3rd IBA Global Professional Ethics Symposium

10 Jun - 12 Jun 2026

Session information

Neutral or not? Ethical expectations of arbitrators, judges and mediators

Description

The panel will explore the differences of the rules of neutrality among these three professions; what institutions do/should do to safeguard such neutrality and whether (and what) we can learn from one another.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Gabor Damjanovic Forgó Damjanovic & Partners, Budapest, Hungary; Council Member, SPPI Council

Speakers

Hamid Tosin Abdulkareem Three Crowns LLP, London, England; African Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Arbitration Committee
Babatunde Ajibade SAN SPA Ajibade & Co, Lagos, Nigeria; SPPI Chair
Saba Mollaian Swiss Arbitration Centre, Geneva, Switzerland
Natascha Tunkel KNOETZL, Vienna, Austria; Senior Vice Chair, Mediation Committee