2025 HYBRID ANNUAL CONFERENCE

This year’s conference will serve as a premier platform for distinguished arbitrators, legal professionals, business leaders, academics, and policymakers from across Africa and around the world to discuss, share insights, and explore best practices in arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

Building on the success of past editions, the 2025 Conference promises to be our most impactful yet — with over 1,000 delegates and 45+ speakers expected to participate globally. Our goal is to foster dialogue and collaboration aimed at simplifying the resolution of commercial and investment disputes, thereby contributing to the ease of doing business in Nigeria and strengthening the regional dispute resolution framework.
Meet our Speakers

Our lineup features influential voices whose experience and vision set inspire new thinking and actionable strategies

ANNA JOUBIN-BRET - Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

PROF. BANKOLE ADEKUNLE AKINTOYE SODIPO, SAN, FCArb - Professor of Law

JAMES CLANCHY - Associate member of Six Pump Court chambers in London

MARK HAMMICK - Arbitration Foundation of South Africa – Adjudicator

NGO-MARTINS OKONMAH - Partner in the Dispute Resolution practice at Aluko & Oyebode

NOSAKHARE AGUEBOR - Associate Vice President and Senior Legal Counsel at the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)

MR. NICK CHAN HIU FUNG, BBS, MH, JP - Director, AALCO Hong Kong Regional Arbitration Centre

JONATHAN BARNES - Partner in the Dispute Resolution Department at Bowmans

MR. WANG CHENGJIE - Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

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