Permanent Committees About us

Membership Development Committee (MDC)

The role of the MDC as delegated by GC is to develop policies, regulations, rules, standard operating procedures and guidelines as necessary to manage and supervise the functions of the Institute with respect to its membership.

MDC is tasked to develop and establish rules and procedures for review of the qualifications for membership, voting rights, the election of members, the privileges and obligations of membership of each category of membership, the designated status of the members, the issue of Empanelment Certificates, the entrance fee and subscription of members, the resignation of members, the supervision and discipline of members, and the use of initials after Members’ names in accordance with the provisions of the Membership Regulations

No.	Name	Designation	Country	Membership level
1	Dr. Navin G Ahuja	Chairperson	Singapore	Fellow
2	Dr. Chales Ho Wang Mak	Vice Chairperson	Scotland	Fellow
3	Cheng Ho Wah @ Roland	Member	Malaysia	Fellow
4	Dr. Subroto Roy	Member	India	Fellow
5	Randolph Khoo	Member	Singapore	Fellow
6	Pranit Bag	Member	India	Fellow

Dr. Navin G Ahuja

Chairperson

Dr. Navin G. Ahuja is a distinguished mediator and arbitrator at Mediation Chambers, bringing nearly two decades of extensive experience in the international sale of goods and manufacturing to his role. He holds a law degree, a Master's specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and a Doctorate focusing on guerrilla tactics in international commercial arbitration. Navin is also a Visiting Professor of Law at Guangxi University.

He serves as the AIADR Special Representative to Singapore. In addition, he is the Director of Mooting and ADR Competitions at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) in Visakhapatnam and Co-President of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA). Navin is a member of various panels, including the Presidential Panel of Arbitrators of the AIADR, contributing his expertise to the field of dispute resolution.

An accomplished author, Navin wrote the book “Taming the Guerrilla in International Commercial Arbitration: Levelling the Playing Field”, which has garnered acclaim from leading academics and practitioners. He actively contributes to the discourse in ADR through his publications and as a member of the editorial board for the International Arbitration Law Review, alongside delivering guest lectures on mooting, ADR, and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

His commitment to excellence is demonstrated by his role as a judge in various ADR moots and his success in coaching teams to achieve outstanding results. An accredited general mediator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited since 2013, Navin has also completed the advanced mediation masterclass course and has successfully guided aspiring mediators, including lawyers, law students, and professionals from diverse fields, through the accreditation process.

Sr Ho June Khai

Managing Director – JKW Consultancy Sdn Bhd

Member

Sr Ho June Khai holds qualifications in Law, Quantity Surveying and Project Management. He is a qualified multi-disciplinary construction professional and building practitioner with more than 38 years of experience in project management and construction, pre and post contract administration and management, contractual claims and dispute resolution advisory and management.

Sr Ho June Khai owns a claims consultancy outfit providing specialised construction contract management and contractual advisory services. He is empanelled as an Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Mediator with the Asian International Arbitration Centre. He is also empanelled as an Arbitrator with the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators and as an Adjudicator with the UK Adjudicators. He has been appointed as an Arbitrator and an Adjudicator for disputes under the AIAC Rules and the CIPAA Act 2012, respectively.

Mak Ho Wang

Member

Charles Ho Wang Mak is a PhD Candidate in international law and a Graduate Teaching Assistant at the University of Glasgow, a Fellow of the Centre for Chinese and Comparative Law at the City University of Hong Kong, an Honorary Fellow of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law at the University of Hong Kong, and a Research Affiliate at SovereigNET, The Fletcher School, Tufts University. His research concentrates on sovereign debt restructuring and dispute resolution.

Charles has studied law at the University of Sussex in England (LL.B. (Hons.)), The Chinese University of Hong Kong (LL.M. in International Economic Law), and the City University of Hong Kong (LL.M.Arb.D.R.(with Credit)). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb), the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand (FAMINZ (Arb/Med)), and the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (FRAS). He is also a pioneer member of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (MAIADR). He earned accreditation as a tribunal secretary at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. In 2019, he was admitted as the first member of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration Tribunal Secretary Panel from both Hong Kong and Mainland China. He is available to be appointed as a tribunal secretary for international arbitrations.

Cheng Ho Wah @ Roland

SOLE PROPRIETOR of ROLAND CHENG & CO

Member

A Malaysian, Mr Cheng Ho Wah @ Roland is the Managing Advocate / Proprietor of the Firm. He was admitted as an Advocate of the State of Sabah, Malaysia, on 18th February 1992. He commenced his Legal Practice under this Firm’s name, Roland Cheng & Co., in August 1993. He was conferred the award of Justice of the Peace by the State Governor of Sabah on 18th November, 2015.

Mr. Cheng obtained his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (B.Sc(Hons)) from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 1980 and Bachelor of Laws from the University of London, England (LLB.(Hons) London) in 1988. He was admitted as a Barrister-at-law, Lincoln’s Inn in November 1990. In 2004, he obtained his Master of Laws specialising in Maritime Law from the University of London (LLM).

In June, 2014, Mr. Cheng was admitted as a Member of The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and in February, 2015 he was awarded the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators’ Diploma in International Arbitration. He became a Fellow of the Institute (FCIArb) on 14th April 2015. He was appointed as a member of the Panel of Adjudicators of the Asian International Arbitration Centre (formerly known as Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration) on 1st July 2014. He is a member of the Sabah Law Association since 1993 as well as its successor umbrella body-the Sabah Law Society from 1st January, 2018 onwards. He is also a member of the Malaysian Maritime Law Association since September 2014. He is a Fellow (Pioneer Member) since 3rd September 2018 of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR). He was appointed as one of the Committee Members of the Membership Development Committee for a 2 year term 2020 until 2022 of AIADR. Then on 21st December 2020, Mr Cheng was admitted as a Member of The Society of Construction Law Malaysia (SCL).

To-date, Mr. Cheng has more than 25 years experience in handling both conventional and Islamic bank loan documentations, banking related matters, conveyancing, land related documents and estates cases. He also handles civil and criminal litigation and has acted in cases in High Court, Court of Appeal and the Federal Court.

Prior to commencing his legal practice in 1993, he has 9 years experience in Banking & finance and 4 years experience in the motor industry.

In recent years, he has been appointed as legal advisor by many companies in land matters. He is currently the legal Advisor to a number of the Associations including- Federation of Sabah Industries, Kota Kinabalu Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sabah Builders Association, Min Sin Shea Club, Sabah Kidney Association.

Professional Development & Education Committee (PDEC)

PDEC is tasked to develop and establish rules and procedures for educational curriculum for each grade of membership of the Institute including CPD courses and bespoke training sessions.

In accordance with the Constitution, Vision, Mission and Values of the Institute, the role of the PDEC as delegated by GC is to develop policies, regulations, rules, standard operating procedures and guidelines as necessary to manage and supervise the functions of the Institute with respect to education, training and continuous professional development of its members and stakeholders of ADR forums.

Professional Development & Education Committee 2021 – 2022

No.	Name	Designation	Country	Membership level
1	Rammit Kaur	Chairperson	Malaysia	Fellow
2	Anil Changaroth	Vice Chairperson	Singapore	Fellow
3	Inbavijayan Veeraraghavan	Member	India	Fellow
4	Jay Patrick Santiago	Member	Philippines	Member
5	Samrith Kaur	Member	Malaysia	Fellow
6	Dr. Khaled Chowdury	Member	Bangladesh	Fellow
7	Dr. Shahrizal Zin	Member	Malaysia	Fellow
8	Dato' Ricky Tan	Member	Malaysia	Fellow
9	Teodoro Kalaw IV	Member	Philippines	Fellow

Rammit Kaur Charan Singh

FCIArb, FAIADR, Principal of Victorious Vie PLT

Chairperson

Ms. Rammit Kaur has evolved from a lawyer to in-house counsel bringing with her close to 20 years of experience. She is a founding partner of a boutique consultancy firm providing a wide spectrum of services relating to ADR and legal support. She was the Head of Legal Services in the KLRCA and has contributed to the drafting of Shariah Compliant arbitration rules which innovation was awarded in 2012 by the Global Arbitration Review. She was instrumental in the drafting of and revisions to the KLRCA ADR Rules. She is a Fellow and Accredited Mediator of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Director of its Malaysian Branch. Having worked with other prominent organisations in the past two decades, Ms Rammit has gained expertise in the construction, infrastructure, transportation, logistics, oil and gas and legal industries. She is passionate about dispute resolution and actively sits in as arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator.

Anil Changaroth

FAIADR, FCIArb, FSIArb, FPIArb, Managing Director of ChangAroth Chambers LLC (SG)

Vice Chairperson

Anil Changaroth (FCIArb, FSIArb, FPIArb, FAIADR) is an accredited Mediator, Arbitrator (Fellows of the Chartered, Singapore and Philippines Institutes of Arbitrators), Conflict Avoidance and Dispute Resolution Practitioner (since 1995 having qualified as a Barrister of Law Middle Temple England), hold a Master of Science in Construction Law & Arbitration, Kings College London & National University of Singapore and is Advocate and Solicitor of Singapore and Solicitor of England and Wales.

His practices in Asia Pacific region includes through his:

Law practice CHANGAROTH CHAMBERS LLC with Appropriate Dispute Resolution focusing on Infrastructure, Building and Construction and most aspect of Commercial, Civil, Criminal dispute resolution and Corporate front end advisory work;
CHANGAROTH INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANCY- consulting and administering international infrastructure/construction, trade/investment treaty projects and providing ADR appointment services; and
Through ChangAroth InterNational Consultancy’s ODRasia & ODRanz – providing a Revolutionary Online subscription based range of basic, necessary and yet intuitively seamless independent and/or collaborative and complementary synchronous or asynchronous digital platforms to aid/assist/support Clients with Online Dispute Resolution and Conflict Avoidance, Online Digital Reengineering of managing Data, People, Infrastructure & Construction Projects and Businesses essentially creating an Online Digital Revolution

Anil an honorary legal advisor to the Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers and Society of Interior Designers Singapore. was the Society of Construction Law (Singapore) chairman 2012-14 and Country Representative (Singapore) for the ADR ODR International and Dispute Resolution Board Foundation. Anil’s book Resolving Disputes, a Guide to the Options for Appropriate Dispute Resolution, was published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia in 2019.

Dr. Khaled Chowdury

Vice-President of Barristers’ Association Bangladesh, Head of Chambers at Dr. Khaled H Chowdhury & Associates

Member

Dr. Khaled Hamid Chowdhury, a Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn with 25 years standing, is an Advocate of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is also an Accredited Mediator of CEDR & ADR-ODR International and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Dr. Chowdhury is a fellow of AIAC and AIADR, Malaysia, and an empanelled Mediator and Arbitrator at Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC). As an Arbitrator, he sits in different panels and acts as a Mediator in extensively in diverse matters including but not limited to Civil, Commercial, Admiralty, Company and Banking Company, Criminal matters, and Consumer Disputes. He is a specialist in international sports law and has more than 10 years of work experience as an adjudicator. He is the Head of Chambers at Dr. Khaled H Chowdhury & Associates (Dispute Management Specialists), a leading set in Bangladesh. He is also a legal adviser for the Ministries of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment, of Roads and Bridges, Home Affairs, and of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Dr. Chowdhury excels in Academia, heading London College of Legal Studies South, a leading institute in Dhaka promoting English legal education in Bangladesh. He is also a part of the Global Faculty at ADR ODR International. He is also a Master Trainer and an Associate Arbitrator of ADR ODR International and has taught and trained ADR to students in the UK, India, UAE, Thailand Malaysia, and Bangladesh. Dr. Chowdhury has been conferred with an Honorary Doctor of Laws from UWE, Bristol for his contribution to legal education in Bangladesh in 2019.

Apart from that, he is also the acting Vice-President of Barristers’ Association Bangladesh, a non-profit-making organisation committed to developing civic consciousness and to act as a pressure group for the development of legislations in Bangladesh. He is also a member of the Centre Européen de Coopération Juridique (CECJ) and has maintained close professional networks with lawyers across France, Russia and the U.S.A.

Dr. Shahrizal M Zin

FCIArb, FAIADR, FMIArb

Member

Dr Shahrizal M Zin is a legal academic and alternative dispute resolution(ADR) practitioner. He reads law at the University of Malaya as a recipient of the Public Service Department(PSD) scholarship. He graduated with LLM from the University of Malaya and hold a PhD from Monash University, Australia with a thesis that examined the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. He was awarded a diploma in International Commercial Arbitration by the Chartered Institute of Arbitration (CIArb) UK and admitted as a fellow since 2016. He is also a fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR) and the Malaysian Institute of Arbitration (MIArb). He sits regularly as an arbitrator and adjudicator in relation to construction claims pursuant to Arbitration Act 2005 and CIPAA 2012. He is the author of several publications, among others, ‘Common Issues in Malaysian Adjudication (Guide to CIPAA 2012, Cases and Materials)’ (Lexis Nexis 2020), ‘Reappraising Access to Justice : A Critical Review on State Recourse to Counterclaim’ in Alan M. Anderson and Ben Beaumount (eds) The Investor – State Dispute Settlement System : Reform, Replace or Status Quo? (Wolters Kluwer 2020. He is currently acting as a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University Technology MARA (UITM) Malaysia.

Dato Ricky Tan

FAIADR, FCIArb, Managing Partner of Messrs. Ricky Tan & Co

Member

Dato Ricky has his own small legal practice in Kuala Lumpur since 2006. He graduated from the University of Staffordshire with LLB and LLM. He has been active as a local adjudicator and arbitrator (AIAC). He is also appointed as an arbitrator of the Hainan Arbitration Commission and Nanning Arbitration Commission. Dato Ricky is also an Adjunct Professor of Hainan University and Visiting Associate Professor of Southwest University of Political Science & Law (People’s Republic of China). He is also a Fellow of CIArb and AIADR. He is actively involved in regional university law school internship program, trans-border legal exchange and training between Malaysian law fraternity and Chinese counterpart vide China- ASEAN Cooperation Legal Center (a society registered in Malaysia). Dato Ricky is also involved in Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) ADR and believes in building sustainable legal market and cross-collaboration for the legal fraternity.

Inbavijayan Veeraraghavan

B.A.B.L., FICA, FAIADR, FPIArb, PAP-KFCRI, FCIArb (UK), President for PDEC sub-committee

Member

V.Inbavijayan was educated at Dr.Ambedkar Govt. Law College, University of Madras. On completion of his legal education, he took up litigation practice at High Court of Madras (1997). His enthusiasm towards ADR made him to pursue whole time arbitration practice since 2001.

So far he has presided as sole arbitrator and represented as counsel in over 350 domestic cases, several thousands of small-claims commercial/financial arbitrations and 15 international arbitrations. His areas of practice includes international commercial arbitration, maritime arbitration, international trade & contracts, IPR, construction disputes, finance & banking disputes, securities market, JVs, L/Cs, ADR, sale of goods, domain name disputes and investment disputes.

He has been accredited as an arbitrator in HKIAC (Hong Kong), CIETAC, BAC & SHIAC (China), AIAC (Malaysia), DIAC & EMAC (Dubai), CRCICA (Egypt), SCCA (Saudi Arabia), MIAC (Maldives), KFCRI, ICADR & ICA (India), CIDRA & NYIAC (USA) and various other regional & national arbitration institutions. To add up, he is the Project Adviser of an arbitration institution, KFCRI and inducted as member of ICCA. He had been listed in the 2008 edition of International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitrators. To add up Chambers Asia Directory:

2010 refers as “Veeraraghavan Inbavijayan is active in commercial arbitration and described as “excellent – he handles matters in a highly professional manner and can achieve fast results.”

2011 refers as “ Veeraraghavan Inbavijayan is a respected figure, who focuses on handling international arbitrations on a wide range of disputes, including those relating to distributorship agreement, construction and satellite right.

2012 refers as “Veeraraghavan Inbavijayan earns accolades for his “noteworthy knowledge in arbitration.” He undertakes both domestic and international arbitration, particularly in international trade and commercial disputes”.

2013 refers as “Veeraraghavan Inbavijayan of KoVe Global LLP continues to be well regarded for his work as an arbitrator, and has presided in a number of joint venture disputes of late”.

In addition he is promoting the concept of ADR by way of writing articles and books, providing training courses and gives lecture on Arbitration and ADR in law schools, Universities, Chambers of Commerce and conferences worldwide.

Samrith Kaur

LL.B. (Hons)Coventry, UK; C.L.P., LL.M.; FCIArb; FM1Arb;Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya

Member

Ms. Samrith Kaur, an advocate and solicitor is the Managing Partner at Messrs. Samrith Sanjiv & Partners in Kuala Lumpur. She graduated with Bachelor’s degree in law from University of Coventry, United Kingdom and secured her Certificate of Legal Practice at University of Malaya. She also holds a Master degree in Law from University of Malaya where one of her areas of interest was in Alternative Dispute Resolution(ADR).She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, United Kingdom and with the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators. She was past Vice Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Kuala Lumpur Branch(2012-2014)and currently Deputy President of Sports Law Association Malaysia (SLAM) (2019-2020).Ms. Samrith is a Certified Mediator and is on the panel of Bar Council Malaysian Mediation Centre (MMC) and as Arbitrator, Mediator and Adjudicator on the panel of Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution(AIADR) and Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC). She is also a Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panelist with AIAC and Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre in Hong Kong. Besides actively employing her mediation skills in her legal practice Ms. Samrith frequently delivers talks and lectures and provide training to several professional bodies on ADR. She has co-authored a handbook on Practice & Procedure of Mediation and is also actively involved in providing training to Arbitrators, Adjudicators and Mediators.

Special Representative

Dr. Navin G Ahuja

Representative of Singapore

Dr. Navin G. Ahuja is a distinguished mediator and arbitrator at Mediation Chambers, bringing nearly two decades of extensive experience in the international sale of goods and manufacturing to his role. He holds a law degree, a Master's specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), and a Doctorate focusing on guerrilla tactics in international commercial arbitration. Navin is also a Visiting Professor of Law at Guangxi University.

He serves as the AIADR Special Representative to Singapore. In addition, he is the Director of Mooting and ADR Competitions at Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) in Visakhapatnam and Co-President of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA). Navin is a member of various panels, including the Presidential Panel of Arbitrators of the AIADR, contributing his expertise to the field of dispute resolution

An accomplished author, Navin wrote the book “Taming the Guerrilla in International Commercial Arbitration: Levelling the Playing Field”, which has garnered acclaim from leading academics and practitioners. He actively contributes to the discourse in ADR through his publications and as a member of the editorial board for the International Arbitration Law Review, alongside delivering guest lectures on mooting, ADR, and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

His commitment to excellence is demonstrated by his role as a judge in various ADR moots and his success in coaching teams to achieve outstanding results. An accredited general mediator of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and Hong Kong Mediation Accreditation Association Limited since 2013, Navin has also completed the advanced mediation masterclass course and has successfully guided aspiring mediators, including lawyers, law students, and professionals from diverse fields, through the accreditation process.

Events Development & Management Committee (EDMC)

In accordance with the Constitution and Vision of the Institute, the GC has delegated its powers to EDMC for promoting and advancement of the Objects of the Institute, in pursuit of achieving the Vision and Mission of the Institute. The role of the EDMC is to develop policies, regulations, rules, standard operating procedures and guidelines as necessary to manage and supervise the events, public education programmes and advancement of efficient dispute resolution forums, to promote economic activities without disruptions.

- EDMC shall be responsible for developing and organizing the Institute’s events, conferences, seminars, roadshows and ADR related public awareness programs.

Editorial Sub-Committee (ESC)

The Editorial Sub-Committee (ESC) is a vital organ of the Marketing & Communication Committee (MCC) and the Institute. ESC shall be the voice of the Institute and an umbilical link between the membership of the Institute, industry segments and the global ADR forums. The GC empowers the ESC to be the contact centre for disseminating all updates, news, and programs of the Institute to the target recipients in a timely and cost-effective manner.

The role of the ESC is to:
- Set the highest standards of quality for professional writing styles, research, and evidence-based articles; and
- Develop guidelines and criteria for objective screening and review of all types of incoming contributions, publications and peer-reviewed reports, etc.

Editorial Sub-Committee 2025– 2027

No.	Name	Designation	Country	Membership level
1	Dmitry Marenkov	Chairperson	Germany	Fellow
2	Dr. Shahrizal M Zin	Vice Chairperson	Malaysia	Fellow
3	Dr.Lam Wai Pan, Wilson	Member	Hong Kong	Fellow
4	Ramalingam Vallinayagam	Member	India	Associate
5	Ajit Kumar Mishra	Member	India	Fellow
6	Professor LEE C G, John	Member	Singapore	Fellow
7	Girija Krishnan Varma	Member	India	Fellow
8	Sagar Kulkarni	Member	India	Fellow
9	Dr. Nur Emma Mustaffa	Member	Malaysia	Fellow
10	Sr Lim Kok Sang	Member	Malaysia	Fellow
11	Wong Hua Siong	Member	Malaysia	Fellow

Dmitry Marenkov

LLM, FAIADR, FCIArb, FHKIArb

Chairperson

Dmitry Marenkov, LLM, FAIADR, FCIArb, is an in-house legal counsel and regularly acts as arbitrator in international commercial cases. He has participated in more than 30 international arbitrations under various rules, including appointments as co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and presiding arbitrator. Dmitry is also an Accredited Mediator (London School of Mediation). In 2019 he joined the Approved Faculty List of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

A Fellow of the Asian Institute of ADR and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Dmitry is included in the list of arbitrators of the following arbitral institutions: Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC), International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICAC/MKAS), Arbitration Centre at RSPP, Russian Arbitration Center, Chamber of Arbitrators (Belarus).

Dmitry Marenkov has published a number of articles or chapters in legal periodicals and loose-leaf handbooks and appeared as speaker in seminars and conferences. His working languages are English, Russian and German.

Dr. Shahrizal M Zin

FCIArb, FAIADR, FMIArb

Vice Chairperson

Dr. Shahrizal M Zin FCIArb, FAIADR, FMIArb is a legal academic and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioner. He read law at the University of Malaya as a Public Service Department scholarship recipient. He graduated with LLM from the University of Malaya and held a Ph.D. from Monash University, Aus tralia. He has been awarded a diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (DipICArb) from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) UK and admitted as a fellow since 2016. He is also a fellow of the Asian Institute of Alterna tive Dispute Resolution (AIADR) and the Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MI ARB).

He regularly sits as an arbitrator and adjudicator concerning construction claims under Arbitration Act (2005) and CIPAA 2012. He is the author of several publications, among others, Common Issues in Malaysian Adjudication: Guide to CIPAA 2012, Cases and Materials (LexisNexis, 2020), and ‘Reappraising Ac cess to Justice: A Critical Review on State Recourse to Counterclaim’ in Alan Anderson and Ben Beaumont, ISDS: Reform, Replace or Status Quo (Wolters Kluwer, 2020). He is currently acting as a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University Technology MARA (UiTM).

Sagar Kulkarni

FCIArb ,FAIADR Accredited Mediator & Arbitrator

Member

I am a seasoned legal professional with 14+ years of extensive private practice advising on cross-border regulatory compliance, corporate investigations, and international dispute resolution. Trusted advisor for global businesses, with a strong background in SaaS, construction, energy, and emerging technologies. Supported by strong educational background in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Mediation, LLM in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS-Geneva) (Public & Private International Laws) and International Commercial Arbitration (Queen Mary University London). Adept at conducting internal investigations, managing cross-functional legal issues, and providing pragmatic legal advice aligned with corporate values. Legal Advisor and Consultant to IT companies, Manufacturers, Software Developers, Infrastructure & Construction Companies, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas Sectors, Engineering Companies, with expertise in Commercial laws, cross-border regulatory laws, finance, digital money, trade and tax laws and technology, fintech and public policies. In my current role, I assist in the formation of business entities, analysing cross-border agreements and provide legal advice on commercial, business, tax and investment law issues, dispute resolution, mediation and litigation cases which supports strategic decision-making processes. My background includes negotiating settlement agreements and managing cross-border transactions, ensuring compliance with global legal standards.

Sr Lim Kok Sang

Member

Sr Lim Kok Sang is the Principal of Sang QS Consult. As a Registered Consultant Quantity Surveyor with the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia, he holds Fellowships in RISM, RICS, CIArb, and AiADR. He serves as a panel arbitrator and adjudicator with AIAC, BICAM, and AiADR, and is a qualified mediator recognized by the International Mediation Institute. With over 28 years of experience across Malaysia, Ireland, and the UAE, Sr Lim has contributed significantly to building and civil engineering projects, alongside active involvement in professional organizations and advisory committees. Academically, he holds a B.Sc. (Hons) in Quantity Surveying, an M.Sc. in Project Management, and an LLM in Construction Law & Arbitration (Distinction). His diverse experience in quantity surveying, contract management, and dispute resolution establishes him as one of the industry’s respected multi-disciplinary professionals.

Dr. Nur Emma BT Mustaffa

Member

Dr Nur Emma Mustaffa holds a degree in law and is currently serving as a Professor at the Quantity Surveying Department, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution and is a committee member of the AIADR ESC. She has been in the academic line for nearly three decades. Her academic interest centers around Construction Law, Procurement, Dispute Resolution and Building Information Modelling contracts. She acted as reviewers for various local and internationally acclaimed journals. The Ministry of Human Resource Malaysia and Construction Industry Development Board Malaysia appointed her as a team member to give her legal inputs in developing guidelines for them.

Quantity Surveying Department, Faculty of Built Environment, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TAR UMT)

Dr. LAM Wai Pan, Wilson

Member

Dr. LAM Wai Pan, Wilson is a fellow member of HKIArb, AIADR, IDRRMI and IPostdocA. He obtained the LLM (Arbitration & DR) at the University of Hong Kong in 2009. He completed the Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the California State University, Monetary Bay, Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley in 2021. He obtained the Doctor of Business Administration at Brittany University in France, Vern University of Applied Sciences in Croatia and UCAM University in Spain in 2022. He was conferred the Honorary Doctorate in Laws and Adjunct Professor of SABI University in France in 2019 and 2020 respectively. He is the Adjunct Professor and Senior Expert (Project Management) at the Yuenpei Business School of the Peking University (2020 – 2023). He also serves as Deputy Dean of the China Quality Institute (2021 – 2024).

Dr. Wilson Lam is an Architect, Authorized Person, PMP, ITIL Expert & Digital Leader, ISO 31000 Risk Manager, CCBM in professional background. He is on the Panel of Arbitrators (SCIA, FAIDRRMI, HKIA); HKIAC Arbitrator Appointment Advisory Board (2014-2017 and 2020-2023); various Panels of Mediators in Hong Kong, Mainland PRC and internationally and Panel of Adjudicators (HKIA, HKIArb, HKIAC, AIAC, HKICAdj and SCADJ).

GIRIJA KRISHAN VARMA

Certified Mediator | Arbitrator Fellow| Legal Counsel | ADR & IP Expert | Board Member

Email: girijav@stanfordalumni.org
Phone: 9313338142

Member

Girija Krishan Varma is a trusted expert in dispute resolution, conflict management, and legal strategy. A certified mediator, arbitrator, and lawyer, she brings a wealth of experience in navigating complex cross-border, intellectual property, commercial, and legal issues, with a strong focus on practical outcomes that are enforceable.

Her legal training at world-renowned institutions, combined with extensive exposure in Indian courts, and international companies, enables her to navigate challenging legal scenarios effectively and efficiently. She has successfully mediated over 250 domestic and cross-border disputes including shareholder and investor conflicts, commercial, intellectual property, contractual, and company-related disputes. She settled matters across diverse sectors: entertainment, construction, pharmaceutical, IP-intensive industries, involving patent licenses, trademarks, copyrights, cross-jurisdictional issues, commercial contracts, inheritance & succession planning, family and corporate disputes.

As an arbitrator, she has written several well-reasoned awards and represented clients before top arbitration forums, including SIAC, ICC Singapore, and DIAC. As Legal Counsel, she has argued cases before High Courts and the Supreme Court of India, some of which culminated in landmark judgments.

Girija has held senior legal roles with global organizations such as Microsoft, Standard Chartered, HCL–Hewlett Packard, Singer, and Escorts. At Microsoft, she led anti-piracy enforcement, managed FCPA and data privacy concerns, and developed IP volume licensing frameworks. At Standard Chartered and HCL-Hewlett Packard, she handled arbitrations, regulatory matters, and negotiated commercial agreements.

She specializes in devising litigation and non-litigation strategies that aim to avoid long-drawn legal battles. As a mediator, she successfully settled approximately 95% of her cases, including a long-standing litigation that had been pending for 27 years which was resolved within 10 days.

Corporate & Board Roles She currently serves as an Independent Director on the boards of a Company that is a pioneer in renewable energy and a Fintech company. In these roles, she contributes legal insight, strategic oversight on regulatory, IP, and dispute-related matters.

Girija was instrumental in setting up an intellectual property training institute, developing the curriculum and training programs for professionals on IP and patent laws. She is widely recognized as an ADR and IP law expert.

Community & Values Girija is committed to community well-being and she actively supports initiatives to improve living standards, build peaceful, cohesive communities through mediations.

Current Focus Girija is open to:
• Mediator and Arbitrator appointments
• Board positions (public or private)
• Strategic legal advisory roles across sectors
• Speaking and training engagements on ADR, IP, and legal leadership.

Professor LEE C G, John

Visiting Professor

Member

John is a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (AIADR) and a trainer in mediation advocacy and arbitration. He serves with a number of esteemed institutions, including Singapore Ministry of Law, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Zhuhai International Court of Arbitration (China), AIAC, AIADR, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Singapore as well as the Consumer Association of Singapore.

His areas of interest span international commerce, intellectual property, and sustainability. He has authored over a dozen publications, including his latest co-authored book, ADR: The Future of Dispute Resolution.

John is currently a visiting professor at Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia, and an adjunct professor at Renmin University, China. He contributes regularly to peer-reviewed journals both as an author and member of editorial boards.

Previously, he served as Chief Executive Officer of a Chinese state-owned enterprise—a joint venture between the Jilin Provincial Government and a subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Singapore's sovereign wealth fund).

Ajit Kumar Mishra

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Ajit Kumar Mishra is a prominent figure in the dispute resolution field, particularly in the context of construction and infrastructure projects. He is currently serving as Director (Works) in IRCON International Ltd, a central public sector entity. Prior to this posting he had been heading Contract Management Division (Executive Director) for a USD 12 billion World Bank / JICA funded infrastructure project in India. Mr Ajit Kumar Mishra has a strong background in engineering, management, and law, holding a B.Tech. in Civil Engineering, an LLM in International Dispute Resolution, an MBA in International Business, and a Diploma in International Arbitration. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Fellow of Prime Dispute (UK) and has been member of UK Adjudicators, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation.

He has over 25 years of professional work experience in the field of Project Management, International Procurement, Contract Management, Risk Management, Infrastructure Financing and Dispute Resolution for large infrastructure project. He is actively involved in Procurement of works being conducted through international competitive bidding as ‘Design & Build’ contract based FIDIC contract form and its execution through specialized Project Management Consultants and coordination with multilateral funding agencies. He is a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator and is listed on the FIDIC President's List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators. He also holds a FIDIC Certified Trainer credential, which underscores his authority to train others in FIDIC contract methodologies.

He also serves as Vice Chairman of Society of Construction Law, India; an India delegate of ICC Arbitration and ADR Committee and Member of ICC Institute of World Business Law. His expertise also covers a range of practice areas including arbitration, adjudication, dispute boards, emergency arbitration, expert determination, expert witness, and mediation. In addition to serving as arbitrator and adjudicator, Mr Mishra has contributed to the academic field with publications such as his work on the dispute resolution mechanism in FIDIC-based construction contracts in India. He has received several awards during service including ‘National Awards of Outstanding Service’ highest award given by Govt of India to an officer.

Ramalingam Vallinayagam

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Ramalingam Vallinayagam is a qualified Advocate in India and is currently being called to the Bar of England & Wales in March 2023. He holds an LLM in International Dispute Resolution from King's College London. Ramalingam has been associated with Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot since 2018 as a speaker and as an arbitrator. He has also coached the King's College, London mooting team for the Skadden FDI moot in 2022. Until 2021, Ramalingam practiced before various tribunals and High Courts in India specialising in commercial and insolvency disputes. He currently specialises in public international law advising sovereign States on various issues including investor-State arbitrations

WONG HUA SIONG

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Mr. Wong Hua Siong completed his law degree (with Honours) at University of Malaya in 2005 and subsequently graduated with Master of Laws from the same university in 2009. On April 2014, Mr. Wong has also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Shariah Law and Legal Practice (D.S.L.P.) from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak. On April 2019, Mr. Wong completed his Master of Business Administration (specialisation: Management) from IIUM, Gombak with Distinction grade.

Prior to joining Multimedia University (MMU), Mr. Wong was an advocate and solicitor and joined the legal practice upon his admission to the Malaysian Bar in March 2006. He has been exposed to and gained vast experience in many aspects of general conveyancing areas for both sale and purchase and loan transactions including hands on experience and has advised the legal aspects of various property developments and sub-sale property transactions as well as banking and financing transactions in both conventional and Islamic transactions. Meanwhile, Mr. Wong was also involved in giving advice on security arrangement, surrender and re-alienation and all banking matters, including restructuring of loans and supplemental agreement for the clients.

Mr. Wong was also experienced in handling general civil and commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on banking and financial services litigation, personal bankruptcy and corporate insolvency. He also acted extensively on civil and corporate matters, including contractual disputes. Furthermore, Mr. Wong has represented clients in a wide variety of dispute resolution and litigation cases particularly in landlord and tenant disputes, winding-up, hire-purchase, bankruptcy proceedings, debt recovery, breach of contract and/or undertaking, distress, eviction and squatters/trespassers’ disputes, runner/accident matter, tort of negligence, Will & Probate, divorce proceeding and etc.

Marketing and Communications Committee (MCC)

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Discounts for events organized by other Institutions where AIADR is the supporting organization
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Access to publishing your own Blog at the Institute’s website
Access to network of members online
Eligible to apply for mentee program
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Eligibility to join Branches
Voting rights for election of the Office bearers for Governance of AIADR
Belonging to an elite group in the ADR sector for promotion of trade and cohesive relations across cultural boundaries

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