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Casablanca Arbitration Days

Globalising Morocco's Dispute
Resolution Ambitions

24 – 25 April 2026  |  Royal Mansour Hotel – Casablanca

57 Days – 13 Hours – 20 Minutes – 05 Seconds

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Casablanca Arbitration Days

Hosted by Casablanca Finance City Authority in partnership with CIMAC – Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre, this landmark event will explore Morocco's evolving position in the global dispute resolution landscape.

Over two days, leading practitioners, policymakers, institutional representatives and academics will discuss:

  • Legislative developments in arbitration and mediation
  • Institutional innovation and global best practices
  • Morocco's ambition as a regional arbitration hub
  • Investment, legal reform and dispute resolution

This 10-year milestone reflects CIMAC's continued commitment to positioning Morocco as a competitive international dispute resolution seat.

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Conference speaker
Jalal El-Ahdab
Jalal El-Ahdab
CIMAC Court President, Paris
Speaker 3
Emilia Onyema
CIMAC Court Member, SOAS London
Speaker 5
Mamadou Ismaila KONATE
CIMAC Court Member, Bamako
Speaker 2
Michael Black
CIMAC Court Member, Judge in DIFC Court
Speaker 4
Kawtar Jalal
CIMAC Court Member, Casablanca Bar
Speaker 6
Magnus Jesko Langer
CIMAC Court Member, Lévy-Kaufmann, Geneva
Speaker 6
Francisco Abriani
Senior Legal Counsel, ICSID
Speaker 6
Emad HUSSEIN
Senior Advisor Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy
Speaker 6
Dr. Umar A. Oseni
Secretary General Organization of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre
Speaker 6
Bryan Clark
Head of the School of Law Lancaster University
Speaker 6
Ezzeddine A. Baassiri
Lebanese Arbitration & Mediation Centre
Speaker 6
Professor Dr Nadja Alexander
Director Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy
Speaker 6
Zmarak Khan
Deputy Chief Counsel, United States Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP)
Speaker 6
Marc Henry
Partner (law firm)
Speaker 6
Laurent Levy
CIMAC Board Member
Speaker 6
Sheikh Dr. Thani bin Ali Al Thani
Board Member, Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration
Speaker 6
Dr. Khalid bin Salem Al Saidi
Secretary General, Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre
Speaker 6
Dr. Mohamed Amr
Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cairo University, Professor of Public International Law, and Attorney-at-Law in Cairo
Speaker 6
El Houssaine En-Naciri
Deputy Director, Judicial Office of the Kingdom
Speaker 6
Dr. Assia Ben Saad
Director of Cooperation and Partnerships at the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development
Speaker 6
Dr. Zakaria Laghzaouj
senior legal expert in international investment law
Speaker 6
Khalid Mazzala
Head of the Litigation Department at the Ministry of Equipment and Water
Speaker 6
Khalil NAJM
responsible for reforming Morocco’s international investment treaty regime at the Treasury and External Finance Department
Speaker 6
Hicham Zegrary
Secretary General, Casablanca International Mediation & Arbitration Centre
Speaker 6
Dr. Mourad EL FADIL
Director of Interpretation, Codification and Legal Documentation at the Secretariat General of the Government
Speaker 6
Rachid Ouadifi
Director of Interpretation, Codification and Legal Documentation at the Secretariat General of the Government

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Casablanca Arbitration
Days Program

Day 1 - 24 April 2026

08:45 – 09:30
Opening Ceremony
  • Said Ibrahimi, CEO, Casablanca Finance City Authority
  • H.E. Abdellatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice of Morocco
  • Hicham Zegrary, Secretary General of CIMAC
10:00 – 10:10
Signing Ceremony
MoU CIMAC & SIDRA (Singapore)
10:10 – 12:00
Session 1
Legislative Developments in Arbitration & Mediation: Morocco, the Region, and the World
Moderator: Jalal EL AHDAB, CIMAC Court President, Attorney-at-Law (New York, Paris, Beirut)
Speakers:
  • Emilia ONYEMA, CIMAC Court Member, Professor (SOAS), Solicitor of England and Wales
  • Nadja ALEXANDER, Professor of Law and Director, Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA)
  • Kawtar JALAL, CIMAC Court Member, Attorney-at-Law (Casablanca)
  • Magnus Jesko LANGER, CIMAC Court Member, Attorney-at-Law, Lévy-Kaufmann, Geneva
  • Marc HENRY, Attorney, President of the French Arbitration Association (AFA), Paris
  • Rachid Ouadifi, Director of Civil Affairs and Legal and Judicial Professions at the Ministry of Justice
12:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 – 15:30
Session 2
Integrating ADR into the Court System: Policy, Practice, and Future Directions
Moderator: Hicham ZEGRARY, Secretary General, Casablanca International Mediation & Arbitration Centre, Attorney-at-Law (Casablanca)
Speakers:
  • Houssaine ENNACIRI, Deputy Director, Judicial Office of the Kingdom
  • Assia BENSAAD, Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development, Rabat
  • Mourad EL FADIL, General Secretariat of the Government, Rabat
  • Khalid AMZAL, Ministry of Equipment & Water, Rabat
  • Najm KHALIL, Ministry of Economy & Finance, Rabat
  • Zakaria LAGHZAOUI, Senior Advisor to the Secretary General – The African Continental Free Trade Area, Addis Abeba
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 – 17:30
Session 3
Arbitral Institutions: Modern Practices & the Future Institutional Landscape in Morocco and Beyond
Moderator: Emad HUSSEIN, Senior Advisor, Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy
Speakers:
  • Hicham ZEGRARY, Secretary General, Casablanca International Mediation & Arbitration Centre
  • Ezzeddine BAASIRI, Lebanese Arbitration & Mediation Centre, Attorney-at-Law (Beirut)
  • Khalid Salim Said AL SAIDI, Secretary General, Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre
  • Sheikh Thani bin Ali AL THANI, Board Member, Qatar International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration

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