Fire Middle East 2023 | ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE | TL4FIRE | 11 November 2023 | Shangri-La Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Rd Near Financial Metro Station - Dubai - UAE

Covering the hottest topics in the region our latest agenda and speaking faculty have been curated by our thought leading advisory board of industry experts.

• Metaverse Litigation - The New Age of Disputes in the Virtual World
• Assessing the Interaction between Law, Technology & Asset Recovery
• Understanding the Obligations & Duties of a Crypto Exchange
• Funding, Acquisition & Strategies with NPL Portfolios
• New Insolvency Regimes in the Middle East and the Key Differences with the West
• Practical Solutions to Situations Impacted by Sanctions
• FIRE & Arbitration
• View from the Judges Bench

2023 Speakers

Justice Michael Black
Court of Appeal Judge & Judge in Charge of Digital Economy Court (DEC), DIFC Courts

His Honour Judge Pelling KC
Judge in Charge, London Circuit Commercial Court

Justice Ricardo Villas Bôas Cueva
Judge, Superior Court of Justice of Brazil

Jacques Visser
Chief Legal Officer, DIFC (Dubai)

David Young
Managing Director, Oxford Analytica

Dr. Ahmad Alkhamees
Managing Partner, Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm (Saudi Arabia)

Ali Al Rashdi
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution, S & A Law Firm (Oman)

Nicolle Lafosse
Partner, Lafosse Law (USA)

Rebecca Copley
Partner, Eversheds Sutherland (Dubai)

Najib Hage-Chahine
Managing Partner, Hage-Chahine (Lebanon)

Seema Bono
Partner, Pinsent Masons (Dubai)

Kerem Alev
Senior Associate, S & A Law Firm (Oman)

Sarah Malik
CEO & Founder, SOL International (ADGM)

Berkay Oncel
Head of MENAT Investments, SC Lowy

Marc Kish
Partner, Global Head of Dispute Resolution, Ogier (Cayman)

Laura Voda
Partner, Fichte & Co (Dubai)

Ali Khan
Legal Consultant / Web3 & DeFi Lead, AS Legal Consultants (Dubai)

Bushra Ahmed
Barrister, Head of Dispute Resolution & Partner, KBH (Dubai)

Dr. Paresh Kathrani
Independent Strategic Consultant, Legal Technology & Innovation Institute

Zoe O'Sullivan KC
Barrister, Serle Court

Michael Potts
Partner, PCB Byrne

Daniel Hall
Managing Director, Burford Capital

Nicola Rayment
Head of Tech & Consultant Counsel, SOL International (Dubai)

Mohammed Al Dahbashi
Managing Partner, ADG Legal (Dubai)

Antonia Birt
Partner, Reed Smith (Dubai)

DK Singh
Managing Partner, KBH (Dubai)

Peter Smith
Legal Director, Charles Russell Speechlys (Dubai)

Charlotte Bijlani
Partner & Head of Middle East, Watson Farley & Williams (Dubai)

Marijn Flinterman
Senior Investment Manager, Head of DARP, Omni Bridgeway

Georgina Munnik
Senior Associate, Charles Russell Speechlys (Bahrain)

Luke Petith
Partner, Walkers (Dubai)

Aija Lejniece
Counsel & Arbitrator, Independent

Prashan Patel
Partner, Grant Thornton (London)

Laura Shingler
Legal Director, DLA Piper (Dubai)

Keith Hutchison
Partner, Clyde & Co (Dubai)

Christian Nel
Head of Fintech / Blockchain Practice Group, Mena Legal (Dubai)

Monaf Hatam
Associate Director, Control Risks (UAE)

Henrique Forssell
Founding partner, Duarte Forssell Advogados (Brazil)

Max Davis
Legal Director, Charles Russell Speechlys (Dubai)

Maria Mulla
Barrister, Maitland Chambers

Rupert Reed KC
Barrister, Serle Court

John Rogerson
Partner, White & Case

David Welford
Partner, Ogier

Dominic Ayliffe
Associate Managing Director, Kroll (Dubai)

Tomislav Šunjka
Founder & Principal, ŠunjkaLaw (Serbia)

Ali Al Shamlawi
Partner & Head of Dispute Resolution Bahrain, KBH (Bahrain)

Prateek Bagaria
Partner, Singularity Legal (India, UAE & Singapore)

Iain Jones
Associate Managing Director, Kroll (Dubai)

Paul Key KC
Barrister, Essex Court Chambers

Ghazanfar Shah
Senior Managing Director, K2 Integrity

Justina Stewart
Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers

Peter Gray
Partner, ADG Legal (Dubai, UAE)

Luke Harrison
Partner, Keidan Harrison

Andrew Spink KC
Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers

Benedict Tompkins
Barrister, Essex Court Chambers

Robert Capper
Senior Managing Director, Ankura

Tom Sullivan
Attorney, Marks & Sokolov

David Russell KC
Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers

Michael Radcliffe
Partner, Grant Thornton

Shamseddien Essam
Associate, ADG Legal (Egypt)

Dr. Fatma Salah
Partner, Riad & Riad Law Firm (Egypt)

Sergejs Dilevka
Senior Counsel, Galadari (Dubai)

Stuart Leach
Founder, Stuart Leach Associates

Katherine Nixon
Senior Vice President, Legal, DIFC (Dubai)

Nicolas Stallworthy KC
Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers

2023 Partners

LEAD PARTNER:
• Grant Thornton

DRINKS PARTNERS:
• Serle Court
• Essex Court Chambers

DINNER PARTNER:
• Control Risks

LUNCH PARTNER:
• Ogier

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• Burford
• Charles Russell Speechlys
• Duarte Forssell
• Walkers
• Kroll
• Stuart Leach Associates
• Ankura
• Singularity Legal
• Keidan Harrison
• Outer Temple Chambers
• K2 Integrity
• PCB Byrne
• Maitland Chambers
• AL TAMIMI & CO
• ADG Legal
• Harasani & Alkhamees Law Firm
• Hadef & Partners
• SOL International

NETWORKING PARTNERS:
• Prosperant
• 4 Stone Buildings
• Nardello & Co

MEDIA PARTNER:
• IFC Media