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Day Chair

Elif Naz Çil

Associate, Altay Law Office

ArbitralWomen Breakfast hosted by Tahan | Cem Attorney Partnership

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
08:30 - 10:30
Attendance General Admission
Nata Ghibradze

Nata Ghibradze

Counsel at Hogan Lovells, Secretary of ArbitralWomen

Çağrı Cem

Çağrı Cem

Partner, Tahan | Cem Attorney Partnership

Ayşe Feride Armangil Gökalp

Ayşe Feride Armangil Gökalp

Deputy CEO at TAV Construction

Katherine Bell

Katherine Bell

Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer, VP at ArbitralWomen

Selin Küçükkayıkçı

Selin Küçükkayıkçı

General Counsel at Limak Yatırım

Ali Emre Ormancı

Ali Emre Ormancı

Director (Head of Contracts Management Unit) at Yapı Merkezi İnşaat

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ISDS Reform in Action: Exclusive Breakfast | OIC-AC hosted by Tunç Fırat Dereli Attorney Partnership

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
08:30 - 10:30
Attendance Invitation Only
Dr. Umar Oseni

Dr. Umar Oseni

Secretary General, OIC Arbitration Centre, Istanbul

Andrea Carlevaris

Andrea Carlevaris

President, International Supervisory Board, OIC Arbitration Centre, Istanbul | Partner at BonelliErede, Rome

Nazlı Dereli Oba

Nazlı Dereli Oba

Partner at Tunç Fırat Dereli Attorney Partnership, Istanbul

Judith Knieper

Judith Knieper

Legal Officer at the International Trade Law Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Vienna

Maria Chedid

Maria Chedid

Partner and Global Arbitration Practice Chair, Arnold & Porter, San Francisco

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Welcome Breakfast and Coffee

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
09:30 - 10:30

Behind the Boardroom Door: Managing Legal Risk Through Disputes and Settlements

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
10:30 - 11:30
Okan Demirkan

Okan Demirkan

Partner, Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı - Moderator

Dr. Mahmood Hussain

Dr. Mahmood Hussain

Founding Partner, M&CO Legal

Benan Arseven

Benan Arseven

Partner, Moroğlu Arseven

Yeşim Perçinel Arditi

Yeşim Perçinel Arditi

Group President – Legal, Tahincioğlu Holding

Pınar Parlak Koyuncu

Pınar Parlak Koyuncu

General Counsel, Kibar Holding A.Ş.

Coffee Break

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
11:30 - 12:00

From Award to Asset: Trends and Tactics in Arbitration Enforcement

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
12:00 - 13:00
Dr. Ileana Smeureanu

Dr. Ileana Smeureanu

International Arbitration Counsel – Co-Moderator / Co-Speaker

Dr. Hasan Tahsin Azizağaoğlu

Dr. Hasan Tahsin Azizağaoğlu

Associate Portfolio Manager, Bench Walk Advisors – Co-Moderator / Co-Speaker

Dr. Mehmet Karlı

Dr. Mehmet Karlı

Partner, Kabine Law Office

Nicolae Reutoi

Nicolae Reutoi

Associate Director, S7/Alaco

Maria Chedid

Maria Chedid

Partner and Global Arbitration Practice Chair, Arnold & Porter, San Francisco

Lunch Break

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
13:00 - 14:15

Keynote Address: Recent updates from UNCITRAL WG II and WG III

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
14:15 - 14:30
Judith Knieper

Judith Knieper

Legal Officer at the International Trade Law Division of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Vienna

Digital Disruption or Legal Evolution

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
14:30 - 15:30
İzzet Gürler

İzzet Gürler

Senior Partner, Kurt Gürler Partners Law Firm – Moderator

Vincent Slingerland

Vincent Slingerland

Business Development Director Middle East & Türkiye, LexisNexis

F. Gözde Kardeş

F. Gözde Kardeş

Chief Legal Engineer, NewMind AI

Ahmet Tayyib Erenoğlu

Ahmet Tayyib Erenoğlu

Partner, GSI | Göksu Safi Işık Attorney Partnership

Nicole Kim

Nicole Kim

Director of Legal Content, Jus Mundi

Coffee Break

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
15:30 - 16:00

Energy Under Pressure: Crises, Contracts, and the Future of Global Projects

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
16:00 - 17:00
Christiane Deniger

Christiane Deniger

Director, Burford Capital – Moderator

Dr. Leonardo Carpentieri

Dr. Leonardo Carpentieri

Partner International Arbitration, Rosenblatt Law Limited

Mehmet Bircan

Mehmet Bircan

Senior Director / Delay Expert, Kroll Advisory Ltd.

Zeynep Kalaycı

Zeynep Kalaycı

General Counsel, Enerjisa Uretim

Ayca Bengü Köksal

Ayca Bengü Köksal

Head of Global Corporate Affairs, Özay Law Firm

GC Dinner co-hosted by Greymore and Arıkan Partners

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
18:00 - 20:30
Attendance Invitation Only
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The Third Annual Law Rocks! Istanbul

Date & Time Thursday, September 18, 2025
20:30 - 23:59
Attendance General Admission
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