ICC Judicial Colloquium on International Arbitration

09:00 (GMT)
13:00 (GMT)
ClassroomAccra
English

As part of the 3rd Ghana Arbitration and ADR Days, this one-day Colloquium is specifically designed for judges. Through practical and interactive sessions from a judicial perspective, the programme will provide an understanding of international arbitration, ICC Arbitration procedures and the role of national courts in supporting the arbitral process.

30 October 2026 – Judicial Colloquium on International Arbitration  
Accra City Hotel  
Barnes Road, West Ridge, Accra, Ghana.

For further information contact: ICC Ghana info@iccghana.org; doni@iccghana.org ; T +233 (0) 302981332

PROGRAMME

09.00-09.10

Opening remarks by the Chief Justice of Ghana  

  • His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana

09.10-09.20

ICC DRS Africa - Regional Initiatives and the 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules
  • Nwamara Inegbenoise - Deputy Director, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris, France
Colleen Parker - Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris, France

09.20-09.30

Overview of the Training

  • Chikwendu Madumere

09.30-10.00

Overview of dispute resolution mechanisms for commercial and investment disputes
  • Daniel Wilmot

10.00-10.30

Life cycle of a typical arbitration case and the functions of the ICC Court and Secretariat
  • Daniel Wilmot and Colleen Parker

10.30-10.45

Coffee Break

10.45-11.30

Arbitration agreement, Jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal and and the role of national courts
  • Justice Nene Amegatcher

11.30-12.10

Nomination and appointment of arbitrators and conflicts of interest
  • Dr. Chikwendu Madumere

 

13.00-14.00

 

Lunch

 

14.00-14.50

Scrutiny and award (interim, partial and final awards, ICC Award Checklist, and requirements of national legislations)

  • Colleen Parker

14.50-15.40

Recognition and enforcement of awards by courts

15.40-15.50

Questions and discussions

15.50-16.00

Closing Remarks and Vote of Thanks

 

Justice Nene Amegatcher
Consultant, Sam Okudzeto & Associates
Accra, Ghana
Dr. Chikwendu Madumere
Head of Arbitration, Madumere & Madumere
Deputy Chair, CIArb Board of Trustees
Abuja, Nigeria
Colleen Parker Bacquet
Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Paris, France
Daniel Wilmot
Partner, International Arbitration, Stewarts Law
London, United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Organisers