Events

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23

February

Sunday

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The Great Debate: Contract vs Civil Transactions Law – who wins under Saudi law

Clyde & Co

Saud Al Saab, Talal Alothman, Ben Cowling, Sanjay RajendraPatel, Andrew Archer, Sara Abdullah Aly Aalamri,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Emerging Markets: Unlocking Economic Growth through Effective ADR Mechanisms

International Centre for Appropriate Dispute Resolution and Prevention - Al Yamamah University - Daudpota International - OIC Arbitration Centre - Rimkus - Saarosh ADR Center - Samdani Qureshi Aqlaal

Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Nasir Khan MBE, Nudrat Ejaz Piracha, Uzair Ashraf, Sanaullah Aman, Faisal Khalid Daudpota, Umar Oseni, Yehya Ikram Ibrahim Badr, Azm Ali, ,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

2

09:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Rise & Strategize with BLK Partners: Two Engaging Sessions Exploring KSA's Maritime Logistics and Tax Strategies.

BLK Partners

Wissam Hachem, Haytham Alieh, Tarek Saad, , Simon Isgar, Mohamed Ghazala, Sophia Agishev, Ali Shehab, Rosie Goncare, , Ashraf El Swefy,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

15

09:00 AM - 01:30 PM

Morning with Al Tamimi & Company

Al Tamimi & Company

Haroon Rashid Ahmed, Muhammad Sherif Mostafa El Haggan, Euan Lloyd, David John Holloway, Mohammed Alsayed Ibrahim Negm, Paul David Taylor, Khushboo Hashu Shahdadpuri, Richard Edward Bell, Rita Jaballah, Chris John Wilcock, Emad Mohammed Ibraheem Salameh, Ahmed Ghazi Basrawi, Michael Black KC,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

6

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Evidentiary Strength of Contractual Correspondences in Construction Arbitration Cases

Allied International Management

Ahmad Tahboub, Doaa Bakeer, Sawsan Tahboub,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Navigating Tomorrows Challenges: Spotting and Mitigating Fraud Risk in Saudi Arabia's Boom Times

Raedas Peters & Peters

Jonathan Tickner, Bader AlBusaiyes, Nicholas Bortman, Alexander Reeds,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

3

11:00 AM - 01:30 PM

Myth vs Reality - Arbitration in the Middle East

Horizons & CO

Kristin Campbell-Wilson, Jason Hambury, Obaid Kazmi, Jonathan Hancox, Christopher William Bellamy, Drew Holiner, Michael Frederick Bowsher, Ahmad Alkhamees, Hamid Harasani, Kate Alexandra Gough, Dan Wyatt, Christopher MarcEdwards, Areen Khaldoun Jayousi, Aliyah Abdulrahman Albaz, Ali Al Mohamed Abdulla Al Zarouni,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Saudi Projects: Interim Measures in Dispute Resolution

Mayer Brown

Gerard Moore, Patricia Ugalde Revilla, Andrew Sarraf, Raid Abu-Manneh, Marc Saroufim, Meshal Al Akeel,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Experts and AI

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors RICS

John Fletcher, Clare Lavin, Dimitrios Tousiakis, Darren Mullins, David Blayney, Alison Eslick,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Navigating Arbitration of Financial Disputes: Unravelling Complexities in Global Financial Transactions

King & Spalding

Benjamin Williams, Adam Gray, Sarah Walker, Samaa Haridi, Ned Othman, Fahad Nasser Abdulaziz Alarfaj,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

12

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Harnessing opportunities in the Saudi Arabia-India corridor for businesses and investors; Empowering Cross-Border Dispute Resolution

Indian Council of Arbitration & Trilegal

Mr. Abdullah Saad Alajlan, Hassan Mohamed Arab Darwish, Neeraj Menon, Delano Oscar Melo Furtado, R. Venkataramani, Vivek Gambhir, , , Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid, Nitesh Jain, Arun Chawla, Pinky Anand,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

20

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Space Disputes - What the Future Holds

Monckton Chambers - AO Shearman

Michael Frederick Bowsher, Amna Al Owais, Romain Loubeyre, Yacine Francis, Andrew Denny, Pranay Lekhi,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 04:30 PM

A Dialogue with Hui Zhong What You Need to Know about Resolving Disputes involving Chinese Elements

Hui Zhong Law Firm

Xueyu Yang, Philip Dunham, Sadaff Habib, Mohd Sadique Bin Ibrahim Marican, Ning Fei, Mariana Zhong, Fang Zhao, Prof. Dr. Georges Affaki,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

1

03:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration and Litigation

LALIVE

Marc Veit, Joseph Durkin, , Noradele Radjai,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Tech & Arbitration: Which One Best Serves the Other

Bird & Bird MEA LLP

Sophie Eyre, Simon Shooter, Bill Smith, George Guirguis Ibrahim Matta,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

SIAC-YSIAC Event: Managing International Disputes Effectively – The In-House Counsel Perspective

Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) - Young SIAC (YSIAC)

Lucy Reed, Khushboo Hashu Shahdadpuri, Marcus Khoury, Fatima Ghaith, Sarah Malik, Ahmed Ghazi Basrawi, ,
English
Free
Available
Seats

11

03:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Witness Evidence: A Cultural Cross Examination

Monckton Chambers - Pinsent Masons - Harasani & Alkamees - Musick Peeler - California Arbitration

Drew Holiner, Christopher William Bellamy, Ewan West KC, Rena Lauren Scott Hollstein, Giorgio AdibSassine, Ahmad Alkhamees,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

03:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Transnational Justice – Transcending Geopolitical and Legal Challenges Towards Peaceful Commerce: A Conversation with Global Thought Leaders

Council for International Dispute Resolution for the Kingdom of Bahrain

Marike Paulsson, Ken Hyatt, Martina Polasek, Tom Sikora,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

2

06:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Official RIDW25 Opening Reception - Hosted by Al Tamimi & Company

Al Tamimi & Company

Emad Mohammed Ibraheem Salameh, Ahmed Ghazi Basrawi, Michael Black KC,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

6

24

February

Monday

08:00 AM - 03:30 PM

2nd Annual Gulf Mediation Roundtable and Legal Networking Luncheon

Gulf Mediation - Al Yaqout and Al Fouzan Legal Group - Kılınç Law & Consulting - Al Sulaiti Law Firm - LexisNexis

Robert Sliwinski, Vincent Slingerland, Najib Hage Chahine, Adrian Cole, Nudra Bayan Majeed, Afshan Akhtar, Ali Abdullah A.Alaradi, Rozana Al Tayyar, Fatima Balfaqeeh, Ashfaq AhmadKhan, , Toby Randle, Mohamed Thabet, Anwar A R Alfuzaie, James MacPherson, Michael Patchett-Joyce, Zachary Calo,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Harmonizing Diversity in the KSA Dispute Resolution Landscape

FTI Consulting

Rena Lauren Scott Hollstein, Alison Eslick, Amani Khalifa, Rozana Al Tayyar, Natalia Barraso,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

13

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Maritime and Logistics Dispute Resolution

AlSuwaiket and AlBusaiyes Lawyers and Legal Consultants LLC - Fichte & Co Legal - Abdul Redha Haider Advocacy & Counsels

Bader AlBusaiyes, Shehab Mamdouh, Abdulredha Al Lawati, Essam AlAmmari,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

09:00 AM - 02:30 PM

Anticipating the Future of Mediation in Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property

Amer Abusham, Dr. Emad Hussein, Abdulaziz Salaim,
Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

64

09:00 AM - 06:30 PM

GAR Live: Riyadh 2025

Global Arbitration Review

Samaa Haridi, Christian Paul Alberti, Hussein Haeri, Audley Sheppard, Mohamed Shelbaya, Dafer Alsubaie, Sean Cameron, Robert Andrew Stephen, Girgis Abdelshahid, Khaled Mohamed, Prof. Dr. Georges Affaki, Ismail Selim, Nicholas Sharratt, Ahmed Barakat, Lara Hage Hammoud, Claudia Salomon, Reza Mohtashami, Rena Lauren Scott Hollstein, Sara Abdullah Aly Aalamri, Fatema AlZayed AlJalahma, Sami Thamer Awadh AlRasheedi, Noor Loulwa Davies, Ms. Sara K. Aranjo, Zeyad Sameer Hasan Khoshaim, Rahim Moloo, Tarek Audi, Yousr Khalil, Sarah Gonem,
English
By request
Available
Seats

126

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Enforcement of Judgements and Arbitration Awards in Saudi and Beyond

Al Dhabaan & Partners in association with Eversheds Sutherland

Gertjan Joseph John Kemkers, Alexander Bernard Whyatt, Tejas Shiroor, Musab Aljammaz, Mostafa Ihab, Roberta Wertman,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

5

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Disjointed Joint Ventures and Complicated Consortia: Strategies for Resolving Disputes

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Willem Sweerts de Landas, Tarek Audi, Sami Tannous, Patrick Baeten, Amani Khalifa,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

3

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

A Guide for Multinational Corporations in the Kingdom: Effective Dispute Resolution at Home and Abroad

Ashurst LLP

, , Emma Louise Tormey, Dyfan Rhys Owen, Tammam Kaissi, Faisal Adnan Saad-Aldeen Baassiri,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

7

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as Arbitration Seat: Present and Future

Baker McKenzie

Anton Mikel, Sally Kotb, Luka Kristovic-Blazevic, Taisiya Vorotilova,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

29

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Middle East Construction JVs - Pathways to Success & Effective Dispute Management

Ankura

Guy Elkington, Mark Raymont, , Geoffrey Walker, Adrian Martin,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

11:00 AM - 07:00 PM

Saudi Sports Arbitration Center Forum

Saudi Sports Arbitration Center

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Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

251

12:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Construction Arbitration 2.0: Trends & Challenges

Resolve International

Saad Hegazy, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCiarb, Nesreen Osman, Faisal Mouminah, Khushboo Hashu Shahdadpuri, Michael Jonathan Black,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

8

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Lunch with Taswea & SOL International

TASWEA for Mediation & Arbitration - SOL

Sarah Malik, Rozana Al Tayyar,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Objecting to ZATCA decisions before the Zakat Tax and Customs Committees for Resolution of Tax Violations and Disputes

Dr Qaisar H Metawea Law Firm

Qaisar HamedMetawea, Hamed AnmarMatawi, Karim Haroun,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Family Charter

Ihtikam Law Firm and Legal Consultancy

Hassan Ebrahim Alseif, Abdulaziz Abdullah E Alrashid,
Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

5

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

KSA Market Update: What Does It Mean for the Future of International Disputes

Accuracy

Sari Maddah, Sami Thamer Awadh AlRasheedi, Edward James, Juan Saez Garcia, Rena Lauren Scott Hollstein,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Z&Co. Presents: Tax Disputes, Corporate Break-Ups and Cross-Border Action

Zamakhchary & Co

Osama Kurdi, Sarah Gonem, Martin Creek, Dr. Dani Itani,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

132

01:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Institute for Transnational Arbitration-SCCA-PSU Joint Symposium: complementarity of courts and arbitration institutions; AI top 10 recommendations; and the Saudi Civil Code

Prince Sultan University

Erin Miller Rankin, Kirsten OConnell, Christian Paul Alberti, Christoffer Hedberg, Zlatan Meskic, Dara Sahab, Jonathan Sutcliffe, Adam Peters, Shamlan Sawalehi, Yael Hollander de Groot, Reza Mohtashami, Nasser Ali Khasawneh, Guillaume Hess, Amani Khalifa, Dr. Majed Alrasheed, Ahmed Ibrahim, Gwen de Vries, Tom Sikora,
English
By request
Available
Seats

30

01:30 PM - 06:30 PM

The Role of the State as Regulator and Interested Party: Investment Treaties, Special Economic Zones and Extraterritorial Laws followed by Networking Reception

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Megren AlShaalan, Mohammed Bashir, Abdallah Salam, Salaheddin Al-Bashir, Charles Falconer, Ceyda Knoebel, Nooree Moola, Penny Madden, Rahim Moloo, Adam Smith, Jonathan Marshall, Benno Schwarz, Irene Polieri, Prof. Jan Paulsson,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

93

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Competition Law: Provisions and Practicalities

Monckton Chambers - Harasani & Alkamees - Kroll

Xavier Mas Manez, Turki HamadAlhumaidan, Ewan West KC, Christopher William Bellamy, Hamid Harasani, Mohammad Abdullah Alswyan,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

46

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Promoting Bilateral Investment between Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Korea

Yoon & Yang LLC

Joseph Lee, Jong Moon Choi, Do Yoon Kim,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

50

03:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Resolving Disputes by Mediation and Expert Determination Under the ICC Rules A Pathway to Arbitration

ICC YAAF

Muhammad Sherif Mostafa El Haggan, Karim Mariey, Rozana Al Tayyar, John Joseph Packer, Rahaf Mohammed Ghiyath Salah,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

7

03:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Bridging Borders - Comparative ADR Insights Across the MENA Region

Balfaqeeh Advocates and Legal Consultants

Brandon Malone, Saud Abdullah Alammari, Aysha Mutaywea, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Sameh Amr, Michael Black KC, Fatima Balfaqeeh, ,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

Omani and Partners Reception

OMANI & PARTNERS

Dr. Nasser Al Adba, Professor Khawar Qureshi, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCiarb, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Sameh Amr, Dr. Emad Hussein, Mariam Gotsiridze, Ghanim Aldabbous,
English & Arabic
Free
Available
Seats

44

07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

An Evening Reception with K2 Integrity

K2 Integrity

Ghazanfar Shah, Darren Matthews, Christopher Morris,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

8

07:30 PM - 09:30 PM

DIN@R for International Neutrals

TBH - Gulf Mediation

English & Arabic
By request
Available
Seats

20

25

February

Tuesday

09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Construction Arbitration and Litigation in Saudi Arabia

CMS

Jay Randhawa, Mohammed Aldowish, Haroon Niazi, Courtney Elizabeth Rothery,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

40

09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Legal Hard Talk - Institutional Mediation under the spotlight by International Arbitration experts - Khaled Moyeed and Sam Karim KC

Gatehouse Chambers - Gunnercooke

Khaled Moyeed, Benatt Lee, Alexander Fessas, Christian Paul Alberti, Sam Karim KC, James South, Bridget M. McCormack,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

09:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Check-In or Checkmate: Navigating Dispute Resolution in the KSA Hospitality Sector

Dentons Arabia Law

Dean Ryburn, Suzannah Fairbairn, Abdullah Alsulaimi, Sultan Al-Mutairi, Faris Shehabi, Zahra Rose Khawaja, Gabriel Olufemi, Yahya Soliman, Dries Deforche, Ahmed Ismail, Wen Juan Ma,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

21

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Advancements and Insights in KSA Dispute Resolution

DLA Piper Middle East in association with Alshahrani Law Firm - Alshahrani Law Firm

George Vlavianos, Hasan Elshafiey, , Fahad AlEady, Sara Al Haqbani, Saba Al Sultani, Zahir Qayum, , Raneem Alrakhaimi, Saad Hegazy,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

26

09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Efficiency of Interim Measures in the Saudi Arbitration Law

Majed Alrasheed Law Firm

Prof. Dr. Georges Affaki, Mr. Abdullah Saad Alajlan, Dr. Majed Alrasheed, Dr. Mostafa Abdelghaffar, Dr. Abdullah Mohammed Alajlan, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Mr. Abdullah Al Juraywi, Mr. Abdulrahman Aljohani,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

16

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Pharmaceuticals - the Law ADR and KSA

Naji Khairan Advocates & Legal Consultants

Alaa Naji, Fouad Darras,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

30

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Expert Reports in Construction Arbitration: A Pillar for Case Success

Agile Project Management Advisors

Mona Embarez Ahmed Mobarez, Sajid Suleman, Fatima Balfaqeeh, Rania Fayed, Hazem Sherief, Amr Hossam, Aseel Zimmo,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

2

12:30 PM - 02:30 PM

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - Semi-Final Hearing 2

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - SIAM6

Mr. Adnan Alajaji, Dr. Ameera Alqayem, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf,
Arabic
Free
Available
Seats

13

12:30 PM - 02:30 PM

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - Semi-Final Hearing 1

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - SIAM6

Ms. Joan Samaha, Dr. Uthman A. Albijadi, , Eng. Husni Madi,
Arabic
Free
Available
Seats

37

01:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Nonprofit Corporations

Ihtikam Law Firm and Legal Consultancy

Hassan Ebrahim Alseif, Albaraa Abdulaziz M Alwahaid,
Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

25

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Arbitration in the MEASA Region : Roadmap to 2030

Fox & Mandal (Estd. 1896)

Kunal Vajani, Tariq Khan, R. Venkataramani, Montek Mayal, V. BALA, Toby Landau KC, Dr. Mahmood Hussain, Saksham Agrawal,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

3

01:30 PM - 04:30 PM

Interactive Discussions on Current and Future Trends in International Arbitration

Herbert Smith Freehills Riyadh

Craig Tevendale, James Doe, Jason Han, Nick Oury, Sean Whitham, Stuart Paterson, Catrice Gayer, Tomas Furlong, Amal Bouchenaki,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

2

01:30 PM - 06:30 PM

An Afternoon with White & Case

White & Case LLP

Hansel-Ha Ngoc Tuan Pham, Ank Santens, Bachir CarlSayegh, Karim Mariey, Brooks W.Daly, Carolyn Lamm, Dara Sahab, Abdullah Seed Ali Al Omayr, Alex Burton, James Joseph Anderson, Ellis David Baker, Michael John Turrini, Nicholas Bortman,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

124

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Sharing the Secrets – Sector-Specific Dispute Procedures

Stephenson Harwood LLP

Khurram Ali, Jenny McKeown, John Lewis, Ron Nobbs, Alya Abdulnasser Alhussini,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

7

03:30 PM - 05:30 PM

Strategies for Conflict Prevention and Successful Project Delivery in a Booming Market

Reed Smith - FTI Consulting

Sachin Kerur, Michelle Nelson, Samuel Whitehouse, Christopher Seymour, Emad Zahrani, Rana Nassar,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

4

03:30 PM - 06:00 PM

The use of ADR and Multi-tier Dispute Procedures in KSA

AS&H Clifford Chance

Georges Alboustany, Paul Coates, Victoria St-Amour, Naser Hashem,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

03:30 PM - 06:30 PM

Saudi Vision 2030 and the ICC

Federation of Saudi Chambers - ICC

Alexander Fessas, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCiarb, Claudia Salomon, mohammed elmogy, Rozana Al Tayyar, Samaa Haridi, Zeyad Sameer Hasan Khoshaim, Usama Alkurdi,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

137

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - 3rd and 4th Place Hearing

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - SIAM6

Dr. Reyadh Mohamed Seyadi, Dr. Mohammed Sweify, Dr. Alqusaimi Salah,
Arabic
Free
Available
Seats

57

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

How to Structure Investments From the Middle East to Europe

Schoenherr Attorneys at Law

Sebastian Lukic,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - SIAM6 - Final Hearing

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - SIAM6

Sheikh Dr. Thani Ali Al Thani, Ms. Sara K. Aranjo, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCiarb,
Arabic
Free
Available
Seats

173

06:00 PM - 08:00 PM

English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

07:00 PM - 09:00 PM

English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

26

February

Wednesday

08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

SCCA 4TH International Conference and Exhibition

Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)

Martina Polasek, H.R.H. Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, H.E. Wayne Martin, Prof. Jan Paulsson, Sir William Blair, Kristy Tan, Dr. Faris Al Garni, Tina M. Fordham, Bridget M. McCormack, Dr. Nabeel A. Al Mansour, Joke Aliu, Abby Cohen Smutny, Ning Fei, Steve Feldman, Sanjeev Gemawat, GAO Huandong, Catherine Karakatsanis, Anup Kollanethu, Sylvia Noury, Joza AlRasheed, Audley Sheppard KC, Takashi Tashima, Diana Weiss, Jonathan Wood, Dr. Abdullah Al Ghamdi,
English & Arabic
Paying
Limited Seats
2 Coffee Breaks Lunch
Networking

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM

SCCA Arabic Moot 6 - SIAM 6 - Awards and Final Ceremony

SCCA International Arabic Moot 6 - SIAM6

English
Free
Available
Seats

122

07:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Official RIDW25 Gala Dinner – Hosted by Clyde & Co

Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) - Clyde & Co

,
English & Arabic
By Invitation
Sold Out

27

February

Thursday

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM

The evolving role of arbitral institutions – insights from leading global institutions

Clyde & Co

Loukas Mistelis, Ismail Selim, Christian Paul Alberti, Joanne Lau, Alexander Fessas, Gloria Lim, Thomas Ventrone, Sara Abdullah Aly Aalamri, Jamie Edward Harrison,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

11

08:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Prevention is better than cure: Dispute Avoidance and ADR best practice in PPP, Construction, and Real Estate Development Projects with the support of AI.

Al Idarah Almubtakara -Innovative Managment LTD

Ibraahim Nasr, ROBERT ANDREW SLIWINSKI, Mohamed Mahmoud Ali, Abdullah Almutairi, Abdelmoneem Mohamed Zamzam, Leonora Riesenburg, Nouf Albluwi, Ali Kairouani, Mohamed Saad Refaey, Richard Lawrence Brady, Amr Saleh, Bridget M. McCormack,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

4

08:30 AM - 04:30 PM

ICCA international judicial colloquia New York Convention Roadshow

Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) - International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) - Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCCSG) - Council for International Dispute Resolution for the Kingdom of Bahrain

Mr. Sultan bin Nasser Al-Suwaidi, Prof. Jan Paulsson, Audley Sheppard KC, Prof. Andrés Jana, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Prof. Georges Affaki, Dr. Habib Al Mulla, Ms. Sara K. Aranjo, Ms. Samaa Haridi, Dr. Emad Hussein, Judge Fatima Faisal Hubail, Dr. Hamed Merah, Prof. Marike Paulsson, Christian Paul Alberti, Dara Sahab, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCiarb,
English & Arabic
By Invitation
Available
Seats

0

09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Arbitration Across our Industry Groups: Shipping, Commodities, Energy, Insurance and Construction

Holman Fenwick Willan Law Firm - 4 Pump Court

John HenryBarlow, Joshua Benjamin Coleman-Pecha, Nicholas Adam Braganza, Robert Lawrence, Vladislav Kiryushin, George RobertWoods, Laurence BerelowitzPage, Sanjay RajendraPatel, Sean Brannigan,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

20

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Excellence in Arbitration: Standards, Conflicts & Ethical Responsibilities

CIARB KSA BRANCH - Saudi Aramco

HRH Princess Hala bint Khaled Al-Saud, Dr. Ahmad Al-Khamis, Aysha Mutawea, Dr. Abdulmohsin Al-Zuhair, Saad Hegazy, Dr. Torki Abdullah Alshubaiki, Prof. Georges Affaki, Eng. Husni Madi, Sultan Alasker, Fatima Balfaqeeh, Dr. Majed Alrasheed, Dr. Mostafa Abdelghaffar, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCiarb,
Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

120

09:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Gen-AI Legal Hackathon

Jus Mundi

Julia Zeidan, Jean-Remi De Maistre,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

26

09:00 AM - 01:30 PM

The Relevance of Arbitration to Islamic Financial Institutions - Current Trends and Future Perspectives

AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy

Ali Al Mohamed Abdulla Al Zarouni, Antonio Vinal, Walid Hegazy, Faisal Alshammari, Umar Oseni, Amel Makhlouf, Saad Mansor AlMansor, Mohamed Hamed Mahmoud Shamroukh, Ahmer Bilal Soofi, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

94

11:00 AM - 12:30 AM

Taming the Beast – The Case for Limiting Document Production

Swiss Arbitration Association - ASA - LALIVE - Morgan, Lewis & Brockius LLP - Schellenberg Wittmer

Noradele Radjai, Christopher Boog, Sara Koleilat Aranjo, Lara Hage Hammoud,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

6

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Conflict to Consensus in Construction Contracts

MASIN

HK Suresha, Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid, Matthew R. M. Walker, Abbas Khan, Hermann Ferre, Alexander James Kelsall, Abdullah Alajlan, Ben Cowling, Arighna Ghosh, Sara Abdullah Aly Aalamri,
English & Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

51

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Aviation and Space Law: a Rising Space for Disputes

Bird & Bird MEA LLP

Elie Badawi, Jalal El Ahdab, Hamda Al Hosani, Sultan AlRuwais, Mohamed Amara,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

11:00 AM - 01:00 PM

Navigating the Gulf-Asia Trade and Investment Corridor: Innovative Approaches to Dispute Resolution from Singapore and Saudi Arabia

Singapore International Mediation Centre SIMC - Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) - Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC)

Crystal Tan, Benatt Lee, Lucy Reed, Toby Landau KC, Edmund Kronenburg, Michelle Li, Thomas Snider, Graham Coop, Tarek Audi, Paul Sandosham, Peng Cheng Tay, , Vivek Gambhir, ,
English
Free
Available
Seats

52

12:30 PM - 03:00 PM

Trade, Investment and Arbitration across Asia and the Middle East

Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre HKIAC

Joanne Lau, Shamlan Sawalehi, Paul David Taylor, Mohammed Alsuwaidi, Zeina Obeid, Mariana Zhong, Samaa Haridi, Amirali NASIR,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

0

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Customer Journey in Zakat, Tax and Customs Disputes

General Secretariat of Zakat, Tax, and Customs Committees

Deemah ALRajhi, Manawi Alharbi,
Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

10

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Doing Business in KSA

Feras Al Shawaf Law Firm

Fareed Yaldram, Aisha Abdallah, Alex Layden, Abbas Khan,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

6

01:30 PM - 03:30 PM

Key Legislative Developments in the Commercial Environment

Ministry of Commerce

Ahmed A. Almajhad, Ibrahim S. Alnahd,
Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

9

01:30 PM - 04:00 PM

Construction Disputes in the Era of Smart Cities, Climate Change, and Water Resource Management

Obeid & Partners

Badr Mohamad Sabban, Ziad Obeid, Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid, Marcus Morrison Mackay Starke, Dr Fadi Comair, Pinky Anand, Paola Kattar,
English
By request
Free
Available
Seats

3

03:30 PM - 05:00 PM

Family Disputes - 'Lose, Lose' is a Win

Naji Khairan Advocates & Legal Consultants

Alaa Naji,
Arabic
By request
Free
Available
Seats

16

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Updated at: 14/07/2024

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