First Timers—the course is designed to equip anyone interested in contributing to seminar organisation with the essential skills and knowledge for successful AIJA event planning.
11:00 » 11:30 Networking Coffee Break
11:30 » 12:45 In-House Counsel Board Plenary Session
12:45 » 13:45 Networking Lunch
13:45 » 15:15 Executive Committee Meeting
15:15 » 15:30 Networking Coffee Break
15:30 » 16:15 Commission Meetings I
16:15 » 17:00 Commission Meetings II
17:00 » 17:45 Commission Meetings III
19:00 » 19:30 Departure from the Hotel to the Gala Dinner venue
19:30 » 03:00 Gala Dinner & Afterparty at Cap San Diego

Address: Überseebrücke, 20459 Hamburg, Germany

Saturday 06 December 2025

09:00 » 12:00 Registration & open welcome desk at Elbphilharmonie

Address: Platz d. Deutschen Einheit 4, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
10:00 » 11:15 Keynote with Orchestra
11:15 » 11:45 Networking Coffee Break
11:45 » 12:45 SCILL Board Plenary Session
14:30 » 16:30 Optional City Tours
19:30 » 23:00 Home Hospitality Dinner
23:00 » 03:00 Home Hospitality Afterparty at Schöne Aussichten

Address: Gorch-Fock-Wall 4, 20354 Hamburg, Germany