12th Harvard International Arbitration Conference – Day 2

The Harvard International Arbitration Law Students Association (HIALSA) is excited to announce the 12th Harvard International Arbitration Conference. Be part of three inspiring days of conversations with leading experts in international arbitration. Engage with top voices, expand your network, and delve into cutting-edge topics shaping dispute resolution worldwide.

Day 2 Schedule (Subject to change – please check the updated schedule at orgs.law.harvard.edu/hialsa/2026conference/)

Panel #5. Financing International Arbitration: Market Realities and the Future of Third-Party Funding (10:00–11:30)
• Jaime Sneider – Managing Director, Fortress Investment Group
• Daniel Ward – Partner, Ropes & Gray (Boston)
• Maya Steinitz – Professor, Harvard Law School & Boston University School of Law
• Mark Cheskin – Partner, Hogan Lovells (Miami)

Panel #6. Public Policy and Judicial Oversight: The New Constitutional Frontiers of International Arbitration (11:45–1:15)
• Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena – Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Mexico
• Syed Mansoor Ali Shah – Former Senior Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
• Sanjiv Khanna – Former Chief Justice of India
• José María Macías – Justice of the Constitutional Court of Spain

Panel #7. The Corporate Client’s Perspective on International Arbitration: Efficiency, Predictability, and Control in Oil & Gas Disputes (1:30–3:00)
• Michele Lyra – Senior Legal Counsel Litigation for Latin America & Caribbean, Shell
• Nicolas Alejandro Moffat – Legal Manager, Pluspetrol
• Daniel Gruenbaum – Legal Counsel, Petrobras
• Erik Brannsten – Legal Counsel, Equinor

Panel #8. Interim Measures and Enforcement Challenges in Investment and Commercial Arbitration (3:15–4:45)
• Tafadzwa Pasipanodya – Partner & Chair of Africa Practice, Foley Hoag (D.C.)
• Gretta Walters – Partner, Chaffetz Lindsey
• Diora Ziyaeva – Partner, Dentons (New York)
• Ximena Herrera-Bernal – Partner, GBS Disputes (London)