Chaitanya Arora is a managing director with Secretariat. His professional experience of over 25 years spans across advising clients on matters of corporate finance, valuations and quantification of damages. He regularly appears as a financial expert in disputes across various jurisdictions and is recognized as a Global Elite Thought Leader among professional expert witnesses.

David Bateson is a leading international arbitrator who has acted in over 150 arbitrations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and South America. He has acted as chairman, party-appointed arbitrator or sole arbitrator in arbitrations under the rules of the AA, AIAC, BANI, CIETAC, DIAC HKIAC, KCAB, ICC, LCIA, PCA, SIAC, TAI and VIAC, in ad hoc arbitrations, as a dispute board member or as a mediator. He has extensive experience in disputes in a variety of industry sectors, including construction, energy, resources, commodities, insurance, joint ventures, shareholder agreements and shipping.

In recent editions of Who’s Who Legal, Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500, David is named as a leading arbitrator and an expert in commercial arbitration, construction, energy and mediation. He is listed in Chambers Asia Most in Demand Arbitrators (Tier 1 in Singapore).

Kabir is a Partner in the International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution practice of Clifford Chance. He has more than 20 years of experience in complex, cross border disputes & investigations with a focus on India, Indonesia, and South-East Asia. His client roster includes large multinational corporations, international banks, and financial institutions with presence across APAC.

Kabir focuses on international arbitration, regulatory & internal investigations, and strategic litigation management. He continues to act as counsel on numerous international arbitrations under the rules of ICC, SIAC, LCIA, HKIAC and AAA.

Kabir has also been consistently recognised as a market leader for disputes involving India and Indonesia, by leading international legal directories such as Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and Lexology (formerly Who's Who legal) Index.

Maria Kiang is Head of Legal, APAC, International Regulatory Change Management and International Technology, information Security and Privacy Head, and part of the CIB Global Regulatory and Governance Team for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Based in Singapore, Maria is responsible for coordinating legal coverage for businesses operating in and/or with connections to APAC. She is also responsible for legal coverage of Regulatory Change Management, Technology, Information security and Privacy issues across our International businesses.

Maria holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Hong Kong and a Master of Laws degree from the University of Sydney, Australia.

As the Regional Director based out of Singapore, Tejus is responsible for structuring and implementing ICC's strategy, overseeing operations and promotion of ICC Dispute Resolution Services (ICC DRS) in over twenty countries covering South Asia Pacific.

Tejus is also an avid promoter of opportunities for young practitioners and leads ICC's Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (YAAF) for South Asia.

Working alongside the case management team in Singapore and overseeing a team of deputy directors in the region, Tejus focuses on assisting companies, counsels, and investors the region understand how they can resolve commercial disputes by raising
their awareness about ICC DRS and advising on ICC arbitration proceeding protocol.

Tejus earned his law degree in India. Upon graduation, Tejus started at a law firm in Delhi. Prior to joining ICC in Singapore as the Regional Director, Tejus also worked with ICC in India and with the forensic and dispute advisory services at a Big Four audit firm.