Nayla Obeid first Lebanese/Arab woman president of CIArb

The Lebanese Court elected Nayla Qumeir Obeid as one-year president for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) to be the first Lebanese and Arab woman in the Middle East to assume this position and the third globally. To recall, the 102-year old institute was established in London as an umbrella for 133 countries and has 37 global branches and 14 thousand members representing the different sectors. Obeid, who has chaired the board of trustees for one year and is considered as an ambassador extraordinaire in her new post, plans to organize three conferences during her mandate. The first one will be held in Dubai next March for the Asia region, including India, China and Australia; the second will be held in Johannesburg next July and will be for the African continent, while the third will be held in Paris in December and is intended for Europe and North America. The three projected conferences are organized under the theme of ‘harmonizing public and civil laws and development of the principles and foundations of international arbitration." CIArb is a non-profit organization that organizes training courses for arbitrators, mediators and judges to facilitate decision in international disputes. (Al Mustaqbal, January 6, 2017)