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, ‘Rising Costs in International Arbitration‘, Casablanca Arbitration Days 2024, organised by the Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) alongwith 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)