On January 19 and 20, the International Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) celebrated its 100-year anniversary with an event honoring a century of SCC history and its role in promoting efficient and peaceful dispute resolution through arbitration.

As part of the celebration, the SCC hosted a symposium on the topic "Arbitrating for Peace," with Professor Dr. Maxi Scherer presenting the keynote address. The event was preceded the evening before by a gala dinner with more than 700 guests from around the world and the screening of the film "Quiet Triumph - How Arbitration Changed the World."

Other guests and speakers at the symposium included Dr. Nabil Elaraby, former Secretary General of the League of the Arab States; H.E Judge Abdulqawi Yusuf, Vice President of the International Court of Justice; Dr. Mojtaba Kazazi, former Executive Head of the United Nations Compensation Commission; Lisa J. Grosh, Assistant Legal Adviser at the International Claims and Investment Disputes in the US Department of State; and Professor Ove Bring, Professor Emeritus of International Law at Stockholm University.