SIMC Partners with the Commercial Law Development Programme for its ADR Center Business Development Workshop

June 28, 2023

The Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), a division of the U.S. Department of Commerce, works with government and non-government stakeholders in Pakistan to develop alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms, such as mediation and arbitration.

CLDP organised an ADR Center Business Development Workshop from 21 June to 23 June, 2023 in Dubai for two ADR Centres from Pakistan – the Musaliha International Center for Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (MICADR) and the Institute of Business Administration ADR Forum Center (IBA-DRF). The workshop focused on developing and refining each Center’s approach to business development and engagement with various stakeholders, including businesses and in-house counsel, law firms, neutrals and international advisors, and government officials. The workshop provided hands-on training and guidance on various aspects of business development, including how to refine a targeted and effective pitch deck for different audiences, identifying value-add of each centre in the market, centre rules, website user experience, sustainability, staff, and business model.

SIMC was pleased to partner with CLDP for this workshop. The experts for the 3-day workshop were Siddharth Jha, Counsel, Singapore International Mediation Centre; Othmane Benlafkih, Associate, GBS Disputes; Rekha Rangachari, Executive Director of the New York International Arbitration Center (NYIAC) and Zmarak Khan, Senior Counsel for Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Pakistan, U.S. Department of Commerce, CLDP.

SIMC CEO Chuan Wee Meng also shared his insights on strategies to improve service delivery of ADR Centers and ways to meaningfully engage with commercial law firms in Pakistan and beyond to promote commercial mediation.