There can be minor changes in the program
Turkic Arbitration Association Breakfast hosted by Commercial Law Development Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce
08:30 - 10:30
Introductory Remarks
Zmarak Khan
Deputy Chief Counsel, U.S. Department of Commerce, CLDP
Anna Guillard Sazhko
Independent Counsel and Arbitrator; Co-President, TAA
Sergei Vataev
Partner, Legit Law Firm – Moderator
Pavlo Byelousov
Partner, Bono Legal; Member of the Presidium, ICAC Ukraine
Yasin Ekmen
Secretary General, ISTAC
Elif Naz Uzman Pehlivan
Senior Legal Counsel, IC İÇTAŞ İnşaat / IC ICTAS Construction
Alina Tulegenova
Head of the Case Management Department, AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre
Kanan Baghirov
Legal Counsel, Baku Arbitration Centre
YIAG Fireside Chat and Meet & Mingle
Hosted by YIAG
08:00 - 10:15
Fulya Kurar
Moroğlu Arseven, Istanbul · YIAG Co-Chair (2026–2029)
Oleg Todua
Pinna Goldberg, Dubai · YIAG Co-Chair (2021–2026)
Selda Taşyürek Köksal, LL.M.
Independent Counsel, Istanbul · YIAG Regional Representative
Welcome Breakfast and Coffee
09:30 - 10:30
Across the Energy Sector: Disputes, Contracts and the Issues that Matter
10:30 - 11:30
Christiane Deniger
Director, Burford Capital – Moderator
Paul Hinks
CEO and Co-Founder, Symbion
Dr. Murat Erbilen
Senior Partner, Lexist
Başar Şahin
General Manager, ICM Consulting Ltd.
Timothy Smyth
Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:00
Beyond the Bundle: Transforming Arbitration with the Tools of Tomorrow
12:00 - 13:00
Esen Aydın
Legal Content Manager, Jus Mundi
Vincent Slingerland
Business Development Director Middle East & Türkiye, LexisNexis Middle East
Cenk Erdoğan
Chief Operating Officer, NewMind AI
Özlem Kurt
Managing Partner, Kurt Gürler Partners
Mohamed Eissa
Partner, Dispute Resolution, Hadef & Partners
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:30
The New Procedural Battlefield: Where Cases Are Really Won and Lost
14:30 - 15:30
Demet Kaşarcıoğlu
Partner, Esin Attorney Partnership – Moderator
Andrea Meier
Partner, Walder Wyss; President, Swiss Arbitration Association
Dr. Hamid Gharavi
Founding Partner, Derains & Gharavi
Prof. Dr. Ziya Akıncı
President, Istanbul Arbitration Centre; Founding Partner, Akıncı
Fulya Kurar
Partner, Moroğlu Arseven
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
All Hands on Deck: The Disputes Driving International Shipping
16:00 - 17:00
Ercan Demir
Senior Partner, AKT Law Firm – Moderator
Hazal Örnekol
Senior Associate, Ersoy Bilgehan Lawyers & Consultants
Anna Zeitlinger
Global Partner; Co-Head of Sanctions & International Disputes; Certified Compliance Officer; Lansky, Ganzger, Goeth & Partner (LGP Group)
Şadan Kaptanoğlu
Owner, Kaptanoğlu Shipping
Rebecca Crookenden
Partner, Maritime, Trade & Offshore Group, Stephenson Harwood LLP (London)
Closing Remarks
17:00 - 17:30
Closing Dinner
19:30 onwards