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The Equal Representation for Expert Witnesses (ERE) initiative was conceived in 2021. Its purpose is to bring and drive commitment to improve the visibility and representation of women as expert witnesses.

The ERE Pledge has been created to be a sister pledge to the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge (ERA), which has been highly effective since its inception in 2015, calling for – and seeing – an increased proportion of women appointed as arbitrators.

Developed with input from across dispute resolution, and on both sides of The Atlantic, the Pledge aims to encourage action and advocacy to:

  • Increase, on an equal opportunity basis, the number of women appearing as experts in order to achieve proportional representation and, eventually, full parity.
  • Support hiring, mentoring, and promoting women experts.
  • Create a coalition of supporters and advocates in the world of dispute resolution.
  • Encourage women to aspire to be expert witnesses in their chosen professions.
  • Give women who are, or aspire to be, expert witnesses, better opportunities to achieve their goals.
  • Widen the pool of expert witnesses available and enhance the reputation of expert witnesses.
  • The ERE Pledge seeks to address the challenges faced by women who work, or aspire to work, as expert witnesses in all forms of dispute resolution globally.

Let’s commit and drive change.

Host Speakers

Juliette FORTIN
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting

Guest Speakers

Marion GADY
Senior Director
FTI Consulting
Jana LEFRANC
Principal - Forensic Accounting & Commercial Damages
HKA Global Ltd
Elise SALERNO
Managing Director, Construction Disputes & Advisory
Ankura
Selma BACCARI
Senior Director
Kroll
Karen LAïK
Lawyer
Clifford Chance
Juliette FORTIN
Senior Managing Director
FTI Consulting
Céline FORTOUL
Partner Forensic Services, litigation support
Grant Thornton
Prof. Dr. Maxi SCHERER
Queen Mary University of London; WilmerHale
Sara NADEAU-SEGUIN
Avocat
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Stephanie TOMBLING
Director
Secretariat International

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