As part of the proceedings of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration‘s (ACICA) Australian Arbitration Week 2019, taking place in Brisbane 18-22 November, the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC YAF) hosted a session titled ‘The way of the future – Arbitration or other options?‘ Jason Mitchenson joined the panel discussing whether there is “a rising tide of other options” to arbitration as a form of dispute resolution. The event considered these developments, reflected on arbitration in practice and considered the way forward.