2026 Events

14 October 2026, London.  Georges Affaki will moderate the opening panel session on Comparative Regional Perspectives and the Future of International Arbitration in a Geopolitical World, and will contribute a Gulf perspective during the discussion.

15 July 2026. Georges Affaki speaks on Arbitration in Challenging Times at a joint CIArb Qatar and CIArb London event. Event brochure

15 May 2026, global. Prof. Georges Affaki and Dr Nasser Wahbi co-author a national chapter on Syrian arbitration destined for The World Atlas of Arbitration.

12 May 2026, London  Georges Affaki delivers a lecture on the Codification of international commercial law, at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University, London. Event brochure Watch full lecture here

11 May 2026, London. On 11 March 2026, the LCIA has launched a consultation designed to ensure that the LCIA Arbitration Rules and LCIA Mediation Rules continue to reflect modern practice and the real world experience of those who use them. It asked members of the...

12 – 15 April 2026, Madrid Georges Affaki spoke on a panel during the ICCA Congres discussing Procedural Integrity and Legitimacy: Building Confidence Across Jurisdictions.

AFFAKI hosts the conference organized by the Saudi Centre for Commercial Arbitration during the Paris Arbitration Week. Held on 25 March 2026, 9am – 1 pm, at the Institut du Monde Arabe, the event features keynotes and panel debates amongst leading arbitrators and...

13-14 March 2026, Lima At the meeting of the Monetary Law Committee of the International Law Association, Georges Affaki moderates a panel on artificial intelligence in central banking, and presents a report on investment treaty arbitration and economic sanctions.

5 February 2026 Chambers and Partners ranks Georges Affaki amongst France’s most-in-demand arbitrators. We are very grateful to our peers for their vote of confidence.

2, 18 and 19 March 2026, Paris Georges Affaki chairs on 2 March 2026 the biannual meeting of the Banking Commission, ICC France.Meeting agenda Georges Affaki chairs on 18 March 2026 the biannual meeting of the Legal Committee of the ICC Banking Commission. ICC France...

3 February 2026, Hong Kong – Paris Georges Affaki joins Des Vœux Chambers as Independent Neutral. Founded in 1984, Des Vœux Chambers is Hong Kong’s leading set of barristers’ chambers. Members of the List of Neutrals consist of individuals and specialists who, with...

1 – 5 February 2026, Riyadh. Georges Affaki speaks at a number of events organised by the SCCA and by ICCA on arbitration and the rule of law, as well as on the application of the New York Convention by national courts. .

14 January 2026, Geneva. Georges Affaki will speak on a panel addressing the question of how could Counsel, Arbitrators, Institutions, and Courts do Better? The Ultimate Debate..