14ᵗʰ Bergsten Lecture

29.03.2026

the University of Vienna and the Austrian Arbitration Association (Arb|Aut) cordially invite you to the 14ᵗʰ Bergsten Lecture, held annually during the Vis Moot finals. It is held in honour of Professor Eric Bergsten, the founding father of the Vis Moot (1994).

Sunday, 29 March 2026
03.00 p.m. – 05.00 p.m.
"Kleiner Festsaal", University of Vienna
Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna

This year's lecture held by Professor Stefan Kröll (Bucerius Law School, Vis Moot Director) will address the topic:

"The law(s) applicable to the arbitration agreement: balancing separability, party autonomy and legal certainty."

Discussants:
Nikolaus Vavrovsky (Vavrovsky Heine Marth Rechtsanwälte GmbH)
Marleen Krueger (Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP)

Moderators:
Paul Oberhammer (University of Vienna) and Alice Fremuth-Wolf (President Arb|Aut)

The discussion will be followed by a drinks reception.

Please register for the lecture here. Seats are limited and admittance will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

We look forward to welcoming you to this event!

Kind regards,

Paul Oberhammer & Alice Fremuth-Wolf