
THE FACULTY
Speakers
Senior judges, King's Counsel and leading practitioners from across jurisdictions.
Panel 1 : India's Evolving Influence in the Global Legal Architecture

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal
Judge
Supreme Court of India
India

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi,
Judge
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Satya Pal Jain
Additional Solicitor General of India
Chandigarh
India

Prof. (Dr.) O.V. Nandimath
Vice-Chancellor,The West Bengal National University of Judicial Services
Kolkata
India

Mr. David Josse
Kings Counsel, Head of Chambers at 5 St. Andrew's Hill
London
UK

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

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rohit Kapoor
Judge
High Court of
Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Aashish Chopra
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh,
India

Mr. Gaurav Chopra
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India

Ms. Rupinder Kaur Matharu
Solicitor
Mediator & Head of Family Law, Rakasons
London
UK

Ms. Stutee Nag
Dual qualified Attorney,
International Family Law
USA

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

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

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bhardwaj
Judge
High Court of
Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. S.K. Garg Narwana,
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh,
India

Mr. Rajeev Anand,
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India

Ms. Davinder Kaur Dhaliwal
Barrister
No 8 Chambers
UK

Mr. Divjyot Singh
Managing Partner at Shev Law Group PLLC,Texas
USA

Mr. Matheu D. Nunn
Managing Partner at Einhorn,
Barbarito, Frost, Botwinick, Nunn & Musmanno
New Jersey
USA

Mr. Andrew J. Botros
Principal Attorney
Board Certified Family Law Specialist San Diego
USA

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

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia
Chief Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh
India

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi
Judge
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Puneet Bali
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India

Ms. Lavanyaa Chopra
Principal Associate
Panag, Babu & Sarangi
India

Mr. Justin Wong
Crown Prosecutor
London
UK

Mr. Gregory Wedge
Criminal Barrister,187 Chambers
London
UK

Mr. Manavendra Mishra
Partner, Khaitan & Co.,Mumbai,
India - Moderator
Panel 7 : Asset Tracing, Economic Offences & Parallel Proceedings

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sumeet Goel
Judge
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Karambir Singh Nalwa
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Ms. G.K. Maan
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &Haryana, Chandigarh,
India

Mr. Jason Pitter
Kings Counsel
New Park Court Chambers
London
UK

Mr. Chirag Naik
Partner
MZM Legal LLP, Mumbai & Delhi
India

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

Dr. Satvinder S. Juss
Barrister & Master of Bench at Gray's Inn & Professor at Kings College London
UK

Mr. Vikas Chatrath
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Ms. Aruna Verma
Dean
The University of Law, Moorgate and Southampton Campus
UK

Mr. Arjun Sheoran
Advocate and Managing Partner
Vaakya Legal, Chandigarh
India

Dr. Misha M. Kumar
Partner
Advocate & Founder of MMK Law Chambers, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCI Arb.) Oxford
UK

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

Mr. Lovejyot Singh
Senior Advocate
Sikhs in Law
UK

Mr. Harman Singh
Senior Associate
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, New York
USA

Mr. Sehajbir Singh
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Shreenath Khemka
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh
India

Prof. (Dr.) Vandana A. Kumar
Partner
Head of Department of Department of Laws, Panjab University
India

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

Mr. Manish Jain
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Aman Pal
Senior Associate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Lakhvir Singh
Solicitor
Sikhs in Law
UK

Mr. Gurprit Mattu
Commercial Litigation Barrister and Mediator, London
UK

Ms. Rosie Kaur
Attorney at Omelveny and Myers, New York
USA

Ms. Amanat Kahlon
Assistant Professor
University Institute of Legal Studies, Chandigarh University
India - Moderator

Mr. Anand Chhibbar
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India - Moderator
Panel 11 : Judges: Present and Future

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Arun Monga
Judge
High Court of Rajasthan
India

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vinod Bhardwaj,
Judge
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Hon ble Mr. Justice Harkesh Manuja
Judge
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

His Honor Judge Jinder Singh Boora
Circuit Judge
County Court, Walsall & Birmingham, Ministry of Justic
UK

Judge Sukhi Gill
First Tier Tribunal Judge
Ministry of Justice
UK

Judge Manpreet Monica Singh
Judge
Harris County Civil Court, Texas
USA
Panel 12 : Breaking Down Contracts in a Global Economy

Mr. Ashish Kothari
Partner
Partner, Kochhar & Co. Gurgoan
India

Mr. Siddhartha Kumar
Partner
Dua Associates
India

Mr. Sourabh Goel
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh
India

Dr. Deipa Singh
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana,Chandigarh
UK

Ms. Neha Sonawane
Partner
Vaakya Legal, Chandigarh
India - Moderator
Panel 13 : Cross-Border Trade & Investment Disputes. & Leveraging India’s Expertise

Dr. James Nedumpara
Head of Centre for Trade & Investment Law, Government of India
India

Ms. Krati Singh
Executive Partner
Lakshikumaran & Sridharan, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Hari Veluri
Director
Providence Law Asia, LLC, Singapore Corporation, Singapore
Singapore

Mr. Joshua Phang
Director (Disputes), TSMP LawCorporation
Singapore

Mr. Pranav Narang
Associate
Centre for Trade and Investment Law, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
India

Mr. Amrinder Singh
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India - Moderator
Panel 14 : Infrastructure, Construction & Energy Disputes

Mr. Amit Bansal
Partner
Deloitte
India

Mr. Apurv Tyagi
Chief Manager (Law)
Powergrid,New Delhi
India

Mr. Gagan Anand
Managing Partner at Legacy Law Offices LLP ,Chandigarh
India
Mr. Sarthak Gupta
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana
Chandigarh, India

Mr. V.R. Neelakantan
Partner
Infrastructure, Energy and Project Finance, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., New Delhi
India - Moderator

Mr. Janmali Manikala
Partner
Trilegal, New Delhi
India
Panel 15 : Why ESG & Sustainability Matters for Businesses: A Legal Perspective

Dr. Tarini Mehta
Managing Trustee
M.C. Mehta Centre for Education & Research,New Delhi
India

Mr. Mahir Sood
Founding Managing Partner
AMS Genesis Legal
Chandigarh, India

Mr. Gyanendra Niraj
DGM
Securities and Exchange Board of India
India

Dr. Manuj Bhardwaj
Founding Faculty Member
Dhirubhai Ambani University School of Law,Gujarat
India

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

Mr. Puneet Jindal
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan
Advocate
High Court of Delhi
India

Ms. Suditi Tandon
Senior Officer
Global Data Privacy, Forvia,Hella, New Delhi
India

Mr. Suressh S
Partner
Harry Elias LLP
Singapore

Mr. Bhavpreet Singh Dhatt
Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Kush Wadhwa
Partner
Grant Thornton,Gurugram
India-Moderator
Panel 17 : Evolution of ADR Practices in India

Mr. Naresh Markanda
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Mr. Shashwat Bajpai
Founder Partner
DRSB Law Chambers,
New Delhi
India

Dr. Deepak Jindal
Advocate
India

Mr. Neeraj Kochar
Partner
Accuracy India Private Limited, New Delhi
India

Dr. Harishankar K Sathyapalan
Associate Professor of Law
National Law School of India University, Bengaluru
India

Col. Narender Singh
Deputy Judge Advocate General(Litigation)
India

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

Mr. Sanjeev Sharma
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh
India

Ms. Devna Arora
Deputy Head (South Asia)
DRSB Law Chambers,New Delhi International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Singapore

Mr. Devathas Satianathan
Partner
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Singapore

Mr. A. J. Jawad
Registrar and CEO
International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC), Hyderabad
India

Mr. Siddhesh Pradhan
Principal Associate
JSA Advocates &Solicitors , Mumbai
India

Prof. Dr. Ulla Glaesser's
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

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

Mr. Kshitij Sharma
Senior Advocate
High Court of Punjab &
Haryana
