Emilia Onyema is an independent arbitrator with experience as presiding, co and sole arbitrator, and acts as legal expert witness in international arbitration. She is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration and the DIAC Court, among others. She is a Professor of International Commercial Law at SOAS University of London where she teaches and publishes on international arbitration, international investment law and commercial law in a global context. She is qualified to practice law in Nigeria, as a Solicitor in England & Wales, and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She is the Director of the SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre (SADRC). In 2024, she received the CPR Institute award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity in ADR, and the African Arbitration Association award for Publication/Speech of the Year for her Roebuck Lecture which was also shortlisted for the GAR Best Lecture/Speech Award 2024.

Jacob Grierson is an English barrister and a French lawyer. Having started his career in the Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC at One Essex Court in London, Jacob has been based in Paris for the past 20 years and has become a French avocat while remaining an English barrister. Jacob has acted both as counsel and as arbitrator (sole arbitrator, president and co-arbitrator) in a very large number of arbitrations subject to many different laws and seated in many different places, although predominantly in London and Paris, the two cities between which he divides his time.

He has a particular focus on disputes related to Africa (both Anglophone and Francophone) and on certain sectors, including construction, energy, mining, pharma/biotechnology and
transport. Jacob is bilingual in English and French, and has conducted arbitrations in both of those languages. He also has a working knowledge of German. He has been recognised by Who’s Who Legal as one of the ten best regarded arbitration practitioners in France and by Jeune Afrique as one of the most influential lawyers active in Francophone Africa.
Jacob is the author (together with Annet van Hooft) of “Arbitrating under the 2012 ICC Rules: an Introductory Users’ Guide”, which has been recognised as one of the leading guides to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, on which Jacob is a leading authority.

Jacob is a Council Member of the ICC Institute, a Member of the ICC’s Arbitration Commission, President of the Users’ Council of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) and a Member of the Steering Committee of the Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC).

Glenn R. George is a seasoned advisor and expert witness in the global power and utilities, oil and gas, mining, manufacturing, water, chemical, transport, consumer services, and infrastructure sectors. Drawing on his background as an engineer and economist, he applies deep expertise in strategy, policy, regulation, technology, and finance to deliver consulting and litigation support to governments, companies, and investors. His consulting work includes regulatory design, transaction support (involving over time more than 30,000 MW of generation capacity, together with a wide variety of other asset types), asset valuation (including intellectual property), risk assessment, transportation planning, energy efficiency, and power generation, transmission, and distribution.

His expert testimony relates primarily to contract disputes and construction delays and cost overruns in the energy, infrastructure, and related sectors. He has testified 20 times, including as both an engineer and quantum expert, in a number of high-profile, multi-billion-dollar matters, including in the High Court of England and Wales, the International Court of Justice at The Hague, the US Court of Federal Claims, several US District Courts, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He was lead expert witness on behalf of the Nigeria in Nigeria v. P&ID, an $11 billion litigation matter; on behalf of Uganda in Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda; on behalf of the Federal Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in an ongoing $8.5 billion bankruptcy matter; and on behalf of the City of Baltimore in ongoing litigation concerning the collapse of the Key Bridge after it was struck by MV Dali.

Before entering the consulting field, Dr. George served in policymaking and program management positions in the US government, in the areas of nuclear facility operations, congressional liaison, export controls, and warship design, procurement, regulation, and operation. Dr. George holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (with distinction) from Cornell University, an MBA (with distinction) from the same institution, a diploma in nuclear engineering from the US Department of Energy’s Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, and the PhD (with a focus on energy economics) from Harvard University. He is a licensed professional engineer (PE).

Dr. George is an active member of numerous professional organizations. In 2011, he received the ANS Presidential Citation for his response to the Fukushima accident. He attended the COP28 Dubai Climate Change Summit in December 2023 as part of the US Energy Transition team. And he is recognized as a recommended expert in the Lexology Index (formerly Who's Who Legal) Arbitration Expert Witnesses 2025 report.

Daniel Correa is the Managing Director of DAC Consulting Services, where he leads a team of specialist forensic engineers and delay experts delivering independent expert witness services for complex energy and infrastructure disputes across the globe. With over 20 years of experience in the engineering and construction sectors, Daniel has been instructed in high-value arbitrations under ICC, LCIA, DIAC, and UNCITRAL rules, involving upstream and downstream oil and gas, renewables, and large-scale infrastructure projects.

Daniel is regularly appointed as a delay and disruption expert and has testified in international arbitration proceedings. He is recognised for his ability to distil complex technical and scheduling matters into clear, persuasive evidence for tribunals. His recent assignments have included disputes relating to LNG facilities, offshore platforms, power generation assets, and wind farms.

Prior to founding DAC, Daniel held senior roles at leading global consultancies and worked extensively on the delivery of major projects in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Europe. He holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and is a member of several professional bodies, including the Society of Construction Law and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Throughout her career, she has been involved in investment and commercial arbitration cases under the leading arbitral institutions, particularly in cases related to foreign investment in sectors such as energy, mining, construction, and pharmaceuticals.

Her practice also covers State-to-State disputes and various public international law issues, including maritime border delimitations and questions of state succession and sovereign immunity. She also worked on peculiar cases at the intersection of arbitration and international sanctions. A significant portion of her work focuses on the Middle East and Africa, regions where she has also been a speaker at events such as the International Law Summit in London and the MEDays Forum in Tangiers.

Hind earned law degrees from the University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne) and Paris II (Panthéon-Assas). She holds a law degree from Columbia Law School, where she was an editor for the American Review of International Arbitration (ARIA).

Dr. Victoria Nalule is the Founder and CEO of Nalule Energy and Minerals Consultants (NEM Energy) and a lecturer in Natural Resources Law at the University of Bradford, UK. She holds a PhD in International Energy Law and Policy from the University of Dundee’s Centre for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP). Dr. Nalule also serves as an energy arbitrator at the Energy Disputes Arbitration Centre (EDAC) in Turkey. She is also the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) YAAF representative for Africa.

An accomplished author, Dr. Nalule has written nine books and numerous scholarly articles focused on energy transitions, climate change, oil, gas, renewable energy, and mining. She has provided strategic advice to various governments on high-profile projects, including leading teams in the development of national energy transition strategies, mining policies, and extractive industry projects.

Dr. Nalule’s expertise extends to consulting for leading international organizations, including the African Union, the African Development Bank, and the EITI International Secretariat. She actively contributes to global dialogues on energy and mining through media appearances, her YouTube channel, and podcast, solidifying her reputation as a distinguished and influential international expert in her field.

Julius Nkafu was called to the English Bar at the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple in 2014, having previously been called to the Cameroon Bar in 2006. He is also a member of The Barrister Group Chambers and Julex Chambers in the United Kingdom.

He is a distinguished legal professional with a broad and diverse educational background. He has a law degree from the University of Yaoundé in Cameroon, a CPE, and an LLM in International Business Law from London, United Kingdom. He also possesses Postgraduate Certificates in Transnational Oil & Gas Law and Education.

Julius specialises in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) and is widely recognised in international arbitration. He serves as an arbitrator in disputes and represents parties as counsel. He is a Course Director and lecturer on International Arbitration at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Court of Arbitration. He is also a member of several prominent arbitration panels, highlighting his deep commitment and expertise in ADR. His extensive legal practice encompasses key sectors, including civil and commercial matters, energy, oil and gas(including ESG), maritime, and international trade. Additionally, he offers specialised advisory services in Business Email Compromise (BEC) and International Administrative Law.

Beyond his professional pursuits, Julius is dedicated to civic and international initiatives. He has participated in local authority committees in London as an elected member and as an election observer in various countries. As a Direct Access Barrister, he is authorised to conduct litigation and represent clients in courts and tribunals throughout the United Kingdom and Cameroon.

Julius is an active member of numerous professional organisations, including the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Fellow), the Commercial Bar Association (Combar), the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA - Support Member), and the African Arbitration Association (AfAA). He also chairs the ADR Committee of the African Bar Association and sits on the Sanctions Appeals Board of the African Development Bank Group.

Ula is the Managing Director of Cortex Capital where she integrates psychology and neuroscience with law and business. Ula is an experienced arbitration lawyer and an expert in human behaviour. She holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCL and a MA in Psychology from the University of St Andrews. Ula also practiced international arbitration for over a decade in Europe and Asia, including spending time in-house at finance and telecoms firms.

Ula trains and advises lawyers, corporates and banking clients around the world on leadership, diversity and wellbeing/performance programmes. She also lectures at Queen Mary University of London on Strategic Decision-Making and she is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Warwick. Ula is commissioned by international organisations to conduct original research on decision-making and diversity topics. Ula has won awards for her speaking and writing and is a well-known thinker in Legal Psychology.

Andrew Mackenzie has been Chief Executive of the Scottish Arbitration Centre since its establishment in 2011. A solicitor on secondment to the Centre from the Scottish Government, Andrew previously worked as a policy lead in Justice and as a legal adviser to that Government.

Andrew is Co-Chair of the International Bar Association (IBA) Government and Public Lawyers Forum and Chair of the IBA Section on Public and Professional Interest (SPPI) Council’s Working Group on UN SDGs and ESG. He is a former Member of the IBA SPPI Council and former Co-Chair of the IBA Access to Justice and Legal Aid Committee. An Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, he also co-chairs the European Sub-Committee of the Campaign for Greener Arbitration and sits on the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service Arbitration Court Users Group and is a public interest member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland Investigation Committee.

Mrs. Mispa FRI AWASUM (PhD in view, LLM, MSc, DLP, MCIArb) is a dynamic international arbitrator, mediator, season public speaker and policy expert with over a decade of experience in international trade, investment law, and dispute resolution. She currently serves as the Manager of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Rwanda Branch, where she leads national training initiatives, capacity building, and advocacy for alternative dispute resolution across East Africa.

A rising force in Africa's arbitration and governance landscape, Mispa has served as tribunal secretary in complex international proceedings involving investment and commercial disputes and is currently undertaking her first appointment as an arbitrator. She is also a trusted advisor to investors on corporate social responsibility, ESG compliance, and conflict-sensitive business practices.

A multilingual speaker and award-winning human rights and Democracy advocate from the Senate of Maryland, Mispa holds multiple qualifications in law, gender, environmental policy, and development from institutions in Rwanda, Cameroon, and the UK. She is a member of CIArb (UK), AfAA, AYA, Young ICCA, African Women in Arbitration and the ICC YAAF.

Mispa is the Founder of the AWASUM Institute specialized in Peace, Gender, Good Governance, Dispute Resolution & Environmental Sustainability and is passionately committed to promoting justice, equity, and sustainable leadership across Africa.

He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, Professor of law, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law; Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). He served as the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Regional Trustee for Africa from 2019 to 2022.

He has on various occasions been appointed by leading arbitral institutions including the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb-Kenya), the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) among other institutions, as both as a sole arbitrator and a member of arbitral tribunals in arbitrations involving commercial disputes.

He became the first winner of the Inaugural CIArb (Kenya Branch) ADR Lifetime Achievement Award 2021. He was also the winner of the ADR Practitioner of the Year Award 2021 given by the Nairobi LSK and the ADR Publisher of the Year 2021 awarded by CIArb Kenya. He is rated by Chambers and Partners as one of the best dispute resolvers in the country. He has published in the areas of ADR and Access to Justice, Environment, and Natural Resources.

Rym Loucif founded her own practice, Loucif + Co, after having practised with respected US law firms in Paris (Willkie Farr & Gallagher and Gibson Dunn & Crutcher) as well as with renowned French law firms in Algiers (Gide and LPA-CGR Avocats).

Based in Algeria for the past ten years, Rym Loucif has acquired a renowned expertise in Algerian business law advising mostly foreign investors regarding their investments and activities in the country.

Her deep knowledge of the Algerian business environment combined with her international vision allows her to provide clients with tailor-made advice adapted to the reality on the ground.

Rym Loucif focuses on cross-border mergers, acquisitions, establishment of joint-ventures, competition law and energy related-matters, on behalf of leading international groups.

Rym Loucif attended the prestigious Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris II and King’s College in London before being admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006.

Loucif + Co is a trusted and regular contributor to major regional and international legal conferences. Rym Loucif contributes as an expert to the OECD in the context of the EU-OECD Program on Promoting Investment in the Mediterranean, aiming to strengthen investments into and within the Mediterranean region.

Daniel is an English-qualified barrister and arbitration practitioner who has acted in over 40 arbitrations - ranging from USD 2 million to over USD 1 billion - under the rules of the leading arbitral institutions, seated in seats including Geneva, London and Singapore. He has developed an extensive client base across continental Europe, Turkey and the Middle East and is particularly well-versed in applying foreign law and developing and presenting foreign law arguments to tribunals of diverse legal cultures.

After training at the London Commercial Bar, Daniel practised in the arbitration group of a leading US firm in London before practising in Switzerland from 2011.

More recently, he was a partner at an international law firm in Geneva, ranked in the GAR 30 listing, and later worked in Doha. He combines experience of civil law culture with common law advocacy know how, described in Legal 500 as "a rising star" and in Who's Who Legal as "undoubtedly one of the new generation of influential European arbitration lawyers". Daniel is a native speaker of English and German and has a knowledge of legal French. He frequently contributes to debates about arbitral practice, through participation in international conferences and written publications.

Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour, lawyer and arbitrator (British Chevening Scholar) is a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) with over 40 years’ experience in legal practice and alternative dispute resolution. She graduated in Law from the University of Lagos [1980] and holds Master of Laws degree [University of Lagos] and Master of Arts [M.A] of King’s College London, University of London She is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. She is a certified mediator by CEDR UK.

She has acquired very significant experience and recognized in various publications including Expert Guides, Who is Who Legal and Women in Business Law (Commercial Arbitration) as a top Arbitration Practitioner. Her experience spans various areas including Energy and Natural resources, Construction and Infrastructural projects, Maritime, Banking, Joint Ventures and Investment Arbitration. She has been involved in cases under major arbitration rules.

She was a member of the ICC Paris International Court of Arbitration, is a member of the World Bank Group Sanctions Board. She is listed on the Panel of Arbitrators of various international institutions including the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes [ICSID]. She has held pivotal roles in Arbitration Institutions [local and international] including being the pioneer founding President of the Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria. She is a Past Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators [CIArb] Nigeria Branch.

he has written several articles on Arbitration/ADR and regularly delivers papers at international and domestic conferences and training events. She is an approved tutor for the CIArb. She is the author of the book titled: ‘Commercial Arbitration Law and Practice in Nigeria through the Cases’ Published by LexisNexis.Adedoyin is an advocate of diversity and inclusion.

• Dr Aseel Zimmo is a commercial arbitrator who brings a wealth of experience in navigating complex dispute resolution mechanisms. She specializes in arbitration disputes in a diverse range of fields such as telecommunications, construction, real estate, corporate, supply of goods and services as well as civil and commercial disputes in general.
• She is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and served as an arbitrator in many proceedings both institutional and ad hoc proceedings under the UNITRAL rules and issued awards in Arabic and in English. She is also on the LCIA, DIAC, SCCA, CRCICA, LAMC, OAC and ICADRP arbitrator panels as well as she registered arbitrator at the Bahraini Ministry of Justice.
• She is civil and common law qualified and bilingual in Arabic and English in which she has issued awards.
• She also an experienced commercial mediator. She registered mediator at the Bahraini Ministry of Justice and a member of the advisory committee of the Mediation Hub. She was involved in the drafting of Bahraini mediation law and regulations.
• As the former senior advisor to the Bahraini Chief Justice and Minister of Justice, she has extensive experience in drafting laws and regulations.
• She has conducted professional training for lawyers and practitioners in negotiation, arbitration and mediation. She also sat on many panels at various arbitration events.
• Dr Zimmo is experienced in both Civil and Common law jurisdictions as she graduated with a PhD from the LSE in international commercial arbitration and with an LLM from Kings College, London. She is also a qualified lawyer in New York and Jordan. She also practiced law in London, New York and Amman, through which appeared before arbitration tribunal and worked as tribunal secretary. She has deep understanding of Bahraini law.
• She taught civil and commercial law at the London School of Economics, University of Bahrain, the Royal University for Women and American University of Bahrain. She also conducted many workshops and training for various legal and no-legal practitioners.

Dr. Enikő Horváth is an independent arbitrator and counsel specializing in international arbitration and public international law, with 18 years of experience. She has advised or represented sovereign and private parties in more than 30 investment arbitrations, in commercial and inter-State arbitrations, and in human rights cases. Her experience spans a variety of applicable laws and sectors, including energy, mining, and infrastructure.

Enikő holds a JD from Columbia Law School and a PhD in Comparative, International and European Law from the European University Institute. She is admitted to the bar in New York and Paris and as a solicitor in England and Wales.

Jean-Christophe Honlet is a founding partner of Honlet Legum Arbitration, a Paris-based boutique devoted exclusively to international arbitration. Before that, he was a partner and headed for over 12 years the global arbitration practice of a large international law firm. Over the past 25 years, Jean-Christophe has been involved in numerous international arbitrations, both commercial and under bilateral investment treaties, spanning a number of applicable laws and industry sectors, including energy, mining, international construction, real estate, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, insurance and reinsurance, telecommunications, media, automotive, aerospace, private equity and banking. He has represented public and private companies, sovereign states and state entities. He is also active in arbitration-related litigation, including actions to set aside arbitral awards and enforcement actions.

Jean-Christophe is a member of the Paris Bar. He graduated from ESSEC Business School (MBA) and the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne. He held a Lavoisier scholarship at the Maison Française, University of Oxford. He is a lecturer on international commercial and investment arbitration at the University of Paris II Pantheon Assas, the University of Strasbourg and the University of Angers.

Mark has over 30 years' experience in commercial law, private practice and the oil and gas sector, both as a lawyer and a commercial negotiator. He has worked in over 80 countries on every continent and focused latterly on the renewables sector, specifically the development of large-scale tidal power generation. As Head of Energy, Mark leads Albertson's advisory work on high-profile cases involving Energy and working alongside Construction and Infrastructure colleagues.

After qualifying in England as a solicitor, Mark spent 25 years in the oil and gas sector, including at Chevron and British Gas, where he worked to acquire licenses for oil and gas exploration and development from many Governments and working with a broad range of joint venture partners, where formulating creative deal structures was his forte. Mark also worked on pipeline projects in the UK and the Caspian Sea.