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The Role of African States & Governments in
the Development of Arbitration in Africa
3-5 April 2017
CAIRO- EGYPT
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Conference Program
Day 0 : Monday 03 April 2017
12.00 : 17.00 Registration at the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
16.30 : 17.30 Arbitration Moot by Young African Arbitration Practitioners (organised by CRCICA)
18.30 : 20.30 Welcome Reception sponsored by WilmerHale LLP UK
Day 1 : Tuesday 04 April 2017
08.00 : 09.30 Registration at the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
Inaugural Session 09.30 : 09.45 Welcome Speech
Dr. Ismail Selim Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Egypt)
09.45 : 10.00 Inaugural Speeches
H.E. Dr. Nabil Elaraby Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Former Secretary-
General of the League of Arab States (Egypt)
10.00 : 10.10 Mr. Mostafa El Guindy Head of Africa Committee of the Egyptian Parliament (Egypt)
10.15 : 10.25 SOAS Arbitration in Africa Research Project :
Dr. Emilia Onyema
Senior Lecturer in International Commercial Law, School of Law, SOAS, University of London (United Kingdom- Nigeria)
10.30 : 11.00 Keynote Speaker
Judge Mohammad Amin El Mahdi
Former Minister of Transitional Justice and National Reconciliation; Former President of the Egyptian State Council;
Former President of the High Administrative Court (Egypt)
11.00 : 11.20 Tea Break and Group Photo
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Panel 1 : Year 2 Update from Arbitration Institutions in Africa Chair : Ms. Alexandra (Xander) Kerr Meise Georgetown University Law Center (USA)
Ms. Ndanga Kamau, Registrar of the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre (Mauritius)
Mr. Kizito Beyuo, Managing Partner of Beyuo & Co (Ghana)
Dr. Fidèle Masengo, Board Member and Ag. Secretary General of Kigali International Arbitration Center (Rwanda)
Ms. Deline Buekes, Executive Director of Africa ADR (South Africa)
Dr. Dalia Hussein: Legal Advisor, Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (Egypt)
Mr. Tolu Obamuroh, Associate General Counsel, Lagos Court of Arbitration (Nigeria)
Mr Hicham Zegrary, Secretary General of the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (Morocco)
Mr. Narcisse Aka, Secretary General of the Arbitration Centre of the Common Court of Justice and Arbitration (CCJA) of
OHADA (Cote d'Ivoire)
13.30 : 14.40 Lunch Break
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Panel 2 : Attitude of African Governments towards Arbitration Chair : Judge Edward Torgbor Vice-President of the LCIA African Users' Council (Kenya-Ghana)
Ms. Maryan Hassan, Chief Legal Adviser, Office of the Prime Minister, Federal Gov't of Somalia (Somalia)
Dr. Babatunde Ajibade, Managing Partner, SPA Ajibade & Co (Nigeria) Dr. Nagla Nassar, Principal, Nassar Law Office (Egypt)
Ms. Bintou Boli Djibo, Permanent Secretary, Arbitration, Mediation and Conciliation Centre of Ouagadougou
(CAMC-O) (Burkina Faso)
Dr. Ousmanou Sadjo, Chairman of the Arbitration and Mediation Permanent Centre of CADEV (Cameroon)
Mr. Paul Ngotho, Ngotho Property Consultants Ltd (Kenya) Prof. David Butler, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Mr. Bakri Mohamed Abakar, Board Chairman, Alaayan Center for Arbitration and Disputes Settlement (Sudan)
18.00 : 20.00 Drinks Reception sponsored by SOAS University of London
Day 2 : Wednesday 05 April 2017
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Panel 3 : Roundtable with UNCITRAL This roundtable will examine arbitration related UNCITRAL texts and their adoption by African states
Moderator : Dr. Emilia Onyema Dr. Gaston Kenfack Douajni, President of the Association for the promotion of Arbitration in Africa (APAA) (Cameroon)
UNCITRAL (representative, confirmed) Prof. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Attorney at Law, Abdel Raouf Law Firm (Egypt) Mrs. Doyin Rhodes-Vivour, Managing Partner, Doyin Rhodes-Vivour & Co (Nigeria) Prof. Kennedy Gastorn, Secretary-General of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) (India –
Tanzania) Dr. Jimmy Kodo, Attorney at Law, Kodo Law Firm, OHADA Region (France – Benin) Mr. Jimmy Muyanja, Executive Director of the Centre for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (CARDER) (Uganda) Mr. Jonathan Ripley-Evans, Director Dispute Resolution, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr (CDH) (South Africa)
11.00 : 11.15 Tea Break
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Panel 4 : Legal Environment for Investment Arbitration This panel will critique the ease of doing business in Africa; the environment for investment; and the engagement of African
states in investment arbitration
Chair : Ms Rose Rameau Fulbright Scholar at the University Of Ghana School Of Law (Ghana)
Mr. Tsegaye Laurendeau, Associate, Shearman & Sterling LLP (UK – France)
Ms. Rukia Baruti, Founder and Managing Director of Africa International Legal Awareness (AILA) (UK- Tanzania)
Prof. Paul Idornigie, Professor of Law at Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Nigeria)
Dr. Chrispas Nyombi, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of Bedfordshire (UK)
Mr. Ike Ehiribe, Seven Stones Chambers, Visiting Professor at the Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg (UK –
Nigeria) Mr. Ucheora Onwuamaegbu, International Attorney, Arent Fox LLP (USA – Nigeria)
Dr. Karim Youssef, Founder and Managing Partner, YOUSSEF & PARTNERS Attorneys (Egypt)
Prof. Dr. Walid Ben Hamida, Professor of Law, University of Evry, (France – Tunisia)
13.30 : 14.45 Lunch Break
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Chair : Prof. Emmanuel Gaillard Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP (France)
Prof. Sundra Rajoo, Director of the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) (Malaysia)
Mr. Kamal Shah, Partner, Stephenson Harwood Legal (UK)
Mr. Steven Finizio, Partner, WilmerHale LLP (UK)
Ms. Alexandra (Xander) Kerr Meise
Mr. Baiju Vasani, Partner, Jones Day LLP (UK – USA)
Professor. Antonio Crivellaro, Of counsel, BonelliErede (Italy)
16.30 : 16.40 Short Break
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.45 Response from Attorneys–General & Government Ministers Present
Chair : Chief Bayo Ojo
Promoter and Director of the International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation Abuja (ICAMA) (Nigeria) Judge Mostafa El Bahabety, Deputy Minister of Justice for Arbitration and International Disputes (Egypt)
Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, Nigerian attorney-General & Minister of Justice (Nigeria)
Prof. Githu Muigai, SC, Kenyan Attorney-General (Kenya)
17.50 : 18.05 Closing remarks by Dr. Emilia Onyema
19.30 : 22.00 Closing dinner sponsored by Chief Bayo Ojo and ICAMA, Abuja After dinner speech by Prof. Sundra Rajoo,
Rapporteurs : Dr Jean-Alain Penda and Dr. Prince Olokotor
Registration Fees without accommodation
US $ 175 or 2800 L.E Cost of conference includes: 2 full conference days; coffee breaks; 2 lunches and conference materials. Subject
to confirmation, participants will be entitled to attend the sponsored cocktail reception and closing dinner.
Method of Payment
Cash payment
Certified cheque to be issued in the name of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial
Arbitration
Direct bank transfer to: Account No.: EGP 62-20310212421-82 USD 62-20310212424-73
(SWIFT CODE: QNBAEGCX), QNB ALAHLI Bank, Al Kamel Mohamed Branch, Zamalek, Cairo.
Important Notes
In case of direct bank transfer, please make sure to send CRCICA a copy of the remittance order and to
kindly check that the bank commission is not deducted from the transferred amount.
Please note that in its capacity as an international organization working in Egypt CRCICA is exempted
from all direct taxes by virtue of the Presidential Decree No. 399/1987.
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Registration Form
Please fill out the form using the online link:
https://goo.gl/forms/RmR2kEySGtXQEttB2
Accommodation
Sofitel Elgizera (5 stars Hotel):
http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-5307-sofitel-cairo-nile-el-gezirah/index.shtml USD180 per Single
Superior Room per night, USD200 per Double Superior Room per night. Rate is based on Bed & Breakfast
Basis inclusive of service charge and all taxes. Contact person: Mr. Amr El Tayel Tel: +202 2737 3737
Ext. 8721 Fax: +202 2739 8298 Email: [email protected]
Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino (5 stars Hotel):
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/caieg-cairo-marriott-hotel-and-omar-khayyam-
casino/?scid=bb1a189a-fec3-4d19-a255-54ba596febe2 USD128 per Single Room per night, USD174 per
Double Room per night. Rate is based on Bed & Breakfast Basis inclusive of service charge and all taxes.
For booking, please fill this form https://goo.gl/forms/Ub4KJOOmMfdnFKyl2 . For inqueries, please
Contact Ms. Rania Abdel Hamid Email: [email protected] Tel: 0020227351333
NOVOTEL Cairo El Borg (4 Stars Hotel):
http://www.accorhotels.com/ USD80 per Single Room per night, USD100 per Double Room per night.
Rate is based on bed and buffet breakfast all inclusive of service charge and all taxes. Contact person: Mr.
Karim Ahmed Tel: +202 27356725 Fax: +202 27356724 Email: [email protected]
For further details, please contact:
Conferences and External Relations Department, Cairo Regional Centre for International
Commercial Arbitration
1 Al-Saleh Ayoub St., Zamalek Cairo - Egypt
Tel. (00202) 27351333/5/7 Fax (00202) 27351336
Email Address: [email protected] web site: www.crcica.org
OR
SOAS University of London
Christine Djumpah
Email: [email protected]