The Future of International Commercial Courts:
Towards Transnational Justice

Thursday, 6 November 2025 | Ritz-Carlton, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Agenda

Time Agenda Item
9:30 AM Registration and Coffee
10:15 AM Welcome Remarks by Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa and Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon
11:00 AM Conversation with Professor Marike Patrani Paulsson
International Commercial Courts: The New Arbitration of 2025 and Beyond
→ Professor Jan Paulsson
→ Justice Philip Jeyaretnam
→ Professor Joan Donoghue
12:00 PM Keynote by Justice Chile Eboe-Osuji
No Commerce Without Peace
12:30 PM Closing Remarks by His Excellency Mr Murali Pillai
Bilateralism in Action: Singapore - Bahrain
1:15 PM Lunch & Music by the Sea