DUBAI ARBITRATION WEEK
Building the Energy Transition, Resolving the Disputes:
Risk, Claims, and Arbitration in Middle East Energy Projects
Monday, Nov. 9 | 2:30-4 p.m.
Join Us
Date
Monday, Nov. 9, 2026
Time
2:30-3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
3:30-4 p.m. Networking and Refreshments
Location
Capital Club, Room 7
Gate Village, Building 3, DIFC
Dubai, UAE
Event Overview
As investment in energy infrastructure expands across the Middle East, increasingly complex projects are creating new technical, contractual, and commercial challenges for owners, contractors, and their counsel. This panel will explore how disputes arise during the design, construction, commissioning, and operation of conventional and renewable energy facilities and how those disputes ultimately reach international arbitration. Particular attention will be given to features of projects and dispute resolution in the Middle East, including the evolving regional arbitration landscape. Drawing on practical experience, the panel will conclude with lessons for counsel and project participants on managing technical evidence and positioning complex energy disputes for effective resolution.
Meet Our Speakers
Jeffrey Hunt, Ph.D., P.E.
Principal Engineer
Civil & Structural Engineering
Exponent
Solver Thorsson, Ph.D., P.E.
Office Director & Principal Engineer
Mechanical Engineering
Exponent
Emerson Holmes
Partner
Disputes
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader
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