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Wednesday
25 March
2026
08:30 to 12:30
IN PERSON
BY REQUEST
Wednesday 25 March 2026
08:30 to 12:30

Presentation

Saudi Arabia: Arbitration Landscape, Navigating Disputes & Enforcement (followed by networking lunch)

09.00 AM - 09.30 AM - Registration & Networking

09.30 AM - 09.40 AM - Welcome Remarks
Mr. Fahd Al-Ruwaily, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Republic of France

09.40 AM - 09.50 AM - Presentation
Dr Hamed Merah, CEO, SCCA
Arbitration Ecosystem in Saudi Arabia

09.50 AM - 10.0.00 AM - Presentation
Prof. Georges Affaki, Member, Board of Directors, SCCA, AFFAKI and Des Voeux Chambers
Arbitrating in Saudi Arabia

10.00 AM - 10.10 AM - Presentation
Mr. Christian Alberti, Chief of ADR & General Counsel, SCCA
Enforcement of Awards in Saudi Arabia – The 5th Study

10.10 AM - 10.55 AM - Panel Discussion 1
Arbitration Framework: Law, Reform and Enforcement
• Ms. Abby Cohen Smutney, Member, Board of Directors, SCCA and Partner, White & Case
• Dr. Fahad Abuhimed, Managing Partner, AS&H Clifford Chance
• Mr. Alex G. Leventhal, Partner, Quinn Emanuel
• Mr. Rahim Moloo, Partner, Gibson Dunn
• Ms. Samaa Haridi, Partner, King & Spalding (Moderator)

10.55 AM - 11.40 AM - Panel Discussion 2
Practice and Perspective: Insights, Strategy and Confidence
• Mr. Jingzhou Tao, Board of Directors, SCCA and Independent Arbitrator
• Sara Nadeau-Seguin, Partner, Teynier Pic
• Ms. Claire Pauly, Partner, Jones Day
• Ms. Maria Perruccio Lourie, Legal Counsel, Webuild
• Mr. Christian Alberti, Chief of ADR & General Counsel, SCCA (Moderator)

11.40 AM - 12.00 PM - Meet the SCCA Board: All you have ever wanted to ask

12.00 PM - 13.00 PM - Lunch and Networking

Host Speakers

Christian P. ALBERTI
Chief of ADR / General Counsel
Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)
Hamed MERAH
CEO
Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA)

Guest Speakers

Georges AFFAKI
Chartered Arbitrator Professor
AFFAKI
Alexander LEVENTHAL
Partner
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
Samaa HARIDI
Partner
King & Spalding
Rahim MOLOO
Partner and Co-Chair of International Arbitration
Gibson Dunn
Sara NADEAU-SEGUIN
Avocat
Teynier Pic
Claire PAULY
Partner
Jones Day
Jingzhou TAO
Independent Arbitrator
Avocat à la Cour de Paris
Abby Cohen SMUTNY
Partner
White & Case LLP
Maria Irene PERRUCCIO LOURIE
Head of International Affairs for Europe and Americas
WeBuild group
Fahad ABUHIMED
Managing Partner, AS&H Clifford Chance

Cocktail

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch & Networking

Venue

Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA)
1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
75005 Paris Paris
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Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA)

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