Policy commissions
ICC global policy commissions are specialised working bodies composed of business experts who examine major issues of interest to the business world. They prepare policy products, including statements to contribute to intergovernmental discussions, as well as rules and codes to facilitate international business transactions. Commission leaders are appointed by the ICC Chair for a three-year period, renewable for a second term at the Chair’s discretion.
The Commission on Arbitration and ADR is ICC Disputes Resolution Services’ unique think tank and rule making body that provides thought leadership in the field of dispute resolution. It leverages the expertise of practitioners and members to raise awareness and understanding on the practical and legal issues in arbitration and ADR.
To ensure that latest legislative and technological developments meet the evolving needs of practitioners and businesses everywhere, the commission leads the revisions to the range of rules for dispute resolution prior to their submission to the Executive Board for approval.
In its research capacity, the commission proposes new policies and provides useful tools in the interest of efficient and cost-effective implementation of dispute resolution procedures. Carrying out specific projects in Task Force or Working Groups, the commission’s work results in concrete guidelines and practical reports on the legal, procedural and practicality of dispute resolution which are published in free booklets and electronic format on the ICC website or in the ICC Bulletin.
The commission’s Membership consists of Delegates appointed by national committees) as well as ICC Court Members and counts over 1,300 members from more than 100 countries comprising lawyers, in-house counsel, arbitrators, mediators, law professors and experts in various dispute resolution fields.
The Commission meets, at least, twice each year to discuss and approve reports and guideliness.
The Commission’s steering committee, comprising the Chair and Vice-Chairs along with other representatives of ICC Dispute Resolution Services, meets regularly during the year to discuss and agree upon the overall action plan for the commission, including proposals to establish new task forces.
The commission is a unique think tank for ICC Dispute Resolution Services. In its research capacity, the commission produces reports, toolkits and other guidance to innovate and promote efficient and cost-effective dispute resolution in view of the latest developments.
Get in touch with the ICC Arbitration and ADR Commission:
- Dr. Hélène van Lith , Secretary to the Commission
- Commission Project Officer Isabel Kerr
- commission.arbitrationADR@iccwbo.org
STEERING COMMITTEE
| Chair | Mélanie van Leeuwen Derains & Gharavi (The Netherlands; based in Paris) |
| Vice-Chairs | Babatunde Ajibade, SAN S. P. A. Ajibade & Co. (Nigeria; based in Lagos) Philippe Cavalieros Simmons & Simmons (France; based in Paris) Payel Chatterjee Trilegal (India; based in Mumbai) José Ricardo Feris Squire Patton Boggs (Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Spain; based in Paris) Susanne Gropp-Stadler Siemens Mobility GmbH (Germany; based in Munich) Sapna Jhangiani QC Attorney-General’s Chambers, (Singapore; based in Singapore Vladimir Khvalei Mansors (Russia; based in Moscow) Evelyne Patience Memphil Memphil Avocats – (Cameroon, France; based in Yaoundé and Paris) Caline Mouawad Chaffetz Lindsey (Lebanon, United States; based in New York) Aisha Nadar Advokatfirman Runeland (Egypt, United States; based in Stockholm) Karim J. Nassif Nassif Arbitration (Lebanon; based in Dubai) Helen Tang Herbert Smith Freehills (China; based in Shanghai) Debora Visconte Visconte Advogados (Brazil; based in São Paulo) Sharif Ali Zu’bi Ali Sharif Zu’bi Advocates & Legal Consultants (Jordan; based in Amman) |
| Ex-officio Members | Claudia Salomon President ICC Court Alexander Fessas Secretary General ICC Court Victoria Orlowski President Standing Committee of ADR Centre Eduardo Silva Romero Chair ICC Institute of World Business Law Dr Hélène van Lith Secretary to the Commission |
Task Force Disability Inclusion in International Arbitration
This Task Force aims to study and analyse the ways in which ICC can meet the needs of those in the international arbitration community who may need accommodations or changes for the way they work. Yas Banifatemi and Albert Jan van den Berg were named as the Task Force’s Awareness Ambassadors.
Co-Chairs
- Simon Maynard
King & Spalding (United Kingdom) - Katherine Ramo
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang (United Kingdom) - Todd Weiler
Independent Arbitrator (Canada)
Task Force on ADR and Arbitration
This Task Force aims to assist in the efficient resolution of disputes for ICC users through the study and analysis of how different ICC ADR services are currently being used and the Task Force purpose is to find solutions in a post-COVID-19 world, including technology options when (1) assessing the most appropriate procedures when a dispute arises and (2) assisting users in building ADR procedures into their internal systems.
The Task Force is structured into four areas of work:
- Disputes resolution protocols
- ADR services
- Settlements in arbitration
- National Courts and ADR
The Task Force benefits from a consultative Advisory Board, which includes Gabrielle Kaufmann Kohler, Michael McIlwrath, Cyril Dumoulin, Edna Sussman and Hannah Tümpel.
Co-Chairs
- Chiann Bao
Independent Arbitrator (United States/Hong Kong) - Christopher Newmark
Spenser Underhill Newmark (United Kingdom)
Task Force Addressing Issues of Corruption in International Arbitration
This Task Force aims to explore existing approaches to allegations or signs of corruption in disputes and articulate guidance for arbitral tribunals on how to deal with such occurrences. The Task Force benefits from close collaboration with the ICC Corporate Responsibility and Anti-Corruption Commission and the International Bar Association (IBA).
Co-Chairs
- José Ricardo Feris
Squire Patton Boggs (France/Dominican Republic) - Vladimir Khvalei
Mansors (Russia; based in Moscow) - Sophie Nappert
3 Verulam Buildings Chambers (United Kingdom/Canada)
The ICC Guide on National Rules of Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Awards Pursuant to the New York Convention of 1958
This guide is a practical resource for international arbitration practitioners and users. First launched in 2008, it is designed to be consulted as a first step when considering recognition and enforcement of foreign awards in one or more countries and is regularly updated. The third edition of the guide covers 85 countries.
Commission mandate
To serve as a global forum and rule-making body for banks worldwide, with particular focus on the financing of international trade; and to help policymakers and standard setters create a regulatory framework that facilitates trade finance throughout the world.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Banking Commission:
- Tomasch Kubiak, Policy Manager
Commission mandate
To set global business standards for international B2B transactions and provide world business input on commercial rules developed by intergovernmental organisations.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Commercial Law and Practice Commission
- Emily O’Connor, Director of Trade and Investment
| Chair | Ercument Erdem Partner Erdem & Erdem (Turkey) |
| Vice-Chair | Ghada Darwish Founder and Managing Partner Ghada M. Darwish Law Firm Qatar GAO Xiang Executive Chairman of ICC China CLP Commission and Professor of Law Centre of International Banking Law & Practice, CUPL China Valle Garcia de Novales Founder and Partner VG/N Asesoria Juridica para Comercio Exterior Spain Wale Olawoyin Managing Partner, Professor Olawoyin + Olawoyin + Professor at University of Lagos Nigeria |
Commission mandate
To ensure that business needs and markets are taken into account in the formulation and implementation of competition laws and policies.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Competition Commission:
- Caroline Inthavisay, Global Policy Lead – Competition
| Chair | Paola Pugliese Lefosse (Brazil) |
| Vice Chairs | Dina Kallay Ericsson (United States) Irene de Angelis Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy) Susan Ning King Wood & Mallesons (China) Alex Nourry Clifford Chance (United Kingdom) |
| Regional Ambassadors to the ICC Global Competition Commission: | Zhan Hao Anjie Law Firm (China) Yusuke Nakano Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (Japan) |
| Task Forces: | |
| Antitrust Compliance Policy Harmonization Co-Chairs | Charlotte Breuvart Jones Day (Belgium) Dan Roskis Eversheds Sutherlands (France) Gordon Christian Siemens Energy (Germany) |
| Antitrust Damages Actions: | Chair: Sarina Williams, Linklaters (United Kingdom) Vice-Chairs: Joyce Honda, Cescon Barrieu (Brazil) Carolin Marx, Hogan Lovells (Germany) Victor Pavon Villamayor, Oxford Competition Economics (Mexico) Daniel Jowell, Brick Court Chambers (United Kingdom) |
| Competition and Digital Economy Co-Chairs: | Susan Ning King & Wood Mallesons (China) Mathew Heim Amazon (United States) Georg Boettcher Siemens (Germany) Yang Jianhui Alibaba (China) Alex Nourry Clifford Chance (United Kingdom) Carel Maske Microsoft (United States) |
| Competition Policy and Sustainability Co-Chairs: | Paola Pugliese Lefosse Demarest (Brazil) Simon Holmes Competition Appeals Tribunal (United Kingdom) Marceline Tournier Nestlé (Switzerland) |
| EU Horizontal Guidelines Chair | Alex Nourry Clifford Chance (United Kingdom) |
| International Trade and State Aid | Chair: Patrick Hubert Orrick, France Vice-Chairs: Eduardo Maia Cadete, Morais Leitão, Portugal Liu Cheng, King Wood & Mallesons, China |
| Merger Control Co-Chairs | François Brunet Avocat at the Paris Bar (France) Irene de Angelis Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy) Gönenç Gürkaynak ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law (Turkey) Yusuke Nakano Anderson Mori & Tomotsune (Japan) Annie Herdman Ropes & Gray (United Kingdom) Timothy Cornell Clifford Chance (United States) |
| International Competition Network (ICN) Co-Chairs | Patrick Hubert Orrick (France) Dina Kallay Ericsson (United States) Anne Riley Antitrust Compliance and Ethics, Anne Riley Consulting (United Kingdom) Marcin Trepka Partner, Baker McKenzie (Poland) |
Commission mandate
To develop policy recommendations and practical tools from a global business perspective on corporate responsibility and fighting corruption.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Anti-Corruption and Corporate Responsibility Commission
- Viviane Schiavi, Global Policy Lead — Anticorruption and Corporate Responsibility
Commission mandate
To promote simplified customs and transport policies and procedures as well as other measures to facilitate international trade.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Customs and Trade Facilitation Commission
- Valerie Picard, Head of Trade
- Florence Binta Diao-Gueye, Global Policy Lead, Trade & Customs
| Chair | John Bescec Director of Customs and Trade Affairs, Microsoft |
| Vice-Chairs | Dr. Mahmut Kobal Group Head of Customs and International Trade, Beiersdorf (Germany) Dr. Segun Olugboyegun CEO and Founder, JOF Nigeria Limited (Nigeria) Karen Poujade Customs Director, Alstom (France) Alejandro Terzián Head of the Center of Excellence for International Trade and Customs Compliance, Bayer LATAM (Argentina) Asako Shibata Global Trade Compliance Manager, Asia, Bell Textron Co., Ltd (Japan) |
Commission mandate
To promote the global development of the digital economy and continued growth of its underlying information and communication technologies (ICTs) and related business models, through private sector policy leadership, regulatory advocacy and the promotion of best practice.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Digital Economy Commission:
- Timea Suto, Global Policy Lead — Digital
Commission mandate
To develop policy recommendations and tools to address major global environmental and energy issues, including climate change and green economy within the framework of sustainable development, and make a substantive contribution to key intergovernmental discussions in these areas.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Environment and Energy Commission:
- Raelene Martin, Head of Sustainability
- Sandra Hanni, Global Policy Lead — Climate
Commission mandate
To promote high ethical standards in marketing by business self-regulation through the Consolidated ICC Code of Advertising and Marketing Communications Practice and formulate world business positions and initiatives to address government actions that affect marketing and consumer protection.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Marketing and Advertising Commission:
- Georgiana Degeratu, Policy Manager
Commission mandate
The commission serves as a global forum on all aspects of intellectual property and innovation policies, helping ICC represent the voice of business before policymakers and key institutions. The commission has a particular focus on promoting IP as a positive force for society, and helping businesses make better use of IP systems.
The commission’s flagship publication, the ICC intellectual Property Roadmap, is updated periodically and translated into several languages.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Commission on Intellectual Property
- Danny Grajales Pérez-y-Soto, Policy Manager
Commission mandate
To promote transparent and non-discriminatory treatment of foreign investments and earnings that eliminates tax obstacles to cross-border trade and investment.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Taxation Commission:
- Luisa Scarcella, Global Lead – Taxation & Trade • Global Policy
| Chair | John Connors Group Tax Director, Vodafone, UK |
| Vice-Chairs | Rocío Bermúdez Becerra Tax Global Practices & Transfer Pricing Senior Manager, Repsol, Spain Linda Evans Senior Director Global Tax Policy, IBM, ICC United States Matthew Herrington Partner and Head of International Tax for Corporates, KPMG, United Kingdom Alejandro Machorro Head of Tax, Mercado Libre Mexico, ICC Mexico Thomas Quatrevalet Deputy Group Head of Tax, Air Liquide, France Tom Roesser GM Tax Policy Counsel, Microsoft, United States Veerinderjeet Singh Non-Executive Chairman of Tricor Services, Malaysia Stephanie Sweet Senior Manager, International Tax Public Policy, Amazon, ICC United States |
Commission mandate
To promote cross-border trade and investment by business and an open global economy to foster job creation, sustainable development, and improve living standards.
Get in touch with the ICC Global Trade and Investment Commission:
- Valerie Picard, Head of Trade
- Florence Binta Diao-Gueye, Global Policy Lead, Trade & Customs
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