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Speakers

Senior judges, King's Counsel and leading practitioners from across jurisdictions.

Panel 1 : India's Evolving Influence in the Global Legal Architecture

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal
Judge
Supreme Court of India 
India
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi,
Judge
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Satya Pal Jain
Additional Solicitor General of India
Chandigarh
India
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Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath
Vice-Chancellor,The West Bengal National University of Judicial Services
Kolkata
India 
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Mr. David Josse
Kings Counsel, Head of Chambers at 5 St. Andrew's Hill
London
UK
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Mrs. Charan Sandhu
Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
New York
USA
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Ms. Neeti Sachdeva
Secretary General & Registrar
Mumbai Center of International Arbitration
India
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Mr. Kunal Vajani
Chambers of Kunal Vajani
India 

Panel 2 : India at the Crossroads: Shaping the Next Decade of Conflict Resolution

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sheel Nagu
Chief Justice of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana
Chandigarh
India
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pankaj Jain
Judge, High Court of Punjab & Haryana
Chandigarh
India
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Dr. Balram Gupta
Senior Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India
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Mr. Chetan Mittal

Senior Advocate

High Court of Punjab &

Haryana, Chandigarh, India
India 
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Prof. (Dr.) Dilip Ukey
Vice-Chancellor

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai

India
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Ms. Irvinder Bakshi

Barrister & Chartered Arbitrator, KSB  Law Consultants Ltd,

London, UK
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Mr. Tarun Nangia
Host of Legally Speaking - Moderator
India

Panel 4 : Service of Process, Recognition & Enforcement of Foreign Divorce and Custody Decrees

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rohit Kapoor
Judge

High Court of

Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Aashish Chopra
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh,
India
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Mr. Gaurav Chopra
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India
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Ms. Rupinder Kaur Matharu

Solicitor

Mediator & Head of Family Law, Rakasons

London

UK
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Ms. Stutee Nag
Dual qualified Attorney,
International Family Law
USA
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Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India - Moderator

Panel 3 : International Child Custody, Cross-Border Relocation & Abduction

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Hon'ble Mrs. Justice HK Jeewan
Judge

High Court of

Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Anil Malhotra
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh,
India
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Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkata Rao
Vice Chancellor
India
International University of Legal Education and Research
(LIULER),Goa
India
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Ms. Tanu Bedi

Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh,

India 
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Ms. Geraldine More O Ferrall
Barrister
No5 Barristers Chambers

London

UK
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Mr. Michael J. Stangarone
Partner
MacDonalds & Partner LLP

Ontario

Canada
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Mr. Lawrence S. Katz
Attorney Fellow
International Academy of Family Lawyer

Florida

USA
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Ms. Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey
Barrister
Four Brick Court

London

UK - Moderator

Panel 5 : Cross-Border Financial Relief in Divorce

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj
Judge

High Court of

Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. S.K. Garg Narwana,
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh,
India
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Mr. Rajeev Anand,
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India
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Ms. Davinder Kaur Dhaliwal

Barrister

No 8 Chambers

UK
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Mr. Divjyot Singh
Managing Partner at Shev Law Group PLLC,Texas
USA
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Mr. Matheu D. Nunn

Managing Partner at Einhorn,

Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno

New Jersey

USA
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Mr. Andrew J. Botros
Principal Attorney
Board Certified Family Law Specialist San Diego
USA
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Mr. Baldip Singh
Barrister & Master of the Bench & Deputy District Judge
UK - Moderator

Panel 6 : Criminal Law Without Borders: The New Reality for Indian Practitioners

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Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia

Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh

India
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi
Judge
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Puneet Bali
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India
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 Ms. Lavanyaa Chopra

Principal Associate

Panag, Babu &  Sarangi
India
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Mr. Justin Wong
Crown Prosecutor
London
UK
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Mr. Gregory Wedge

Criminal Barrister,187 Chambers

London

UK
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Mr. Manavendra Mishra
Partner, Khaitan & Co.,Mumbai,
India - Moderator

Panel 7 : Asset Tracing, Economic Offences & Parallel Proceedings

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sumeet Goel
Judge

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India
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Mr. Karambir Singh Nalwa
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Ms. G.K. Maan
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India
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Mr. Jason Pitter

Kings Counsel

New Park Court Chambers
London
UK
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Mr. Chirag Naik
Partner
MZM Legal LLP, Mumbai & Delhi
India
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Ms. Akilah Mance

General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs at Houston Forensic Science Center, Texas

USA - Moderator

Panel 8 : Civil Courts as Architects of Social Trust

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Dr. Satvinder S. Juss

Barrister & Master of Bench at Gray's Inn & Professor at Kings College London

UK
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Mr. Vikas Chatrath
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Ms. Aruna Verma
Dean
The University of Law, Moorgate and Southampton Campus
UK
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Mr. Arjun Sheoran

Advocate and Managing Partner

Vaakya Legal, Chandigarh
India
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Dr. Misha M. Kumar
Partner
Advocate & Founder of MMK Law Chambers, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCI Arb.) Oxford
UK
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Dr. Nidhi Sharma
Assistant Professor of Law

University institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh

India - Moderator

Panel 9 : Rights Inflation : When all Disputes are deemed Constitutional

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Mr. Lovejyot Singh
Senior Advocate

Sikhs in Law

UK
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Mr. Harman Singh
Senior Associate
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, New York
USA
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Mr. Sehajbir Singh
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Shreenath Khemka

Advocate 

High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh
India
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Prof. (Dr.) Vandana A. Kumar
Partner
Head of Department of Department of Laws, Panjab University
India
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Ms. Ritu Nichani Mittal
Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India - Moderator

Panel 10 : Rise of Powerful Repeat Player in Civil Litigation :Corporates, Governments and Institutions v. One Time Litigants

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Mr. Manish Jain
Senior Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India
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Mr. Aman Pal
Senior Associate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Lakhvir Singh
Solicitor
Sikhs in Law
UK
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Mr. Gurprit Mattu
Commercial Litigation Barrister and Mediator, London
UK
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Ms. Rosie Kaur
Attorney at Omelveny and Myers, New York
USA
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Ms. Amanat Kahlon
Assistant Professor

University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh University

India - Moderator
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Mr. Anand Chhibbar
Senior Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India - Moderator

Panel 11 : Judges: Present and Future

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Monga
Judge

High Court of Rajasthan

India
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Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Bhardwaj,
Judge
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Hon ble Mr. Justice Harkesh Manuja
Judge
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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His Honor Judge Jinder Singh Boora
Circuit Judge
County Court, Walsall & Birmingham, Ministry of Justic
UK
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Judge Sukhi Gill
First Tier Tribunal Judge
Ministry of Justice
UK
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Judge Manpreet Monica Singh
Judge

Harris County Civil Court, Texas

USA

Panel 12 : Breaking Down Contracts in a Global Economy

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Mr. Ashish Kothari
Partner

Partner, Kochhar & Co. Gurgoan

India
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Mr. Siddhartha Kumar
Partner
Dua Associates
India
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Mr. Sourabh Goel
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh
India
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Dr. Deipa Singh
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh
UK
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Ms. Neha Sonawane
Partner
Vaakya Legal, Chandigarh
India - Moderator

Panel 13 : Cross-Border Trade & Investment Disputes. & Leveraging India’s Expertise

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Dr. James Nedumpara

Head of Centre for Trade & Investment Law, Government of India

India
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Ms. Krati Singh
Executive Partner
Lakshikumaran & Sridharan, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Hari Veluri
Director
Providence Law Asia, LLC, Singapore Corporation, Singapore
Singapore
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Mr. Joshua Phang
Director (Disputes), TSMP LawCorporation
Singapore
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Mr. Pranav Narang
Associate
Centre for Trade and  Investment Law, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
India
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Mr. Amrinder Singh
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India - Moderator

Panel 14 : Infrastructure, Construction & Energy Disputes

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Mr. Amit Bansal
Partner

Deloitte

India
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Mr. Apurv Tyagi
Chief Manager (Law)
Powergrid,New Delhi
India
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Mr. Gagan Anand
Managing Partner at Legacy Law Offices LLP ,Chandigarh
India
Mr. Sarthak Gupta
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana
Chandigarh, India
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Mr. V.R. Neelakantan
Partner
Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., New Delhi
India - Moderator
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Mr. Janmali Manikala
Partner
Trilegal, New Delhi
India

Panel 15 : Why ESG & Sustainability Matters for Businesses: A Legal Perspective

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Dr. Tarini Mehta
Managing Trustee

M.C. Mehta Centre for Education & Research,New Delhi

India
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Mr. Mahir Sood
Founding Managing Partner
AMS Genesis Legal
Chandigarh, India
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Mr. Gyanendra Niraj
DGM
Securities and Exchange Board of  India
India
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Dr. Manuj Bhardwaj
Founding Faculty Member
Dhirubhai Ambani University School of Law,Gujarat
India
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Ms. Komal Karnik
Senior Associate
ESG, Carbon and Climate Change, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. New Delhi,
India - Moderator

Panel 16 : Commercial AI, Data Liability & Protection

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Mr. Puneet Jindal
Senior Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India
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Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan
Advocate
High Court of Delhi
India
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Ms. Suditi Tandon
Senior Officer
Global Data Privacy, Forvia,Hella, New Delhi
India
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Mr. Suressh S
Partner
Harry Elias LLP
Singapore
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Mr. Bhavpreet Singh Dhatt
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India
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Mr. Kush Wadhwa
Partner
Grant Thornton,Gurugram
India-Moderator

Panel 17 : Evolution of ADR Practices in India

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Mr. Naresh Markanda
Senior Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India
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Mr. Shashwat Bajpai
Founder Partner
DRSB Law Chambers,
New Delhi
India
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Dr. Deepak Jindal
Advocate
India
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Mr. Neeraj Kochar
Partner
Accuracy India Private Limited, New Delhi
India
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Dr. Harishankar K Sathyapalan
Associate Professor of Law
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
India
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Col. Narender Singh
Deputy Judge Advocate General(Litigation)
India
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Mr. Jonathan Rodrigues
International Mediation Professional
Founder, The PACT (Peacekeeping and Conflict Resolution Team), New Delhi
India

Panel 18 : Institutional Arbitration v. Ad Hoc Arbitration

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Mr. Sanjeev Sharma
Senior Advocate

High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh

India
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Ms. Devna Arora
Deputy Head (South Asia)
DRSB Law Chambers,New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Singapore
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Mr. Devathas Satianathan
Partner
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Singapore
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Mr. A. J. Jawad
Registrar and CEO
International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad
India
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 Mr. Siddhesh Pradhan
Principal Associate
JSA Advocates &Solicitors , Mumbai
India
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LL.M. (UC Berkeley)
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Mr. Navin Kumar Singh
CEO
India International Arbitration Centre (IIAC) New Delhi
India
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Mr. Sahil Narang
Partner
Khaitan & Co., New Delhi, India
India
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Ms. Shruti Sabharwal
Partner
Dispute Resolution, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., New Delhi
India - Moderator

Anatomy of Enforceable

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Hon'ble Mr. Justice (Retd.) S.J. Vazifdar
Former Chief
Justice of High Court of Punjab & Haryana
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Mr. Kshitij Sharma
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana
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