Introducing Our Speakers
Pedro Arcoverde
Senior Legal Counsel, Airbus S.A.S
Pedro Arcoverde is a dispute resolution lawyer admitted to practice law in Brazil and in France. He is a senior legal counsel in charge of commercial disputes at Airbus, responsible for a portfolio of arbitrations and litigations across the globe, involving all divisions of the Airbus group (commercial aircraft, defence and space, and helicopters).
Before joining Airbus in 2023, Pedro worked as Deputy Counsel, Counsel and Managing Counsel at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris and New York. In this last position, Pedro oversaw twelve teams managing close to 2,000 arbitrations in various jurisdictions and in the most diverse industries.
He trained with two international law firms and a major energy company in Paris and also worked as tribunal secretary to an international arbitrator. Pedro is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and teaches dispute resolution at Sciences Po Law School.
Prof. Dr. Gilles Cuniberti, LL.M. (Yale)
Professor, University of Luxembourg
Gilles Cuniberti is Professor of Comparative Private International Law at the University of Luxembourg and has been the president of the European Association of Private International Law since 2019. He has authored more than 10 books, including a commentary on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (Edward Elgar, 2022) and a monograph exploring the concept and desirability of default arbitration (Rethinking International Commercial Arbitration – Towards Default Arbitration, Edward Elgar 2017).
He regularly acts as an expert for EU institutions, in particular in expert groups assisting the European Commission on the elaboration of EU Regulations. In Luxembourg, he was one of the five drafters of the recent 2023 arbitration law.
Cuniberti holds a Doctorate in Law from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and an LL.M. degree from Yale Law School. He was a member of the Paris bar between 1999 and 2004 and practiced commercial law in the Paris office of Herbert Smith (as it was then). He then became an independent consultant.
Dr. Ole Jensen
Managing Counsel, ArbBoutique
Dr Ole Jensen is Managing Counsel at ArbBoutique. He acts as counsel and arbitrator in domestic and international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and under various institutional rules (ICC, DIS, LCIA, SCC, SIAC and UNCITRAL). His practice focuses on commercial arbitration matters seated in civil and common law jurisdictions, with a range of applicable laws, and conducted in both English and German. He is included on various arbitrator rosters, including for the “Dispute Resolution for Riot Games’ Esports.”
Ole’s cases span a broad range of industry sectors, with a particular focus on technology disputes. They relate to shareholder agreements, share purchase agreements (post-M&A), joint venture agreements, license agreements, long-term supply contracts, sale of goods and other commercial contracts. Ole’s experience also includes court litigation related to the challenge and enforcement of arbitral awards.
Additionally, Ole teaches at universities in Europe and Latin America. He regularly speaks and writes on international arbitration and is the author of ‘Tribunal Secretaries in International Arbitration,’ published by Oxford University Press (2019).
Ole is a member of the Berlin Bar and registered in England and Wales.
Robin Oldenstam
Chair of the Board, SCC; Partner, Mannheimer Swartling
Robin Oldenstam is a partner and head of international arbitration at Mannheimer Swartling as well as the Chairman of the Board of the SCC Arbitration Institute (SCC). He is also a former member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the board of the Finnish Arbitration Institute (FAI) as well as former chairman of the Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA).
Robin’s practice focuses on commercial arbitration and he has acted as counsel in numerous arbitrations under a variety of rules, applicable laws and in a wide range of legal and industry areas. He also has considerable experience as an arbitrator, including a large number of appointments as a sole arbitrator and chairman.
Robin is responsible for the Swedish Bar Association’s mandatory course in trial advocacy and regularly lectures at university courses and training programmes for professionals. He is consistently ranked top tier in dispute resolution in Sweden by Chambers and Partners, Who’s Who and GAR.
Prof. Dr. Pietro Ortolani
Professor, Radboud University
Pietro Ortolani is a Full Professor of Digital Conflict Resolution at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He holds a law degree from the University of Pisa and a Ph.D. in arbitration from LUISS Guido Carli University, Rome. Before joining Radboud University, he was a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg for Procedural Law and a Law Research Associate at Queen Mary, University of London.
Pietro is admitted to the Bar in Italy and he also works as a practitioner, mainly in the field of arbitration and private international law. He has experience in both ad hoc and institutional arbitration. He has acted as an expert for the European Parliament, the European Commission, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law and the International Labour Organization.
Dr. Georgios Petrochilos KC
Partner, Three Crowns
Georgios, a 3C founding partner based in their Paris office, has a broad practice covering inter-State, investment, and commercial disputes. He has represented States, international organisations, and private parties in numerous disputes, having acted in cases under all major Arbitration Rules, as well as before inter-State tribunals and the International Court of Justice.
In addition to counsel work, Georgios is regularly sought out to act as co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator and has experience administering cases heard under ICC, SCC, CAS, SIAC, LMAA, ICSID, UNCITRAL, and LCIA rules. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Geneva (MIDS programme).
Georgios is recognised by The Legal 500 as a “Leading Individual” for Public International Law. Client feedback in Chambers notes he “has superb advocacy skills”, who has “first-rate knowledge of international law”, and Who’s Who Legal, in which Georgios is recognised as a “Thought Leader”, says he is an “one of the most impressive orators and more knowledgeable lawyers”. He has published extensively on international law and international arbitration, including the well-known monograph Procedural Law in International Arbitration and the leading commentary, UNCITRAL Arbitration.
He is an avocat in France, a barrister in England, and an Advocate of the Court of Cassation in Greece. He holds graduate degrees, including a doctorate, from Oxford, as well as degrees from Strasbourg and Athens.
Hanna Roos
CEO, Aavagroup
Professor Hanna Roos is a globally acclaimed “rockstar” international dispute resolution lawyer with “ideas worth billions”, and one of the “highest-ranked” Global Thought Leaders in international arbitration (Who’s Who Legal 2025). She has featured in Forbes, Vogue, ELLE and Harper’s Bazaar on account of her leadership. She has founded Aavagroup on the back of her Oxford, Cambridge, Freshfields, Latham & Watkins and Quinn Emanuel pedigree:
- Aavagard is an elite international dispute resolution law firm which trailblazes to deliver bolder and faster resolutions for clients, and fulfilled careers for lawyers (aavagard.com), and
- Aavalynx has developed AI for use in dispute resolution to disrupt the global dispute resolution sector, to give power back to clients and joy back to lawyers (aavalynx.ai).
Hanna is a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales and serves as counsel in arbitrations and litigations, as well as sits as arbitrator. She is a CEDR Accredited Mediator.
She draws praise for her “tremendous”, “formidable” and “exceptional” skills as an advocate. Clients praise her as a “superstar” who is all about “resolution, resolution, resolution” and as “the rarest of humans, not just a lawyer, in that she personally cares utterly and absolutely about the outcome for her clients – no compromise”.
Hanna hails from Finland where she grew up building dens in the woods, rescuing dogs and going on adventures with her many siblings and cousins, as well as reading her Finlandia Prize -winning grandfather Antti Hyry’s short stories. In her free time, Hanna explores the world’s frontiers by sailboat with her young family, sits face to face with her vulnerabilities, laughs a lot and has swum with sperm whales in the wild.
Natalia Petrik
Board Member, FAI; Counsel, Westerberg & Partners Advokatbyrå
Natalia is a counsel at Westerberg & Partners, a leading Swedish law firm with an international focus. She began her career at top Swedish law firms, specializing in international arbitration, and later served as counsel and Deputy Secretary General of the SCC Arbitration Institute.
Natalia represents clients in both arbitration and Swedish courts and also acts as an arbitrator in international cases. She is a Board Member of the Finland Arbitration Institute and has been recognized by Legal500 as one of Westerberg & Partners’ key dispute resolution lawyers.
Heidi Merikalla-Teir
Chair of the Board, FAI; Independent Arbitrator and Mediator
Heidi Merikalla-Teir currently chairs FAI Board. Before launching her own business in June 2024, where she now serves as an independent arbitrator, mediator, and dispute board member, she spent five years as the CEO and the Managing Partner at a Finnish business law firm. In addition to her role as CEO/Managing Partner, she also served as an arbitrator and mediator. Until 2019, she was the Director at the Finland Chamber of Commerce and the FAI Secretary General for nearly five years.
Henrik Sajakorpi
Secretary General, FAI
Henrik Sajakorpi is the Secretary General of the Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce (FAI). He leads the FAI Secretariat and drives the FAI’s domestic and international initiatives in collaboration with the FAI Board.
Before joining the FAI in March 2024, Henrik worked at Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., a leading Nordic law firm ranked in the GAR 100, where he specialized in commercial dispute resolution, including international arbitration. Henrik is a frequent speaker on arbitration at professional events. In addition, he currently serves on a six-member working group appointed by the Ministry of Justice of Finland to draft a proposal for the reform of the Finnish Arbitration Act. Henrik holds a Master of Laws (LL.M) from the University of Helsinki, where he graduated as valedictorian.
Jussi-Pekka Rantanen
Senior News Presenter and Producer
Photo: Anne Hämäläinen/Yle
Jussi-Pekka Rantanen is Senior News Presenter and Producer at the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle. On top of anchoring flagship TV news bulletins, he has worked on several other programs like concerts, opera productions, current affairs programs and TV series. Rantanen is also known for his work as a commentator of the Independence Day Reception of the President of Finland – traditionally the most watched broadcast program of the year.
In addition to his work at Yle, Jussi-Pekka Rantanen has regularly hosted and moderated events, seminars and forums in Finland and abroad (EBU, Unesco, EU, NewsXChange, Council of Europe, NHK, Prix Europa).
Rantanen has studied journalism and mass communication as a major at the University of Tampere and graduated (MSc) in 2000. He has also studied film and television at the University of Texas in Austin.
The speaker bios above have been provided by the speakers themselves. Additional speaker details will be announced soon, including the keynote speaker.
