PROGRAM

Bridging Continents:
Africa - Asia Perspectives on International Arbitration

DAY 01
September 17, 2026

8:30 AM - 8:40 AM

Opening Remarks

8:40 AM - 9:00 AM

Keynote Speech

9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Africa-Asia Business Ties and Current Trends

Teniola Onabajo

Three Verulam Buildings Barristers (3VB)

Prof. Githu Muigai, EGH, SC

Mohammed Muigai LLP

Tayeb Hassabo

Aztan Law Firm

Agnes Gitau

Eastern Africa Association & GBS Africa

Stephen Ruzibiza

Private Sector Development & Investment Professional

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

Anatomy of Asia-Africa Disputes

Abdul Jinadu

Keating Chambers

Babou Diankha

Jus Mundi

Khurram Khan

Arbitration Attorney

Henry Pannell

FTI Consulting

Nathan Quan Zhou

He Ping Law Firm | Clifford Chance LLP

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM

Lunch Break

1:15 PM - 2:45 PM

The Africa-Asia Arbitration Ecosystem: A Look at Seats of Arbitration

Liness Chikankheni

Senior Legal Advisor, the Chandler Institute of Justice (CIJ)

Dr. Faustin Ntezilyayo

Former Chief Justice, Rwanda

Meaza Ashenafi Mengistu

Former Chief Justice, Ethiopia

Dr. Ling Yang, Director

Hong Kong International Legal Talents Training Office, Hong Kong

Elodie Dulac

Peter & Kim, Singapore

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Coffee Break

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

The GC Panel

Kamal Shah

Partner at Stephenson Harwood

Dong Jiyang

Risk Control Supervisor, East Africa Region, XCMG Import and Export Co., Ltd.

Ayen Biar

Etihad Rail

Nada Amer

FPI Future Pipe Industries | Legal

Stephen Atenya

NCBA bank, Kenya

7:30 PM

EAIAC Cocktail

DAY 02
September 18, 2026

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Keynote Speaker

9:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Meet the Arbitral Institutions Panel

Thierry Ngoga

Legal Line Partners, Rwanda

Françoise Rusa Ingabire

Senior Advocate at Kigali International Arbitration Centre

Dr. Henry Murigi

Registrar/CEO, Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration

Arno Janssens

Head of Middle East, Singapore International Arbitration Centre

Kiran Sanghera

Deputy Secretary-General, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Masterclass on Drafting Effective Arbitration Agreements for Africa-Asia Transactions

Aime Mbarushimana Kavuna

Chair of CiArb Rwanda

Nikhil Desai

JMiles & Co.

David S. Kaggwa

Kaggwa & Kaggwa Advocates

Gustavo Laborde

Laborde Law

Moise Nkundabarashi

Advocate, Rwanda Bar Association

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Asia-Africa Investment Treaties and Investment Arbitration

Ben Sanderson

Independent Arbitrator & Arbitration Counsel

Noella Lubano

Oraro & Company Advocates

Madeline Kimei

iResolve

Leyou Tameru

Taza Legal LLP

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Coffee Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Oxford Debate

Kitty Zheng Partner

Hui Zhong Law Firm

Gordon Oduor

Senior Associate - Foreign Attorney, Baker McKenzie

Florida Kabasinga

Senior Partner, Certa Law Chambers

Prof. Kenneth Wyne Mutuma

Chairman of CiArb Kenya

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Closing Remarks

Arbitration Clause
Negotiation Workshop

●     How do you secure the best possible arbitration agreement for your project, company or client, while bearing the business objectives in mind and making sure that the corporate policy is followed? What are the key drafting points you need to consider and what part of the arbitration agreement may be traded against other terms of the contract?

●     For anyone who has faced these questions, we welcome you to our Arbitration Clause Negotiation Workshop. The workshop will feature a real-time negotiation over arbitration clauses to be included in agreements for cross-border transaction involving Chinese and African parties.

●     Designed for government lawyers, in-house counsel and disputes and transaction lawyers, arbitration experts will engage in a mock negotiation of arbitration clauses.

●     A commentator will discuss takeaway points as the negotiation progresses. You will be able to walk away with a set of drafting techniques and bargaining tactics that you can use in real-life negotiations.