Ban Jiun Ean read law at the National University of Singapore before joining the Ministry of Law. He spent nine years doing legal policy work, with a focus on the development of Singapore’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) industry. Jiun Ean spearheaded the development of the world’s first integrated dispute resolution centre, Maxwell Chambers, which brought together arbitral institutions, service providers and legal practitioners under the same roof in a facility equipped with bespoke dispute resolution rooms and state-of-the-art supporting technology. In 2010, he was appointed Chief Executive of Maxwell Chambers, helming the company for five years and establishing it as the foremost dispute resolution centre of its kind in the world. In 2016, he left Maxwell to pursue several other projects, including the development of an arts centre and to write several novels. In 2019, Jiun Ean was appointed as the Executive Director of Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC), working to strengthen the mediation industry in Singapore and globally. In 2022, Jiun Ean returned to Maxwell Chambers as Chief Executive, to augment the team as it continues to build on Maxwell’s position as the premier ADR facility in the...
Stephen is the senior trial lawyer and founder of Le & Tran. With years of extensive experience, Stephen has impressive litigation, arbitration and criminal defence background as well as a wealth of knowledge and deep understanding of how Vietnam’s legal system, courts and authorities operate. He has pursued the philosophy “Fighting for Justice” for his entire illustrious career.
Joan joined Konexo (then Eversheds Consulting) in 2015 to head up the interim resourcing business in Singapore and she became Head of Konexo Asia in 2019. As head of our team in Asia, Joan is focused on the expansion and delivery of alternative legal services in the region. She is constantly speaking with in-house legal teams, working with them to identify their challenges and looking at ways alternative legal services can help them achieve their goals. Prior to joining Eversheds Sutherland, Joan spent seven years as a specialist legal recruiter focusing on various market sectors across the Southeast Asia region, successfully placing legal counsel at all levels into local and multinational...
K Satish Kumar, is a Keynote Speaker, Author, and Group Chief Legal Officer of Intellect Design Arena Ltd. Among the many awards he has received, the coveted are “Top 50 Legal Leaders 2019” by Legal IP Gorilla in Singapore, “GC PowerList India 2018” by London based Legal 500 , “Legal Counsel of the Year -2018” by INBA. He is actively involved in many pro bono activities through Chennai Lawyers. The author can be reached at getksk@gmail.com. The views expressed are his...
