Trust, Responsibility and Artificial Intelligence in Contemporary Arbitration: Fair Trial and the Bulgarian Arbitration Reform – One Year Later
The Court of Arbitration at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) is organising an International arbitration conference on the topic: “Trust, Responsibility and Artificial Intelligence in Contemporary Arbitration: Due Process and the Bulgarian Arbitration Reform – One Year Later”, which will take place on 19 November 2026 in the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sofia.
The conference is aimed at lawyers, legal practitioners, practising arbitrators, business representatives and other experts in the field. In the two panels of the conference, issues related to the amendments and supplements to the Arbitration Act adopted in August 2025 and their impact on arbitral proceedings, the adaptation of arbitral proceedings to the needs of business, the use of artificial intelligence for performing procedural acts, as well as whether the use of intelligent systems in arbitration constitutes an advantage or a threat, will be discussed.
Topics:
- Artificial intelligence and the interpretation of contracts in arbitration.
- Arbitrating with Algorithms: The Legal Validity of AI-Assisted Evidence Assessment in Arbitration
- Artificial intelligence in arbitration – a tool or a threat to a fair trial.
- The arbitration reform in France.
- Responsibility in contemporary arbitration: Ethical rules for arbitrators.
- AI in Arbitration: From Risk to Responsible Use. The Lewiatan Court of Arbitration Approach.
- The transformation of ethics in arbitration under the influence of digitalisation and artificial intelligence.
- Certain Aspects Underpinning Trust in Arbitration: A Comparative Legal Overview
- Artificial intelligence in arbitration – a tool or a threat to due process?
- Artificial intelligence and the arbitrator: tool or decision-maker?
Given its international format, participation in the forum may be in person or remotely via the ZOOM video-conferencing platform. Participants will be given the opportunity to present, discuss and share experience and expertise in various ways.
Participation in the conference is free of charge. Registration is required by 12 November 2026.