Careers in International Law​, Australia and New Zealand Society of International Law, Melbourne, July 2024. 

The First Two Months: What Arbitrators (and Counsel) Need to Know, ERA Pledge, Hong Kong, May 2024.

Evidence in International Arbitration, ACICA, Brisbane, Australia, February 2024.

Multiple events at Hong Kong International Arbitration Week, Hong Kong, October 2023: (i) Energy in Transition: Opportunities and Challenges for Arbitration Practitioners; (ii) Diversity: BARBIE-tration and KEN-flict Resolution; (ii) NRF Debate (judge), motion: “This House believes that dissenting opinions keep arbitrators intellectually honest”; (iv) GAR Live Debate (judge); motion: "The rest of the world can learn from the way arbitrations are handled in Asia."

Multiple events at Australia Arbitration Week, Perth, October 2023: (i) Disrupting Disputes: the benefits of technology in arbitration; (ii) Update on the UNCITRAL Working Group III and the Future of ISDS Reform; (iii) ACICA Arbitrator Roundtable (Facilitator).

Recent Procedural Innovations in International Arbitration, Resolution Institute Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, October 2022.

Award Drafting, Resolution Institute Masterclass, Sydney, Australia, October 2022.

Stabilisation Clauses, GAR Live: Energy Disputes, Edinburgh, Scotland, September 2022.

Introduction to ACICA Expedited Arbitration Rules, Brisbane, Australia, September 2022.

Update on the Workings of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, ICC Australia, August 2022.

Introduction to Arbitration, Monash University Law School, August 2022.

Arbitration Law: What is new and what you need to know, North Queensland Bar Association, July 2022.

Writing an Arbitration Award, Resolution Institute, July 2022.

Resolution Institute Arbitration Series, May-July 2022: (i) Introduction to Arbitration, Basic Concepts and Instruments; (ii) Drafting an Arbitration Clause; (iii) Drafting an Arbitration Award; (iv) Enforcement of Arbitration Awards; (v) Investor-State Dispute Settlement.

Has COVID Changed the ADR Funding Landscape? Recent International ADR Funding Developments, Legal Plus – Qatar & MENA: 7th Annual International Arbitration Virtual Summit, March 2022.

Tech Disputes Demystified, HK45, January 2022.

In-House Costs in International Arbitration, V&T Law Firm, January 2022.

Enforcement of Awards – Different Regions, Different Options in the Current Climate, Legal Plus – Asia: Annual International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Virtual Summit, December 2021.

International Arbitration and the Australian Consumer Law, New South Wales Bar Association International Committee/ ACICA, December 2021.

COVID-19 Pandemic and International Arbitration - Where Do We Stand, 18 Months In?​, Resolution Institute, October 2021.

What Arbitrators Want From the Parties - A Multi-Jurisdictional Fireside Chat​, ICC YAF, September 2021.

Doing the Right Thing, the Right Way​, AIAC ADR Week, Diversity Day, August 2021.

The Rising Arbitrator's Challenge: Navigating the Promise and Perils of Your First Appointments​, ACICA45/ Rising Arbitrator's Initiative, May 2021.

A Practical and Comprehensive Guide to Arbitration, Chair, Legalwise, March 2021.

A Black Swan Event? Implications of COVID-19 for Damages and Valuations in International ArbitrationDelos Dispute Resolution Webinar, November 2020.

Diversity in Arbitral Proceedings: Opportunities and Challenges in the Wake of Remote Work and Virtual Hearings, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Australia Arbitration Week, October 2020.

Recent Australian Court Decisions: Virtual Hearings and Due Process, SIAC Counsel Webinar, August 2020.

Conducting an Arbitration: Procedural Meetings and Interim Measures, ACICA45 Lifecycle of an Arbitration Series, Webinar, July 2020.

Developments in International Investment Law: Diversity in International Investment Arbitration, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Trade & Investment Law Outreach Event, Canberra, Australia, December 2019.

Multiple events at Australia Arbitration Week, Brisbane, November 2019: (1) Insights into ICC Australia; (2) Young ICCA / ACICA 45 International Arbitration Skills Training Workshop; (3) Burford Capital: Legal finance as a tool to promote diversity in arbitration; (4) ICC Young Arbitrators Forum: The way of the future – arbitration or other options?

Investor-State Arbitration, University of Queensland LLM Course in International Commercial Arbitration, Brisbane, Australia, March 2019.

The GAR Live Question Time, GAR Live Hong Kong, November 2018.

Drafting a Request for Arbitration and the Answer, ISTAC and Peter & Partners Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, September 2018.

Corruption, Fraud and Abuse of Process in International Commercial Arbitration, ILA Biennial Conference, Sydney, Australia, August 2018.

The GAR Live Inquisition - Power of the institution vs Party autonomy, GAR Live Singapore, May 2018.

London’s International Arbitration future – does it depend on being a financial centre?, GAR Live London, May 2018.

Investor-State Arbitration, UNSW/Australia Awards South and West Asia, International Arbitration Training for Attorney General’s Department, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Sydney, May 2018.

Corruption, Illegality and Abuse of Process in International Arbitration, CARDS’ Tour de Arbitration, Singapore, December 2017.

Tax Disputes and Investor Protection, IEL-SEERIL International Oil and Gas Law Conference, London, June 2017.

Recent Challenges in the Enforcement of Investment Treaty Awards, Cambridge Arbitration Day, Cambridge, March 2017.

The EU’s Proposed New Investment Court, Queen Mary School of International Arbitration and Arbitral Women Conference, London, April 2016.

BITs: Substantive Protections, LegalWeek, London, November 2015.

The Role of Judges and Arbitrators in Natural Resources Activities, IBA, Vienna, October 2015.

Legal Secretaries: Myths and Realities, LCIA/CIArb Event, London, September 2015.

The Doctrine of Proportionality, Cambridge International Law Weekend, March 2015.

Burden and Standard of Proof, ICC YAF, Prague, November 2012.

International Arbitration, International Lawyers for Africa, London, October 2012 and September 2011.

International Investment Arbitration, Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy, Dundee, June 2011.

Investment Treaty Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Diploma on Int’l Commercial Arbitration, Sydney, Australia, 2007/2009; Kuala Lumpur/Penang, Malaysia, 2008/2010.

A Dark Side of Investor-State Arbitration: Fraud, Corruption, Abuse of Process, and Other Improprieties by Claimants, Int’l Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration Conference, Sydney, Australia, February 2010.

Investor-State Arbitration, 2009 Int’l Arbitration Lecture, Sydney, Australia, August 2009.

Drafting Arbitration Clauses, International Law Institute Seminar: Arbitration and Mediation, Washington, D.C., October 2008.

International Law and Human Rights, Training Session for International Law and Human Rights Internship Program at New York University, March 2003.

Multiple presentations to clients and in-house attorneys regarding arbitration clauses, international arbitration (investment and commercial), political risk insurance, and investment treaties.

Multiple presentations to law students and young lawyers regarding careers in arbitration.

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