Speaking Engagements & Publications

Speaking Engagements

Dr. Hussein is frequently invited to share his insights at leading conferences and events around the world on a wide range of topics concerning international arbitration and mediation across different regions. Below is a list of Dr. Hussein’s recent speaking engagements:

• Speaker, ‘ICCA International Judicial Colloquia New York Convention Roadshow’, Riyadh International Disputes Week 2025, organised by ICCA in partnership with the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) and Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCCSG) with the support of the Council for International Dispute Resolution of the Kingdom of Bahrain (CIDR), (February 2025)
• Speaker, ‘Anticipating the Future of Mediation in Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’, Riyadh International Disputes Week 2025, organised by the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property, (February 2025)
• Speaker, ‘SIDRA International Dispute Resolution Survey: 2024 Final Report and introduction to Survey 2025’, Riyadh International Disputes Week 2025, organised by Omani and Partners, (February 2025)
• Speaker, ‘Rising Costs in International Arbitration‘, Casablanca Arbitration Days 2024, organised by the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) along with Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA), (December 2024)
• Speaker, ‘Enforcement and Annulment of Arbitral Awards by Mainland UAE Courts (2018 – 2022): Perceptions vs. Reality‘, IX Sharm El Sheikh Conference on The Role of State Courts in International Arbitration, organised by the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), (December 2024)
• Speaker, ‘Enforcement in International Arbitration: The UNCITRAL Model Law, the New York Convention – Comparative International perspectives and learning lessons for Libya‘, ‘UNCITRAL Days in the Arab States’ as a part of the Fifth International Conference on Arbitration in Libya, organised by the Libyan Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (LCICA), (November 2024)
• Speaker, ‘The Future of Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes’, Saudi Law Conference 2024, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (October 2024)
• Speaker, ‘Mediation for Business Success’, 2^nd Mediation Festival, organised by the ADR Hellenic Training Hub, Thessaloniki, Greece (September 2024)
• Speaker, ‘Arbitration & Mediation in the Gulf States’, Singapore Convention Week 2024 organised by the Singapore Ministry of Law (August 2024)
• Speaker, ‘Comparative Perspectives on Mediation Lessons learnt from the Gulf States’, organised by the National Investment Commission Iraq together with the Prime Minister’s Office Iraq (June 2024)
• Speaker, ‘A Transnational View of Dispute Resolution – Different Methods of Dispute Resolution in Europe, MENA, Asia and America’, organised by the Conflict Resolution Connection, USA (May 2024)
• Speaker, ‘Presumptions and Realities pertaining Enforcement of Arbitral Awards by the Mainland UAE Courts’, Doha Arbitration Day organised by the CIArb Qatar Branch (April 2024)
• Speaker, ‘Arbitration & Mediation – Future Perspectives for Young Practitioners’, organised by the CIArb Qatar Branch (March 2024)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘Seminar: The Proactive Ecosystem of Mediation in Singapore: Lessons Learned for the Arab Countries’ organised by the Ministry of Justice UAE (October 2023)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘The Top Ranked Seats of Arbitration: Lessons from Singapore’, The 4^th Arab Conference on Arbitration organised by the International Academy of Mediation and Arbitration (IAMA) (September 2023)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘Institutional Arbitration in the Gulf States’, organised by the Kuwait Commercial Arbitration Centre (KCAC) (March 2023)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘ADR in the Settlement of Commercial Disputes in the Sports Sector’, organised by the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) (August 2021)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘Evolution of Institutional Arbitration in KSA’, organised by the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) (November 2020)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘Adapting Mediation for the MENA Region’, organised by the CIArb UAE Branch in collaboration with the ADGM (August 2020)
• Keynote Speaker, ‘The Future of Mediation Post COVID-19: Challenges, Trends & Transformation’, organised by the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) (July 2020)
• Speaker, ‘The Tale of International Commercial Arbitration in Dubai – The Rule of Law: Legality & Reality’, organised by the SOAS, University of London (June 2020)