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: Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, Minister of Justice

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Thought Leadership Speech

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM​

Africa-Asia Business Ties and Current Trends

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM​

Coffee Break

11:30 AM - 12:45 AM

Anatomy of Asia–Africa Disputes

12:45 AM - 1:45 PM

Lunch Break

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

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

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

Coffee Break

3:45 PM - 5:00 PM

The GC Panel

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

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

Masterclass on Drafting Effective Arbitration Agreements for Africa-Asia Transactions

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch Break

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Asia-Africa Investment Treaties and Investment Arbitration

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Coffee Break

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Oxford Debate

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Closing Remarks

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