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8:00 AM – 9:00 AM

Morning Refreshments, Opening Ceremony, and Pass Distribution

Opening Ceremony

Bengi Su Karakoylu
Founder and CEO
Avokie.app
Turkey

09:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Panel - 1 Future of IP Litigation & Enforcement: AI, Big Data, and Cross-Border Innovation Disputes

Moderator

Farbod Faribi Noorani
Attorney & Founder
Noorani Global Law Firm
USA

Panelists

Karmanya Singh Sareen
Senior Partner
Kommit
India
Balaji Iyer
Advocate
CHAMBERS OF GEORGE REBELLO
India
Ahmed Nagy
Senior Legal Counsel
Emirates IslamiBankc
UAE
Massyl Mallem
CEO & Co-Founder
PatentPlus AI, Inc
USA
Herbert Schmidt
Sales Advisor
Omega Consulting Group GmbH
Germany

10:00 AM to 10:20 AM

AI vs. Human Mediators: Who Will Resolve Tomorrow’s Conflicts?

Fire Side Chat

Hon. Justice Sanjay Kumar Singh
Judge
High Court of Judicature at Patna
India
Hon. Justice Saurabh Srivastava
Judge
High Court of Judicature at Prayagraj
India

10:20 AM – 10:40 AM

Networking Break

10:40 AM to 12:20 PM

Panel -2 Strategic Litigation for International Business – Navigating Global Risks and Legal Complexity

Moderator

TBA

Panelists

Michael A. Siem
Partner
Devlin Law Firm
USA
Anamika Sharma
Head of Legal Department
Seven Seas Hotel Dubai
UAE
Dr Shamini K Ragavan, SFHEA
Associate Professor of Law
University of Birmingham Dubai
UAE
Ayush Hans
Legal Counsel
Bidfood Middle East
UAE
Sachka Stefanova
Salary Partner
Taylor Wessing
Germany
Sunjay Bhatia
Attorney
Bhatia Law Firm, PC
USA

12:20 PM to 01:20 PM

Panel - 3 M&A Litigation: Strategic Dispute Mitigation in High-Stakes Transactions

Moderator

TBA

Panelists

Georges Abi Saab
General Counsel
Ooredoo Group
Qatar
Jens stadtmueller
Lawyer & Founder
Stadtmuller Dispute Consulting
Germany
Chriso Savva
Managing Partner
Chriso Savva LLC
Cyprus
Anastasia Dronova
CEO
Legal Boutique
Russia

01:20 PM to 02:20 PM

Lunch Break

02:20 PM to 03:20 PM

Panel - 4 : Global Dispute Resolution Strategies: Balancing Litigation, Arbitration, and Mediation

Moderator

TBA

Panelists

Shally Bhasin
Partner
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co
India
Mouhamed Kebe
Managing Partner
GENI & KEBE
Senegal
Simona Pirtea
Managing Partner
Enache Pirtea & Associates
Romania
Suruchi Dua
Legal Director
Bidfood Middle East
UAE

03:20 PM to 04:20 PM

Panel -5 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Litigation: Navigating Breach Response Liability and Regulatory Action

Moderator

Pooja Mahbubani
Head of Legal In-house Middle East & APAC
Hydrogen Group
Dubai

Panelists

Nikhil Solanki
Legal Counsel and Data Privacy Officer
Majid Al Futtaim
UAE
Naveeda Farheen
Manager - Technology & Transformation
Deloitte
UAE

04:20 PM to 04:30 PM

Networking Break

04:30 PM to 05:00 PM

Legal Excellence Awards

09:00 AM to 10:40 AM

Panel - 6 International Commercial Litigation: Arbitration, Mediation & ADR in a Globalized Economy

Moderator

Hamed Alkandary
Managing Partner
SKJ LEGAL GROUP
Kuwait

Panelists

Ching Yuan
Managing Partner
Titan Attorneys-at-Law
Taiwan
Hamed Alkandary
Managing Partner
SKJ LEGAL GROUP
Kuwait
Dania Fahs
Lawyer & Independent ADR Practitioner in Arbitration & Mediation Counsel
Argentum Law
UAE
Ahmed Zaki
SVP Legal Affairs
Al Hamra
UAE
Kishore Jaichandani
Founder & Managing Director
CAVEAT CAPITAL
UAE
Alona Gorodetska
Head of Legal & General Counsel
Global Maritime
UAE
Michelle Lindholm
Partner
Lindholm & Rosenkranz Attorneys at Law LLC
Switzerland

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Networking Break

11:00 AM to 11:20 AM

Forced Writing Off of CS AT1 Bonds – How to Recover Your Losses from Credit Suisse, UBS, FINMA, and the Swiss Government?

Stand Alone

Emmanouil Kazakos
Attorney
Lindemann Law
Switzerland

11:20 AM to 12:20 PM

Panel - 7 Cross-Border Sanctions, Trade & Regulatory Litigation

Moderator

TBA

Panelists

Karishma Sookrajh
Legal Counsel
DHL
UAE
Sahar Hasan
Senior Manager Quality & Risk Management
Deloitte & Touche (M.E.)
UAE
Duncan Henderson
Partner
Marriott Harrison
UK
Ulyana Antonich
Legal Consultant
Legal Boutique
Russia

12:20 PM to 01:20 PM

Panel - 8 Antitrust & Competition Litigation in the Age of Tech Giants

Moderator

TBA

Panelists

Volker Soyez
Partner
SGP Schneider Geiwitz & Partner - Wirtschaftsprufer
Brussels
Mahmoud
Civil Litigation Specialist
Emirates Islamic
UAE

01:20 PM to 02:20 PM

Lunch Break

02:20 PM to 03:20 PM

Panel - 9 The Future of Dispute Resolution: Litigation-Aware Strategies in a Multi-Track World

Moderator

Mouhamed Kebe
Managing Partner
GENI & KEBE
Senegal

Panelists

Dania Fahs
Lawyer & Independent ADR Practitioner in Arbitration & Mediation Counsel
Argentum Law
UAE
Ahmed Zaki
SVP Legal Affairs
Al Hamra
UAE
Naveeda Farheen
Manager - Technology & Transformation
Deloitte
UAE
Dragos Mircea
CEO
3X7AI
Romania

03:20 PM – 04:20 PM

Panel - 10 Artificial Intelligence Disputes: Liability, Regulation & Ethics in Litigation

Moderator

TBA

Panelists

Sergio Ricardo, Associate Attorney
Barroso Fontelles Barcellos Mendonca Advogados
Brazil
Alper Yilmaz
Partner Lawyer
Gungor Yilmaz Law Firm
Turkiye
Patrick Rode
Partner
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
WINDORFER RODE
Germany

Closing Note

Panel -1 Strategic Litigation for International Business – Navigating Global Risks and Legal Complexity

09:00 am - 09: 05 am

Welcome Address

Azam Ghani,
Director and Founder,
World Lawyers Forum,
USA

09:40 AM - 10:40 AM

Panel Discussion 1

Cross-Border Litigation: Challenges & Regulatory Complexities

  • Moderator: Simone Del Nevo, Partner, Banking, Finance and M&A, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners, Bahrain
  • Panelists:
    • Ahmed Barakat, Senior Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners, Bahrain
    • Hisham Al Quraan, Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners, Bahrain 
    • Amal Lari, Partner, Litigation and Arbitration, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners, Bahrain

Moderator

Simone Del Nevo,
Partner,
Banking, Finance and M&A, ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners,
Bahrain

Panelists

Ahmed Barakat,
Senior Partner,
Litigation and Arbitration,
ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners,
Bahrain
Hisham Al Quraan,
Partner,
Litigation and Arbitration,
ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners,
Bahrain
Amal Lari,
Partner,
Litigation and Arbitration,
ASAR - Al Ruwayeh & Partners,
Bahrain

Panel - 2 International Commercial Litigation: Arbitration, Mediation & ADR in a Globalized Economy

"Panel - 3 M&A Litigation: Strategic Dispute Mitigation in High-Stakes Transactions "

Panel - 4 Climate & ESG Litigation 2.0: Emerging Disputes and Legal Risks in the Global South and Beyond

Panel -5 Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Litigation: Navigating Breach Response, Liability, and Regulatory Action

03:55 PM onwards

Closing Remarks & Networking Break Continues

Panel - 6 Litigation in the Crypto, Web3 & Digital Asset Space

Panel - 7 Cross-Border Sanctions, Trade & Regulatory Litigation

Panel - 8 Antitrust & Competition Litigation in the Age of Tech Giants

Panel - 9 The Future of Dispute Resolution: Litigation-Aware Strategies in a Multi-Track World

Panel - 10 Artificial Intelligence Disputes: Liability, Regulation & Ethics in Litigation

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