Ms. Olga Boltenko FCIArb is a barrister and arbitrator with over a decade of experience in cross-border dispute resolution and international arbitration. With a particular focus on public international law, investor-State dispute resolution, and commercial arbitration, Ms. Boltenko has acted as legal counsel in investor-State disputes under the auspices of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the ICSID, the SCC, the ICC, the LCIA, and in various capacities in dozens of commercial disputes in a wide array of industries including oil and gas, mining, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications and pharmaceuticals, across Asia and beyond. Ms Boltenko carries an active arbitrator practice as she is listed on multiple regional and international arbitrator panels.  

Andrew is a Hong Kong solicitor (with solicitor-advocate rights of audience in the higher courts) and is also admitted as a solicitor in both England and Wales and Singapore. He handles commercial, construction, corporate and shareholder disputes on behalf of major companies and financial institutions. Andrew frequently acts as counsel in the international commercial arbitration and also sits as an arbitrator. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators. He is on the list of arbitrators for the HKIAC, the SHIAC, SCIA and BVI Arbitration Centre, amongst others. The 2025 edition of Benchmark Litigation notes client feedback that Andrew is “[a] very experienced practitioner with deep legal expertise and excellent knowledge of Hong Kong and China. Very easy to work with, a great strategist with a clear vision for each matter he takes on. A truly outstanding advocate.“

Domenico Di Pietro is an Italian national qualified to practice in Italy, England & Wales, and registered as Foreign Legal Consultant with the Florida Bar in the United States. 

He is an independent arbitrator and consultant working out of the Miami and London offices of his firm Di Pietro Arbitration P.A. Previously he worked as counsel in international law firms in Italy, England, the U.S.A. and Japan. He assisted various Chinese companies in international disputes in China, Hong Kong, Italy, and Switzerland. His expertise includes commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Freeman of the City of London and the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators. He is on the Panel of Arbitrators of institutions in Europe and Asia. He taught international arbitration in Italy and was twice a Scholar in Residence at New York University School of Law. 

He has published widely on his area of expertise. Some of his works have been cited by the leading courts in many countries.

He has been featured in Who’s Who Legal for over 15 years.

Mark Feldman is Interim Dean and Professor of Law at Peking University School of Transnational Law, where he has been based since 2011. His articles have been cited in more than 300 publications, including reports by the OECD, UNCTAD, RIETI, the World Economic Forum, the European Parliament, the International Bar Association, and the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. His work with the Institute for Transnational Arbitration includes current service as Vice Chair of the Academic Council, Co-Chair of the Asia Task Force, and member of the Executive Committee. He previously served as Chief of NAFTA/CAFTA-DR Arbitration in the Office of the Legal Adviser at the U.S. Department of State, where he led the team that represents the United States in investment treaty arbitration.

Franco Ferrari is the Clarence D. Ashley Professor of Law and the Director of the Intesa Sanpaolo Center for Transnational Litigation, Arbitration, and Commercial Law at New York University School of Law. He taught as Full Professor at Tilburg University (Netherlands), as well as Bologna University and Verona University (Italy). He has published more than 380 law review articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and case comments, as well as 50 books on conflict of laws, forum shopping, international commercial arbitration, and international business transactions. Formerly Legal Officer at the UN Office of Legal Affairs, International Trade Law Division, Professor Ferrari is also an active international arbitrator in international commercial and investment disputes, a member of the editorial board of various peer reviewed European law journals, and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Private International Law (2017), the Cambridge Compendium of International Commercial and Investment Arbitration (2023), and the Concise Encyclopedia of International Commercial Arbitration (2025).

Jacky is a senior associate in Freshfields’ award-winning international arbitration group in Asia. He has a decade of experience representing clients in complex, high-value disputes with cross border elements. His work includes advising on international arbitrations under the major institutional rules, including ICC, HKIAC, and ICSID, involving jurisdictions such as the US, Hong Kong, the PRC, the UK, India, Japan, and Pakistan, and spanning a variety of industries. Jacky currently serves as the Deputy General Editor of the Asian Dispute Review and as the Asia Pacific Regional Representative of Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA). He is also a former Committee Member of HK45 – the group established under the HKIAC for young arbitration practitioners.

Mr. LI Xiongfeng joined SCIA as its Secretary of the Council in 2017 with the main responsibility of assisting members of Council to perform their statutory duties under the Ordinance on the SCIA, China’s first regional legislation on arbitration institution. Since 2019, he has been involved in the setting up of SCIAHK and in charge of the Secretariat. He is a member of the drafting group of the SCIAHK Arbitration Rules which are UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules based arbitration rules, and has handled numerous administered commercial arbitration and mediation cases, including those administered by institutions abroad and at home.

Mr. Li obtained his bachelor’s degree and master’s degrees in Mainland China (Hunan University) and Singapore (NUS), and he is currently an SJD candidate of the University of Hong Kong. He was a qualified Chinese lawyer and foreign legal counsel in Singapore.

Dr. Christopher TO (陶 榮) is a chartered arbitrator, certified adjudicator and accredited mediator, chartered engineer, chartered information technology professional, barrister-at-law and a law professor (adjunct) who is on the panels of various leading global alternative dispute resolution bodies.  He has arbitrated, adjudicated and mediated a variety of cases and is representing clients in cases within the dispute resolution field.

Christopher is currently a barrister,  the Programme Director of the LLM in Arbitration and Dispute Resolution at the City University of Hong Kong , Visiting Scholar at the University of Science and Technology and was the Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (1998 to 2008). He is the Chairperson of the Hong Kong Mediation Council (a wholly owned entity of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre), Chairperson of the Hong Kong Mediator Accreditation Association Limited, Mediator Accreditation Committee (the body that accredits mediators in Hong Kong). He is also the Chairperson of the Buildings Appeal Tribunal, Member of the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal and an Advisory Member of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council.