Tribunal Secretary Training Programme

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HKIAC is the first arbitral institution to offer a Tribunal Secretary Training Programme (the “Programme”).  As an extension of HKIAC’s tribunal secretary service, the Programme trains the next generation of qualified tribunal secretaries around the world.  

The Programme is taught by a world-class faculty (the "Faculty") and overseen by a Senior Advisory Board (the “Board”).  Members of the Faculty and the Board are listed below.

The training typically takes two and a half days, during which part of the participants work will be assessed. Participants who have passed the assessment will receive a certificate of completion and will be listed below subject to his/her consent.  

Upcoming Programme

  • Hong Kong: TBC

Recent Programme

  • Singapore: 24-26 January 2024 
  • Hong Kong: 10 -12 May 2023 
  • Hong Kong: 12 -14 December 2022
  • USA and LatAm: 10 -13 May 2022
  • Europe: 22 - 25 September 2021
  • Asia: 23 - 25 June 2021
  • Hong Kong: 8 - 10 July 2019
  • Hong Kong: 3 - 5 December 2018 
  • Manila: 13 - 15 December 2018 
  • Hong Kong: 14 - 16 June 2018 
  • Singapore: 23 - 24 November 2017
  • Shanghai: 14 - 15 December 2017

Senior Advisory Board

  • Neil Kaplan KC, Hong Kong
  • Henri Alvarez KC, Vancouver
  • Doug Jones AC, Sydney
  • Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva
  • Julian Lew KC, London
  • Hilary Heilbron KC, London
  • Michael Hwang SC, Singapore

Faculty

  • Olga Boltenko, Hong Kong

  • Sarah Grimmer, Hong Kong  
  • Joe Liu, Hong Kong
  • Eric Ng, Hong Kong
  • Tim Robbins, Hong Kong
  • Romesh Weeramantry, Hong Kong
  • Nicolas Wiegand, Hong Kong
  • Niuscha Bassiri, Brussels
  • Joshua Fellenbaum, London 
  • Angeline Welsh, London 
  • Ina C. Popova, New York
  • Natalie Reid, New York
  • Chester Brown, Sydney
  • Anne Secomb, Singapore
  • Janet Whittaker, Washington DC

The Programme was launched in December 2015 and has taken place in Hong Kong, Beijing, Singapore, London and New York.  The participants who have successfully completed the Programme and have given their consent to publish their information are listed below: 

Hong Kong: 4 - 5 December 2015     Instructors: Nicolas Wiegand and Romesh Weeramantry

Last NameFirst NameAffliliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
DaiWenMannheimer SwartlingChineseHong Kong
DontsovaOlgaPayne ClermontAmerican / RussianHong Kong
FokBryanHerbert Smith FreehillsBritish / ChineseHong Kong
HuiPatrickKenneth SitBritishHong Kong
LimBensonHogan LovellsSingaporeanSingapore
LiuDingminDechert ChineseBeijing
NgJamesBaker McKenzieAmericanHong Kong
SantiagoJayQuisumbing Torres (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)  FilipinoPhilippines
WongJamesBird & BirdHong KongHong Kong

 

Beijing: 27 - 28 February 2016     Instructors: Olga Boltenko and Nicolas Wiegand

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
ChangAlisonKing & Wood MallesonsTaiwaneseBeijing
LaiYu Man GeoffreyHill DickinsonChineseHong Kong
JiangYujian (Sylvia)Zhong Lun Law FirmChineseBeijing

 

London: 12 - 13 March 2016     Instructors: Niuscha Bassiri and Angeline Welsh

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
BarkerPaulDoughty Street ChambersBritishLondon
BloomenthalJeremyJeremy M. Bloomenthal, Esq.AmericanBoston 
MinasStephenThe Dickson Poon School of Law , King's CollegeAustralian & GreekLondon
PutilinIlyaClifford ChanceRussianMoscow
Van De VeldenJacobDe Brauw Blackstone WestbroekDutchAmsterdam / Nairobi
ZlatanskaElinaChartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)BulgarianLondon

 

Singapore: 28 - 29 May 2016     Instructors: Chester Brown and Olga Boltenko

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
FooAndrew Clifford ChanceSingaporeanSingapore
JumaniDharamChambers of  Mr.S U Kamdar, SCIndianMumbai
LimJonathanWilmer HaleSingaporeanLondon / Singapore
LowXideClifford Chance SingaporeanSingapore
MahajanKartikeyClifford ChanceIndianSingapore
TahsinAdamWhite & Case  BritishSingapore
YaremkoVolodymyrSayenko KharenkoUkrainianKiev
WadiaAnishChambers of Anish WadiaIndianIndia
YapAlvinEvershedsSingaporeanSingapore
YeohDerric Michael Hwang Chambers LLCSingaporeanSingapore

 

New York: 17 - 18 June 2016     Instructors: Natalie Reid and Janet Whittaker

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
RanaRajatDechert IndianWashington DC
HalprinPeterAnderson KillAmericanNew York

 

Hong Kong: 24 - 25 June 2016     Instructors:  Nicolas Wiegand and Romesh Weeramantry

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of Residence CV
AhujaNavinCity University of Hong KongBritishHong Kong
ChanChing Lung (Keith)CFA InstituteHong KongHong Kong
Cheung Yuen Fan (Fanny)Financial Dispute Resolution CentreChineseHong Kong
KofmanMarinaAustralian Centre for International Commerical ArbitrationAustralianHong Kong / London / Sydney
MakWing Wa (Mandy)Morrison & FoersterHong KongHong Kong
NijburgKirstinDe Brauw Blackstone WestbroekDutchSingapore
VijaySakshi IndianNew Dehli

 

Hong Kong:  8-9 May 2017     Instructors:  Sarah Grimmer and Romesh Weeramantry

Last NameFirst NameAffilated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Aguila

Esasto Miguel de Guzman

 

Filipino

Philippines
DengZhicong (Eric)

Fangda Partners

ChineseBeijing
GabatoVien Lawrence SYGabato Law OfficeFilipinoPhilippines
JiangHelen ShanHarvard Law SchoolChineseCambridge, MA
LawSau Wai (Samuel) Hong KongHong Kong
Lai Katherine Sze KeiLuk & Partners (In Association with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius)Hong KongHong Kong 
LazaroGrace Ann CQuisumbing Torres (member firm of Baker & McKenzie International)FilipinoPhilippines 
LeungTimParson Brinckerhoff (Asia)Hong KongHong Hong 
McKenzieJamesKing & Wood MallesonsAustralianHong Kong
Ng EricGilt ChambersUSA/Hong KongHong Kong
OmoriYuichiroBaker McKenzieJapaneseTokyo
RobbinsMichaelDorsey & WhitneyAustralianHong Kong
SucharitkulVanina

Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas

Thai, French, USAParis

 

Singapore: 23 - 24 November 2017     Instructors:  Sarah Grimmer and Romesh Weeramantry

Last NameFirst NameAffilated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Cheung

Desmond

DLA Piper

Hong Kong / British

Hong Kong
LimSi Cheng

Michael Hwang Chambers

SingaporeanSingapore
KwongChiew EeRahmat Lim & PartnersMalaysianMalaysia
NeoCathrynMichael Hwang ChambersSingaporeanSingapore
PoonNicholasDrew & Napier LLC Singapore
SimChristineCentre for International LawSingaporeanSingapore
YuLilyAnthony Rogers ChambersHong KongHong Kong

 

Shanghai:  14-15 December 2017     Instructors:  Sarah Grimmer and Nicolas Wiegand

Last NameFirst NameAffilated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Chen

Elva

T & C Law

Chinese

Hangzhou
CliftHamish

Bar Association of Queensland

AustralianBrisbane
JeongInhoeKim & Hyun(SeSeung) LLC, SeoulKoreanSeoul
MagrawKendraIHEIDAmericanGeneva
ParkMosesLiberty ChambersKoreanHong Kong
WongJanie Lai YunAddleshaw Goddard (Hong Kong) LLPHong KongHong Kong 
XinYiPeking University, School of Transational LawChinese Shenzhen
YeWeinaHerbert Smith FreehillsChineseShanghai
ZhengTianyuanFangda PartnersChineseShanghai

 

Hong Kong: 14-16 June 2018     Instructors:  Sarah Grimmer and Olga Boltenko

Last NameFirst NameAffilated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Brar

Manini

Arista Chambers

Indian

New Dehli
BruesselCarlotta

HKIAC

German/AustralianHong Kong
ChandreshKunwarKabi & AssociatesIndianNew Dehli / Hong Kong
Chen ChuangEricPeking University School of Transnational LawChineseShenzhen
ChuaDanielHerbert Smith FreehillsMalaysianKuala Lumpur
DoumalHanaHKIACFrench / MoroccanHong Kong
FuXinGrandall Law FirmChineseShanghai / Nanjing
GanapathyPuneethAsian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC)IndianKuala Lumpur
HuDavidSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLPSingaporeanLondon
 
KaoJohnThe Hong Kong Institute of ArchitectsHong KongHong Kong
MaBoqiaoChinese University of Hong KongChineseShanghai
Mak Ho WangCharles Hong KongHong Kong
Miguel FigueiredoJose PortugueseMacau
MorwaleHarshalMIDS GenevaIndianGeneva
OhNicholasSir Oswald Cheung's ChambersAustralianHong Kong
OngRachelMichael Hwang Chambers LLCSingaporeanSingapore
SajnaniSurajKing & Wood MallesonsBritishHong Kong
ShuxiangJinChinese University of Hong KongChineseShenzhen
Stanley-RyanAshleyVictoria University of WellingtonNew Zealand / IrishWellington
XuRuiPeking University School of Transnational LawChineseBeijing

 

Hong Kong: 3 - 5 December 2018     Instructors:  Sarah Grimmer and Nicolas Wiegand

Last NameFirst NameAffilated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Benlafkih

Othmane

HKIAC

Moroccan

Hong Kong 
CarterJustin

N/A

AustralianAustralia
ChanCynthiaHerbert Smith FreehillsHong KongHong Kong
ChenPeter XiongchaoHerbert Smith FreehillsChineseHong Kong
ConstantinoJeffrey B. Cadiz Tabayoyong and PartnersFilipinoPhilippines
LiValerieDLA PiperHong KongHong Kong
LilliuMarco Francesco Citadel Arbitration LLCCanadian / ItalianVancouver
MokMurphyHerbert Smith FreehillsHong KongHong Kong
NordlundFilipHKIACSwedish / FinnishHong Kong
 
Tan Xi'enRachelNational University of SingaporeSingaporeanSingapore
TsubotaYotaroMori Hamada & Matsumoto Law FirmJapaneseSingapore
VajpeyiAlokSinghania & Co.IndianMumbai
Wei QiqiHKIACChineseHong Kong
GengXueyangBeijing DHH Law FirmChineseShanghai
XiaZhiyiZhong Lun Law FirmChineseShanghai
YeuAlbertARUPChinese / New ZealandHong Kong

 

Manila: 13 - 15 December 2018     Instructors:  Sarah Grimmer and Olga Boltenko

Last NameFirst NameAffilated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Bernardo

Donna

Supreme Court of the Philippines

Filipino

Philippines
BongcaronKristine

Martinez Vergara Gonzalez & Serrano (MVGS)

FilipinoPhilippines
Lee Kwang ChianSingapore Management UniversitySingaporeSingapore 
UyMichael Marlowe Insights Philippines Legal Advisors FilipinoPhilippines
HengCelia Xili

Peking University School of Transnational Law

ChineseShenzhen
MacapagalMichaelQuisumbing Torres FilipinoPhilippines 
PrimadiAlbertus Aldio Asian International Arbitration Centre(AIAC) IndonesianKuala Lumpur
WangQianN/AChineseBeijing
XuRuiN/AChineseCleveland

 

Hong Kong: 8-10 July 2019     Instructors: Sarah Grimmer and Olga Boltenko

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Bong-Kwan JustinAlan Leong SC's ChambersCanadaHong Kong
HuangZhihuangStevenson, Wong & Co.Hong KongHong Hong
HuiSui HangDavis Polk & WardwellSingaporeHong Kong
KoedaMihiroNishimura & AsahiJapaneseTokyo
LauChun MingStevenson, Wong & Co.Hong KongHong Kong 
LuLei Lei Fangda PartnersChineseBeijing
MokCheuk Yuen BillyLiberty ChambersHong KongHong Kong
NgSue SingaporeanThe Netherlands 
PrusinowskaMonikaChinese-EU School of Law at the China University of Polutical Science and LawPolandBeijing
SihombingSalaConflict Change Consulting LimitedAustralianHong Kong
TamKeithLiberty ChambersCanada / Hong KongHong Kong
TumpovskiyAnnaTLG Legal, PARussian /  AmericanMiami
YangShixinZhong Lun Law FirmChineseShenzhen
Yan Jiaying AngelaZhong Lun Law FirmChineseBeijing
ZhangTian ShuZhong Lun Law FirmChineseBeijing

 

Asia: 23-25 June 2021     Instructors: Sarah Grimmer and Joe Liu

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
BertrandJorisShearman & SterlingFrenchHong Kong
BhalothiaSandeep Augmented EraUnited Arab EmiratesDubai
ChanYik On, BoboAnthony Siu & Co. Hong KongHong Kong
CheungTsz Ching, AriaResolution Chambers Hong KongHong Kong
EkenCanThe Chinese University of Hong KongTurkishHong Kong
GuYuxinZhong Lun Law Firm ChineseShanghai
HongWah Ngai, AndyN/AHong KongHong Kong 
HongYing Ngai, EricN/AHong KongHong Kong 
HuSicenHKIACChineseHong Kong
LiuYangFudan University Law SchoolChineseShanghai
MaVeronicaBryan Cave Leighton PaisnerHong KongHong Kong
MakNobleDavis Polk & WardwellHong KongHong Kong
NgFelicityKing & Wood MallesonsAustralianHong Kong
OhSeulgi, SallyKL PartnersKoreanSeoul 
UyarGokceHKIACTurkishHong Kong 
WangXiaojunHKIACChineseHong Kong 
WongJeraldBaker & McKenzieHong KongHong Kong

 

Europe: 22-25 September 2021     Instructors: Joe Liu and Tim Robbins

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
BaliukEkaterinaRussian Arbitration CenterRussianMoscow
CenCelineJincheng Tongda & Neal Law Firm (JT&N)ChineseShenzhen 
CheungVincentHKIACHong KongHong Kong 
ChinEdwardPantheon ChambersCanadianHong Kong
ChoyChrystalAshurst LLPBritish / Hong KongHong Kong
de Silva ArunaFJ&G de SaramSri LankanSri Lanka
DransfieldLiamQuinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLPBritishLondon
EvansJoelMourant OzannesBritishJersey 
GareevRinatRussian Arbitration Center, attorney-at-law (New York)RussianRussia / USA
GranadeiroJoanaMorais LeitãoPortuguesePortugal
JiangPatrickKing & Wood MallesonsHong KongHong Kong
KhandrimayloVictoriaHKIACRussianHong Kong 
LamTiffanyWhite & Case LLPHong KongHong Kong
LuiKiu Yu, DonaldN/AHong KongHong Kong 
Mayordomo CastillaAlonsoStampa AbogadosSpanishMadrid
NganJaimieN/AHong KongHong Kong 
PalmiottiDario SimoneThe University of Hong Kong (HKU) / Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC)ItalianSingapore 
PerezByronHKIACFilipinoHong Kong 

 

USA and LatAm: 10-13 May 2022     Instructors: Joe Liu and Tim Robbins

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
AggarwalVishalN/AIndianIndia
AliAminath RayaMaldives International Arbitration CentreMaldivianMale', Maldives
CaoYunqin (Carrie)Peking University School of Transnational LawChineseBeijing
ChenFanghanHKIACChineseHong Kong
ChenQianaoGeorgetown University Law CenterChinese

Washington, D.C. / Shanghai

DuMingzhuHaiwen & PartnersChineseBeijing
HaCindyK&L GatesHong KongHong Kong 
HandoAmyVictorian BarAustralianAustralia
HeHazel ZonghangKing & Wood MallesonsHong KongHong Kong 
HuiTsz YuNorton Rose Fulbright Hong Kong Hong Kong 
KirpalaniLaveshPrince's ChambersBritishHong Kong
KuangChenShanghai Arbitration CommissionChineseShanghai
LindmarkFredrikDaHui LawyersNorwegianBeijing
LiuSonglinTsinghua UniversityChineseBeijing
NetrusovYuriyN/AUkrainianAustralia
RukhanaKaranChambers of Darius Khambata, Senior AdvocateIndianMumbai, India
Santana GalindoDiana ItzelN/AMexicanHong Kong
SuenMatthew H.B.IndependentChinese (Hong Kong SAR)Hong Kong
XueGuofangQMULChineseLondon 
YuZijinHKIACChineseShanghai

 

Hong Kong: 12-14 December 2022     Instructors: Eric Ng and Joe Liu

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
AdvaniSunita P.Mr Michael Lee of Twenty EssexSingaporeanSingapore
ChanElizabethAllen & OveryNew Zealand, British Hong Kong
ChenHuahuaGlobal Law OfficeChineseBeijing 
DhawanTejasvitaThemis & Co.IndianNew Delhi
FloreteMary Christine Salome CaperoncePhilippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., Philippine International Center for Conflict ResolutionFilipinoIloilo City
HeYuanCheng Huan S.C. ChambersHong KongHong Kong / Mainland China
HungStephanie YujieParkside ChambersChineseHong Kong 
LamCyrilLam & AssociatesBritish / Hong KongHong Kong
LeungEmaBernacchi ChambersHong Kong

Hong Kong

LoYiu Yeung AdrianGilt ChambersHong Kong SARHong Kong SAR
ParkJi YoonHKIACRepublic of KoreaSeoul
PengRachelQueen Mary University of LondonChineseBeijing
QuYinshengHKIACChineseHong Kong
SridharSanchittaUniversity of Hong KongIndianHong Kong 
WuHuiSidley Austin Chinese Hong Kong
YuKellyHKIACHong Kong SARHong Kong

 

Hong Kong: 10-12 May 2023     Instructors: Eric Ng and Noam Zamir

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
Abdullah SalihManshaMaldives International Arbitration CentreMaldivianMaldives
ChanMyleneHong Kong Mediation Council LimitedUSAHong Kong
Chan-PensleyRichardKing & Wood MallesonsBritish/Hong KongHong Kong
ChenYiniYi & Partners Law FirmChineseShenzhen
ChiuHarold Hei-TungStevenson, Wong & CoHong KongHong Kong
ChungFrancisRede ChambersHong KongHong Kong
ChungWannie WYCourtyard ChambersHong KongHong Kong
DiebschlagPryderiClyde & CoBritishHong Kong
LiJingjingZhong Lun Law FirmChineseBeijing
LiXiongfengSouth China International Arbitration Center (HK) (SCIAHK), and Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)ChineseHong Kong, Shenzhen
LongDongHKIACChineseHong Kong 
MakAdrianAnselmo Reyes Inc.Chinese/BritishHong Kong
SejkoDiniHKUST Business School/SovereigNet Tufts UniversityAlbaniaHong Kong
ShinWooseokSingapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA)Republic of KoreaSingapore
TangAaronHerbert Smith FreehillsBritish/Hong KongHong Kong
WangYiCIETACChineseBeijing
WeiglMaren WibkeCMS Hasche Sigle, Hong Kong LLP  GermanHong Kong
XuEricReed Smith Richards Butler LLPChineseHong Kong 
YangZhenKing & Wood MallesonsChineseShanghai
YauTsun FungBernacchi ChambersHong KongHong Kong

 

Hong Kong: 24-26 January 2024     Instructors: Dong Long and Noam Zamir

Last NameFirst NameAffiliated OrganisationNationalityPlace of ResidenceCV
BalitePaul Heherson M.Philippine Dispute Resolution CentreFilipinoPhilippines
Batac-LimReginaPhilippine Institute of ArbitratorsFilipinoMakati City, Philippines 
ChanHiu Tung (Fiona)HaldanesChinese (Hong Kong SAR)Hong Kong
ChenJoeyUniversity of MelbourneMalaysianMalaysia
ChenYuShanghai International Arbitration Center(SHIAC) ChineseShanghai
CheungJohnson CWCentury ChambersChineseHong Kong
ChungHarrisonAllen & Overy LLPHong Kong/ BritishSingapore
DashAmrutanshuAllen & Overy LLPIndianSingapore
FanBensonDentons Rodyk & Davidson LLPSingaporeanSingapore
GargRoopaliQueen Mary University of London IndianLondon
HackneyElizabethHackney Arbitration ServicesAustralian, Italian, Hong KongSingapore
KanagasabaiNira SailakshmiMohanadass PartnershipMalaysianSingapore &AMalaysia
PakpahanDaniel Nicholas Putra Centre for International Law, National University of SingaporeIndonesiaSingapore
RachkovaElizavetaVolterra FiettaRussianLondon
SabriNurulHKAMalaysianQatar
SavoieBrunoCity-Yuwa PartnersCanadianTokyo 
SelvapandianClive Navin Messrs Christopher & Lee Ong, Advocates and SolicitorsMalaysianKuala Lumpur
TamSuet Yan SharonBird & BirdChineseHong Kong
TanAshtonThe Arbitration Chambers Pte LtdSingaporeanSingapore
TaoYuanHui Ye Law FirmChineseShanghai
ToPhyllis-Canadian, ChineseHong Kong
TulinaPolinaSMURussianSingapore
VishwakarmaVedantaOon & Bazul LLPIndian Singapore 
WimmersCosimaMichael Hwang Chambers LLCCanadianSingapore
ZhaoCharles QizhiGEN Law FirmChineseShanghai, PRC

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