Discover the Swiss Arbitration Summit 2026 Speakers

This year’s distinguished lineup features global experts, renowned practitioners, and thought leaders in arbitration. Each speaker brings a wealth of experience on the latest trends, challenges, and innovations in international dispute resolution.

Catherine A. Kunz

Partner, LALIVE & Vice-President, ICC Swiss Commission of Arbitration and ADR

Georges Affaki

Founding Partner, Affaki

Ginta Ahrel

Member of the SCC Board & Partner, Westerberg & Partners

Nadja Al Kanawati

ASA below 40 Co-chair & Counsel, WilmerHale

Juliette Asso-Richard

Counsel, LALIVE

Niuscha Bassiri

Co-founder, ArbBoutique

Simon Bianchi

Senior Associate, LALIVE

Laurence Boisson de Chazournes

Arbitrator, Matrix Chambers & Professor, University of Geneva

Christopher Boog

Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer and President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre

Fabienne Bretscher

Associate, Baker Mckenzie

Naomi Briercliffe

Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

David Brownbill KC

Barrister, XXIV Old Buildings

Daniel Busse

Partner, Busse Disputes

Philippe Bärtsch

Vice-Chair of International Arbitration Practice Group & Co-Head of Sports Practice Group, Schellenberg Wittmer

Corina Bölsterli

Independent Mediator, President of the Advisory Council for Mediation of the Swiss Arbitration Centre

Lijun Cao

Equity Partner, Zhong Lun, Beijing

Rodrigo Care

Senior Counsel, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

Cinzia Catelli

Partner, Bär & Karrer

Barbara Concolino

Partner, BonelliErede

Felix Dasser

ASA President & Partner, Homburger

Caroline Dos Santos

ASA below 40 Co-chair & Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie

Pierre Ducret

Managing Partner, CMS Geneva

Raëd Fathallah

Partner, Bredin Prat

Xavier Favre-Bulle

Partner & Head of Arbitration, Lenz & Staehelin

Alexander Fessas

Secretary General, ICC & Director of ICC DRS

Emily Fox

Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSFK)

James Freeman

Partner, A&O Shearman

Harold Frey

Partner & Head of Litigation and Arbitration, Lenz & Staehelin

Joachim Frick

Partner, Baker McKenzie

Simon Gabriel

Managing Partner, Gabriel Arbitration & President, ICC Swiss Commission of Arbitration and ADR

Catrice Gayer

Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSFK)

Elliott Geisinger

Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer

Anya George

Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer

Benjamin Gottlieb

Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer

Franziska Graf

Associate Senior Counsel, Disputes, Linde GmbH

Karsten Grillitsch

Senior Legal Counsel, Robert Bosch

Balz Gross

Partner, Homburger

Claudia Götz Staehelin

Partner, Nater Dallafior

Philipp Habegger

Independent Arbitrator, Habegger Arbitration

Nadja Harraschain

Matthias Herter

Former Head, Crisis Management and Negotiation Units, Swiss Federal Police

Clemens-August Heusch

VP & Head of Global Litigation and Disputes, Nokia

Valentina Hirsiger

Partner, Baker Mckenzie

Maria Irene Perruccio Lourie

Legal Counsel / Head of International Affairs Europe and Americas, Webuild Group

Luca Jagmetti

Partner, Bär & Karrer

Werner Jahnel

Partner, LALIVE

Nadja Jaisli

Partner, Bär & Karrer

Alexandra Johnson

Partner, Pestalozzi

Julia Jung

Independent Arbitrator & Mediator, Jung Legal Solutions

Kai-Uwe Karl

Global Chief Litigation Counsel, GE Renewable Energy

Mehmet Karli

Partner, Kabine Law

Daniela Karollus-Bruner

Co-Head of the CMS International Dispute Resolution Group & Partner, CMS Vienna

Boris Kasolowsky

Partner, Freshfields

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler

Managing Partner, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Moritz Keller

Partner, Clifford Chance

Ulrich Kopetzki

Founder, Kopetzki Law

Francine Kouame

Managing Director, Zedra Trust and Fiduciary Services

Jeremy Lack

Mediator & Arbitrator, Lawtech-ch & InnovADR

Suzanne Lauritzen

Lawyer & Trust & Estate Practitioner, Adviser on Family Governance, Tax and Wealth Structuring

Simon Leimbacher

VP & Associate General Counsel & Head of Legal EMEA, Jet Aviation

Merwan Lomri

Senior Disputes Manager, TotalEnergies SE

Sebastian Lukic

Partner / Head of London Office, Schonherr

Melissa Magliana

Partner, LALIVE

Vikas Mahendra

Partner, Keystone Partners / TERES

Tamara Manasijević

Attorney, ARP

Christina Marakas Ravndal

Director of Legal Commercial & Litigation, SGS

Áine McCartney

Vice President Legal | Global Operations & Disputes, Nordex

Bridget McCormack

President and CEO, AAA-ICDR

Andrea Meier

Partner, Walder Wyss

Isabelle Michou

Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Florian Mohs

Partner, Pestalozzi

Christoph Müller

Professor, University of Neuchâtel (UNINE)

Kevin Nash

Director General, LCIA

Derek Nelson

Partner, HKA

Sebastiano Nessi

Partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle

Mariella Orelli

Partner, Homburger

Nania Owusu-Ankomah Sackey

Parnter, Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah, Ghana

Laura Pavese

Senior Litigation Manager, Hewlett Packard Entreprises (HPE)

Nicholas Pell

General Counsel & Partner, Rhone Group

Guy Pendell

Co-Head of the CMS International Dispute Resolution Group & Partner, CMS London

Natalia Petrik

Counsel, Westerberg & Partners

Angelina Petti

Partner, von Segesser Law Offices

Stefanie Pfisterer

Partner, Homburger

Nicolas Reithner

Partner, Seeger, Frick & Partner

Vincent Reynaud

Senior Associate, LALIVE

David Roney

Partner, Sidley

Shaparak Saleh

Partner, Three Crowns

Yann Schneller

Founding Partner, Darci

Dorothee Schramm

Independent Arbitrator, SwissArbitrator

Andreas Schregenberger

Founding Partner, Schregenberger Law

Joseph Schwartz

Partner, Wagner Arbitration

Roxana Sharifi

Associate, CMS von Erlach Partners

Nino Sievi

ASA below 40 Co-chair & Partner, Nater Dallafior

Kartik Singh

Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie

Rohit Singhal

Founder & CEO, Masin

Frank Spoorenberg

Partner, NKF & Vice-President, ICC Swiss Commission of Arbitration and ADR

Marie Stoyanov

Partner, A&O Shearman

Edna Sussman

Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, Fordham University School of Law

Francisco Trebucq

Counsel, ICC Secretariat

Yusuf Uludag

Finance Manager, Turkish Petroleum

Marc Veit

Partner, LALIVE / Exhibit Manager

Christian W. Konrad

Founder & Managing Partner, Konrad Partners

Patrick W. Pearsall

Partner, Gibson Dunn

Urs Weber-Stecher

Founding Partner, Weber-Stecher Arbitration

Niklaus Zaugg

Partner, CMS

Mélanie van Leeuwen

Partner, Vanguard International Dispute Resolution

David W. Wilson

Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer

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