𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲: 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
The Turkic Arbitration Association is pleased to support and participate in this timely discussion during Paris Arbitration Week 2026, bringing together leading practitioners, academics and institutional representatives to explore how disputes can be prevented before they escalate into arbitration.
The programme features two panels bringing together distinguished experts to discuss both innovative mechanisms and regional perspectives on dispute prevention.
Welcome remarks: Ms. Nataliia Bertagna-Tuzheliak (Associate, White&Case)
Introduction: Dr. Yulia Levashova MCIArb (Associate Professor, Nyenrode University)
Panel I – Innovative Approaches to Dispute Prevention in Investment and Commercial Arbitration
Moderator: Dr. Yulia Levashova MCIArb (Associate Professor, Nyenrode University)
1. The Binding Nature of Mediation Clauses and the Role of Multi-Tier ADR Mechanisms in Dispute Prevention
Mr. Marc Krestin (Partner, Fieldfisher)
2. Awakening Mediation: A Sleeping Beauty in Investment Disputes
Ms. Agata Zwolankiewicz (Associate, Addleshaw Goddard / Researcher, KU Leuven)
3. Keeping Construction Projects on Track: The Present and Future of Dispute Adjudication Boards
Ms. Nataliia Bertagna-Tuzheliak (Associate, White&Case)
4. The Strategic Use of Counterclaims as a Dispute Prevention Mechanism
Prof. Kamalia Mehtiyeva (Professor of Law at the University of Paris-Est Créteil (France), Arbitrator and Counsel)
5. Dispute Prevention Mechanism at ICC
Dr. Hélène VAN LITH (Secretary to the ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR, ICC Dispute Resolution Services and Associate Professor, University Paris Dauphine)
Coffee Break
Panel II – Regional Perspectives on Dispute Prevention in Investment and Commercial Arbitration
Moderator: Ms. Anna Guillard Sazhko (Independent Counsel and Arbitrator, Turkic Arbitration Association)
1. Prevention and Settlement of Disputes in Private and Public Sectors in Latin America
Mr. Eric F. (Partner, Legal Delta)
2. Dispute Prevention in AIFC Court and International Arbitration Centre and IAC
Mr. Christopher Campbell-Holt (Registrar and Chief Executive of the AIFC Court and IAC, AIFC Court and IAC)
3. Dispute Prevention Mechanisms in Central Asia: Institutional Innovations and Regional Practices
Dr. Saltanat Imanova (American University of Central Asia)
4. Building an Effective Framework for Preventing and Resolving Disputes: The Experience of Uzbekistan
Ms. Diana Bayzakova (Director, Tashkent International Arbitration Centre)
Concluding Remarks and Reflections
Ms. Laure Jacquier (Director of ICC Netherlands)
📍 23 March 2026
🕥 10:30 – 12:30
📌 White & Case, 19 Place Vendôme, Paris
