Dr. Khalid Al Saidi
Chairman Board of Directors
Muscat Arbitration and Mediation Days 2026
Speakers
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Speakers
Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks
Speakers
Session 1
Muscat; A New Hub for Arbitration; Opportunities and Challenges
Dr. Abdullah Al Mandhari
Deputy Chairman CEO of OAC
H.E. Issa Hamed Al Azri
Secretary General, Supreme Judicial Council
H.E. Eng. Bader Al Maamari
Chairman of the Authority for Projects, Tenders and Local Content
H.E. Ambassador Sheikh Dr. Suleiman Al Jabri
Chief of the Legal Affairs Department in Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Speakers
Session 2
Stronger Together Building a Unified Regional Arbitration Ecosystem
Dr. Khalifa Al Hadhrami
Founding Partner at KH Law Firm
Dr. Sheikh Thani Al Thani
Vice Chairman of the Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration (QICCA)
Dr. Hamed Merah
CEO of the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration
Mr. Ahmed Husain
Chief Executive Officer at the Bahrain Chamber for Disputes Resolution
Dr. Kamal Al Hamad
Secretary General of the Commercial Arbitration Center for the GCC
Speakers
Session 3
Arbitration in Oil and Gas Disputes
Mr. Abdulwahhab Al Hinai
Group General Counsel, OQ
Prof. Loukas Mistelis
Partner at Clyde & Co
Mr. Salim Al Yazidi
General Counsel at PDO
Mr. Said Al Shahry
Founder and Managing Partner, SASLO
Speakers
Session 4
Arbitration in Financial and Construction Disputes Dr. Fahad Abuhimed Managing Partner and Head of Public Policy at Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani Clifford Chance (AS&H Clifford Chance) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Mr. Elsamawal Idris Chief Legal and Governance Officer in Sohar International
Dr. Fahad Abuhimed
Managing Partner and Head of Public Policy at Abuhimed Alsheikh Alhagbani
Mr. Elsamawal Idris
Chief Legal and Governance Officer in Sohar International
Mr. Mansoor Malik
Founder/ Managing Partner at Al Busaidy, Mansoor Jamal & Co
Datuk Professor Sundra Rajoo
Founding President of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR
Speakers
Session 5
Arbitration Disputes in Governments Contracts with Foreign Investors
Ms. Sarah Malik
CEO at SOL International Ltd
Ms. Basma Al Kiyumi
Partner and Head of Dispute Resolution at Al Tamimi & Company
Ms. Rozana Al Tayyar
CEO/Founder & Managing Director of Taswea
Dr. Ioana Knoll-Tudor
Partner at Addleshaw Goddard, International Arbitration Practice
Speakers
Session 6
Technology in Arbitration and Mediation: Opportunities, Innovation, and Ethical Challenges
Mr. Nasser Al Habsi
Partner at Addleshaw Goddard
Mr. Issa Al Ghassani
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors
Dr. Riyadh Fakhri
Lawyer, Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and the Director of the Business Law Studies Center at Hassan 1 University
Ms. Anastasiia Dulska
Senior Associate – Dispute resolution at Bär & Karrer
Mr.Leonid Shmatenko
Counsel Attorney at 5Gambit Disputes
Speakers
Session 7
Institutional vs Ad Hoc Arbitration; Between Evolving Preference and Regional Reality
Prof. Dr. Talal Jaber
Member Partner at Jaber Law Firm
Dr. Ismail Selim
Director of CRCICA Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Dr. Ahmed Alechla
Director of TAHKEEM, Sharjah’s International Commercial Arbitration Center
Prof. Najib Chahine
Director of the Lebanese International Arbitration Center of the Beirut Bar Association
Ms. Jehad Kazim
Executive Director of Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC)
Speakers
Session 8
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards - Challenges in the GCC
Dr. Mosleh Al Tarawneh
Chairman of Jordanian Arbitrators Association and Professor of Law
Prof. Thomas Clay
Managing Partner at Clay Arbitration
Ms. Fatma Al Amri
Senior Litigation Lawyer at Dentons
Dr. Zeina Obeid
Partner at Obeid & Partners
Speakers
Session 9
Arbitration in Maritime Disputes
Mr. Abdulredha Al Lawati
Member Founder of ALC Lawyers and Councils
Mr. Alesandro Tricoli
Partner at Fichte & Co
Mr. Barry Stimpson
Managing Partner at Squire Patton Boggs
Mr. Robert Lawrence
Partner at HFW
Speakers
Session 10
Arbitration in Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes
Mr. James Machpherson
International ADR Specialist
Mr. Costas Frangeskides
Partner at Wordley Law
Mr. Paul Wordley
Partner at Wordley Law
Counselor Dr. Marian Kaldas
Executive Director of the Egyptian Centre for Arbitration and Settlement of Non-Banking Financial Disputes
Speakers
Session 11
Moot
Ms. Sarah Malik
CEO at SOL International Ltd
Ms. Claudia Hage
Founding & Managing Partner of Al Marri & El Hage Law
Prof. Dr. Talal Jaber
Member Partner at Jaber Law Firm
Dr. Riyadh Al Balushi
Member CEO of Decree
Mr. Michael Patchett Joyce
Barrister, Arbitrator, and Mediator, 3 Hare Court, Temple
Mr. Drew Holiner
Barrister at Monckton Chambers