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Improving capacity and highlighting dispute resolution capabilities in the region

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WELCOME NOTE

Dear Delegates,

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 1st

International Arbitration conference in Nairobi Kenya. EAECC

is indeed honoured to be your host for the next two days.

The conference will highlight the increasing importance of international arbitration

as a tool for promoting foreign investment in the Continent. Africa, and Eastern

Africa in particular, has in recent times seen increased foreign investor interest,

especially in the energy, infrastructure and extractive sectors. With this exponential

investment rises a need to understand the paradigms of international arbitration,

improve capacity and highlight the dispute resolution capabilities in the region.

What began as an informal conversation amongst a group of us has today turned

out to be a great platform to promote International Arbitration in our region. I am

personally grateful to Elodie Dulac (King & Spalding, Singapore) Leyou Tameru

(Legal Consultant & Columnist, Addis Ababa) and Elizabeth Karanja

(JMiles & Co, Nairobi), my co-members in the program committee, without

whom the program would not have been possible.

The program committee has prepared an exciting program and secured

knowledgeable and exciting speakers for you. We invite you to actively participate

especially during the Q&A and networking breaks.

We hope today creates a unique platform for regional and international arbitration

professionals and clients to share best practice, exchange ideas and forge

partnerships. Throughout the conference, the organisers, program committee will

be at hand to answer any questions you may have. I wish you a fruitful conference

and look forward to your participation.

Yours Sincerely,

Agnes GitauDirector – Eastern Africa Economic Chambers of Commerce

Agnes Gitau, Director, EAECC, UK

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THE PROGRAM COMMITTEE

The Program Committee is delighted to present a riveting program that is sure to

encourage discourse in international arbitration in the East African region.

Borrowing from their different experiences and backgrounds, the committee developed an inclusive program which

includes topics from all aspects of international arbitration, including: the process of international arbitration; drafting

effective international arbitration clauses; the role of arbitration institutions; the role of the courts in the arbitral process;

recognition and enforcement of awards; investment arbitration; funding of international arbitration; and cost elements of

international arbitration. All these topics have been tailored with a focus on East Africa.

We have sourced speakers who are experts in arbitration in their own right, including: Government organisations; 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.

We wish you an insightful experience.

Elodie Dulac,Senior AssociateKing & Spalding LLP, Singapore

Leyou Tameru, Legal Consultant, Ethiopia

Elizabeth Karanja, Senior Associate, JMiles & Co., Nairobi

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

I am a PhD holder in Agricultural Economics, Master in Business Administration,

Bachelor of Education and Associate Professor in School of Business University

of Nairobi.

I have extensive working experience with such organizations as the World Bank, where

I was a Senior Educational Economist, CARE International in Kenya where I was the

Regional Coordinator, University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services Limited where I was

the Deputy Managing Director and the Business Development Manager and I have been

a board member of Capital Markets Authority. Currently, I am the Director of the Social

and Political Pillars as well as Acting Director General of Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat

and a board member of Lamu Port, South Sudan and Ethiopia Transport Corridor Project

and a committee member at Management University of Africa. My research interest areas

are food security, water harvesting and management, financing of education and capacity

development for effective implementation of Kenya Vision 2030.

Justice Jonathan Bowen Havelock, Judge of The High Court, Chartered

Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator, Kenya

Born and schooled in Kenya, Jonny Havelock was admitted as an Advocate of the High

Court of Kenya in 1972. He has practised law in Nairobi both as a sole practitioner, an

Assistant Advocate/Partner in a number of local firm of Advocates - Archer & Wilcock

(1972-1974), Russell & Havelock (1979-1991), Kaplan & Stratton (1991-2001), and

Havelock, Muriuki & Raval (2005-2011). In between, he was the Company Secretary/

Legal Officer of the Block Hotels Group of companies which owned and managed hotels

throughout Kenya, Seychelles and Lesotho (1974-1979). Along with his practice in law,

he was the Executive Officer of the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers & Caterers (1981-

1990). In 2001, Jonny Havelock moved to Barclays Bank of Kenya Ltd where he held the

position of Senior Legal Counsel, Northern Africa for 4 years. He is a past Chairman of the

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya Branch) (2008-2011), a member of the Institute of

Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya and a member of the standing advisory committee to

the Capital Markets Authority. He is a Chartered Arbitrator, a member of the LCIA and an

accredited arbitrator with the ICC, Paris. He is also a mediator accredited by the Chartered

Institute of Arbitrators (London). In August 2011, he was appointed as a Judge of the High

Court of Kenya and is currently serving in the Commercial Division of the High Court.

Prof Gituro Wainaina, Director, Kenya Vision 2030

Justice J.B. Havelock for the Chief Justice, Kenya

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Chacha Odera is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, having been admitted

to the Bar in 1988. He specializes in dispute resolution, particularly in areas

of Commercial, Banking, Insurance, Employment Law and Industrial Action.

In Litigation, he is engaged in practice in the Industrial Court, High Court, Court of Appeal,

United Nations Dispute Tribunal and Arbitration Tribunals. Chacha has participated in

various Alternative Dispute Resolution forums. He has mediated disputes and participated

in arbitration litigation both as Counsel and as Arbitrator appointed by either the parties

or the Court.

Chacha is also a member of the Political Parties Dispute Tribunal, a body charged with

hearing disputes between members of political parties, disputes between political parties

in coalitions and appeals arising from decisions of the Registrar of Political Parties.

Chacha Odera has participated in the review of legislation affecting the energy sector

on instructions by the Government of the Republic of Kenya, between 1995 and 1996.

He serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Strathmore University School of Law. At the local

level, he is a Member of the Law Society of Kenya and is presently the Chair of the Ad Hoc

Committee on In House Counsel.

Chacha is also a Council Member of the Council of Legal Education in which he also sits

in various sub-committees. At a regional level, Chacha is a member of the East Africa

Law Society and at an international level; he is a member of the Commonwealth Law

Association.

Chacha Odera, Partner, Oraro & Co., Nairobi

Githu Muigai has over 20 years experience in the practice of law in Kenya and

in East Africa. Prof. Muigai holds LLB and Ph.D. degrees from the University

of Nairobi and an LLM Degree from Columbia University School of Law, New

York. He was called to the Bar in 1985. In addition to the practice of law he is

an Associate Professor of Public law in the School of Law of the University of

Nairobi (currently on leave of absence).

He has a wide range of areas of practice which include Commercial Litigation and

Arbitration, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Information and Communications

Technology Law, Insurance and Banking Law, Investments Law, Mergers & Acquisitions

Law, Public and Private International Law, Public Procurement Law. From August 2008

- September 2011 Prof. Githu Muigai was the UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary

forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK) and a member of the American

Association of Trial Lawyers, Institute of Public Secretaries, Law Society of Kenya, East

African Law Society, Council of Legal Education, International Commission of Jurists

International Bar and the Association and the Commonwealth Lawyers Association.

Hon. Prof. Githu Muigai was sworn as sixth Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya on

the 23rd August 2011. The Attorney General is the Principal Legal Adviser to Government

of the Republic of Kenya.

Prof. Githu Muigai, Attorney General, Kenya

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Conference Programme

July 28, 2014

08:00 – 08:30 Registration

08:30 – 10:00 WELCOME REMARKS & KEY NOTE SPEECHES

• Welcome Note by the Eastern Africa Economic Chambers of Commerce (EAECC) Director,

Agnes Gitau (10 minutes)

• Address by Prof. Gituro Wainaina, Kenya Vision 2030 (20 minutes)

• Address by Mr. Chacha Odera, Partner, Oraro & Co. (20 minutes)

• Address by Justice JB Havelock, the Office of the Chief Justice (20 minutes)

• Address by Attorney General Githu Muigai (20 minutes)

10:00 – 11:30 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

• Panel Chair: Mark Molyneux, Addleshaw Goddard LLP

• Ben Hornan, Hogan Lovells (25 minutes): Key characteristics of international arbitration and pros

and cons of choosing IA to resolve international disputes

• Kananu Mutea and Noella Lubano, Anjarwalla & Khanna (25 minutes): Legal framework of

international arbitration (with focus on Eastern African countries)

• Jeremy Gauntlett SC, Brick Court (25 minutes): The place of arbitration

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

11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break

12:00 – 13:00 THE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND DRAFTING ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS DOS AND DONT’S

• Panel Chair: Jeremy Gauntlett SC, Brick Court Chambers

• Elizabeth W. Karanja, JMiles & Co. (25 minutes): The Arbitration Agreement

• Tom Snider, Greenberg Traurig (25 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 sponsored by

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

ARBITRATION INSTITUTIONS

• Panel Chair: Simon Schooling, Clyde & Co.

• John Miles, JMiles & Co. (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)

• Rashida Abdulai, Hogan Lovells (25 minutes): Role of international arbitration institutions

• Justice JB Havelock, Kenya Judiciary (25 minutes): Role of national courts during the arbitration

proceeding

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

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

• Panel Chair: George Oraro, Oraro & Co.

• Kiragu Kimani, HH&M (25 minutes): Focus on the regime for challenge of awards and recognition

and enforcement in Kenya

• Roderick Cordara , QC, Essex Court Chambers (25 minutes): Challenge to awards

• Simon Schooling, Clyde & Co. (25 minutes): Recognition & enforcement of awards

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

18.00 – 21.00 NETWORKING GALA DINNER SPONSORED BY

July 29, 2014

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:30 KEY NOTE SPEECHES

• Address by Dr. Moses Ikiara, Kenya Investment Authority

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

• Chair: Leyou Tameru, Legal Consultant, Ethiopia

• Mr. Arthur Igeria, Chairperson, Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration (NCIA) on the

development of international arbitration in Kenya and the role of NCIA (25 minutes)

• Duncan Bagshaw, Registrar, LCIA-MCIA on 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

• Panel Chair: Leyou Tameru

• Bernadette Uwicyeza, Secretary General, KIAC on the legal framework for international arbitration

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

• Dr. Kariuki Muigua, Chairperson, CIArb Kenya, on Promoting International Arbitration In Africa

(25 minutes)

• Paul Ngotho, East African Arbitrator, on Challenges faced by arbitrators in International

Arbitration in East Africa (25 minutes)

• Q&A session led by Panel Chair (15 minutes)

12:30 – 13:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 – 15.00 INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION

• Chair: Ndanga Kamau, Legal Consultant, Kenya

• Elodie Dulac, King & Spalding (25 minutes): jurisdictional matters in investment treaty arbitration

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

• Roderick Cordara QC, Essex Court Chambers (25 minutes): investor-state arbitration and

procedure

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

Conference Programme

Roderick Cordara , QC, Essex Court Chambers (25 minutes): Challenge to awards

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15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break

15:30 – 17.00 HOT ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION IN EAST AFRICA

• Panel Chair – Elodie Dulac, King & Spalding LLP

• Kamau Karori, Iseme Kamau & Maema Advocates, lower costs of arbitration vs competent

awards (20 minutes)

• Nick Ashcroft, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, Funding in international arbitration (20 minutes)

• Saloni Kantaria, Herbert Smith Freehills, Emergency arbitrators (20 minutes)

• James Carter, DLA Piper, Arbitrability of disputes in International Arbitration (20 minutes)

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

17.00 – 17.30 CLOSING REMARKS

• ADDRESS BY THE EAECC

GUESTS LEAVE AT THEIR PLEASURE

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Conference Speakers

Kiragu Kimani is a partner at Hamilton Harrison & Mathews. He has practised

with HH&M since his admission as an advocate on 9th December, 1988.

He specialises in civil litigation but also undertakes some criminal litigation upon request. He has considerable experience in commercial litigation and arbitration. His major areas of practice include;

• vvPublic Procurement • Medical negligence claims.• Tax disputes.• Insurance law.• Banking law.• Debt collection.• Libel.• Building/Construction law,• Employment law • Commercial law including breach of contract claims, claims to enforce the contractual

rights of parties and the liquidation of companies.

Kiragu represents multinational firms, local firms and departments of the Government of Kenya and has consistently been recognised by various legal directories as a leading lawyer in the region.

What Clients say of Kiragu: “We’ve received excellent support – he’s very sharp and dynamic. He’s also been very flexible

and commercial.” “He frequently acts on energy and tax disputes.”

“HHM has been a loyal partner to our business and Kiragu is a trusted professional.”

“He puts his clients first and delivers on all commitments.”

“We have always been impressed by his attention to detail and the quality of his work.”

Kiragu is a member of the Law Society of Kenya and of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries Users Council LCIA - MIAC

Kiragu Kimani, Partner, Hamilton Harrison & Mathews (HH&M) Advocates, Nairobi

George Oraro, Senior Counsel is a well-known and respected Lawyer in Kenya.

He has over thirty five (35) years extensive experience across different areas of

law in matters relating to Banking, Corporate, Commercial Law and Civil and

Criminal Litigation.

He has worked extensively in the drafting and negotiation of bank syndicated loan

agreements and multiple option facilities, Trade Finance documentation, mortgage and

asset securitizations, debt restructuring and listing of securities. His clientele include

commercial companies, international NGOs and government bodies.

George is highly respected in the profession and has received this recognition locally and

internationally. In 2012, his Excellency Hon. Mwai Kibaki, President of the Republic of

Kenya (then) recognized him for his exemplary service to the legal and public service in

Kenya and conferred upon him the rank and dignity of Senior Counsel. He is recognized

by his peers in the legal profession undoubtedly, as one of the leading and experienced

lawyers in Kenya. He has previously served as a Commissioner of Assize (equivalent to a

High Court Judge in 1986) and in various committees of the Nairobi Securities Exchange,

Capital Markets Authority and in boards of listed companies.

George Oraro, Senior Partner & Principal Partner in charge of the Litigation & Commercial Department,Oraro & Company Advocates, Nairobi

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Conference Speakers

MR Oye Ogundele Executive Director ( African Expansion )

BSc, MBA. He is an Alumni of Lagos Business School (Pan African University).

Significant experience in marketing, business development, strategy and audit gained

from working in leading banking institutions in Nigeria such as Guaranty Trust Bank,

Access Bank and PriceWaterhouse Coopers

Oye Ogundele, Executive Director (African Expansion), Courteville Business Solutions Plc

Simon is a disputes lawyer, and is experienced in international commercial

and investment arbitration, and international litigation.

Current work includes disputes involving iron ore mining licence renewal in West Africa,

Indian contractors in several African countries, zinc mining in southern Africa, diamond

mining in southern Africa, mining licence termination in West Africa, oil and gas exploration

off the coast of West Africa, and power generation in West Africa.

Ben is a senior associate in Hogan Lovells’ International Arbitration practice

and a member of the Hogan Lovells Africa team. He has acted and advised on a

number of complex, high value international commercial disputes (including

arbitrations under the rules of the ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL), particularly in

the oil & gas, energy, mining, commodities, international trade, aviation, food

and beverage, and telecoms sectors.

Ben has experience advising clients on risks associated with potential disputes and

strategies to avoid or settle disputes at an early stage. He also regularly advises on the

drafting of dispute resolution provisions in commercial contracts.

Ben regularly acts for clients in commercial disputes involving Africa. His recent experience

includes representing SABMiller in an ICC arbitration proceeding in relation to the Kenyan

beer market, acting for a global energy and petrochemicals company in an ICC arbitration

in connection with the sale of crude oil in Gabon, acting for a multinational offshore drilling

contractor in English Commercial Court proceedings in relation to a dispute concerning

the management of oil rigs in Angola, and acting for a West African food manufacturer in

an ICC arbitration relating to an exclusive distribution agreement for Africa.

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

Ben Hornan, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells, London

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Conference Speakers

Elizabeth is a Senior Associate with JMiles & Co. She has a strong corporate/

commercial law background in M&A and Energy work. Elizabeth has worked

with governments and private clients in Africa and internationally, and has

represented clients in institutional arbitration (such as ICC and LCIA), ad-hoc

arbitration and trade arbitration (under FOSFA).

She has also advised on investment arbitration and ICSID matters. Her investigation

work includes anti-fraud and asset chasing work. Elizabeth has given various talks on

international arbitration in Kenya, the UK and Mozambique. She also has published works

in international publications such as the IBA International Arbitration Review and PLC.

Elizabeth is a member of the LSK and the International Council for Commercial Arbitration

(ICCA). Elizabeth can be reached on: ewk@jmilesarbitration.com.

Elizabeth Karanja, Senior Associate, JMiles & Co., Nairobi

James specialises in complex commercial litigation (both domestic and

international) and international arbitration. He acts for clients across a broad

spectrum of sectors including energy, financial services, construction, telecoms,

and IT. James work often has a multi-jurisdictional aspect, and he has dealt

with disputes involving a wide range of jurisdictions (including jurisdictions

within Africa).

James began his career as a barrister, where he gained significant advocacy and advisory

experience. As a result, James is particularly well placed to advise on strategy and

evidential issues, and to present cases to arbitral tribunals.James Carter, Legal Director, DLA Piper LLP, London

Ms. Dulac is an attorney 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, Senior Associate, King & Spalding LLP, Singapore

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Conference Speakers

Jeremy Gauntlett SC has appeared as leading counsel in the High and Supreme

Courts of Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe. Also in the

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal in international

law disputes, and the African Commission to the African Court of Justice. He is

a member of the Cape and Johannesburg Bars, and now also practising from

Brick Court Chambers, London. Elected a Bencher of the Middle Temple.

Jeremy Gauntlett is a past President of the Cape Bar, chairman of the General Council

of the Bar of South Africa, vice-chairman of the International Council of Advocates and

Barristers. He practises in commercial and public law, also in arbitration, regulatory

(financial, mining and telecommunications) and competition law. During his career he has

served as IATA and ICC arbitrator, and leading counsel in ICC arbitrations; member of the

Commercial Appeals Panel for the Arbitration Federation of South Africa. Served (part-

time) as a Judge of Appeal of the Kingdom of Lesotho 1996-2010. He is a Commissioner

of the SA Law Reform Commission in respect of its report and draft Bill on International

Arbitration. Jeremy Gauntlett was Beit Scholar at the University of Stellenbosch,

graduating BA cum laude and LL B cum laude. Rhodes Scholar at New College, Oxford,

graduating BCL. Awarded Harvard Graduate Fellowship.

Jeremy Gauntlett SC, Brick Court Chambers, London

Karori was admitted as an Advocate in 1996. He trained in the firm of Kariuki

Muigua & Co. Advocates before setting up his own practice in the name and

style of Kamau Karori & Co. Advocates.

In both firms, he was exposed to a wide range of matters and areas of practice including

commercial litigation, conveyancing and contracts. He joined Iseme, Kamau & Maema

Advocates as the Partner in Charge of the Litigation Department in 2002.

Karori has been involved in ground breaking and high profile commercial disputes and is a

member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Certified Public Secretary.

Karori’s areas of specialisation include:

• Arbitration

• Commercial and Banking Litigation

• Constitutional and Human Rights Issues

• Debt Recovery

• Defamation Claims

• Environmental Disputes

• Industrial Disputes

• Insurance Law

• Intellectual Property Litigation

• Judicial Review

• Land Law

• Mortgage Realizations

• Procurement and Regulatory Matters

• Tax Litigation and Advisory

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

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Conference Speakers

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.

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. 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.

Mark studied and qualified in England and Wales and is a solicitor and member of the

LCIA and YIAG.

Mark co-leads our firm’s Africa Business Group advising on a number of high profile

disputes and compliance issues in the region. Read more about our Africa Business

Group’s recent experience here.

Mark Molyneux, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, London

Ms. Kamau is an independent legal consultant specialising in the extractive

industries sector. She is currently the Oil and Gas Advisor at Oxfam Kenya

based in Nairobi, Kenya and was previously an associate in the international

arbitration practice of King & Spalding based in Houston, Texas.

She has an LLM from the Graduate Institute in Geneva, a Postgraduate Diploma in Law

from City Law School and an undergraduate degree in economics from the University

of Cape Town. She is a non-practising barrister and was called to the Bar by the

Honourable Society of the Middle Temple. Ndanga Kamau, Legal Consultant, Kenya

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Conference Speakers

Thomas R. Snider is a shareholder in the International Dispute Resolution

Practice Group at Greenberg Traurig LLP in Washington, D.C., and a Professorial

Lecturer in Law at the George Washington University Law School.

He has represented foreign states and corporate entities in a wide range of matters involving

international arbitration and other forms of cross-border dispute resolution, including state-

to-state arbitration, international commercial arbitration, international investment disputes,

and U.S. court litigation involving the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Most recently, Mr.

Snider has represented parties in arbitrations administered by the International Chamber

of Commerce (ICC), Netherlands Arbitration Institute (NAI), and Vienna International Arbitral

Centre (VIAC).

These arbitrations have involved disputes in a range of industries, including oil and gas,

telecommunications, and luxury consumer goods. Mr. Snider frequently speaks and writes

on topics involving international law and dispute resolution. His publications include Litigating

War: Mass Civil Injury and the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (Oxford University Press,

2013) (with Murphy and Kidane). Mr. Snider received his B.A. from the University of Notre

Dame and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a U.S. national.

Thomas R. Snider, Partner, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington, D.C.

Roderick Cordara, QC, SC, is a commercial Counsel specialising in international

commercial arbitration. He is based in London, at Essex Court Chambers,

the leading commercial chambers in the UK. He has offices in Singapore

and Sydney. As a litigator, he has advised and represented governments

and corporations in a variety of fields: energy, shipping, financial services,

international trade and tax.

His particular forte is as lead advocate in complex cases, where strategic decision-making

is critical to success. He appeared successfully in an ICC arbitration heard in Tanzania,

concerning power generation (Dowans v Tanesco). He also sits as a commercial

arbitrator. He has conducted mediations involving Government and business interests

in both the UK and Australia. He lectures world-wide on law of insurance, energy issues,

and arbitration law and practice. His email is: rcordara@essexcourt.net

Roderick Cordara QC, Essex Court Chambers, London

Saloni is a Kenyan national and was born and brought up in Nairobi. Prior

to joining the Herbert Smith Freehills Dubai office in November 2011, Saloni

worked as a senior lawyer at Clayton Utz in Sydney, Australia.

Saloni has broad dispute resolution experience in the infrastructure sector and has

experience in all methods of dispute resolution, such as: negotiations; mediation; expert

determination; arbitration and litigation. She was recently involved in two major ICC

arbitration proceedings.

Education• BSc from Cornell University (New York) (2002).

• LLB (Honours) from the University of Sydney Law School (2006).

• Admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and Federal Court

of Australia (2006).

• LLM from the University of Chicago Law School (2009).

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2013).

• Certificate in DIFC Laws (2013)

Saloni Kantaria, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Dubai

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Conference Speakers

John is a Director at JMiles & Co. and has over 30 years experience advising

on energy, natural resources, trade and dispute resolution matters in Africa.

He has worked with private clients and has represented governments,

including Brunei, Tanzania, Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, India and China

in both arbitration and litigation. Prior to 2006, when based in London, he

was a partner in a large international law firm and has ran offices in Beijing

and Cairo. Between 2006 and 2013 John was the Chairman of ALN, where

he oversaw the development and expansion of ALN’s pan-African strategy,

establishing offices in 13 countries.

He has appeared before ICC tribunals in London and Paris, LCIA, LMAA, GAFTA and

FOSFA. He has lectured on dispute resolution in energy, trade and natural resources in UK,

Mozambique, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Mauritius. John also acts as an arbitrator

in international commercial disputes. Recently, John was accepted as the sole Kenyan-

based member of ICC’s ‘FraudNet’, an ICC network of global experts in fraud and asset

chasing. John can be reached on: jmm@jmilesarbitration.com.

John Miles, Director, JMiles & Co., Nairobi

Arthur Igeria is currently the senior partner at the law firm of Igeria & Ngugi

Advocates, Nairobi. 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.

Mr. Igeria is also currently the Chairman of the Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration.

He is a Member of and a Tutor with of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya), as well

as a member of its Branch Committee. He is a member of and a tutor with the Mediation

Training Institute of Kenya. He holds professional memberships with the Law Society

of Kenya and sits of the LSK ADR committee. He is a Certified Public Secretary and a

member of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya. He is also a member of

the Institute of Directors of Kenya.

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

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Conference Speakers

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.

Dr. Muigua is the current Chairman and a Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)-

Kenya chapter. He is also 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),

Young International Arbitration Group, Member of Commonwealth Lawyers Association

and is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya. He is an Advocate

of the High Court of Kenya of over 20 years standing and practicing at Kariuki Muigua &

Co.

Advocates, a firm that specialises in environmental law and commercial law and ADR.

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).

Currently, he is the Lead Consultant and Expert at Pristine Consultants, an Environmental

Law and Policy Consultancy drawing its clientele from Kenya and elsewhere around the

world.

Dr. Kariuki Muigua, Chairman, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kenya

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. She speaks English, French & Kinyarwanda.

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

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Kananu Mutea is a senior principal associate in the Litigation Group of the

firm’s Nairobi office. She has extensive experience representing both corporate

and private clients in court and before administrative tribunals.

Kananu has successfully defended white collar crime and ably handled cases in

employment and labour law, contractual disputes, land and estate planning, disputes in

the Industrial Court, tax litigation in the Commercial and Admiralty Division of the High

Court, landlord and tenant disputes before the Business Premises Rent Tribunal and the

Environment and Land Division of the High Court. She has also represented parties before

the Public Procurement and Oversight Board and at International Arbitrations.

Kananu holds a first class LLB from Nagpur University, India. She is a member of the ADR

Committee of the Law Society of Kenya. Kananu is an alumna of the International Lawyers

For Africa (ILFA) programme, attached to White & Case LLP, London Office in 2010. She

was seconded to Slaughter and May LLP, London in 2014 for the Explore Programme.

She can be reached on kkm@africalegalnetwork.com.

Kananu Mutea , Senior Associates, Anjarwalla & Khanna, Nairobi

Duncan is the Registrar of the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre in Mauritius. He

has a degree in English Law with French from the University of Birmingham,

UK, and a Diplôme d’études juridiques françaises in French Law from the

Université de Limoges, France. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales

in 2003, and practised in the fields of commercial, corporate and property

litigation and arbitration.

He was appointed to the Attorney General’s panel of counsel for civil and insolvency

cases, and appeared in the English High Court and Court of Appeal, and before arbitral

tribunals in domestic and international matters.

In 2012 Duncan was appointed as the Registrar of the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre in

Mauritius. As the Registrar, Duncan is the head of the LCIA-MIAC Secretariat, responsible

for the administration of cases under the LCIA-MIAC Rules. He speaks and writes

extensively on the subject of international arbitration, with particular focus on the African

region.

Duncan Bagshaw, Registrar, LCIA-MCIA, Mauritius

Conference Speakers

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Conference Speakers

Agnes is the Director of Global Operations at the Eastern Africa Economic Chambers of Commerce, based in the London; Agnes works with East Africa stakeholders to provide Market Advisory & Investor Relations to Businesses venturing into East Africa, EAECCs London office collaborates with East Africa’s private sector, Development authorities to promote the region as a competitive

destination for Investment.

Agnes is one of the founding members of Legal & Business Women Network for Africa (LABFA) composed of women Legal & business leaders mostly focused on Investment /Banking Sector. The forum‘s purpose is to create a strong community of driven Africa Women voices (Business &Legal) who will support each other and attract work through their professionalism. The London, Paris, Washington/NY teams assist with mentoring, capacity building and promoting the African Voices. Agnes has for the last year consulted for the Somali Economic Forum, an Economic Think Tank focused on promoting Economic Development for Somalia. Agnes is also the chair of London Africa Media Network, a media for development foundation whose focus is to highlight the critical role Africa media plays towards Africa’s development. The foundation works with Africa media professionals to empower Africa’s media sector. In 2012 Agnes was invited to join the steering committee for ‘Media Futures’ program , an initiative of Kings College Humanitarian Department , working with Senior Editors, Media owners , governments and Academic Institutions to encourage ‘ A Futures approach to Reportage’ Agnes co-authored a report - KENYA’S DIASPORA CAPITAl (Examining the Impact of The Diaspora on Kenya’s Politics & Development which has been a resource for Kenya in developing the Diaspora policy) In 2013 Agnes presented a paper on promoting Regional Integration and Intra Africa Trade (East Africa Perspective) at the Annual Shareholders meeting for Afrexim Bank – Addis Ababa Ethiopia In 2013 Agnes was invited to speak at the UNCTAD Nairobi forum on the role of media in promoting value supply chains in Sub Sahara Africa Agnes has contributed variously on Africa’s debate in International Media platforms e.g Al Jazeera, BBC, Bloomberg Africa, ARISETV, VOX AFRICA and Press TV. She

is a strong Lobby for the Africa rising Story – challenging the narrative on Africa.

Agnes.gitau@eaecc.com

twitter@agnesgitau

Agnes Gitau, Director, EAECC, UK

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. He has also acted in high profile litigation

cases before a range of international and domestic judicial bodies, including the European

Court of Justice and General Court, the UK Supreme Court, House of Lords and Court of

Appeal. Andrew previously worked as a legal adviser to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth

Office, and represented the UK at the UN in New York and the EU in Brussels, as well as in

other international institutions. He has extensive experience of negotiating and advising on

bilateral and multilateral treaties and other international instruments

Andrew Cannon, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, London

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Conference Speakers

Leyou Tameru is a legal professional based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She holds

a undergraduate degree in law from Addis Ababa University and a Master’s

Degree in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center

where she studied International Commercial Arbitration.

She was a member of the Georgetown International Arbitration Society. Her interest

in International Arbitration has led her to attend and organize a number of forums on

International Arbitration including an annual Conference in IA in Africa. She has consulted

on international arbitration cases and provides legal research on different legal topics.

Leyou speaks fluent French, English and Amharic. Leyou Tameru, Legal Consultant, Ethiopia

Nick acts for a wide range of clients including leading FTSE 100 corporates,

international clients, financial institutions and high net worth individuals. Nick

advises on a wide range of disputes including warranty claims, contractual disputes,

contract termination, and complex fraud claims. As well as acting for clients in the

English High Court, Nick is part of the international arbitration team at Addleshaw

Goddard LLP and has acted on a number of major ICC and LCIA arbitrations.

As part of his role, Nick provides clients with specialist advice on the drafting of arbitration

agreements. In addition, Nick is part of a specialist dispute funding team at the Firm and has

a wealth of experience in the area including advising clients on third party funding agreements,

after the event insurance and conditional fee agreements. Nick is also a leading member of the

Firm’s Africa Business Group and regularly acts for clients in the region. He has recently acted

for clients in Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, the Seychelles and Benin.

Examples of Nick’s recent arbitration experience include:• Acting for a UK FTSE 100 corporation on a series of high value disputes in Kenya

and Tanzania concerning joint ventures in both countries (ICC Rules, London Seat).

• 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 an international food, ingredients and retail group in a dispute arising out of

a licence agreement (LICA Rules, London Seat).

Nick Ashcroft, Senior Associate, Addleshaw Goddard LLP, London

Noella Lubano is a Senior Associate in the Litigation Group of the firm’s Nairobi

office. Her practice focuses on a wide range of corporate commercial litigation

as well as constitutional law matters.

She has handled litigation matters involving oil and energy, public procurement, intellectual

property, human rights, arbitration, employment, land and the capital markets.

Noella holds a LLM in Constitutional & Administrative Law from University of Cape Town

and LLB from University of Nairobi. She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a

member of the Law Society of Kenya. Noella can be reached on: ncl@africalegalnetwork.

com.

Noella Lubano, Senior Associates, Anjarwalla & Khanna, Nairobi

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Conference Speakers

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

Paul Ngotho is an Economist, Chartered Surveyor (MRICS) and Fellow of the

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) with experience in Kenya and UK.

He has arbitration experience in real estate, construction, joint-ventures,

shareholder agreements, insurance and general commercial disputes.

He is on the panels and databases of arbitrators in Kigali International Arbitration

Centre, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, LCIA, Stockholm

Arbitration Institute, CADER of Uganda and Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Kenya).

He is also a member of the Public procurement Administrative Review Board and a pro-

bono mediator at FIDA Kenya.

Website: www.ngotho.co.ke Email: ngothoprop@yahoo.com

Paul Ngotho, Chief Executive, Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR), Nairobi

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Conference Sponsors

Clyde & Co has been active in East Africa for over 20 years. We have extensive experience

of working for a diverse and ever growing client base of African governments and

national and international companies. Due to its position in the natural resources

market, a substantial number of our lawyers regularly advise on African matters. This

advice extends across the full breadth of the infrastructure, mining, oil & gas and

transportation sectors. 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.

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. With a global network of 37 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.

Incorporated in 2004 as Courteville Investment Limited, Courteville Business Solutions Plc,

which is now listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange is an ISO 9001:2008 certified e-business

solutions development company. The Company is focused on process re-engineering in

both the private and public sector by providing cutting edge solutions to complex operational

challenges, through the development and delivery of unique business solution models, revenue

stream improvement and cost management processes.

Courteville is well known in Nigeria and indeed West Africa, as a trusted company with

a reputation for adopting fresh thinking in providing and delivering definitive and innovative

e-business solutions in their unmatched areas of expertise, ranging from the design and

development of customized software and mobile applications, through data capture services,

retail business channel delivery services, dedicated & cloud hosting services as well as tax

administration consultancy services.

Courteville is the patent owner of the AutoRegTM business solution platform, through which

it has created the largest data capture and process platform in sub-Sahara Africa, comprising

over 10,000 operators in about 5,000 outlets in Nigeria and Sierra Leone and over the years,

the Company has honed its expertise and knowledge in the development of IT solutions that

effectively solve endemic and peculiar challenges that are unique to the Nigerian environment

and by extension most developing countries in general.These solutions, which are all web-

based and extremely cost effective to deploy are currently operational in Nigeria and the

Republic of Sierra Leone and include:

• AutoRegTM MVAD (flagship and highly successful service)

• AutoInsure (3rd Party motor insurance retail platform),

• AutoReg InspectorTM (mobile phone based remote verification application)

• AutoRegTM Enumerator (mobile phone based remote data capture application)

• Parent to School Education Administration & Monitoring System (P-SEAMS),

• Courteville Regulated Product Administration & Monitoring Solution

• Centralised Insurance Policies Database Solution.

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Conference Sponsors

Hamilton Harrison & Mathews founded in 1902, is one of the oldest and largest firms

in Kenya, with 11 partners and 21 associates as well as a significant complement of

para-legal, legal clerical and support staff. The team is supported by excellent IT and

office management resources and has one of the best law libraries in Kenya.

HH&M has been consistently recognised by various legal directories including Chambers

Global, International Financial Law Review and Legal 500, as one of the leading law firms in

Kenya. Its partners have each been individually recognised as leading lawyers in Kenya in their

respective areas of practice. HH&M has a broad spectrum of expertise enabling it to manage

large and complex transactions and litigation within Kenya and across borders. HH&M also

works closely with leading law firms in Africa and around the World to ensure that its clients

receive the best possible service in the Dispute Resolution and Litigation; Corporate and

Commercial law areas of practice. HH&M also has a large portfolio of local and international

arbitration work. Some of its partners sit as arbitrators and as members of Alternative Dispute

Resolution Committees in Kenya and abroad. HHM has its offices in Nairobi at the ICEA

Building, Kenyatta Avenue and recently opened an office in Mombasa.

Founded in 1977, the law firm of Oraro & Company employs lawyers with extensive

experience in different areas of law. The firm is widely acknowledged as on one of the

top firms for dispute work in Kenya. Its broad-based experience includes a variety

of disputes handled on behalf of Commercial Companies, international NGOs and

government bodies.

The Commercial Department of the firm deals with matters of structuring commercial

transactions, mergers and acquisitions and banking and financial arrangements. For many

years, the firm has provided advice to local and foreign investors on the Capital Markets

regulations. The law firm recognizes that Intellectual Property Rights forms a solid asset base

of established corporations locally and internationally and for this reason, its Commercial

Department has a dedicated team dealing with patents, copyrights, trade-marks, industrial

designs and other trade related intellectual property issues.

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.

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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.

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.

Brick Court has been established at the forefront of commercial litigation in London for over 40

years, as well as being well known for strong practices in European Community Law and anti-

trust litigation. Members of Chambers also include internationally recognised practitioners in

International Arbitration and mediation.

DLA Piper is a global law firm with 4,200 lawyers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe

and the Middle East, positioning us to help companies with their legal needs around

the world.

We strive to be the leading global business law firm by delivering quality and value to our clients.

We achieve this through practical and innovative legal solutions that help our clients succeed.

We deliver consistent services across our platform of practices and sectors in all matters we

undertake. Our clients range from multinational, Global 1000, and Fortune 500 enterprises

to emerging companies developing industry-leading technologies. They include more than

half of the Fortune 250 and nearly half of the FTSE 350 or their subsidiaries. We also advise

governments and public sector bodies.

Conference Sponsors

Addleshaw Goddard (Continued)

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Eastern Africa Economic chambers of commerce (EAECC) was founded in 2010 after

the EAC common market treaty was ratified, with an aim to promote and support

development of East Africa regional trade. Our London office works with East Africa

leaders, business and political to promote East Africa as a competitive destination for

investment.

EAECC serves as an information resource for strategic market data, as a facilitator of stakeholder

networking, a broker of key transactions, and a voice for our members and business community

in the creation of ideal business and economic conditions that foster growth and prosperity in

the private sector.

Our Services include:• Market Entry Advisory

• Transaction Facilitation

• Investor missions East Africa

• Business to Business Match making

• Market Research

• Company Verification

• Due Diligence

Our MissionTo promote a business environment that is attractive to companies located in Eastern Africa

by representing their interests at an international level, in the media and by providing a forum

through which ideas and information can be shared.

Our ImpactOur organization enables business people to secure their interests and to diversify by provision

of an adequate platform.

Conference Sponsors

Essex Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers’ chambers specialising in

commercial, international and European law. Its members advise and act in a broad

range of litigation, arbitration and dispute resolution.

Chambers is not a firm, nor are its members partners or employees. Rather, Chambers

contains the separate, self-contained offices of individual barristers, each self-employed and

working separately. Indeed, (as in all specialist sets) individual barristers within Chambers are

commonly retained by opposing sides in the same dispute, both in litigation and arbitration. As

well as acting on opposing sides, individuals regularly appear in front of other members acting

as Deputy Judges or Arbitrators. Members of Chambers may be instructed individually or in a

team to provide a wide range and level of expertise in both contentious and non-contentious

work.

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Conference Sponsors

Greenberg Traurig, LLP is an international, multi-practice law firm with approximately

1750 attorneys serving clients from 36 offices in the United States, Latin America,

Europe, and Asia.

Greenberg Traurig assists clients in navigating cross-border conflicts, whether conducting high-

stakes litigation or transnational arbitration, enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards,

or designing creative procedures and contract provisions to avoid disputes or resolve them

efficiently. Our attorneys have extensive experience with all of the major international arbitration

bodies, including the ICC, LCIA, ICDR, ICSID, and UNCITRAL, as well as ad hoc proceedings.

For additional information, please visit www.gtlaw.com.

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.

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.

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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.

Conference Sponsors

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.

Hogan Lovells (Continued)

JMiles & Co. is a legal services entity that provides specialised services in international

arbitration, investigation and legal consulting out of Africa.

The JMiles & Co. strategy is to provide clients with cost effective legal advice across Africa

without any reduction in quality of work. JMiles & Co. is affiliated to ALN, a leading independent

alliance of top law firms in Africa, with a regional office in Dubai, UAE. The JMiles & Co. team

is experienced in international dispute resolution and in fraud and asset chasing investigations.

They have worked consistently with African governments and international corporations both

on the continent and elsewhere across the world. Further information can be found on: www.

jmilesarbitration.com.

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 2014 recognized 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.

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Conference Sponsors

Anjarwalla & Khanna (A&K) is a leading law firm in East Africa that has helped

many businesses set up in Kenya. With over 50 advocates and offices in Nairobi

and Mombasa, the firm has a distinguished track record in many sectors. A&K’s

partners are considered the best in several commercial sectors including Mergers &

Acquisitions, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Energy and Natural Resources, Tax,

Banking and Finance, Litigation and Dispute Resolution.

Its clients include banks, private equity funds, real estate developers, government and public organisations and many others both locally and internationally.

The firm continues to be praised for its ability to handle complex corporate transactions and its

reputation for exceptional client service. A&K is ranked number one in Kenya by various legal

guides, including Chambers Global, Legal 500 and ILFR 1000. Chambers 2013 praises A&K as

“[a] force to be reckoned with,” while the 2012 edition of Legal 500 acknowledged that “[t]he

year was a standout one for Anjarwalla & Khanna…marking it out from the other top-tier firms.”

IFLR 1000 praised A&K in 2013 as being “the biggest firm in the market” and highlighted that

it “is generally considered the marketstandard.” In addition, A&K’s top legal minds have been

honoured in 2013: Top Land Law Firm of the Year by Finance Monthly Law Awards; Banking

and Finance Lawyer of the Year Award by Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards; and short-listed as

Law Firm of the Year Award for Africa Oil and Gas Awards.

A&K was the founding member of ALN (formerly known as Africa Legal Network), the first

and most integrated alliance of African law firms and is the exclusive Kenyan member. ALN’s

firms are committed to working together to provide extensive coverage and on-the-ground

experience. By leveraging on the expertise and skills of each legal counsel in the member

firms, the group offers seamless delivery of legal advisory and transactional services, especially

those of a complex and multi-jurisdictional nature.

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.

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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.

The LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre (LCIA-MIAC) is an independent arbitration

institution, based in Mauritius. It offers efficient, flexible and impartial administration

of arbitration and of a wide range of other ADR procedures.

LCIA-MIAC derives support, learning and experience from the London Court of International

Arbitration (LCIA); recognised as one of the world’s pre-eminent arbitral institutions. LCIA-MIAC

offers all the services provided by the LCIA in the UK, under LCIA-MIAC’s own competitive

schedule of fees, and with the same care to ensure the expeditious, cost effective and totally

neutral administration of arbitration proceedings. LCIA-MIAC has a focus upon disputes

concerning African projects or involving African parties. To further the development of the law

and practice of Arbitration in Africa, LCIA-MIAC regularly cooperates with other countries and

organisations in the region to raise awareness and develop expertise.

Conference Sponsors

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 Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration 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 Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration 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 Nairobi Centre for International Arbitration 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.

The Nairobi Centre for

International Arbitration

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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 2013, 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.

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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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