Presented by the Institute for Transnational Arbitration

Co-Sponsored by Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration | Arbitrators and Prince Sultan University

Join us and our esteemed speakers from around the globe as we explore emerging trends in international arbitration. The programme will be moderated by Erin Miller Rankin of Freshfields and Jonathan Sutcliffe of K&L Gates. The topics will include a review of how courts and arbitration interact regionally, considering the changes in approach contained in the new Saudi Civil Code and the top 10 ways AI is expected to impact international arbitration proceedings.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, this event includes coffee and light snacks. Please register in advance to help us have an accurate headcount.

Schedule and Faculty

1:30 pm - Registration

2:00 pm - Welcome from the co-chairs

Jonathan Sutcliffe, K&L Gates
Erin Miller Rankin, Freshfields

2:15pm - How Courts and Arbitration Interact Regionally

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Zlatan Meskic, Chair of the College of Law, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh

H.E. Justice Shamlan Al Sawalehi, Court of Appeal Judge and Judge in Charge of Arbitration Division, DIFC Courts
Dr. Majed Alrasheed, former Secretary General of the Bankruptcy Committee, Saudi Arabia
Adam Peters, Senior Legal Counsel, ADGM Courts
Christian P. Alberti, Chief of ADR, SCCA
Christoffer Hedberg, Deputy Registrar, DIAC
Kirsten O’Connell, Board Member for ArbitrateAD

3:15 pm - Changes in Approach Contained in the New Saudi Civil Code

Moderator: Guillaume Hess, KL Gates

Jason Dutson, Aramco
Amani Khalifa, Freshfields
Ahmed Ibrahim, Independent Arbitrator

4:15 pm - The Top 10 Ways AI is Expected to Impact International Arbitration Proceedings

Moderator: Gwen de Vries, Wolters Kluwer

Tom Sikora, Exxon
Reza Mohtashami KC, Three Crowns
Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Eversheds

5:00 pm - Adjourn

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