Middle-East Regional meeting

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

13 November 2023 - 13 November 2023


Monday 13 November 2023

13:00 » 14:00 Lunch at DIFC Academy 
14:00 » 15:45

Session 1 at DIFC Academy – The Future of International Commercial Arbitration

Moderator:

  • Patric McGonigal, Global Advocacy, United Arab Emirates
Speakers: 
  • Pinky Anand, Supreme Court of India, India
  • Nesreen Osman, Pinsent Masons and Board Member of ArbitralWomen, United Arab Emirates
  • Fatima Balfaqeeh C Arb, Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration, United Arab Emirates
  • Akash Srivastava, Dubai International Arbitration Centre, United Arab Emirates
15:45 » 16:15 Coffee break at DIFC Academy
16:15 » 18:00 Session 2 at DIFC Academy – Navigating Civil Law and Common Law Systems in an Increasingly Interconnected World


Moderator:

  • Hari Krishna, Nimble Legal, United Arab Emirates
Speakers: 
  • Mohammad Hwaidi, University of Birmingham Dubai Campus, United Arab Emirates
  • Zarghona Fazal, Hadef & Partners, United Arab Emirates
  • Nadim Jisr, Thomson Reuters, United Arab Emirates
  • Katherine Nixon, DIFC Authority, United Arab Emirates