9th Annual Edition

The International Energy Disputes Summit

Navigating the legal, security and economic landscapein the Middle East and Africa

Expert-driven, solutions-based dialogue and analysis on sovereign and private-sector energy issues from the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb to Africa’s critical energy corridors.

26–27 November 2026Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, LondonTwo days · Keynotes, Panels
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A new identity

After eight editions as the Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration in the Middle East and Africa. The Summit now spans two vital regions and one dispute community.

The name has changed. The quality, expertise and community delegates have valued since 2016 has not.

Oil and gas transfer platforms

Since 2016

Eight editions, one community

Hosted in London with the participation of the region’s leading arbitral institutions.

8

Previous editions

200+

Delegates per edition

30+

Speakers each year

60+

Partner institutions

Sponsorship

Put your firm in front of the people who decide energy disputes.

Four partnership tiers from Silver to Diamond, each with speaking roles, delegate passes and year-round visibility.

£35k

Diamond

£15k

Ruby

£7.5k

Gold

£3.5k

Silver

2026 partners

Partners & Participants

Conference partner
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Gold partner
Albertson
DAC Consulting Services
Energy industry
Chevron
Eni
ADNOC
Sonatrach
Libya National Oil Corporation
Schneider Electric
Belectric
GE Vernova
Legal & advisory
FTI Consulting
DIAC
Burford Capital
King & Spalding
Al Tamimi & Co
Clyde & Co
Grant Thornton
Reed Smith
Garoub & Associates
Eversheds Sutherland
Pinsent Masons
K&L Gates
Freshfields
ArentFox Schiff
Mishcon de Reya
Stephenson Harwood
Omni Bridgeway
Three Crowns
Charles Russell Speechlys
Arbitra
Resolve
SCCA
Howard Kennedy
Volterra Fietta
Bracewell
ArbDB Chambers
Qatar Chamber (QICCA)
Arbitralis
CIArb
Twenty Essex
Boden Law
Hanscomb Intercontinental
Omnia Strategy
Chambers and Partners
Zulficar & Partners
ee law solicitors
African Arbitration Association
ICDR
Matrix Chambers
BCDR
ISTAC
ICC International Court of Arbitration
CRCICA
International Energy Charter
CMS
Scottish Arbitration Centre
The Ambassador Partnership
I-ARB Africa
AELEX
Business & financial
DIFC
Oxford Business Group
Interfax
BACB
Arab Bankers Association
S&W
Middle East Association
Fortress
UK-Algeria Business Council
Media
Sky News Arabia
Global Arbitration ReviewJus Mundi
Supporting organisations
CIArb London Branch
Academia & think tanks
RUSI
Chatham House
EU Institute for Security Studies
UCL
ICDS
University of Dundee
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
SOAS University of London
University of Aberdeen
ESCP Business School
Queen Mary University of London
Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University
London South Bank University
CEPMLP, University of Dundee
Coventry University

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