DAY 4 · 10 MARCH 2026 · CHANDIGARH
Commercial Disputes
Contracts, capital, cross-border risk and enforcement in a volatile global economy.
A deep dive into commercial risk allocation, cross-border contracting, enforcement strategy and emerging fault lines in global trade, investment and infrastructure disputes.
10:00 – 10:30 AM | Confederation of Indian Industry, Sector 31, Chandigarh
Keynote Address by
Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri
International Judge, Singapore International Commercial Court
Setting the tone of the day
09:55 AM
to
10:00 AM
• Chairman, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Chandigarh
Panel 12 : Breaking Down Contracts in a Global Economy
10:30 AM
to
11: 30 AM
• Mr. Ashish Kothari, 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, India
• Ms. Neha Sonawane, Partner, Vaakya Legal, Chandigarh, India - Moderator
Panel 13 : Cross-Border Trade & Investment Disputes & Leveraging India’s Expertise
12:00 PM
to
1:00 PM
• Dr. James Nedumpara, Head of Centre for Trade & Investment Law, Government of India
• Mr. Pranav Narang, Associate, Centre for Trade and Investment Law, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
• Ms. Krati Singh, Executive Partner, Lakshikumaran & Sridharan, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Hari Veluri, Director, Providence Law Asia, LLC, Singapore
• Mr. Joshua Phang, Director (Disputes), TSMP Law Corporation, Singapore
• Mr. Amrinder Singh, Advocate, High Court of Punjab & Haryana, Chandigarh, India - Moderator
Panel 14 : Infrastructure, Construction & Energy Disputes
1:00 PM
to
2:00 PM
• 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. Janmali Manikala, Partner, Trilegal, New Delhi, India
• Mr. V.R. Neelakantan, Partner, Infrastructure, Energy and
Project Finance, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co., New
Delhi, India - Moderator
Panel 15 : Why ESG & Sustainability Matters for Businesses: A Legal Perspective
3:00 PM
to
4:00 PM
• Dr. Tarini Mehta, Managing Trustee, M.C. Mehta Centre for
Education & Research, New Delhi, 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
• Mr. Mahir Sood, Founding Managing Partner, AMS Genesis Legal, Chandigarh, 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
4:00 PM
to
5:00 PM
• Mr. Puneet Jindal, Senior Advocate, High Court of Punjab &
Haryana, Chandigarh, India
• Mr. Adarsh Ramanujan, Advocate, New 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
