Laura Anaya Quintero recently delivered a keynote speech titled “Building the Future of International Arbitration: The Voice of the New Generation” at an event organised by the Club Español e Iberoamericano del Arbitraje (CEIA) -40, held on 2 October 2025 at the Freshfields offices in Rome. She was selected as keynote speaker following a rigorous selection process among CEIA-40 members.
The event formed part of the VII Meeting of International Chapters of the CEIA, which brought together arbitration practitioners from across the Ibero-American community.
In her keynote, Laura reflected on the evolving landscape of international arbitration and the crucial role that the next generation of practitioners must play in shaping its future. She discussed the increasing “contractualisation” of investment disputes, the growing impact of artificial intelligence, and the importance of developing well-rounded lawyers who combine procedural expertise with a deep understanding of substantive law.
Learn more about the event here.
ABOUT LAURA ANAYA QUINTERO
Laura is an associate in our Madrid office. She specialises in investment and commercial arbitration under a variety of arbitration rules in a range of sectors, including energy and natural resources, construction, and mining. Laura has been involved in proceedings under various institutional rules, including the ICC, UNCITRAL, and ICSID rules.
Laura holds an LLM from King’s College London, where she graduated with Distinction, having earned academic scholarships by the University and the British Council in Colombia. She graduated from Universidad Externado de Colombia with an LLB, where she was ranked first in her cohort and was awarded two academic scholarships. Whilst there, she won an international competition in procedural law, for which she was granted a scholarship for postgraduate studies in tort law and contractual liability. She also won oralist awards when participating in an international arbitration moot competition.