Meet the Global Steering Committee

The Global Steering Committee is a diverse group of individuals representing key stakeholders in the international arbitration community.

Global Co-Chairs & Vice-Chairs

  • Laura Halonen

    Wagner Arbitration

    Co-Chair

  • Andrew Mackenzie

    Scottish Arbitration Centre

    Co-Chair

  • Karen Tan

    Maxwell Chambers

    Vice-Chair

  • Olivier Andre

    Freshfields

    Vice-Chair

Advisory Council

  • Lucy Greenwood

    International Arbitrator & Founder of The Campaign for Greener Arbitrations

  • Christine Falcicchio

    Sopra Legal

  • Cherine Foty

    Covington

  • Antonia Birt

    Reed Smith

  • Pamela McDonald

    Pinsent Masons

  • Kiran Sanghera

    HKIAC

  • Michael Mcilwrath

    M Disputes

  • Alex Bevan

    A&O Shearman

  • Helin Laufer

Secretaries

  • Euridisa Tjegulla

    International Arbitration Centre

  • Anne Elsbernd

Corporate Task Force

Institutions Task Force

  • Patricia Shiguemi Kobayashi

    CAM-CCBC

    Co-Chair

  • Karen Tan

    Maxwell Chambers

    Co-Chair

  • Gökçe Uyar

    PCA

    Co-Chair

  • Gilberto Paglia

    CAM-CCBC

    Vice-Chair

Innovation and Policy Task Force

  • Athanasia Arapogianni

    BRG

    Co-Chair

  • Yurica Ramos Montes

    Fellow at the Center on International Commercial Arbitration at American University

    Co-Chair

  • Richard Acklam

    CRA

    Co-Chair

  • Alexa Romanelli

    Gibson Dunn

    Co-Chair

  • Sophie Freelove

    Vinson & Elkins

    Co-Chair

Implementation Task Force

  • Alastair Livesey

    A&O Shearman

    Co-Chair

  • Sophie Bayrou

    Clyde & Co

    Co-Chair

Outreach & Events Task Force

  • Charlotte Matthews

    Hanefeld

    Co-Chair

  • Dr. Mohamed F. Sweify, FCIArb

    Hinshaw & Culbertson

    Co-Chair

  • David Weinstein

    Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss

    Co-Chair

Marketing & Content Task Force

  • Taryn Auchecorne

    Opus 2

    Co-Chair

  • Daniela Ghicajanu

    ICC

    Co-Chair

Meet the wider team

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