Mélida Hodgson

Speakers Mélida Hodgson Partner | Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP (New York, NY) Link Linkedin Mélida Hodgson is a recognized investor-state and commercial arbitration practitioner, counseling governments, state-owned entities and corporate entities on international investment protection, business disputes and World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution. With three decades of experience practicing at the intersection […]

Claudia Salomon

Speakers Claudia Salomon Arbitrator and President | ICC InternationalCourt of Arbitration Link Link Linkedin Claudia Salomon is the President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. She is the first woman to lead the world’s most preferred arbitral institution in its almost 100–year history. Ms Salomon is also an independent arbitrator, specialising in international, investor–state […]

Michelle Kley

Michelle Kley Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | Virgin Galactic (Los Angeles, CA) Link Linkedin Michelle Kley is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. Michelle is responsible for overseeing all legal affairs for Virgin Galactic Holdings and its subsidiaries, including corporate governance, securities law and NYSE […]

Marek Krasula

Marek Krasula Director | Arbitration & ADR, North America, SICANA Inc. / International Court of Arbitration (New York, NY) Link Linkedin Marek Krasula is Regional Director for North America at the ICC International Court of Arbitration (SICANA, Inc.) in New York. He leads the Educational Services team and promotes ICC dispute resolution services throughout the […]

Catherine Amirfar

Catherine Amirfar Partner | Debevoise & PlimptonPresident | American Society of International Law Link Linkedin Catherine Amirfar is a litigation partner at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP. She is in the firm’s International Dispute Resolution Group and Co-Chair of the firm’s Public International Law Group.  Her practice focuses on public international law, international commercial and treaty […]

S.I. Strong

S.I. Strong Associate Professor | University of Sydney Law School (Sydney, Australia) Link Linkedin Dr. S.I. Strong specializes in international dispute resolution and comparative law, with a particular emphasis on international commercial arbitration and large-scale (class and collective) suits.  Prior to joining the University of Sydney, Dr. Strong taught at the Universities of Cambridge and […]

Dana C. MacGrath

Dana C. MacGrath Investment Manager and Legal Counsel | Omni Bridgeway / President, ArbitralWomen (New York, NY) Link Linkedin Dana C. MacGrath is an Investment Manager and Legal Counsel at Omni Bridgeway, responsible for leading the company’s investments in international arbitration matters out of the US. She joined Omni Bridgeway in 2019 from Sidley Austin […]

Barbara J. Dawson

Barbara J. Dawson Partner, Snell & Wilmer LLP (Phoenix, AZ) Link Linkedin For more than 30 years, Barb has helped companies and boards of directors navigate critical legal challenges including complex litigation and internal investigations arising from government action, shareholder, consumer and whistle–blower claims, and other circumstances involving conflict and crisis management. At Snell & […]

Betsy Grey

Betsy Grey Jack E. Brown Chair in Law | Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law (Phoenix, AZ) Link Betsy Grey is the Jack E. Brown Chair in Law in the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, a fellow with the Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics (2017-2018) and faculty fellow with the Center for Law, Science […]

Risa Schwartz

Risa Schwartz Lawyer | Risa Schwartz International Law (Toronto, Canada) Link Linkedin Risa Schwartz is a sole practitioner, focusing on international law and the intersections between trade and investment law, environmental law and Indigenous rights.  Risa formerly worked as a senior research fellow with Centre for International Governance Innovation’s International Law Research Program. Risa also […]