PUTTING UZBEKISTAN
ON GLOBAL
ARBITRATION MAP
16-18 JUNE 2026 - TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN
Uzbek Arbitration Week
Languages: English, Uzbek and Russian
(contact info@tiac.uz for event language details)
Venue for offline events: see each event for venue information
Sponsorship packages: please email info@tiac.uz for further information
UzAW starts in:
Members of the Organising Committee
Diana Bayzakova
Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)
Nafisa Aslonova
Deputy Director of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)
Malika Pulatova
Member of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)
Ariana Fatullaeva
Member of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC)
THE KEY PANELS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF TIIF
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16 JUNE 2026
14:30 - 16:00 - BUILDING A WORLD-CLASS DISPUTE RESOLUTION ECOSYSTEM IN UZBEKISTAN
Venue: CAeX (Room Bukhara)
Registration: LINK
How is Uzbekistan building credible dispute resolution infrastructure? TIAC's institutional design, the innovative Dispute Avoidance Protocol (DAP) and English law frameworks examined by leading international practitioners. Co-organised with BrULA.
Moderator:
Diana Bayzakova, Director, TIAC
Speakers:
Marie Anne Birken, International Lawyer
Rupert D'Cruz KC, Barrister at Littleton Chambers
Carolyn Lamm, Partner, White & Case
Wei SUN, Partner, Zhong Lun Law Firm
Naomi Briercliffe, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Andrea Pinna, Founding Partner, Pinna Goldberg Law Firm
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18 JUNE 2026
15:30 - 17:00 - PUTTING UZBEKISTAN ON THE GLOBAL ARBITRATION MAP
Venue: CAeX (Room Tashkent)
Registration: LINK
ISDS frameworks, bilateral investment treaties and the evolving landscape of international arbitration. ICSID, UNCITRAL, BIT reform and New York Convention enforcement. The Dispute Avoidance Protocol (DAP) as a paradigm shift from resolution to prevention.
Moderator:
Charlz Tay, Managing director, IDR Chambers Singapore
Speaker:
Joann Lau, Secretary-General, HKIAC
Carolyn Lamm, Partner, White & Case
Diana Bayzakova, Director, TIAC
Hussam Al Talhuni, Partner, MAS LAW
Michael Davar, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs
Mark Ludwikowski, Partner, Clark Hill PLC
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SATELLITE EVENTS
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DAY ONE
16 June 2026
Venue: Swissôtel Tashkent (Shakhrisabz st,4)
Registration: LINK
9:00 - 13:00 - IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AS A STRATEGIC BUSINESS PARTNER: MANAGING RISK, GROWTH AND CROSS-BORDER CHALLENGES
9:00 - 9:30 - Registration
9:30 - 10:30 - When Negotiations Reach a Deadlock: The In-House Counsel’s Toolkit Before and Instead of Litigation (Mediation, negotiation protocols, and the role of in-house counsel in building an effective dispute resolution framework without escalating disputes to arbitration)
Moderator:
Saidaziz Alimov, Founding Partner, Lexcell
Speakers:
Alexander Korobeinikov, Partner, International Arbitration, Baker McKenzie
Naomi Briercliffe, Disputes Partner, Solicitor Advocate, Squire Patton Boggs
Davronbek Ahmatov, Partner, PraeLegal Law Firm
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Malika Pulatova, Member of the TIAC Secretariat/ Case Manager
10:30 - 10:45 - Coffee Break
10:45 - 11:45 - Measuring the Contribution of the Legal Function: Metrics, KPIs and Reporting; Budgeting for the Legal Department: Justifying Costs and Securing Resources; Negotiating with the Business from Within: How In-House Counsel Can Say ‘No’ While Remaining a Strategic Partner”
Moderator:
Saidaziz Alimov, Founding Partner, Lexcell
Speakers:
Anastasiia Pokrovskaia, Head of Legal, Surhan Investments Limited
Fayzulla Khusankhodjaev, Partner, Dentons
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Milana Xaitova, Chief Legal Counsel, Board Member, “Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company”
11:45 - 12:00 - Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:00 - Contracts as a Strategic Tool: How In-House Counsel Protects the Company at the Transaction Stage (Choice of applicable law and jurisdiction, force majeure clauses, sanctions-related risks, and practical approaches to contract structuring with due regard to real commercial risks)
Moderator:
Saidaziz Alimov, Founding Partner, Lexcell
Speakers:
Ilkhom Azizov, Senior Partner, Azizov & Partners Firm of Advocates
Dilfuza Akramova, Head of Legal, Sea Breeze Uzbekistan
Ekaterina Tsaregorodtseva, Senior Manager & Legal Services, Larsen & Toubro
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DAY TWO
17 June 2026
Venue: Swissôtel Tashkent (Shakhrisabz st,4)
Registration: LINK
10:00 - 16:30 - ENGLISH LAW DAY
CO-ORGANISED WITH THE BRITISH-UZBEK LAW ASSOCIATION (BrULA), BRITISH EMBASSY
10:30 - 10:45 - Opening Remarks
The Rt Hon. Jason Stockwood, Baron Stockwood, Minister of State for Investment (HM Treasury and Department for Business and Trade), Member of the UK House of Lords
Gulnora Mirzaeva, Judge of the Supreme Court
Dr. Bakhshillo Khodjaev, Rector of the Tashkent State University of Law
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Sherzod Abdulkasimov, Partner at PraeLegal Uzbekistan, Founder of the British Uzbek Law Association (BrULA)
10:45 - 12:00 - Recent Developments in English Law and Dispute Resolution in Uzbekistan: Courts, Enforcement and Institutional Reform
Speakers:
Marie-Anne Birken, International Lawyer
Rustam Akramov, Partner at Abacus
Igor Gorchakov, Partner at Al Tamimi & Company
Rupert D’Cruz KC, Barrister at Littleton Chambers
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Dr. Hussam Al Talhuni, Former DIAC Director and TIAC Supervisory Board Member
12:00 - 12:15 - Coffee Break
12:15 - 13:30 - Practical Workshop: Managing a Common Law Trial
Speakers:
Rupert D’Cruz KC, Barrister at Littleton Chambers
Anna Grischenkova, Member of the TIAC Court of Arbitration
Dara Shagal, Counsel at Pinna Goldberg, London
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Charles Tay, Co-Founder, Managing Director at IDR Chambers
13:30 - 14:30 - Session Break
14:30 - 15:45 - Case Study Workshop: Cross-Border Disputes and Sanctions Issues
Speakers:
Sherzod Abdulkasimov, Partner at PraeLegal Uzbekistan, Founder of the British Uzbek Law Association (BrULA)
Chris Down, Partner at Norton Rose Fulbright
Mark Ludwikowski, Partner at Clark Hill
Anton Konnov, Partner at Al Tamimi & Company
Farhod Sharipov, International Counsel at Clark Hill
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Mikhail Bychikhin, Counsel at Curtis
15:45 - 16:00 - Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30 - Special Presentation
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DAY THREE
18 June 2026
Venue: MGIMO Tashkent (Mirzo-Ulugbek st, 47)
Registration: LINK
8:00 - 13:00 - SHAPING THE NEW LEGAL LANDSCAPE OF CENTRAL ASIA: ARBITRATION, INVESTMENT, AND MARKET DEVELOPMENT
8:30 - 8:50 - Welcome Breakfast
8:50 - 9:50 - Business Discussion: The Current State of the Legal Market in Uzbekistan and the Emergence of New Law Firms, followed by the presentation of the “Legal Career Development” course
Moderators:
Evgeniya Chervets, PhD in Law, Managing Partner, Chervets.Partners; Head of the Ural Branch of the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; International Arbitrator
Anna Ubaydullaeva, PhD in Law, Lecturer, Tashkent State University of Law; International Arbitrator and Mediator
Speakers:
Damir Amanbaev, Managing Partner, Enlawyer Law Firm
Ulugmurod Ernarazov, Managing Attorney, INTER SAM LAW GROUP; Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights of Uzbekistan; International Arbitrator
Atabek Ismailov, Attorney, AVILEX Law Office
Aleksandr Taranenko, Associate, Orion Law Firm
Sherzod Utkirkhujaev, LLM, Managing Partner, Lexcell Law Firm
9:50 - 10:00 - Coffee Break
10:00 - 11:20 - Hybridisation of Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms
Moderator:
Maria Lyubimova, Partner, Chervets.Partners; Chair of the Presidium of the Ural Board of Arbitrators of the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; International Arbitrator
Speakers:
Hussam Al Talhuni, Partner, MAS Law
Maria Andrianova, PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Head of Department, MGIMO University; Arbitrator of the International Commercial Arbitration Court and the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation
Larisa Belousova, Founder and Director, BRIDGE Consult LLC; MCIArb; FIDIC Certified Consulting Engineer (FCCE); Member of the FIDIC Integrity Management Committee (IMC)
Anora Djuraeva, PhD in Law, Chief Legal Officer, TEXNOMART LLC; Lecturer, University of World Economy and Diplomacy
Anna Grishchenkova, LLM, Independent Arbitrator; Member of the TIAC Court
11:20 - 11:40 - Coffee Break
11:40 - 13:00 - The Legal Architecture of Investments, followed by the presentation of the research on Uzbekistan as a Place for Doing Business, prepared by Chervets.Partners x Birge with the support of the Foreign Investors Council under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Moderator:
Evgeniya Chervets, PhD in Law, Managing Partner, Chervets.Partners; Head of the Ural Branch of the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs; International Arbitrator
Speakers:
Dilfuza Akramova, Head of Legal Department, JV SEA BREEZE UZBEKISTAN
Anton Borysiuk, Сounsel, Head of Corporate Practice, Nordic Star
Venera Erzina, Head of Human Resources Department, Ipotekabank (OTP Group)
Begaim Kaibyldaeva, Chief Executive Officer, Business Soft & ICLOUD; International Arbitrator
Foziljon Otakhonov, PhD in Law, Chief Research Fellow at the Business Law and Judicial Protection Research Center of Tashkent State University of Law; Professor; International Arbitrator
Nozima Saidalieva, Senior Inspector, Office of the Business Ombudsman
Pavel Serov, Managing Director, Metals Mining Industrial and Technical Consulting
Rayhon Yusupova, Legal Counsel, Enterprise Uzbekistan
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