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the 9th April from 1800hrs.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

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Welcome from the Conference Host

Dear All,

I welcome you all to the 3rd annual East Africa International Arbitration Conference 2015 hosted by the East Africa Business Network (EABN).

International arbitration has become the preferred method of resolving disputes

between parties of different nationalities. As further investment continues to pour into

East Africa and the governments of East Africa and private sector continue to invest

in more infrastructure projects, we will continue to see a rise in the use of international

arbitration as the mode of resolving disputes.

The theme for this year´s edition is “Improving capacity and highlighting dispute resolution capabilities in the region”, and will highlight the increasing importance

of international arbitration as a tool for promoting foreign investment in East Africa and

in particular Tanzania. Our focus on the oil & gas sector is informed by the increasing

development of energy, and oil & gas in the Eastern African region.

The Programme Committee has prepared a detailed program for the next two days

covering key topics on international arbitration in Eastern Africa. I am confident that

the Conference will create a platform whereby East Africa legal professionals can

network, share expertise and exchange ideas amongst us and also with peers from

other jurisdiction.

Of course, this conference would not have been possible without the support of our

Sponsors and partners. I cannot mention all here, but their details, together with those

of their representative speakers, are set out in detail in this Brochure. I am also thankful

to my Tanzania partners who have been instrumental in the conference organisation,

and they include the Tanganyika Law Society, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation.

My gratitude go to our event’s organizers Slujan Events – Kenya and Tanzania

Conference Services for their hard work towards the management of the conference.

We carefully considered this venue - the Hyatt Regency, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, land

of the great Mt. Kilimanjaro! I trust you will also enjoy the hospitality that Tanzania has

to offer.

I invite you to use every opportunity for the next two days to network and to learn from

the international arbitration experts and from each other.

Karibuni!

Director – East Africa Business Network

Agnes Gitau, Director, EABNLondon

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We are now in our third year of the East African International Arbitration Conference. The Program Committee is proud of this milestone, and welcomes you to experience yet another insightful forum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

This year’s conference follows on from the EAIAC 2014 which was hosted last July in Nairobi. East Africa is at the cusp

of development. Development needs a fuel. East Africa has viable oil reserves, and Tanzania in particular, has extensive

off-shore gas deposits. We therefore decided to gear this years’ international arbitration conference towards a focus on

the oil & gas sector.

We have an inclusive and interactive 2-day program which includes: the development of international arbitration in

Tanzania; the process of international arbitration; drafting effective international arbitration clauses and drafting dos

and donts; anatomy of international arbitration and the role of arbitration institutions; the role of the courts in the arbitral

process; recognition and enforcement of awards and challenges to awards; investment arbitration; achieving efficiency

and reduced costs in international arbitration; and the highlight – a focus on international arbitration on the oil & gas

sector .

Our speakers include: the Judiciary; distinguished regional arbitrators; experienced international and regional arbitration

practitioners (solicitors from top international firms, top barristers including Queens Counsel, and practitioners from

leading East African firms); and the private sector.

As always, we wish you an enlightening experience.

Programme Committee

Leyou Tameru, Visiting Foreign Consultant, WilmerHale, London

Elodie Dulac, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Singapore

Elizabeth Karanja, Assistant Director, JMiles & Co.,

Nairobi

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Detailed Programme

08:00 – 08:30 Registration

08:30 – 9:30 Welcome Remarks & Key Note Speeches

09:30 – 11:00 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

• Panel Chair: Mr. Simon Kamstra, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP

• Mr. Simon Schooling, Clyde & Co. (25 minutes): Key characteristics of international

arbitration and pros and cons of choosing IA to resolve international disputes

• Mr. Nikhil Desai, JMiles & Co. (25 minutes): Legal framework of international arbitration,

with focus on Eastern African countries

• Ms. Rashida Abdulai, Associate, Hogan Lovells (25 minutes): The place of arbitration

• Q&A with audience led by Chair of that panel (15 minutes)

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:00 THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND DRAFTING ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS DOS AND DONT’S• PanelChair:Ms.ElizabethW.Karanja,AssistantDirector,JMiles&Co.• Mr.KaroriKamau,Partner,IsemeKamau&Maema(IK&M)Advocates(25 minutes):

The Arbitration Agreement

• Mr.MatthewSaunders,Partner,DLAPiper (45 minutes): The Arbitration Agreement

Drafting Dos and Don’ts

• Q&A with audience laid by panel chair (10 minutes)

13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00 – 15:30 A TYPICAL INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION PROCEEDING & THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION INSTITUTIONS

• Panel Chair: Mr. Harry Matovu QC, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers

• Mr. Mark Molyneux, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP (30 minutes): Overview of a

typical arbitration proceeding from filing the request of arbitration to the arbitral award

(selection, appointment and challenge of arbitrators; typical procedure; increasing

efficiency of arbitral proceedings)

• JusticeFauzTwaib,TanzaniaJudiciary (25 minutes): Role of national courts during the

arbitration proceeding

• Mr. Nathan Searle, Of Counsel, Hogan Lovells (25 minutes): Efficiency and strategy in

international arbitration

• Q&A with the audience led by panel chair (10 minutes)

15:30 – 17:00 AFTER THE AWARD: ACTIONS TO SET ASIDE AND RECOGNITION & ENFORCEMENT OF AWARDS

• Panel Chair: Mr. Kwadwo Sarkodie, Partner, Mayer Brown International LLP• Ms. Fatma Karume, Partner, Ishengoma, Karume Masha & Magai (IMMMA)

Advocates (25 minutes): Focus on the regime for challenge of awards and recognition

and enforcement in Tanzania

• Ms. Aisha Abdulla, Partner, Anjarwalla & Khanna Advocates (25 minutes): Challenge to awards, with a focus on Eastern African countries

• Ms. Terry Mwango, Partner, Coulson Harney Advocates (25 minutes): Recognition &

enforcement of awards, with a focus on Eastern African countries

• Q&A with audience led by panel chair (15 minutes)

18:00 – 21.00 NETWORKING COCKTAIL RECEPTION

Thursday, 9th April 2015

Panel Chair: Mr. Simon Kamstra, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP

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Detailed Programme

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:30 Key Note Speeches

09:30 – 10:30 FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN EASTERN AFRICA

• Panel Chair: Leyou Tameru, Visiting Foreign Consultant, WilmerHale

• Ms. Rukia Baruti, Director, AILA (20 minutes): Motivations for a regional approach to foreign

investment regulation in East Africa

• Ms. Shamiza Ratansi, Partner, ATZ Law Chambers (20 minutes): the development of

international arbitration in Tanzania

• Mr. Duncan Bagshaw, Registrar, LCIA-MCIA Mauritius (20 minutes) the legal framework for

international arbitration in Mauritius and the LCIA-MCIA (25 minutes)

10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 – 12.30 FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN EASTERN AFRICA – CONT’D

• Ms.BernadetteUwicyeza,SecretaryGeneral,KIAC(25 minutes). The legal framework for

international arbitration in Rwanda and the Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC) (25

minutes)

• Mr.ArthurIgeria,NCIA (25 minutes), Hot issues in international arbitration – from an NCIA

perspective [topic to be confirmed]

• Dr.KariukiMuigua,Chairman,CIArb(25 minutes) Building Legal Bridges: Fostering Eastern

Africa Integration through Commercial Arbitration

• Q&AsessionledbyPanelChair(20 minutes)

12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 – 15.00 INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN THE OIL & GAS SECTOR

• Panel Chair: Leyou Tameru, Visiting Foreign Consultant, WilmerHale

• Mr. Craig Tevendale, Partner, Herbert Smith (20 minutes): Avoiding and mitigating PSA disputes

between host states and IOCs

• Ms. Sonal Sejpal, Director, ATZ Lawyers (15 minutes): emerging issues in Oil & Gas transactions

that are likely to lead to disputes

• Mr. Paul Ngotho, Arbitrator (15 minutes): The Land Aspect of Oil & Gas Disputes in East Africa

• Ms. Elodie Dulac, Partner, King & Spalding (20 minutes): Risks of Arbitrating Oil & Gas disputes

involving states and state-owned entities

• Mr. Duncan Bagshaw, Registrar, LCIA-MCIA (10 minutes): Oil & Gas disputes- Perspectives from

LCIA-MCIA

• Q&A with audience led by panel chair (10 minutes)

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17.00 INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION, WITH FOCUS ON EASTERN AFRICA INVESTMENT TREATIES

• Panel Chair: Ms. Elodie Dulac, Partner, King & Spalding

• Ms. Maria Stoyanov, Counsel, Allen & Overy (25 minutes): jurisdictional matters in investment treaty arbitration

• Mr. Andrew Cannon, Partner, Herbert Smith (25 minutes): substantive protections under investment treaties

• Mr. John Miles, Director, JMiles & Co. (25 minutes): investor-state arbitration

• Q&A with audience led by panel chair (15 minutes)

17.00 – 17.30 CLOSING REMARKS

Friday, 10th APRIL 2015

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Speakers

Agnes is a Partner at the London based consulting firm, GBS –East Africa, which offers advisory services to businesses/Governments operating in East Africa.

She is also a director at the East Africa Business Network (EABN) and Courteville Business

Solutions (East Africa)

Agnes is one of the founding members of Legal & Business Women Network for Africa (LABFA) a multi-jurisdictional network of women transactional lawyers and Africa women in corporate positions. She sits on the Advisory board of Barwaqo Micro Finance.

She also contributes variously on Africa’s debate in International Media platforms e.g. Al Jazeera, BBC, Bloomberg Africa, ARISETV, VOX AFRICA and Press TV

Agnes Gitau, Director, EABNLondon

Aisha is a Partner in Anjarwalla & Khanna’s Litigation and Arbitration

Department.

Her practice focuses on all aspects of commercial litigation, and she has extensive specialist experience in a wide range of commercial and property disputes, including contractual claims, competition issues, insolvency issues, joint venture agreements, professional negligence, mortgage fraud and defective securities and rectification of title issues.

She is also experienced in alternative dispute resolution.

Aisha is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Solicitor of England and Wales. Prior to joining A&K, Aisha practiced in the UK.

Aisha Abdallah, Partner, Anjarwalla & KhannaNairobi

Andrew specialises in international arbitration and public international law. He has extensive experience of advising states, state-owned entities and major companies on all aspects of public international law.

He has acted in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations across multiple jurisdictions and under a range of governing laws, and before the rules of major arbitral institutions. He has particular experience in the energy sector, including advising major multinational energy companies on structuring investments and the availability of relief under the Energy Charter Treaty and bilateral investment treaties.

Andrew previously worked as a legal adviser to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and has extensive experience of negotiating and advising on bilateral and multilateral treaties and other international instruments.

Andrew Cannon QC, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, London

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Arthur Igeria is a meticulous and highly experienced Advocate of the High Court of Kenya. He trained at the University of Nairobi, graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Laws degree.

He also holds a post graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law. He was admitted to practice as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 1991. Resulting from his passion in alternative dispute resolution, Arthur was recently appointed the Chairman of the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya), the Mediation Training Institute, and the Institute of Directors of Kenya. He is also on the list of counsel entitled to practice at International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR, and a Certified Public Secretary and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya.

Areas of Practice: Arbitration & Mediation, Commercial Law, and Conveyance

Memberships: Law Society of Kenya, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya) Branch – Branch Committee Member Institute of Certified Public Secretaries (Kenya) (ICPSK), Mediation Training Institute of Kenya, Institute of Directors of Kenya, (IOD) East Africa Law Society of Kenya, Business Networking International (BNI).

Arthur Igeria, Chairman, Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA)

Bernadette UWICYEZA is the Secretary General of Kigali International

Arbitration Centre (KIAC) since the starting in 2012. She Holds a French Law

degree and a DEA in European Law (Honors) from the University of Rennes I

in France. The special field for Bernadette is business law, management and

policy formulation. She is also an Accredited Mediator CEDR.

Prior to joining KIAC, Mrs. UWICYEZA was a Legal Advisor to the Ministry of East African Affairs

under Trade Mark East Africa Project (2011) assisting the Ministry in legal and judicial matters of

the EAC integration process. She serves also as Legal consultant to the Ministry of Justice under

the Competitiveness and Enterprise Development Project/World Bank (2006- 2011), coordinating

the business law reform program engaged by the government for easy doing business in Rwanda.

She worked earlier to that as Managing Director in different companies in Rwanda and served as

lecturer in different Schools of law in Rwanda.

Her recent publication include:Bernadette UWICYEZA (Ed.)-New Law Governing contracts in Rwanda- Rozenberg Publishers-Amsterdam 2013-ISBN 978 90 361 0362 6 Kigali International Arbitration Centre

Bernadette Uwicyeza, Secretary General, Kigali International Arbitration Centre

Charles is the current president of the Tanganyika Law Society.

He is the founder and Managing Partner of CRB AFRICA LEGAL. He is an experienced consultant in the fields of mining, corporate, banking and financial law and is held in high regard by clients and peers. Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Leading Lawyers describes market observers as “praising Charles Rwechungura’s ‘hands-on approach’ to an array of work, including mining, banking and finance activities.”

Charles advises mining exploration and extraction companies on corporate and commercial issues, the national and foreign banks operating in Tanzania as well as equity IPOs and bonds listing at Dar es Salaam Stock Market. In recognition of his industry knowledge and legal expertise he is often appointed to act as arbitrator on complex commercial disputes.

Charles Rwechungura, President, Tanganyika Law Society, Dar es Salaam

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Craig Tevendale is a partner in the international arbitration group at Herbert

Smith Freehills.

He has extensive experience of multi-jurisdictional work subject to a wide range of governing laws, and across a wide range of industries and sectors. Craig has acted in arbitrations as counsel and advocate in ad hoc proceedings and before all of the leading arbitral institutions. He also accepts appointment as arbitrator.

Craig speaks Arabic and French, and is often involved in disputes in North Africa and the Middle East.

He is recognised as a leading practitioner in energy disputes.

Craig Tevendale, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP,

London

Duncan Bagshaw is a barrister, called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2003.

He studied English law in Birmingham and London and French law at the University of Limoges, France. Duncan practised in the fields of commercial and company litigation and arbitration.

He acted in a range of substantial court matters, including cases in the English High Court and Court of Appeal. He also acted in arbitrations, both domestic and international, with particular emphasis on disputes arising out of the supply of IT and technical equipment.

Duncan was also appointed to the UK Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel.Duncan Bagshaw, Registrar, LCIA-MCIA,

Mauritius

Elizabeth Karanja is Assistant Director of JMiles & Co.

She is experienced in international arbitration, investigation and investment consulting, and has advised clients in arbitration before international tribunals of the ICC, LCIA and trade arbitration before FOSFA.

Elizabeth has a strong background in corporate and commercial law particularly in the areas of energy and natural resources, private equity and M&A.

Elizabeth has contributed to various international dispute resolution publications, and has been a speaker at arbitration and investment conferences in the UK, US, Mozambique, Kenya and Tanzania.

Elizabeth Karanja, Assistant Director, JMiles & Co.,

Nairobi

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Dr. Kariuki Muigua, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb),

Nairobi

Dr. Kariuki Muigua is a distinguished law scholar, an accomplished mediator

and arbitrator with a Ph.D in law from the University of Nairobi and with

widespread training and experience in both international and national

commercial arbitration and mediation.

He has on several occasions been appointed by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)-Kenya and other institutions as a sole arbitrator in arbitrations involving commercial disputes.

Dr. Muigua is a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)-Kenya chapter. He is also a Chartered Arbitrator. He is a member of the International Bar Association, the International Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and Kenya Branch, Young International Arbitration Group, Member of Commonwealth Lawyers Association and the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya. He has served as the Branch Chairman from 2012 to 2015.

He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya of over 20 years standing and practising at Kariuki Muigua & Co. Advocates, a firm that specialises in environmental and commercial law litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution. The firm is also listed as a leading Kenyan commercial law firm in the distinguished Martindale Hubbell Directory.

He has undertaken specialised courses specifically on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Environmental Audit (EA) which earned him the EIA/EA lead expert accreditation by the National Environmental Management Authority of Kenya (NEMA). He is a Lead Consultant and Expert at Pristine Consultants, an Environmental Law and Policy Consultancy drawing its clientele from Kenya and elsewhere around the world.

His research interests include environmental and natural resources law, governance, access to justice, human rights and constitutionalism, conflict resolution, international commercial arbitration, the nexus between environmental law and human rights, land and natural resource rights, economic law and policy of governments with regard to environmental law and economics.

Dr. Muigua has also worked closely with various environmental advocacy groups in Kenya and regionally. He works closely with professionals from National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) especially in the areas of Environmental Resources and their management through Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Mediation and Public Participation. He advocates the setting up of effective policy, legislative and institutional frameworks for the resolution of environmental conflicts. He is an ardent commentator and contributor to debates on the constitutional review, governance and has worked closely with stakeholders in the areas of constitutionalism and Access to justice.

He is also a lead auditor/implementer of BSI ISO/IEC 27001:2005 (Information Security Management Systems) and consults on the same.

Dr. Muigua teaches law at the Centre for Advanced Studies in Environmental Law and Policy (CASELAP) and the School of Law, University of Nairobi.

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Ms. Dulac is a Partner in King & Spalding’s Singapore office and a member of

the firm’s International Arbitration Group.

Ms. Dulac has practiced international arbitration in Paris, Singapore and Washington, D.C.

She has represented clients in commercial and investment arbitrations around the world. She has worked on international arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, ICSID, SCC, SIAC, and UNCITRAL. In addition to her work as counsel, Ms. Dulac has been appointed as an arbitrator in ICC, SIAC and ad hoc arbitrations.

She is the co-chair of the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration. Ms. Dulac is a frequent speaker and writer on international arbitration and international investment law. She is also a visiting lecturer on international arbitration at the University of Addis Ababa and the University Of Bahir Dar Ethiopia. She is admitted to practice in England & Wales and Paris, France. She holds a DEA (J.D. equivalent) from the University of Paris I (La Sorbonne) and an LL.M from King’s College, University of London. Ms. Dulac may be contacted at: edulac@kslaw.com.

Elodie Dulac, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, Singapore

Mr. Godfrey Simbeye is currently the Executive Director of Tanzania Private

Sector Foundation (TPSF) since 9th March 2012.

He has a general background in business management possessing solid managerial and supervisory experience, detailed understanding and knowledge of the business policies and processes, excellent decision making skills, excellent leadership skills, business planning and budgeting competences, ability to conduct and direct work on projects, interpersonal and negotiation skills, excellent communication in a clear and concise manner, ability to analyse private sector advocacy issues and private sector development.

Mr. Simbeye has a strong background in Business and Financial Management and has experience of more that seventeen (17) years in consultancy and management of finance functions. He is a qualified accountant (ACCA) and has master degree in Information Management and Technology from University of Strathclyde in the UK. Prior to his appointment as Executive Director, Mr. Simbeye was the Director of Finance and Human Resource development of TPSF and was responsible for managing World Bank Funds and grants from development partners of more USD 60million.

Godfrey Simbeye, Executive Director, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation

Harry Matovu is a QC with a wide-ranging practice, including energy and

natural resources disputes, civil fraud and banking and finance.

He has detailed knowledge of oil and gas exploration, LNG trading and shipping, and the financing and valuation of oil and gas and mining assets. Harry has been instructed in a number of very high-profile cases over the years, including a US$1.6 billion claim over oil rights in Iraqi Kurdistan, which was one of the longest-running trials in the English Commercial Court in recent times. He has also acted for successful parties on several major international fraud cases, including a billion-dollar Kazakh bank fraud claim, and on several multi-million-dollar arbitrations.

Harry is a member of the LCIA African Users’ Council, and his practice covers the ICC, LCIA and Arias arbitration regimes and the UNCITRAL Model Law. He lectures on arbitration in Africa, including the OHADA arbitration regime, and he accepts appointments as an arbitrator.

Harry Matovu QC, Barrister, Brick Court Chambers, London

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Speakers

John Miles is the head of JMiles & Co. and has extensive experience of over

thirty years working in Africa representing both governments and the private

sector, particularly in the Petroleum, Energy and Natural Resource sectors.

After some 30 years working as a partner in Dentons Wilde Sapte and Hunton Williams in London, John first moved to Cape Town and then, in 2010, to Nairobi.

John is the east African member of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Fraudnet organization.

John Miles, Director, JMiles & Co., Nairobi

Kamau Karori qualified as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya in 1996. He

has since been involved in numerous high profile and ground breaking cases at

the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

In the Arbitration field, Karori has attained the rank of Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is an active member of the institute’s Kenyan branch.

As a result of his work in both Arbitration and Litigation, Karori has received accolades from peers and also from leading International directories including Chambers Global where he has been consistently ranked as one of the leading lawyers in Kenya. Karori is recognized by the Chambers Global Guide as being “meticulous about detail” and as “providing practical solutions”. According to the highly acclaimed Guide, “Karori Kamau impresses sources with his advocacy skills. He leads high-profile commercial litigation cases and is also heavily involved in ADR”. He is also respected as “a gifted and hardworking lawyer” who has led his Department and “turned around matters that seemed to be stuck”.

Kamau Karori, Partner, Iseme Kamau & Maema (IKM) Advocates,

Nairobi

Kwadwo Sarkodie is a partner, based in London, in the Construction

and Engineering team of Mayer Brown International LLP. Specialising in

international arbitration and construction and engineering disputes, Kwadwo

has extensive and diverse dispute resolution experience. Kwadwo joined

Mayer Brown International LLP in 2004, and was made partner in 2012.

Kwadwo has many years of international experience, acting on engineering, infrastructure and energy projects and disputes in Sub-Saharan Africa, India, the Americas and the Middle East. He regularly advises in connection with international arbitration, including under the ICC, UNCITRAL and LCIA rules. Kwadwo has written extensively regarding dispute resolution and arbitration in Sub-Saharan Africa, and contributes the chapter “International Commercial Arbitration Practice in the Sub-Saharan African Region” to the publication “International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives” (LexisNexis 2014). Kwadwo has been described in Chambers UK as “excellent”, and “a very good, very solid lawyer” who “shows a real grasp and understanding of complicated construction matters”.

ksarkodie@mayerbrown.com

Kwadwo Sarkodie, Mayer Brown International LLPLondon

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Speakers

Ms. Leyou Tameru is a Legal Consultant from Ethiopia educated in Ethiopia

(Addis Ababa University) and the US (Georgetown Law) as well as one of the

founders of the East African International Arbitration Conference.

She is currently a Visiting Foreign Consultant in the international arbitration practice at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr in London. She specializes in international arbitration with a focus on Africa.

Leyou also has experience in policy and legal research and has worked on issues related to private sector development, investment law and capacity building with different international organizations including the World Bank and the African Union.

She has taught law at Addis Ababa University and regularly works on pro bono projects. Leyou speaks fluent Amharic, English and French.

Leyou Tameru, Visiting Foreign Consultant, WilmerHale, London

Marie specialises in international arbitration. She has a broad range of expertise

with a particular focus on treaty and other investment disputes, particularly in

the energy, power and resources sectors.

She has advised and represented clients in numerous bilateral investment treaty and ECT claims under the ICSID and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, as well as in ICSID annulment proceedings.

She has also advised various clients on how best to structure their investment in Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa in order to take advantage of protections offered by investment treaties and foreign investment laws.

Marie sits as an arbitrator herself and has spoken regularly about arbitration. She graduated from ESSEC, an AACSB-accredited business school, in 1997 and is a French advocate.

Marie speaks fluent English and German and has good working knowledge of Spanish.

Marie Stoyanov, Counsel, Allen & Overy

Matthew Saunders is Global Head of the International Arbitration group at DLA

Piper.

He has a broad range of experience focusing upon international arbitration, including resolution of disputes under bilateral investment treaties.

Other experience includes IT and telecoms related actions and fraud and asset tracing litigation.

Matthew has advised a broad range of clients operating in and doing business throughout Africa, in particular in sub-Saharan and East Africa, including sovereign and federal governments, international energy businesses, multinational corporations and financial institutions.

Legal 500 2014 describes Matthew as ‘a driving force’, ‘highly rated’ and Chambers 2014 describes him as ‘hard working, dynamic and creative’.

Matthew SaundersGlobal Head International Arbitration group DLA Piper.London

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Speakers

Mark Molyneux, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP,

London

Nathan is Of Counsel in our international arbitration group. He acts for large

multi-nationals in complex and high-value international arbitrations and

cross-border disputes.

This includes advising on disputes in the context of joint ventures, supply agreements, license agreements and other commercial contracts.

Nathan has higher rights of audience in the English courts and regularly appears as an advocate in international arbitrations.

He also advises clients on risks associated with potential disputes and strategies to avoid or resolve disputes at an early stage. Nathan has extensive experience in Africa related disputes and is an active member of the firm’s cross-practice Africa group. He also has experience of other emerging markets such as India and Eastern Europe.

Nathan Searle,

Of Counsel Counsel, Hogan Lovells,

London

Mark is a Partner specialising in commercial litigation.

Mark has significant experience of leading large and complex litigation both in International Arbitration and the English High Court, including claims supported by urgent injunctive relief

and worldwide freezing injunctions.

Mark also co-leads Addleshaw Goddard’s Africa Business Group advising on a number of high profile disputes and compliance issues in the region.

Mark provides advice to a wide range of clients on disputes including contractual and outsourcing disputes, contact termination, warranty claims, and disputes with subcontractors and suppliers. Recent work includes arbitration disputes under ICC, LCIA, SCC and UNCITRAL rules and particular experience in disputes involving cross-border issues, advising on matters involving jurisdictions in Europe, Africa and South and Central America, such as:

• Acting as co-counsel with a leading Nigerian firm in an ICC arbitration regarding an agreement which governs the relationship between members of a consortium assembled to purchase an interest in an oil block in Nigeria;

• Acting for the subsidiary of a UK FTSE 250 Plc, concerning disputes about joint venture agreements on the manufacture and supply of Palm Oil in Ghana;

• Advising an international client on a US$100m dispute against a major oil and gas entity in North Africa (ICC Rules, London Seat);

• Acting for Diageo Plc, its subsidiaries East Africa Breweries Limited, Kenya Breweries Limited and Tanzania Breweries Limited in a series of arbitrations against SAB Miller Plc relating to their respective African business operations and joint venture agreements (ICC Rules, London seat);

• Advising a UK Plc on claims relating to contracts for the supply and construction of a new oil and gas refinery in India. The total value of the claims was in excess of US$65 million; and

• Advising a FTSE 100 company in an LCIA arbitration, London on a dispute concerning the supply of utilities.

Mark is also a regular speaker in at IBA and other arbitration events on the future of International Arbitration in Africa.

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Nikhil Desai is Senior Associate with JMiles & Co.

Nikhil has an extensive background in commercial, civil and public law litigation in Kenya.

He specializes in international arbitration and investigation (fraud & asset chasing), and has provided advice as well as represented clients on international arbitration matters under ICSID, ICC, LCIA,OHADA and MIAC tribunals.

He often contributes to publications on International Arbitration and Civil Fraud and has been a speaker at arbitration conferences in UK, South Africa, and Kenya.

Nikhil Desai, Senior Associate, JMiles & Co., Nairobi

Paul Ngotho has some 30 years of experience in property construction,

development, valuation and management in Kenya and the United Kingdom.

His experience as arbitrator extends to real estate, construction, joint-ventures, shareholder agreements, employment, insurance and general commercial disputes.

He is on the arbitrator panels and databases of arbitrators of AAA’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), LCIA, Mauritius, Stockholm and Kigali, Cairo international arbitration centres.

He is a member of Kenya’s PPARB, which decides on Kenya’s typically multi-million USD public project tendering disputes. Mr Ngotho is a regular conference speaker and a writer on arbitration.

Paul Ngotho, Arbitrator, East Africa

Rashida Abdulai is an associate in Hogan Lovells’ International Arbitration

practice and a member of the Hogan Lovells Africa team.

She has experience of arbitrations under the LCIA and ICC rules, as well as litigation before the English Courts. She acts for clients across a range of industry sectors including energy and natural resources, telecommunications, consumer beverages and banking and financial services. Rashida has particular experience of commercial disputes across Africa. Her recent experience includes acting for a subsidiary of a UK plc in an LCIA arbitration against an East African company concerning breach of an exclusivity agreement in relation to a business sale, providing strategic advice regarding intellectual property disputes in Kenya and Uganda between subsidiaries of publicly listed companies, acting for a major international oil company in an ICC arbitration in connection with the sale of crude oil in Gabon, and acting for a multinational offshore drilling contractor in English Commercial Court proceedings concerning the management of oil rigs in Angola.

Rashida Abdulai, Associate, Hogan Lovells, London

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Speakers

Rukia Baruti is founder and Director at Africa International Legal Awareness

(AILA).

She is also a PhD candidate in Investment Law in Africa at the Department of Public Law and International Organisations, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva.

Prior to founding AILA Rukia practiced law at SJ Berwin’s International Arbitration Group in London.

She also holds the position of Vice-President of the LCIA Africa Users’ Council. She regularly sits as arbitrator.

She benefits from experience in the roles of Counsel, Arbitrator and Secretary to the Tribunal in arbitrations conducted under various arbitration rules.

Rukia Baruti, Founder and Managing Director, Africa International Legal

Awareness (AILA),

London

Simon is Head of our International Arbitration Group.

He has substantial experience advising clients on arbitral disputes in a range of different sectors and contexts, including disputes arising from international trade and supply contracts and joint venture arrangements.

His experience covers major market sectors such as heavy engineering, automotive, oil and gas, utilities (including water, electricity, gas and waste), semiconductor manufacture, metals trading, and pharmaceutical distribution and manufacture. He has also advised on many sport related disputes, over 15 years.

Simon has headed teams on major arbitrations under the principal institutional rules, including those of the ICC and LCIA, and also has experience of LMAA arbitration. His recent experience includes:

• Conduct of the high profile and recently reported Commercial Court case of Prime Mineral

Export v Dubai Trading LLC (2014 EWHC 2104). This has recently been widely reported in

arbitration and common law circles because of its important examination of the extent to

which pre-arbitral compulsory negotiation of ADR clauses are enforceable, and whether they

constitute a binding pre-condition without which the Arbitral panel has no jurisdiction.

• An ICC trial (Paris seat) of a claim by a manufacturer for breach of a 5 year $250m take or pay

contact for semiconductors, on behalf of its venture capital investors and liquidators.

• An ICC Trial (Milan seat) of a claim for breach of contract and termination over a European

distribution agreement and joint venture for heavy equipment manufactured by one of the

largest engineering conglomerates.

• An ICC trial (London seat) over the recovery of $10m invoices due from a Turkish distributor

of a US pharma company, and simultaneously declarations of lawful termination and owners

entitlements for the Turkish market, and for regulatory purposes.

• LCIA dispute and trial (London seat) to defend a US Engineering group against a $40m claim

by Indian distributors of fastenings who had distributed the products throughout India for 37

years.

Simon is a member of the LCIA, and the IBA’s Arbitration section. He studied and qualified in

England and Wales and is a solicitor and trained mediator

Simon KamstraHead of Arbitration, Addleshaw Goddard LLP,

London

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Simon is a disputes lawyer in Clyde & Co’s International Arbitration Group, and

is experienced in international commercial and investment arbitration, and

international litigation.

Current and recent work concerning Africa include disputes involving iron ore mining licence renewal, licensing of zinc mining, diamond mining, ilmenite, rutile and zircon mining, offshore oil and gas exploration, power generation, joint ventures, and insurance.

He has also given advice about drafting dispute resolution clauses.

Simon Schooling, Senior Associate, Clyde & Co., London

Sonal is a Director at ATZ Law Chambers. She is also a Director at Kenya’s

Anjarwalla & Khanna. Prior to joining A&K, Sonal was a partner at Franks

Charlesly & Co. in London.

She is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales with significant experience in oil and gas, aviation and project finance, mergers and acquisitions, energy, employment, banking and general corporate matters. Sonal heads up the Natural Resources Group of ALN - an alliance of leading independent law firms in Africa.

Sonal is described as “intelligent, wise and straightforward” and is praised for her negotiation and drafting skills. Chambers Global 2015.

Sonal Sejpal, Director, ATZ Law Chambers, Dar es Salaam

Terry, a partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice, has over 10 years’ post

admission experience. She is qualified to practice as a Solicitor in Australia

(2003) and as an Advocate in Kenya (2008).

Terry has represented local and international clients in disputes involving: intellectual property, media, competition, defamation, carriage by air, telecommunications, building and construction, energy, employment and labour, product liability, banking and finance, judicial and administrative review, constitutional law, land and environment, real estate, public procurement, insurance and tax.

Terry Mwango, Partner, Coulson Harney,

Nairobi

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Sponsors/Partners

Addleshaw Goddard is a leading full service international law firm, providing quality-

focused and commercially minded legal advice across a wide range of market sectors

and industries.

We have 165 partners and over 700 other legal staff based in offices in Doha, Dubai, Hong Kong,

Leeds, London, Manchester, Muscat, Singapore and Tokyo (in association with Hashidate Law

Office). We also have access to a well established, multi-lateral network of Preferred Firms, and

work equally well with local firms specifically favoured by clients The International Arbitration

Group at Addleshaw Goddard comprises specialist arbitration practitioners who between them

have decades of experience acting as counsel on major international arbitrations, advising

multinationals, banks and governments on arbitrations seated in all of the main arbitral centres,

including London, Paris, Stockholm and Vienna, and governed by the procedural rules of the

ICC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, SCC, AAA, JAMS and LMAA. Based at our City headquarters at Milton

Gate and at our offices in Dubai, Hong Kong, Oman, Qatar and Singapore, our international

arbitration partners are able to draw upon the resources of a leading contentious practice of

over 100 lawyers. Through our relationships with barristers at the pre-eminent arbitration sets,

our professional contacts with the arbitrators of the moment and a select network of premier

law firms in other jurisdictions, we are able to source the best mix of knowledge and expertise

for any particular dispute, whatever the governing law or seat of arbitration.

Our clients operate in diverse global markets and sectors and range from FTSE 100 and

Fortune 500 corporates based in Europe and the US to multinationals operating in Far East

Asia and the Gulf region and emerging jurisdictions. The diversity of our client base is replicated

in the legal backgrounds and practices of our specialist arbitration partners and senior lawyers.

AILA is a non-profit organisation working to build capacity in African countries through

conducting a series of training workshops and other exchanges of knowledge aimed at

enhancing legal professional competence in international economic law.

AILA is authorised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority in England & Wales as an external

Continuing Professional Development provider. Its flagship programme is an annual week-long

training programme in London, UK on Investor-State arbitration, offered to government and

private practice lawyers from Africa. AILA also delivers tailor-made programmes designed to

meet a party’s specific needs in their home country.

Our ambition at Allen & Overy is to help the world’s leading businesses both maximise

the opportunities that globalisation presents and meet the potential challenges.

With 46 offices in 32 countries, including South Africa (Johannesburg) and Morocco

(Casablanca), our footprint is among the largest of any legal practice.

Over the past 20 years, together with selected local counsel, we have provided our clients with

an integrated service for their business activities in Africa and beyond. Our offices on the ground,

combined with the firm-wide expertise of over 100 lawyers from across our offices worldwide

plus our established network of best friend firms, ensure we can support our clients wherever

they do business. In 2014 alone we advised in 30+ jurisdictions in Africa using teams who can

draw on both common and civil law capabilities. Chambers Global 2015 recommends us as

a “Strong choice for commercial litigation and arbitration in Africa, with additional strength in

investment treaty disputes.”

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Sponsors/Partners

Anjarwalla & Khanna is one of the largest corporate law firms in Eastern Africa, with

a pool of 75 lawyers.

We have an outstanding reputation and a high degree of specialisation in mergers and

acquisitions, corporate and commercial law, competition law, banking and regulatory advisory

work, insurance, private equity transactions, energy and natural resources, trusts and taxation

law, aviation, capital markets, telecommunications, insurance, infrastructure projects, project

financing, privatisation law, public procurement law, property development, employment law,

litigation, arbritration and intellectual property. A&K is ranked first in Kenya by various legal

guides. A&K is a the founding member of ALN.

ATZ Law Chambers is a leading full-service corporate and commercial law firm with

substantial experience and knowledge of the Tanzanian market.

ATZ has been involved in a number of transactions, including complex mergers and acquisitions,

banking and project finance, capital markets, corporate commercial, privatization projects,

corporate restructuring, insolvency, mining, energy, telecoms, infrastructure and projects work,

real estate and general advisory work.

ATZ has entered into a strategic relationship with Anjarwalla & Khanna, a leading law firm in

Kenya with over 70 lawyers with considerable experience in corporate, commercial, financial

and litigation matters. This partnership allows for seamless service to clients in both markets.

Brick Court Chambers is one of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in the

UK. Members of Chambers are involved in a large volume of international work,

frequently instructed directly by lawyers from other jurisdictions, and appearing in

courts and tribunals all over the world.

A significant proportion of our work includes energy-related disputes, civil fraud and asset

recovery work, sanctions, human rights and infrastructure disputes. Members are very familiar

with African issues and they have litigated and arbitrated cases in recent years emanating from

Comoros Islands, Djibouti, Gambia, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania,

and Zimbabwe.

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Sponsors/Partners

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Kenya Branch, established in 1984, is one

among the branches of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators which was formed in

1915 with headquarters in London.

It promotes and facilitates determination of disputes by Arbitration and other forms of Alternative

Dispute Resolution (ADR), which includes mediation and Adjudication. The institute has over

10,000 members spread out in 90 countries in the world with branches in England, Wales,

Scotland, Hongkong, Europe, Nigeria, Kenya, India and North America among others. It has

affiliations with arbitration bodies and institutions in other countries across the world and with

the London Court of International Arbitration and the International Chamber of Commerce in

Paris. It is a not for profit organization and gained charitable status in 1990.

Clyde & Co.’s dedicated arbitration practice has over 60 partners, with experience in

all major international, regional and specialist industry forums.

Recognised by Global Arbitration Review as possessing “one of the largest dockets of

commercial disputes”, we have hundreds of arbitrations on our books with billions of dollars

at stake at any given time. We handle large scale and multi-jurisdictional arbitrations across all

commercial sectors, but have our deep sector focus in construction, energy, power, natural

resources, marine, trade, transportation and insurance sectors. Clyde & Co has been active

in East Africa for over 20 years, and has an office in Dar es Salaam. With a global network of

40 offices covering six continents, and renowned for our work in emerging markets, we are

uniquely positioned to offer an unrivalled package to African governments and to multi-national

clients with diversified business interests in Africa. We have a proven track record of both

advising on complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions, and providing practical and effective

solutions in both commercial and investment disputes.

Coulson Harney (part of the Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group), is a corporate and

commercial law firm providing legal advice and transaction services to both

international and local clients.

We have 16 partners and directors and over 30 lawyers with qualifications and work experience

drawn from private legal practice, public and private sectors in Kenya, the United Kingdom and

Australia. Coulson Harney, one of the largest corporate law firms in Kenya is highly-ranked in

major international legal directories such as; Chambers Global (Tier 1), Legal 500(Tier 1) and

IFLR. Our areas of practice are: corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, private

equity, banking and finance, capital markets, energy and resources, real estate, intellectual

property and dispute resolution.

DLA Piper is acknowledged as a leader in the international arbitration field, ranked in

the Global Arbitration Review’s GAR30 as one of the leading global practices.

We have one of the largest international dispute resolution practices in the world, with more

than 1,400 lawyers across the globe. DLA Piper Africa Group combines the global resources

and extensive African experience of DLA Piper with the expertise of leading national law firms to

provide clients with an integrated service that spans the continent and has a presence in fifteen

African jurisdictions.

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As one of the world’s leading law firms, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP represents clients

worldwide, ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to governments, state-owned

entities and financial institutions.

Our clients trust us with their most important transactions, disputes and projects because of

our ability to cut through complexity and mitigate risk. Our leading Africa practice, over the

past 30 years, has been advising on all aspects of investment and risk across almost all of the

continent’s countries. We have dedicated arbitration specialists based in offices across our

global network and have developed an unrivalled knowledge of our clients, their counterparties

and the major venues and institutions in which cases are pursued.

East Africa Business Network is an independent, non-governmental, privately-

organised institution representing the interest of national and international companies

doing business in East Africa.

We lobby Governments, policy makers on behalf of our members to improve the business

environment in the region. We operate to enhance the visibility and reputation of companies

and of the private sector in general, while providing a platform for information sharing and

networking and thus to stimulate the creation of new business opportunities.

Sponsors/Partners

Hogan Lovells is one of the world’s leading global legal practices.

Our legal expertise in the disputes field means we have an extensive track record of achieving

commercially favourable outcomes in complex, high stakes, cross-border disputes, recognising the

importance of all forms of dispute resolution, including in particular international arbitration. Ranked

fourth overall in the world in the 2013 Global Arbitration Review “GAR30”, our international arbitration

practice covers all of the major industry sectors. We have extensive experience of complex, high-

value arbitration of all kinds, both in commercial and investment treaty disputes. With more than 700

lawyers located over 40 offices worldwide, we possess reputed specialist industry knowledge in

numerous jurisdictions, including across Africa, and provide innovative advice, always mindful of the

strategic objectives of our clients.

A selection of our recent international arbitration experience in Africa includes:

• Acting for SABMiller and its Tanzanian subsidiary in two substantial ICC arbitrations in relation to

the breakdown of a joint venture between SABMiller and Diageo plc’s Kenyan subsidiary, East

Africa Breweries Limited.

• Acting for three major international oil companies in ad hoc arbitrations seated in Nigeria against

a Nigerian state entity relating to costs allocation and cargo lifting disputes under Production

Sharing Contacts, with a combined value in dispute of over US$2.5 billion.

• Acting for a West African food manufacturer in an ICC arbitration relating to an exclusive distribution

agreement for Africa.

Hogan Lovells has been present in Africa for more than 30 years. Our Africa Practice brings together

members of Hogan Lovells from across the world who have experience in and regularly advise

clients located in or who have an interest in Africa. The team, with leaders located in our office in

Johannesburg, the Middle East, Asia, Americas and Europe, works together regularly, sharing Africa

know-how and news relating to Africa, ensuring that we provide the highest quality service to our

clients. To read more about our Africa practice, please visit www.hoganlovells.com/Africa.

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IKM is a leading and fast growing corporate-commercial law firm that offers a full

range of legal services.

Our goal is to offer quality, value for money and efficient representation to achieve best

outcomes for our clients’ needs. The focus is on finding practical and innovative legal solutions.

IKM has been advising clients for close to three decades and has an enviable client base.

IKM is an integral part of the DLA Piper Group and its association with DLA Piper Africa, an

alliance of leading law firms working together across Africa and internationally, gives the firm an

opportunity to tap into resources of lawyers from the Americas, UK, Europe and Asia –Pacific.

This ensures that our clients are provided seamless local, regional and international advice.

IKM and the IKM legal team have been ranked by various international rankings around the

world as among the best commercial-corporate firm in Kenya and consistently achieves the

highest rankings in leading legal directories such as Chambers Global, Legal500,IFLR1000 and

WTR1000.

JMiles & Co is one of the only legal entities in Africa that specializes in International

Arbitration and fraud/asset tracing investigations in Africa.

It provides specialized advice and representation in international arbitration and fraud/asset

chasing. It has an established relationship with many of the top law firms in most African

countries thus providing access to seamless legal service across the continent. Having worked

with African governments and international corporations, the team consists of lawyers, who

have qualified and practised in Kenya, Singapore and England offer a deep understanding of

the legal and commercial realities of the continent.

Kigali International Arbitration Centre was established earlier in 2011 by an Act

of Parliament at the initiative of the Rwanda Private Sector in partnership with the

government of Rwanda.

The mission of the Centre is to deliver appropriate, confidential and effective commercial

Dispute resolution to the business community through arbitration services and other Alternative

Dispute Resolution mechanisms such as mediation and adjudication. KIAC registered cases

during the first Year of operations in 2012 , including an international case and this is in itself

a milestone since for a newly established Centre it takes between three and four years to

register cases.

King & Spalding is an international law firm founded over 125 years ago, with more than

800 lawyers in 17 offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States.

The firm is a world leader in international arbitration, with over 80 specialist arbitration lawyers

representing clients around the globe. Chambers Global 2015 recognised King & Spalding as

one of the top four international arbitration practices worldwide. We have represented clients in

arbitrations involving projects or parties all over the world, in a wide range of business sectors

including the energy, construction, infrastructure, insurance, private equity and real estate

industries.

Sponsors/Partners

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Sponsors/Partners

LABFA - Contributing to the Corporate & Legal World from the African Woman

Perspective!

LABFA is a multi-Jurisdictional network of Women transactional Lawyers & Corporate leaders

in Africa and beyond. The network brings together women corporate professionals, financial

experts, Corporate Lawyers, policy makers to share knowledge, educate and mentor each

other. LABFA publishes a report on economic and political prospects for Africa, looking at the

factors that may impact investment and trade in the continent!

http://www.labfa.org

The Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration was established by an Act of

Parliament to administer international and Domestic Arbitrations and other forms

of dispute resolution.

The Vision for the N.C.I.A is to establish itself as the world’s preferred seat for all forms of

alternative dispute resolution providing premier services to all its clientele and stakeholders.

Presently, the NCIA is administered by a Board of Directors with members drawn from various

professional bodies within the East African Region chaired by Mr. Arthur Igeria and managed

by the Ag Chief Executive Officer/Registrar Mr. Lawrence Muiruri Ngugi. The NCIA once fully

operational intends to boast of an internationally recognised list of accredited Arbitrators,

mediators and adjudicators and earn the repute of being the world’s preferred premier seat for

dispute resolution.

Slujan Events is a leading conference, exhibition and workshop solutions provider.

We specialize in strategic business driven events with specialty niches.

Slujan Events has successfully run business events for decision makers in Hospitality Industry

within East and Central Africa. Our list of clientele encompasses international companies,

national, local, and national governments in these region. The common denominator of

all Slujan Events exhibitions, conferences & workshops are a mix of focus, timing, and

relevance. We continually research key issues in the current market and identify leading experts

in the relevant fields to facilitate our events. This approach, which guarantees a “bottom line”

every time, has positioned Slujan Events to become one of the leading conference organizers

in this region by 2017. In 2014, Slujan Events successfully organized events benefiting more

than 500 delegates within the region. More than 50 speakers contributed to the success of our

events which focuses on areas investments, hospitality, Value chains and many others.

Slujan Events believes in a comprehensive approach – becoming a part of their client’s

business and knowing as much about their operations and challenges as possible. Slujan Events has a commitment to their clients to provide the highest quality services in a friendly,

professional and efficient manner.

Slujan Events LimitedP.O Box 13973-00800 Nairobi, Kenya

03 Ring Road Parklands-Westlands

+254 714 33 22 11

info@slujan-events.com

www.slujan-events.com

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The Tanganyika Law Society (TLS) is the Bar association of Tanzania Mainland, founded

in 1954 and currently governed by the Tanganyika Law Society Act, Cap 307 R.E.

2002.

TLS was established with several statutory objectives, including maintaining and improving

the standards of conduct and learning of the legal profession in Tanzania and facilitating the

acquisition of legal knowledge by members of the legal profession and others. TLS envisions

a society where justice and the rule of law are upheld and aims at promoting and protecting

access to justice for all with sustained professional standards.

TLS has been actively involved in enhancing Alternative Dispute to Justice Mechanisms

through outstanding Continuous Legal Education seminars conducted. As we are at the

commemoration of Sixty years of TLS, we have embarked into ensuring that arbitration and

mediation subjects are well covered through formulating a curriculum whereas the later shall

be effectively inclusive.

Sponsors/Partners

Tanzania Conference Service LTD (TCS) is a Leading (PCO) Professional Conference

Organizer in Tanzania.

We specialize in National and International Conferences for Corporate Companies, International

Organizations, Governments, NGOs/non-profits and companies. We provide the highest levels

of professionalism in Consulting and Logistics Support for Congresses, Summits, Conferences,

Meetings, Workshops, Seminars, Product Launches, Exhibitions, and Festivals. TCS is

recognized as a market leader in all aspects of the event industries. Our reputation has been

built upon our unique ability to integrate and manage all elements of events management under

one roof. By combining professionalism, innovation and attention to detail we can remove the

organizational headaches from our clients. For more information please contacts us at: info@

events.co.tz www.events.co.tz Tel: +255 784 555033

The LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre (LCIA-MIAC) is located in Mauritius and is one of

the leading arbitration institutions in Africa.

It offers efficient, flexible and impartial administration of arbitration and of a wide range of other

ADR procedures, regardless of the location of the parties, and under any system of law.

LCIA-MIAC is supported by the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA); recognised

as one of the world’s pre-eminent institutions. With the support of the LCIA, LCIA-MIAC can

provide all the same services, at the same standards of efficiency and neutrality, from an African

location and at highly competitive administrative fees.

NW Law Associates Advocates, Notaries & Law Consultants

Tanzania, EasT africa

NW

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Sponsors/Partners

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP offers one of the world’s premier

international arbitration and dispute resolution practices.

Our multi-national team consists of over 70 lawyers, trained and qualified in jurisdictions

around the world. We have extensive experience with arbitration administered by all of the

major international arbitration institutions, as well as more specialised forms of institutional

arbitration and ad hoc arbitrations. In recent years, our arbitration group has handled more

than 650 proceedings, in numerous arbitral seats, and governed by the laws of more than

70 different legal systems. In addition to representing clients as counsel, many of our lawyers

regularly sit as arbitrators.

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