Brandon Malone is a barrister, solicitor advocate, arbitrator and adjudicator with over 25 years experience in international dispute resolution. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy at the University of Dundee and, in 2013, was elected an eminent Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Brandon was also a driving force behind the establishment of the Scottish Arbitration Centre and is currently Chairman of the Centre’s Board. He is also Co-Director of the International Centre for Energy Arbitration.

For the last five years, Brandon has directed ILS’s Annual Conference on Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Middle East and Africa, shaping the conference series to become the only regular industry event focusing dispute resolution in the geographical region of the Middle East and Africa, as well as one that has consistently attracted the participation of energy lawyers, academics, economists, industry figures and diplomats from around the world.

Craig is an international lawyer specializing in immunities from jurisdiction, and is widely published in the field having authored eight books and numerous reports, articles and book chapters. He has been a Professor of International Law since 2004 and has served as Director of Research and Head of School at Sussex Law School, University of Sussex, and as Dean of the School of Law and Social Sciences at London South Bank University. His expertise in international law has seen him advise several governments, non-governmental organisations, international corporations and law firms. He is a consultant with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) as well as the Global Diplomatic Forum. He is a senior fellow with the Global Citizen Forum and a member of the Advisory Board of Arton Capital.

Craig contributes heavily to the direction of our research activities and publications in the field of international law, as well as its engagement with the academic community and programme design of ILS events concerning emerging issues in international law and global affairs.

Michael is a Middle East specialist and is well-known in business circles both in the UK and abroad. Originally working for the Kuwait Shipping Company in the 1970s, Michael has handled many of the major projects working not only with Arab Governments and private sector consignees but also international suppliers and contractors from all over the world. On returning to the UK, Michael joined the Committee for Middle East Trade as a Director, and then Director General of the Middle East Association, representing 70% of all UK businesses working with the Middle East, alongside his role as the British Government’s advisor on trade with other areas in the Middle East. During these roles, Michael led numerous UK trade missions to the Middle East and large-scale conferences in several GCC countries on banking, trade and investment.

Michael is leading ILS’s growing work on issues associated with Middle East trade and investment, as well as its engagement with key stakeholders and partner institutions across the region.