Chiann Bao is the Secretary-General of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. She is a graduate of Cornell University and was a Fulbright Scholar in China. She received her law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 2007 and her Master of Arts and Arbitration and Dispute Resolution from the City University of Hong Kong. Before joining the HKIAC, Chiann worked with DLA Piper LLP in New York where she was a member of the firm's international arbitration group.

Contact: Chiann Bao, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, 38th Floor Two Exchange Square, 8 Connaught Place, Hong Kong S.A.R. Email: gs@hkiac.org. Tel: + 852 2525-2381

Professor Michael Joachim Bonell is Emeritus at the Law Faculty of the University of Rome I "La Sapienza". He holds Law Degrees Honoris Causa of the Universities of Louvain-La Neuve and Basel; Chairman of the Working Group for the preparation of the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts; Member of the Commission on European Contract Law and the Italian Delegation at the Diplomatic Conference for the adoption of CISG (Vienna, 1980); Visiting Professor at the Columbia University School of Law, the University of California School of Law at Davis and the University of Oxford; Membre titulaire of the International Academy of Comparative Law; Editor in chief of the database "UNILEX - International Case Law & Bibliography on the CISG and the UNIDROIT Principles of International Commercial Contracts" at www.unilex.info.

Contact: Michael Joachim Bonell, UNIDROIT, 28 Via Panisperna, 00184 Rome, Italy, Email: mj.bonell@unidroit.org, Tel: +39 06 6962134

Jens Bredow is a German Rechtsanwalt (Cologne) and Secretary General of the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V (DIS). Since 2000, he is a permanent advisor to the German Ministry of Justice at UNCITRAL's Working Group II on Arbitration and Conciliation. He sits regularly as arbitrator under various institutional arbitration rules and in ad hoc proceedings.

Contact: Jens Bredow, Secretary General, Generalsekretär, Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V., Beethovenstraße 5-13, 50674 Köln, E-Mail: bredow.jens@dis-arb.de, Tel: +49 221285520

Prof. Dr. Eckart Brödermann, LL.M. (Harvard), Maître en droit (Paris), FCIArb (London), attorney-at-law (New York, Hamburg) is Managing Director of CEAC, founding partner of the law firm Brödermann Jahn in Hamburg (Germany) and Vice Chair of the Hamburg Bar Organization. In his practice, for the last 30 years he has concentrated both on international projects (construction, M&A) and international arbitration. He leads international legal practice or working groups as chair or co-chair (e.g. co-chair arbitration, IPBA) and teaches International Arbitration at Hamburg University.

Contact: Prof. Dr. Eckart Brödermann, Brödermann Jahn Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Neuer Wall 71, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, Email: eckart.broedermann@german-law.com, Tel: +49 40 3709050

Dennis Deng a Beijing based senior partner of Dacheng Law Offices of PRC. He focuses on cross border investment, real estate, international trade, commercial litigation and arbitration. As the head of the International Practice Division of Dacheng, he may coordinate its 40 branch offices to provide a more efficient local representation in dispute resolution in PRC.

Contact: Dennis Deng, Dacheng Law Offices, 12/F, Guohua Plaza, 3 Dongzhimennan Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007, PRC, Email:yongquan.deng@dachenglaw.com, Tel: +86 10 58137130

Dr. Stefan Dittmer is an Intellectual Property and Litigation/Arbitration partner in the Hamburg office of DLA Piper UK LLP. He was admitted to the bar in Germany in 1996. He advises predominantly multi-national technology and media companies on various aspects of intellectual property law and represents such clients in intellectual property and general commercial disputes.

Contact: Dr. Stefan Dittmer, DLA Piper UK LLP, Jungfernstieg 7, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, Email:stefan.dittmer@dlapiper.com, Tel: +49 40 1 88 88 0

Dr. Peter Ganea is lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt and coordinates the M.A. program Modern East Asian Studies. He received his PhD in East Asian Studies at the University of Munich in 2000. Before joining Goethe University, he was head of the East Asia Department of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law, Munich. He has been a visiting researcher at the Institute for Intellectual Property in Tokyo and a visiting lecturer at the Institute of Innovation Research of Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo.

Contact: Dr. Peter Ganea, Goethe University, Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Email: Ganea@jur.uni-frankfurt.de, Tel: +49 69 798 34260

Dr. Christine Heeg, LL.M. (Sydney) is a Düsseldorf based arbitration lawyer with Bird & Bird LL.P. She focuses on dispute resolution including litigation, arbitration and mediation in the general commercial / corporate field and has a special focus on China in her practice. She predominantly acts as counsel in national and international commercial disputes and sits as an arbitrator. Christine is - inter alia - a member of DIS, IBA and CELA . She is a founding member of CELA and was deeply involved in the drafting of the CEAC Hamburg Arbitration Rules. She holds the position of CEAC's Secretary General.

Contact: Dr. Christine Heeg, LL.M. (Sydney), Bird & Bird LLP, Carl-Theodor-Straße 6, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany, Email: christine.heeg@twobirds.com, heeg@ceac-arbitration.com, Tel: +49 211 2005 6230

Dr. Li Hu currently holds the position of CIETAC's Deputy Secretary General. As presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator, Dr. Li has dealt with more than 100 domestic and international arbitration cases. As the author, co-author and translator of many arbitration books and arbitration articles, he frequently speaks at international or domestic arbitration conferences and activities.

Contact: Li Hu, CIETAC, 6/F, CCOIC Building, 2 Huapichang Hutong,Xicheng District, Beijing 100035, PRC, Email: LiHu@cietac.org, Tel: +86 10 82217706

Shilin Huang is a Taipei based partner in K&L Gates LL.P. with a practice emphasizing litigation and arbitration for over 21 years. In addition to being a member of the Taiwan Bar Association, he is also a listed arbitrator of the ROC Arbitration Association and a co-founder of CIArb Taiwan Chapter. He obtained his LL.M degree at University of Minnesota Law School.

Contact: Shilin Huang, K&L Gates, 30/F, 95 Tun Hwa S. Road. Sec. 2, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Email: shilin.huang@klgates.com, Tel: + 886 2 23265123

Dr. Angela Kölbl is Senior Legal Counsel in the litigation department of Siemens AG and supports worldwide contentious proceedings in the field of plant engineering and construction as well as other major projects. She advises on all kinds of dispute resolution mechanisms. She lectures negotiation management and mediation at the Philipps University of Marburg and the Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg.

Contact: Dr. Angela Kölbl, Werner-von-Siemens-Str. 50, 91052 Erlangen, Germany, Email: angela.koelbl@siemens.com

Boris Kreye is a Munich based Partner in Bird & Bird LLP and the head of his firm's IP group. He is an experienced national and international patent litigator. He represents national and international clients before all German patent infringement courts including the Court of Appeals Düsseldorf. Boris has experience in ICC arbitration proceedings and evidence proceedings under the Hague Convention. He has particular expertise in the fields of electronics and telecommunication, mechanics, medical devices, chemistry and pharma.

Contact: Boris Kreye, Bird & Bird LLP, Pacellistrasse 14, 80333 Munich, Germany, Email: boris.kreye@twobirds.com, Tel: +49 89 3581 6000

Dr. Qian Ma, LL.M. is an Attorney-at-Law (P.R. China). Being born and educated in the PRC, she obtained an LL.M. and a doctorate in Germany. She works Frankfurt based as a Foreign Lawyer with the German China Desk of Clifford Chance LLP. During the last 10 years, she has advised international clients in China related issues. She is author and co-author numerous articles and books on German and Chinese IP, M&A and capital market issues and a regular speaker on international conferences and lecturer at the Goethe University Frankfurt and University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt.

Contact: Dr. Qian Ma, Clifford Chance, Mainzer Landstrasse 46, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany, Email: Qian.Ma@cliffordchance.com, Tel: +49 69 7199 1545

Dr. Christian Mayer-Gießen is a Hamburg based partner of Graf von Westphalen Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft and Co-Head of the firm's Corporate and Commercial Practice Group. He advises - inter alia - domestic and foreign companies on all questions involving commercial law matters and represents them as counsel in litigation and arbitration proceedings (e.g. ICC, DIS, VIAC and several tribunals for commodities). Christian is a lecturer at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg for the international purchase of goods.

Contact: Dr. Christian Mayer-Gießen, Graf von Westphalen, Poststrasse 9 (Alte Post), 20354 Hamburg, Germany, Email: c.mayer-giessen@gvw.com, Tel: +49 40 359 22 155

Dr. Claudia Milbradt is a Düsseldorf based Partner in Clifford Chance LLP and head of the Düsseldorf intellectual property group. Claudia is specialized in patent and trademark litigation (preliminary injunction proceedings, action on the merits, nullity actions, invalidity proceedings) and strategic advice for crossborder IP litigations. She represents the firm's clients before all German patent infringement courts including the Court of Appeals Düsseldorf. She is further experienced in the acquisition and divestiture of technology. She supervises IP teams in the acquisition of technology companies.

Contact: Dr. Claudia Milbradt, Clifford Chance, Königsallee 59, 40215 Düsseldorf, Germany, Email: Claudia.Milbradt@cliffordchance.com, Tel: +49 211 4355 5962

Dr. Oliver Pfaffenzeller is head of an IP team of the Siemens patent department and internal counsel for Chinese patent law. He studied physics at LMU Munich and earned a Ph.D. from RWTH Aachen. After completing his doctorate, he worked as a research fellow at CNRS in Paris. From 1997 to 2000, Oliver served as expert detaché at the EU Commission. He then joined Siemens as patent attorney being in charge for the telecom business. After the divestiture of this unit he joined the group dealing with medical devices business. Oliver is German Patentassessor and European Patent Attorney.

Contact: Dr. Oliver Pfaffenzeller, Head of IP Team CP&CX 1, Siemens AG, Otto-Hahn-Ring 6, 81739 München, Germany, Email: oliver.pfaffenzeller@siemens.com, Tel: +49 89 63683453

Tim Schreiber is a Munich based Partner in Clifford Chance LLP and head of the firm's Munich L&DR group. He represents clients in national and international arbitration proceedings, civil litigations, and in expert- and mediation proceedings. Tim advises on M&A- and joint venture related disputes and on all sorts of commercial contracts. He also acts as an arbitrator.

Contact: Tim Schreiber, Clifford Chance, Theresienstrasse 4-6, 80333 Munich, Germany, Email: tim.schreiber@cliffordchance.com, Tel. +49 89 21632 8710

Dr. Rüdiger Theiselmann is the Head of Corporate Center at Commerzbank's Corporate Finance Division in Frankfurt am Main. He is responsible for business development, strategic marketing, strategic partnerships as well as policies and principles. In parallel, he lectures at the University of Cologne and heads the global initiative Governance International (govintl.com). Rüdiger graduated from the University of Cologne, holds a PhD in law as well as a Master of Business Laws and received a BA in banking.

Contact: Dr. Rüdiger Theiselmann, LL.M.oec. , Commerzbank AG, Mainzer Landstraße 153 (DLZ 1), 60327 Frankfurt am Main, Email: Ruediger.Theiselmann@Commerzbank.com, Tel: +49 69 13644342

Dr. Changfeng Tu is a German lawyer with the law firm Hengeler Mueller. He has been practicing in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf since his admission to the Frankfurt Bar in 2006. His practice areas are mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial law. He advises various domestic and foreign clients including financial and strategic investors on cross-border investment and transactions in both Europe and Asia. Changfeng is a Chinese native speaker and is fluent in English and German.

Contact: Dr. Changfeng Tu, Hengeler Mueller, Benrather Straße 18-20, 40213 Düsseldorf, Germany, Email: changfeng.tu@hengeler.com, Tel: +49 211 83040

Hongsong Wang is and always have been since its foundation in 1995, the Secretary General of the Beijing Arbitration Commission. She is Standing Director of Chinese Society of International Law and Vice-President of Chinese Society of International Private Law, as well as the visiting professor of China Foreign Affairs University, Central University of Finance and Economics. She is also acting as the vice president of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG). Hongsong is a duly licensed PRC lawyer with a Bachelor's degree in economics from Beijing Economics College along with a Master of Laws degree from the University of International Business and Economics.

Contact: Hongsong Wang, Beijing Arbitration Commission, 16/F, Zhaoshang Building No.118 Jianguo Road , Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022, PRC, Email: wanghs@bjac.org.cn, Tel: +86 10 65668077

Thomas Weimann is a Düsseldorf based arbitration partner in Clifford Chance and head of the local L&DR praxis. He was admitted to the German bar in 1994. Thomas predominantly acts as counsel in international (plant) construction disputes and post M&A disputes and sits as an arbitrator in ICC, DIS and ad-hoc procedures. Thomas is - inter alia - a member of DIS and IBA and holds the position of CELA's Vice President. Thomas is a board member of CEAC and Vice President of the Dispute Resolution Forum.

Contact: Thomas Weimann, Clifford Chance, Königsallee 59, 40212 Düsseldorf, Germany, Email: Thomas.Weimann@CliffordChance.com , Tel: +49 211 43555363

Patrick Zheng is a Beijing based arbitration partner in Clifford Chance. He has extensive experience in international dispute resolution, particularly in international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. He had been working at CIETAC for 8 years and handled more than 300 cases as a case manager and arbitrator. He is a panel arbitrator of CIETAC, HKIAC, KCAB and SIAC and acted as counsel in arbitrations conducted under the rules of these organisations. He got his first law degree from Fudan University and holds two masters degrees from UIBE and UC Berkeley. He is qualified in China and New York. He speaks Chinese, English, Korean and Japanese.

Contact: Patrick Zheng, Clifford Chance, 33/F, China World Office 1, No.1 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Beijing 100004, PRC, Email: patrick.zheng@cliffordchance.com, Telephone: +86 10 6535 4998

Dr. Dominik Ziegenhahn is a Hamburg based Partner of Graf von Westphalen Rechtsanwälte and specializes in corporate law and M&A. He co-heads the firm's international business development unit and is a member of the firm's China Desk. He advises German and international companies and investors on cross-border M&A transactions including joint ventures as well as Chinese companies and investors on their market entry and consolidation in Europe. In addition, he advises Chinese companies on IPOs and listings in Germany.

Contact: Dr. Dominik Ziegenhahn, Graf von Westphalen, Poststraße 9, 20354 Hamburg, Germany, E-Mail: d.ziegenhahn@gvw.com, Tel: +49 40 35922-185