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
Jan-Michael Ahrens
Principal Counsel, Siemens AG
Diana Akikol
Partner, Walder Wyss
Nadja Al Kanawati
ASA below 40 Co-chair & Counsel, WilmerHale
Juliette Asso-Richard
Counsel, LALIVE
Niuscha Bassiri
Co-founder, ArbBoutique
Bernhard Berger
Co-Head of Arbitration Practice, Kellerhals Carrard
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, Swiss Arbitration Centre
Fabienne Bretscher
Associate, Baker Mckenzie
Naomi Briercliffe
Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
David Brownbill KC
Barrister, XXIV Old Buildings
Karol Bucki
Senior Legal Counsel, MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY
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
Daniele Favalli
Partner, Vischer
Xavier Favre-Bulle
Partner & Head of Arbitration, Lenz & Staehelin
Alexander Fessas
Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration & Director of ICC DRS
Julien Fouret
Global Co-Head of International Arbitration, HFW
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
Olivia Furter
Co-Head of Switzerland, France & Benelux, Nivalion
Simon Gabriel
Managing Partner, Gabriel Arbitration & President, ICC Swiss Commission of Arbitration and ADR
Catrice Gayer
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSFK)
Alexandra Geiger
Partner, MME Legal
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
Senior Associate, rothorn legal
Janine Haësler
Managing Associate, Vischer
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
William Hold
Partner, HFW
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
Denise Junior Cartier
Barrister & Arbitrator, The Barrister Group; Independent Mediator, Cartier Mediation
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
Gisela Knuts
Arbitrator & President of the Finnish Arbitration Association
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
Vanessa Liborio
Partner, HFW
Merwan Lomri
Senior Disputes Manager, TotalEnergies SE
Sebastian Lukic
Partner / Head of London Office, Schönherr
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
Patrizia Netal
Partner, KNOETZL
Mariella Orelli
Partner, Homburger
Nania Owusu-Ankomah Sackey
Parnter, Bentsi-Enchill Letsa & Ankomah, Ghana
Matej Pardo
Head of Operations, LITFIN
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
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
Francisco Trebucq
Counsel, ICC Secretariat
Yusuf Uludag
Finance Manager, Turkish Petroleum
David W. Wilson
Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer
Edna Sussman
Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, Fordham University School of Law
Marc Veit
Partner, LALIVE
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
Marieke van Hooijdonk
Independent Arbitrator, Van Hooijdonk Arbitration
Mélanie van Leeuwen
Partner, Vanguard International Dispute Resolution
Nils von Hinten-Reed
Head of Competition Economics EMEA, Alvarez & Marsal