Pitfalls of the First Appointment
- Thursday | 26 October 2023
- 17:00-20:00 Cairo time
- CRCICA conference center
Join us, with leaders and experts in international arbitration, for the inaugural event jointly organized by the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and the Rising Arbitrators Initiative (RAI) on “Pitfalls of the First Appointments.” Distinguished keynote speakers, Paula Hodges KC, and Prof. Loukas Mistelis, will share their experience and insights on the first arbitrator appointment. The keynote speeches will be followed by two panels comprising a stellar line of speakers from private practice, in-house counsel, institutional, and academic backgrounds, who will discuss the first arbitrator appointment from various interesting perspectives, and address the audience’s questions. More details on the two panels will follow.
Register now to reserve a place in the event, and the post-event dinner with the Speakers. Limited seats available!
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Loukas Mistelis
Partner, Clyde & CO. LLP,
Professor of Transnational Law and Arbitration,
Queen Mary University
Paula Hodges KC
Head of Global Arbitration Practice,
Herbert Smith Freehills, London
President of the LCIA Court
Speakers
Ms. Ioana Knoll-Tudor
Partner, International Arbitration Addleshaw Goddard (France)
Dr. Ismail Selim
Director of CRCICA
President of IFCAI (Egypt)
Dr. Mahmood Hussain
Founding Parnter M&Co Legal (UAE)
Ms. Natasha Shirazi
Legal Director, Corporate Legal Department
Orascom Construction (Egypt)
Dr. Sally El Sawah
Co-Founder
Junction Law (France)
Ms. Sally Kotb
Partner, UAE Dispute Resolution & International Arbitration
Habib Al Mulla & Partners (UAE)
Mr. Sami Tannous
Partner, International Arbitration
Freshfields, Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (UAE)
Youssef Al Saman
Partner - Dispute Resolution and Projects
Zulficar & Partners Law Firm (Egypt)
Speakers' dinner sole sponsor
