There can be minor changes in the program
Day Chair
Elif Naz Çil
Associate, Altay Law Office
ArbitralWomen Breakfast Hosted By Sevuktekin Law
08:30 - 10:30
Elif Sevüktekin
Partner, Sevüktekin Law – Moderator
Prof. Kamalia Mehtiyeva
Special Counsel at Clay Arbitration; Professor of Law at Paris-Est Créteil University
Esen İrtem Karagöz
Deputy Chief & Legal Officer, Tüpraş
Mahnaz Malik
Barrister and Arbitrator, Twenty Essex
Karl Pörnbacher
Partner & Head of the German International Arbitration practice, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Eda Manav Özdemir
Head of International Arbitration and Alternative Solutions Department, Directorate General of Law and Legislation, Secretariat General of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye
When a Dispute Spans the Globe: Managing Parallel Proceedings Across China, Türkiye and Beyond
08:30 - 10:30
Dr. E. Seyfi Moroğlu, LL.M.
Partner, Moroğlu Arseven – Moderator
Alex Hao
Partner, JunHe LLP
Heiko Heppner
Partner, Bird & Bird
Prof. Khawar Qureshi KC
Head, McNair International
Wang Ying
Attorney at Law, Kangda Law Firm
Wei (Vincent) Sun
Partner, Han Kun and Arbitrator, SHIAC
Cross-Border Construction Disputes: Romania, Ukraine and Kazakhstan (and Balkan Countries)
08:30 - 10:00
Koray Söğüt
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution at KST Law (Türkiye) – Moderator
Ardak Idayatova
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution at Kinstellar (Kazakhstan)
Marius Ezer
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution at Kinstellar (Romania)
Oleksandr Frolov
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution at Kinstellar (Ukraine)
Welcome Breakfast and Coffee
09:30 - 10:30
Resource Nationalism and the Critical-Minerals Race: Mining Disputes in a Reordered World
10:30 - 11:30
Berceste Elif Duranay
Founding Partner, Duranay Law – Moderator
Doğan Eymirlioğlu
Partner & Head of Arbitration, Balcıoğlu Selçuk Eymirlioğlu Ardıyok Keki Attorney Partnership
Eduard Saura
Partner, Accuracy
Cem Kalelioğlu
Partner, Pinsent Masons
İsmail Pilavcı
Head of Legal Affairs, Öksüt Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Centerra Gold Inc.)
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00
The Front End of Enforcement: Planning Recovery Before the Award is Won
12:00 - 13:00
Fiona Harmsen
Senior Managing Consultant, HKA – Moderator
Sarah Monnerville Smith
Partner, Litigation & Arbitration, Eversheds Sutherland
Şule Uluç
Partner, Hergüner
F. Banu Polat
President Judge of Specialized Maritime Law Court, Istanbul 17th Commercial Court of First Instance
Dr. Hasan Tahsin Azizağaoğlu
Vice President, Bench Walk Advisors
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:15
Keynote Address: Arbitration at the Crossroads
14:15 - 14:30
Prof. Khawar Qureshi KC
Head of McNair International, McNair International
Risk, Cost and Reputation: The In-House View of Disputes
14:30 - 15:30
Serkan İçtem
Partner, İçtem Legal – Moderator
Hamdi Timuçin Demir
Head of Legal & Compliance, Makyol
Nazlı Kumbaracı Arıkan
Partner, Arıkan Partners Law Firm
Esen İrtem Karagöz
Deputy Chief & Legal Officer, Tüpraş
Mete Can Okumuş
Legal Counselor, Tekfen Construction and Installation Co., Inc.
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Finance Under Pressure: The Disputes Defining Banking, Markets and Regulation in 2026
16:00 - 17:00
Ülkü Cibik, lic. iur.
Counsel, MLL Legal Ltd. – Moderator
Prof. Dr. Sıtkı Anlam Altay
Partner, Altay Law Office
Sinan Yüksel
Partner, Yüksel Legal
Prof. Dr. Tarkan Göksu
Partner, Zaehringen Attorneys Ltd; Lecturer in International Arbitration and Civil Law, University of Fribourg
Anna-Marie Slot
Founder, Transition Value Partners
Arbitration Meets History with Bonnard Lawson
17:00 - 18:00
GC Dinner co-hosted by Arıkan Partners and White & Case
18:00 onwards