ILS 8th Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration & Dispute Resolution in the Middle East and Africa

ILS’s 8th Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Middle East and Africa will take place on 12-13th June 2025. The event is organised in association with Herbert Smith Freehills and will take place in person at our London office. The conference is firmly established as a major event in the international arbitration calendar, serving as a forum for discussion of energy dispute resolution, and the factors that drive energy disputes in these key markets. As with previous editions, the 2025 conference will bring together leading figures from the Middle East and Africa to examine procedural and technological developments in dispute resolution, the economic and geopolitical drivers of disputes, and what lies ahead for the industry. This is an unmissable event for all professionals involved in energy dispute resolution in the Middle East and Africa.

Speakers will include: Sir William Patey, Dr. Mahmood Hussain, Adedoyin Rhodes,  Hind Al Aissi, Matthew Anderson, Mispa Awasum, Jonathan Blaney, Dr. Zachary Calo, Dr. Ula Cartwright-Finch, Daniel Correa, Clarissa Coleman, Isabel Fernandez de la Cuesta, Daniel Greineder, Dr. Glenn R. George, Agis Giorgides, Jacob Grierson, Jean-Christophe Honlet, Enikő Horváth, Jadranka Jakovcic, Noreen Kidunduhu, Rym Loucif, Andrew Mackenzie, Professor Kariuki Muigua, Dr. Victoria Nalule, Julius Nkafu, Professor Emilia Onyema, Godson Ugochukwu, Dr. Aseel Zimmoand, Herbert Smith Freehills' UK Head of Energy and UK Head of Arbitration Craig Tevendale and Paris-based Arbitration Partner Laurence Franc-Menget.

The full programme is available here.

Registration for this event can be found here.