Why do diversity and inclusion matter in any arbitration career?

20 Feb 2023

Abu Dhabi English
Start: 14:00 (CET) | 17:00 (Abu Dhabi time) || End: 15:00 (CET) | 18:00 (Abu Dhabi time)

Join us and fellow Mootees for this ICC MENA session on the role of diversity and gender inclusion in arbitration careers – from young practitioners gaining their first experience in the field to senior arbitrators hitting the infamous glass ceiling.

Programme

17:00 – 17:15

Welcoming Remarks
  • Dania Fahs, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Middle-East, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

17:15 – 17:45

Why do diversity and inclusion matter in any arbitration career?
  • Nadine Debbas Achkar, Independent Arbitrator, Professor of Practice of Legal Studies, NYU, Abu Dhabi
  • Zaynab Penot, ICC YAAF Representative for Middle East and Turkey; Founding Partner, Averroes Law Ltd, Abu Dhabi
  • Ziad Salloum, OSI, KSS, MCIArb, Partner, Salloum & Partners LLC, Abu Dhabi
  • Maria Scanlan, Legal Director, Crescent Petroleum, Dubai

Moderator:

  • Reshma Oogorah, FCIArb,  International Arbitrator & Legal Counsel, Niyom Legal, UAE

17:45 – 18:00

Closing Remarks
  • Fakhruddin Valika, Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Nadine Debbas Achkar

Independent Arbitrator, Professor of Practice of Legal Studies, NYU, Abu Dhabi

Dania Fahs

Director, Arbitration and ADR, Middle East, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

Zaynab Penot

ICC YAAF Representative for Middle East and Turkey; Founding Partner, Averroes Law Ltd, Abu Dhabi

Ziad Salloum

OSI, KSS, MCIArb, Partner, Salloum & Partners LLC, Abu Dhabi

Maria Scanlan

Legal Director, Crescent Petroleum, Dubai

Fakhruddin Valika

Deputy Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Venue: ADGM Authority Building. Auditorium, ADGM, Al Mariyah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE

For more information, please contact:

Safa Abdullhai

Assistant

safa.abdullahi@iccwbo.org. 00971-55-7499400

Organisers

ICC Court Centenary