21 May 2023
Registration & Welcome Reception
Amathus Beach Hotel
Thalassa Restaurant
International Arbitration Supper Club (by invitation only)
Le Bordeaux
22 May 2023
Cyprus Arbitration Day: Arbitrating Disputes in the Middle East at Times of Dynamic Geopolitical Changes
Location: Amathus Beach Hotel
Registration
Registration
Welcome Address
Agis Georgiades
CAD Co-Chair
Agis Georgiades
Keynote Speech
"International Arbitration in the GCC and the impact of Geopolitics - A Silks view"
Prof. Khawar Qureshi KC
First Session - Geopolitical Changes Affecting Dispute Resolution in MENA
Moderator
Paulius Docka, Of Counsel, Primus, Vilnius
Panelists
Charlie Caher, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London
Christina Hioureas, Partner and Global Co-Chair, International Litigation & Arbitration, Foley Hoag LLP, New York
Hila Echerman, Senior Director of International Law, Ministry of Justice, Israel
Heidi Walsh, European Regional Sub-Committee Co-Head, Campaign for Greener Arbitrations
Stavros Pavlou, Managing Partner, Patrikios Pavlou & Associates LLC, Limassol
Paulius Docka
Hila Echerman
Heidi Walsh
Charlie Caher
Stavros Pavlou
Christina Hioureas
Networking Break
Second Session - Applicable Laws and Appropriate Seats for MENA Disputes
Moderator
Shai Sharvit, Partner, Gornitzky & Co, Tel Aviv
Panelists
Agis Georgiades, Partner, Christos Georgiades & Associates LLC, Nicosia
George Mountis, Co-Managing Partner, Dr. K.Chrysostomides & Co LLC, Nicosia
Mahmood Hussain, Founding Partner, Mahmood Hussain Advocates & Legal Consultancy LLC, Dubai
Oleg Volodin, Partner, Resolut, Nicosia
Sabrina Aïnouz, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, Paris
Shai Sharvit
George Mountis
Agis Georgiades
Oleg Volodin
Mahmood Hussain
Sabrina Aïnouz
Lunch Break
Keynote Speech
“The Specificities and Anomalies of Arbitrating in the MENA Region at Times of Crisis and Beyond”
Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab
Third Session - Interim Measures and Enforcement
Moderator
Baruch Baigel, Partner, Asserson, Tel Aviv/London
Panelists
Charlotte Bijlani, Partner, Watson Farley & Williams, Dubai
Marina Hadjisoteriou, Partner, Michael Kyprianou & Co, Limassol
Niki Liassides, Partner, Harris Kyriakides, Limassol
Soteris Pittas, Managing Partner, Soteris Pittas & Co LLC, Limassol
Niki Liassides
Marina Hadjisoteriou
Soteris Pittas
Baruch Baigel
Charlotte Bijlani
Networking Break
Fourth Session – MENA Specific Disputes
Moderator
Polyvios Panayides, Partner, Chrysses Demetriades & Co LLC, Limassol
Panelists
George Z. Georgiou, Managing Partner, George Z. Georgiou & Associates LLC, Nicosia
Kyriakos Karatsis, Partner, N. Pirilides & Associates LLC, Limassol
Remy Gerbay, Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Washington D.C.
Fred Kuchlin, Senior Associate, RPC, London
Adam Peters, Senior Legal Counsel, ADGM Courts
Polyvios Panayides
Remy Gerbay
George Z. Georgiou
Kyriakos Karatsis
Fred Kuchlin
Adam Peters
Closing Remarks
Stavros Pavlou
CAD Co-Chair
Stavros Pavlou
End of Conference
Gala Dinner
Amathus Beach Hotel
CYPRUS ARBITRATION DAY
Main Organizer
CAD is supporting
Alkinoos Artemiou Foundation and the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations
