Sponsored by Grant Thornton and Burford Capital and supported by a number of international arbitral institutions, the two-day conference was attended by over one hundred in-person and virtual attendees. Keynote addresses were delivered by Lord Angus Glennie, Appeal Judge at the DIFC Courts, and Diamana Diawara, Africa Regional Director at the ICC, alongside over twenty speakers from arbitral institutions, leading legal practices and academic centres.
Journalists from Alghad TV reported live from the conference and discussed key themes with Nagi Idris, Public International Lawyer and member of the Organising Committee.