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.
Georges Affaki
Founding Partner, Affaki
Laurence Boisson de Chazournes
Arbitrator, Matrix Chambers & Professor, University of Geneva
Fabienne Bretscher
Associate, Baker Mckenzie
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
Rodrigo Care
Senior Counsel, Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
Xavier Favre-Bulle
Partner, Lenz & Staehelin
Joachim Frick
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Benjamin Gottlieb
Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer
Franziska Graf
Associate Senior Counsel, Disputes, Linde GmbH
Matthias Herter
Former Head, Crisis Management and Negotiation Units, Swiss Federal Police
Valentina Hirsiger
Partner, Baker Mckenzie
Maria Irene Perruccio Lourie
Legal Counsel / Head of International Affairs Europe and Americas, Webuild Group
Werner Jahnel
Partner, LALIVE
Alexandra Johnson
Partner, Pestalozzi
Julia Jung
Independent Arbitrator & Mediator, Jung Legal Solutions
Mehmet Karli
Partner, Kabine Law
Moritz Keller
Partner, Clifford Chance
Simon Leimbacher
VP & Associate General Counsel & Head of Legal EMEA, Jet Aviation
Áine McCartney
Nordex, Vice President Legal | Global Operations & Disputes
Bridget McCormack
President and CEO, AAA-ICDR
Florian Mohs
Partner, Pestalozzi
Christoph Müller
Professor, University of Neuchâtel (UNINE)
Kevin Nash
Director General, LCIA
Sebastiano Nessi
Partner at Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
Laura Pavese
Senior Litigation Manager, Hewlett Packard Entreprises (HPE)
Nicholas Pell
General Counsel & Partner, Rhone Group
Angelina Petti
Partner, von Segesser Law Offices
Stefanie Pfisterer
Partner, Homburger
Nicolas Reithner
Partner, Seeger, Frick & Partner
Shaparak Saleh
Partner, Three Crowns
Dorothee Schramm
Independent Arbitrator, SwissArbitrator
Andreas Schregenberger
Founding Partner, Schregenberger Law
Marie Stoyanov
Partner, A&O Shearman
Christian W. Konrad
Founder & Managing Partner, Konrad Partners
Mélanie van Leeuwen
Partner, Vanguard International Dispute Resolution
David W. Wilson
Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer
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
Christopher Boog
Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer and President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre
Corina Bölsterli
Independent Mediator, President of the Advisory Council for Mediation of the Swiss Arbitration Centre
Cinzia Catelli
Partner, Bär & Karrer
Felix Dasser
ASA President & Partner, Homburger
Caroline Dos Santos
ASA below 40 Co-chair & Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie
Pierre Ducret
Managing Partner, CMS Geneva
Alexander Fessas
Secretary General, ICC
James Freeman
Partner, A&O Shearman
Elliott Geisinger
Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer
Anya George
Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer
Karsten Grillitsch
Senior Legal Counsel, Robert Bosch
Claudia Götz Staehelin
Partner, Nater Dallafior
Clemens-August Heusch
VP & Head of Global Litigation and Disputes, Nokia
Nadja Jaisli Kull
Partner, Bär & Karrer
Daniela Karollus-Bruner
Co-Head of the CMS International Dispute Resolution Group & Partner, CMS Vienna
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
Melissa Magliana
Partner, LALIVE
Vikas Mahendra
Partner, Keystone Partners / TERES
Andrea Meier
Partner, Walder Wyss
Isabelle Michou
Partner, Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan
Guy Pendell
Co-Head of the CMS International Dispute Resolution Group & Partner, CMS London
Yann Schneller
Founding Partner, Darci
Joseph Schwartz
Partner, Wagner Arbitration
Roxana Sharifi
Associate, CMS von Erlach Partners
Nino Sievi
ASA below 40 Co-chair & Partner, Nater Dallafior
Edna Sussman
Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, Fordham University School of Law
Marc Veit
Partner, LALIVE / Exhibit Manager
Patrick W. Pearsall
Partner, Gibson Dunn
Urs Weber-Stecher
Founding Partner, Weber-Stecher Arbitration
Niklaus Zaugg
Partner, CMS