This year's Alexander Lecture will be delivered by Professor Dr Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCIArb as part of London Arbitration Week. 

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Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab is Founding Partner & Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy at Zulficar & Partners, and Professor of International Arbitration, Private International Law and English Contract Law. He serves on the ICCA Governing Board, is Chair of the ICC Governing Body for Dispute Resolution Services, Dean of the Africa Arbitration Academy, and a Member of the Curatorium of the Hague Academy of International Law. He is also affiliated with numerous leading organisations and institutions, and is a designated by the President of the World Bank Group to serve on the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators.

Prof. Abdel Wahab has served in over 270 arbitration cases across continents, recognized globally as a thought leader, leading arbitrator, expert, and counsel in international investment and commercial arbitration. He has contributed to shaping modern arbitration through his roles with the IBA, ICC, ITA, and many legal innovation bodies worldwide.

His accolades include the 2024 Law Magazine Legal Excellence Award, the 2023 Regional Lawyer of the Year, and Client Choice International Awards (2020–2021). He received the 2018 Swiss Arbitration Association International Arbitration Advocacy Prize and the 2019 AYA Hall of Fame Award in London for the African Arbitrator of 2019. 

He has co-edited seminal works like International Arbitration and the COVID-19 Revolution and Online Dispute Resolution: Theory and Practice. He is also the author of the ‘Abdel Wahab Pandemic Pathway to Virtual Hearings’ nominated for the 2020 Global Arbitration Review Special Award for the COVID-19 Pandemic Response. In 2024, he became the first Arab and African to deliver the UNIDROIT Annual Lecture in Rome and the first African to deliver the Freshfields-QMUL Annual Lecture in London.

He is regularly ranked by Who's Who Legal, Chambers, and Legal 500 as a top-tier arbitrator and thought leader. Peers describe him as “razor sharp,” “exceptionally insightful,” and “one of a kind,” praised for his integrity, deep legal knowledge, and ability to navigate common, civil, and Shari’a law systems with distinction. Chambers & Partners Global (2025) - Dispute Resolution: Arbitration say: “He is one of the finest arbitrators globally. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of international arbitration practice and a tremendous amount of experience in civil and common law cases. He is extremely impressive; very well-prepared. He knows arbitration inside-out and is extremely smart and experienced”. Client Choice International – WWL: Thought Leaders Global Elite (2024) says: "He is globally recognized as one of the leading arbitrators in practice”. 

View previous Alexander Lectures here, including Toby Landau KC C.Arb FCIArb's lecture, which won a GAR Award; International Investment Arbitration and the Search for Depoliticisation, and Claudia Salomon FCIArb's GAR nominated lecture, 'Guardian, Gatekeeper or Guide?'

Our prestigious Alexander Lecture was founded in recognition of the contribution of former Ciarb President John Russell Willis Alexander (1897-1985) to alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Ciarb's lecture is considered one of the most prestigious and highly anticipated events in the ADR calendar.