Booking information
The 2026 IBA Annual Conference will take place at the Bella Center in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Bella Center, Entrance 6, Center Boulevard 5, 2300 Copenhagen
Booking fees
Prices are in Euros (€) and includes VAT
Booking fees
Prices are in Euros (€) and includes VAT
Current Fees
All Fees
On or before 10 July
11 July - 2 October
From 3 October
IBA Members
On or before 10 July €3245
11 July - 2 October €3895
From 3 October €4650
IBA members receive a discounted rate for the annual conference. Want to attend Copenhagen 2026 at the member rate? Join the IBA during the conference registration process.
Booking includes:
Attendance at all working sessions
Access to conference materials
Access to online delegate search
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
General delegate lunches
Tea and coffee during breaks
IBA Members (discounted countries)
On or before 10 July €1945
11 July - 2 October €3895
From 3 October €4650
Discounts only apply if the delegate registration is completed before the early booking deadline of 10 July 2026.
Full list of discounted countries can be found HERE
Booking includes:
Attendance at all working sessions
Access to conference materials
Access to online delegate search
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
General delegate lunches
Tea and coffee during breaks
Non Members
On or before 10 July €3895
11 July - 2 October €4650
From 3 October €5595
Booking includes:
Attendance at all working sessions
Access to conference materials
Access to online delegate search
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
General delegate lunches
Tea and coffee during breaks
By paying the non-member fee, we welcome you as a delegate member of the IBA for the year in which this conference is held, which entitles you to the following benefits:
Password access to certain parts of the IBA website
Receipt of IBA E-news and access to online versions of IBA Global Insight
Pay the member rate for all IBA conferences until 31 December 2026
Non Members (discounted countries)
On or before 10 July €2325
11 July - 2 October €4650
From 3 October €5595
Discounts only apply if the delegate registration is completed before the early booking deadline of 10 July 2026.
Full list of discounted countries can be found HERE
Booking includes:
Attendance at all working sessions
Access to conference materials
Access to online delegate search
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
General delegate lunches
Tea and coffee during breaks
By paying the non-member fee, we welcome you as a delegate member of the IBA for the year in which this conference is held, which entitles you to the following benefits:
Password access to certain parts of the IBA website
Receipt of IBA E-news and access to online versions of IBA Global Insight
Pay the member rate for all IBA conferences until 31 December 2026
IBA Members (Academics/Judges/Not-for-profit/Public Lawyers/Senior Lawyers/Young Lawyers)
On or before 10 July €1945
11 July - 2 October €3895
From 3 October €4650
Discounts only apply if the delegate registration is completed before the early booking deadline of 10 July 2026.
Booking includes:
Attendance at all working sessions
Access to conference materials
Access to online delegate search
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
General delegate lunches
Tea and coffee during breaks
Academics: A person whose full-time professional work involves teaching or research at a university or similar institution. engaged in legal practice.
Judges: A member of the judiciary in their country of residence
Not-for-profit: A lawyer working full time for an entity that uses its income to pursue its mission rather than distributing profits to private individuals or shareholders.
Public lawyer: A lawyer working for government departments, public institutions, public authorities, courts or regulatory bodies, or publicly owned industries
Senior lawyer: Retired and been an IBA member for 20 plus years
Young lawyer: Age under 30 years
Non Members (Academics/Judges/Not-for-profit/Public Lawyers/Young Lawyers)
On or before 10 July €2325
11 July - 2 October €4650
From 3 October €5595
Discounts only apply if the delegate registration is completed before the early booking deadline of 10 July 2026.
Booking includes:
Attendance at all working sessions
Access to conference materials
Access to online delegate search
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
General delegate lunches
Tea and coffee during breaks
Academics: A person whose full-time professional work involves teaching or research at a university or similar institution. engaged in legal practice.
Judges: A member of the judiciary in their country of residence
Not-for-profit: A lawyer working full time for an entity that uses its income to pursue its mission rather than distributing profits to private individuals or shareholders.
Public lawyer: A lawyer working for government departments, public institutions, public authorities, courts or regulatory bodies, or publicly owned industries
Young lawyer: Age under 30 years
Corporate counsel
On or before 10 July €2895
11 July - 2 October €3495
From 3 October €4195
The corporate counsel fee is reserved for those who are employed solely as legal counsel or an in-house lawyer to a company or corporation.
Booking includes:
Attendance at all working sessions
Access to conference materials
Access to online delegate search
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
General delegate lunches
Tea and coffee during breaks
A reduced rate is offered to IBA Corporate Group Members. Please contact confs@int-bar.org to obtain a 25 per cent discount on the IBA Member fee.
Guests
On or before 10 July €250
11 July - 2 October €250
From 3 October €250
The IBA’s definition of a guest is a spouse, life partner, family member or friend. A guest must NOT be a member of the legal profession (including but not limited to: Business Development or Marketing personnel, Executive Assistants, Personal Assistants or be employed by a company selling services to the legal profession) or use the conference as a business networking opportunity.
Booking includes:
Opening Ceremony - Sunday 4 October
Welcome Party - Sunday 4 October
Rule of Law Symposium - Friday 9 October
Payment information
This conference is cashless
The IBA will only be able to accept credit/debit cards for transactions during the conference and at conference venues. There will be no cash facilities available. We can take secure payments on site using any of the cards listed below.
It is the cardholder's responsibility to ensure the card's security details are ready, and to check that there is a sufficient balance on the card for the payment to complete.
10
Jul
Early booking deadline
To receive the early discounts bookings must be received (with proof of bank transfer payment for hard copy bookings) by Friday 10 July.
Bank transfer bookings
- If payment is not received (with proof of bank transfer payment) the early booking fee will not be honoured
- Conference booking fees sent by bank transfer to the IBA bank accounts, without a completed booking form, will be returned to the sender within 14 days of receipt and the early booking fee discounted rate might not be honoured.
18
Sep
Hard copy booking deadline
Hard copy bookings must be received (with proof of bank transfer payment) by close of business on Friday 18 September in order to be processed.
Hard copy bookings received on or close to Friday 18 September may take several days to process due to the high volume received at this time. Therefore, you may experience a short delay in your booking being processed and, in some cases, this will be after Friday 18 September.
Note: after this date, bookings will only be possible online with immediate payment via bank card. We cannot accept hard copy registrations or payment via bank transfer or cash after this date or on-site at the conference.
Bank transfer bookings
- Conference booking fees sent by bank transfer to the IBA bank accounts, without a completed booking form, will be returned to the sender within 14 days of receipt.
18
Sep
Booking amendments (including social event purchases)
The last day that an individual can add a guest or dietary requirement online is Friday 18 September. After this date, guest bookings can only be made on-site at the conference.
Please note we cannot guarantee fulfilment of dietary requests for delegates or guests for social function purchases made after Friday 18 September.
Delegate search
Online delegate search will be available to all booked delegates from Friday 21 August. Full downloadable delegate lists are not available. To search for delegates using the online search facility, one out of the three search criteria options must be entered.
Registered delegates will also have access to the IBA conference app, available on smartphones and tablets, to search through an up-to-date directory of delegates, view their contact information, discover the location and times of speakers’ sessions and send personal messages to other conference delegates.
If you don’t have the app installed already, visit your app via the links below.
Note
- To manage your delegate profile, visit personal details in your Account (My IBA)
- A downloadable delegate list will not be available
Terms and conditions
All fees payable to us by you in accordance with the terms and conditions shall be paid free and clear of all deductions or withholdings whatsoever.
If any deductions or withholdings are required by law to be made from any fees payable to us by you under the terms and conditions you shall pay such sum as will, after the deduction or withholding has been made, leave us with the same amount as we would have been entitled to receive in the absence of any such requirement to make a deduction or withholding.
The IBA is unable to process group registrations or registrations supplied through an agency. booking, payment, and all conference correspondence must be made directly with the delegate and not via a third party. Should we receive a conference registration and/or payment from a third party, the booking will not be processed, and the funds will be returned automatically to the bank they originated from, with any applicable charges deducted.
Discounts on booking fees are only available until the early booking deadline on 10 July 2026. Full payment must be received by the IBA for the delegate conference booking by that date to receive the discount. Checks will be made to ensure that eligibility criteria are met. The IBA reserves the right to contact you to request further information to confirm that you are eligible to receive a discounted booking fee and if it is found that the discount criteria are not met, the difference between the discounted booking fee and the correct booking fee will be required to be paid to complete registration based on the delegate’s fee status. Alternatively, the delegate may cancel their booking and receive a refund with the appropriate cancellation fees deducted.
Early cancellation deadline
Notice of cancellation must be received in writing at the IBA office by Friday 10 July. A 15 per cent administration charge will be deducted for conference cancellations, including any social functions and guest fees. After this date, the late cancellation deadline of 25 per cent administration charge will be applicable until Friday 18 September.
Email confs@int-bar.org to cancel a conference or social event booking.
Late cancellation deadline
Notice of cancellation must be received in writing at the IBA office by Friday 18 September. A 25 per cent administration charge will be deducted for conference cancellations, including any social functions and guest fees. After this date, no refunds for conference bookings can be made.
Note: Cancellation terms and conditions apply upon submission of booking.
Please note that NO exception will be made to this policy. Should you have difficulties in obtaining your visa and are not able to attend the conference, the cancellation policy will still apply.
Booking transfers are not possible.
Refunds will only be made via the payment method they were originally sent, if a payment is refunded via bank transfer it will also be subject to any applicable bank charges. Refunds will be made minus any monies owed to the IBA.
Email confs@int-bar.org to cancel a conference or social event booking.
Social event cancellation deadline
Social event cancellations received in writing after Friday 18 September until the end of business on Friday 2 October will be subject to a 50 per cent cancellation charge.
Social event cancellations received after close of business on Friday 2 October will be non-refundable and non-transferable.
Refunds will only be made via the payment method they were originally sent, if a payment is refunded via bank transfer it will also be subject to any applicable bank charges. Refunds will be made minus any monies owed to the IBA.
Social event transfers are not possible.
Email confs@int-bar.org to cancel a conference or social event booking.
We regret that no refunds will be made after the date that is one year (12 calendar months) after the date of the relevant conference.
Note: Cancellation terms and conditions apply upon submission of registration. Please note that NO exception will be made to this policy. Should you have difficulties in obtaining your visa and are not able to attend the conference, this cancellation policy will still apply.
Delegate transfers are not possible.
If you have made an accommodation booking, either through our accommodation agent ProLuxe Travel or booked independently, you are responsible for cancelling this separately. The IBA takes no responsibility for any financial penalties you may incur.
The food at the welcome party, general delegate lunches and closing party are buffet style with options to cover a wide variety of dietary requirements, therefore we do not offer alternative options to accommodate individual dietary requirements for these functions.
Please note we cannot guarantee fulfilment of dietary requests for delegates or guests for social function purchases made after Friday 18 September.
General information
Conference venue:
Bella Center
Entrance 6, Center Boulevard 5, 2300 Copenhagen
The working sessions, general lunches (included in the delegate booking fee), Fora and Divisional lunches and breakfasts, unless otherwise stated, will take place at Bella Center.
Badge collection and help desk
Located at Entrance 6 of Bella Center.
Registration hours:
Saturday
1500–1800
Sunday
1000–1800
Monday - Thursday
0745–1730
Friday
0830–1430
Working session times:
Monday – Thursday
0930–1230 and 1430–1730
Friday
0930–1230 and 1330–1600
Coffee breaks:
Monday – Thursday
1045–1115 and 1545–1615
Friday
1045–1115 and 1415–1445
Lunch:
Monday – Thursday
1230–1430
Friday
1230–1330
The working language of the conference is English. Sessions may be changed or withdrawn at any time.
It is important that you inform the IBA upon booking (confs@int-bar.org) if you are a wheelchair user and/or have limited mobility as we will need to take this into account when planning transportation during the conference. The IBA selects, where at all possible, venues with little or no obstacles for those who have restricted mobility; Bella Center is fully accessible.
A quiet room will be available for use at the conference during registration hours.
For security reasons, name badges must be always worn visibly during the Conference and at social functions. Proof of identity is required to collect your badge and for replacement badges. Checks will be in place and security staff and IBA staff will challenge delegates not wearing a valid conference badge. Anyone found wearing a badge that they are not entitled to wear will have the badge removed and will be asked to leave the conference.
If your badge is damaged and needs replacing, please bring the badge to the registration area with proof of identity and a replacement badge will be issued.
Guests are not permitted to attend, under any circumstance, working sessions or general delegate lunches, except for the Opening Ceremony, Welcome Party and the Rule of Law Symposium. Security checks will be in place and staff will challenge delegates not wearing a valid conference badge. Proof of identity is required for replacement badges.
All name badges (both delegates and guests) will display a barcode, badges will be scanned for delegates and guests before entry into all IBA official functions. To gain entry to a social function, delegates and guests must wear their badge and have previously purchased a place(s) for the event. We do not issue paper tickets for social functions.
For security reasons we do not recommend having your name badge visible when outside of the Bella Center or travelling to social event venues.
IBA conferences provide unrivalled professional development and network-building opportunities for international legal practitioners and their professional associates. As representatives of the global legal profession, delegates and IBA members are expected to maintain the highest levels of propriety and behaviour. As representatives of their firms, companies and organisations, delegates are reminded that they should maintain the same high standards of behaviour that are required.
As a representative or employee of that organisation, when attending events as a conference delegate or member of the IBA. This includes adhering to any relevant code of conduct of the organisation that they are representing, or their regulating body, at the conference.
The IBA values the participation of every delegate and member of the IBA and wants all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. Accordingly, all conference attendees are expected to show respect and courtesy to other attendees, IBA staff and those involved with hosting the events throughout the conference and at all conference events, receptions, and parties, whether officially organised by the IBA, or by others. All delegates, guests, attendees, speakers, exhibitors, staff and volunteers at any IBA event are required to conform to the IBA Harassment Policy. The IBA will enforce this Policy in relation to matters reported during or after the event, as appropriate.
The IBA is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability, physical appearance, age, race, colour or nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, marital or civil partnership or other personal attributes. Harassment is unwanted physical verbal or non-verbal conduct that has the purpose or effect of violating a person’s dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for them. The IBA does not tolerate harassment, bullying or attempted bullying of conference participants, delegates, guests, speakers, exhibitors, or staff in any form. Please be considerate to others and think about the effect your actions would have on others – a single incident could constitute harassment.
All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience, including people of many different cultures, backgrounds, opinions and personal attributes. Please do not insult nor disparage other attendees, and please give consideration to topics that might be offensive to others. Behave professionally.
Remember that discriminatory, sexual or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate. Sexual language, imagery or behaviour are not appropriate. Any unwanted conduct of a sexual nature will constitute harassment.
Attendees violating this Policy may be asked, at the discretion of the conference organisers, to leave the conference, without a refund, and further action may be taken in accordance with the Harassment Policy. If members or delegates, see or suspect any behaviour that may violate this policy, they should not be afraid to report it.
The full Harassment Policy can be found on the IBA website at www.ibanet.org/iba-harassment-policy
For reference also please see the IBA Inclusion and Diversity Policy at https://www.ibanet.org/Diversity-and-Inclusion-Council
Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly, and inclusive conference for all.
Contact emails:
Joe Bell, Operations Director – joe.bell@int-bar.org
Julie Elliott, Conferences Director – julie.elliott@int-bar.org
For Conference delegates from jurisdictions where CPD/CLE is mandatory, the IBA will provide a Certificate of Attendance for the Conference. Subject to CPD/CLE requirements, Conference delegates can use this to obtain the relevant number of hours’ accreditation. The number of CPD/CLE hours available may vary depending on the rules applied by the members’ bar association/law society on time recording criteria. Certificates will be sent out, via email, to all attendees after the conference.
The conference dress code is business attire or smart casual for working sessions and smart casual for social events unless otherwise stated.
The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone the conference, change its venue or any of the other published particulars or withdraw any invitation to attend. In any case, neither the organisers nor any of their officers, employees, agents, members, or representatives shall be liable for any loss, liability, damage, or expense suffered or incurred by any person, nor will they return any money paid to them in connection with the conference.