Dr Caroline Kenny KC

Dr Caroline Kenny KC

CHARTERED ARBITRATOR AND MEDIATOR

Speaking Engagements

Caroline regularly presents at conferences, seminars, and university lectures around the world, sharing her expertise in arbitration and dispute resolution.

Caroline is an accomplished speaker, author, and educator, frequently presenting at global arbitration conferences and contributing to academic publications. Her leadership and expertise have made her a prominent figure in the international arbitration community.

Recent speaking engagements include:

    • Dubai, DAW 2025, Speaker, Enforcement Battlefield: What Actually Happens After the Award?
    • London, LIDW 2025, Speaker, Innovating Arbitration – Insights into the New SIAC Rules and Future Developments
    • Hong Kong, 2025, 5th Asia HK International Arbitration & CC Summit, Keynote, Recent Developments Affecting Global International Arbitration and the Outlook for 2025
    • Jakarta, 2025 Legal Plus 11th Indonesia & SE Asia International Arbitration & CC Summit, Moderator, The Need for Speed: Advising GCs on Emergency Arbitration & Expedited Procedures: Dealing with Non Compliance, Efficiency & Regional/ Cultural Issues.
    • Jakarta, 2025 Legal Plus 11th Indonesia & SE Asia International Arbitration & CC Summit, Keynote, How to Get the Best Out of Your Tribunal – Advocacy and Award Writing
    • Dubai, DAW 2024, Speaker, Through the Looking Glass: Shaping the Future of ADR In the Region
    • Sydney University, RCAP-UNCITRAL 2024, Speaker, ConfidentialityvTransparency: Are they Mutually Exclusive Ideals in International Arbitration?
    • Perth, AAW 2023, Moderator, Privilege in International Commercial Arbitration
    • CIArb/Federal Court Seminar Series, 2022, Speaker, Current Topics in International Arbitration
    • New Zealand, 2022, Speaker, AMINZ Conference, Hot Topics in International Commercial Arbitration
    • Webinar, 2020, Speaker, Virtual Hearings in the New Normal
    • Webinar, 2020, Speaker, Bridging the Distance, Interview with the Chief Justice of Singapore, Sundaresh Menon
    • Brisbane, AAW, 2019 Conference Chair, Building Bridges in International Commercial Arbitration
    • Brisbane, AAW, 2019, Speaker, In Conversation with Paula Hodges QC- President of the London Court of International Arbitration,’ Australian
    • Da Nang, Vietnam, 2019, Speaker, ASA/HKIAC Arbitration Seminar for Arbitrators
    • Hong Kong Arbitration Week, 2019, Speaker, Holman Fenwick Willan Seminar, Has the Proliferation of Institutional Rules Caused Arbitration to Lose its Way?
    • Kuala Lumpur, Asia ADR Week, 2019 The Kintsukuroi Perspective: The Asian ADR Revolution, Speaker, Public Policy As A Shield: Enforceability of Contractual Obligations
    • Vienna, 2019 Panel of Arbitrators, Vis Moot Elimination Rounds, 27th Vis Moot – The Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
  • Perth, AAW, 2019, Conference Host, International Commercial Arbitration in a Changing Global Economy
  • Atlanta, 2018, Speaker, CIArb Global Symposium for CIArb Branch Chairs
  • Atlanta, 2018, Speaker, International Arbitration Society 7th Annual Conference
  • Hong Kong, 2018, Speaker, 7th ADR in Asia Conference, The Use of Summary Procedures in International Arbitration
  • Melbourne, 2018, Moderator, The Role of Law in International Commercial Arbitration
  • Melbourne, AAW, 2018 Conference Host, The Business of International Arbitration
  • Melbourne, 2018, Keynote Speaker and Grand Final Judge, Second Alfred Deakin ICA Moot
  • Melbourne, 2018, Moderator, Federal Court, UN Day Lecture, 60 Years of the New York Convention
  • Hong Kong, 2018, Keynote Speaker, 60 Years of the New York Convention
  • Hong Kong, 2018, Moderator, International Commercial Law Conference, Arbitration on the One Belt, One Road – Enforcement of Foreign Awards in China
  • Sydney, 2018, Sponsor’s Welcome Address at the ICCA Gala Dinner, ICCA 2018 Congress
  • Melbourne, 2018, Speaker, Federal Court Seminar, Jurisdictional Challenges in International Arbitration
  • Ascot, 2017, Speaker, CIArb South East Branch workshop on International Commercial Arbitration
  • Ascot, 2017, Speaker, CIArb Global Symposium
  • Hong Kong, 2017, Speaker, 7th Annual GAR Live
  • Perth, 2017, AAW, Conference Chair Out of Africa- the Hot Spot in International Commercial Arbitration
  • Hong Kong, 2017, Speaker, Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, Third Party Funding Reforms
  • Beijng, 2016, Speaker, Enforcement of Awards Under the New York Convention

Recent Authorship:

  • ACICA Review, December 2025, A Note on Developments in International Commercial Arbitration in 2025
  • ACICA Review December 2024, Reform of the 1996 Arbitration Act (UK): What To Expect (with Arran Dowling-Hussey)
  • The Int’l J. of Arb., Med. & Dispute Mgmt 87, no. 2 (2021): A Comparison of Singapore and Hong Kong’s Third-Party Funding Regimes to England and Australia