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45th Alexander Lecture Set for November 14, 2019

If you happen to be in London on November 14, 2019, please consider attending the 45th annual Alexander Lecture, CIArb’s flagship address by a prominent thought leader in ADR. The 44th Alexander Lecture was delivered by current NAB chair Amb. (r.) David Huebner, C.Arb, FCIArb, FCCA on “Technology, Transparency, and Diversity: Existential Challenge or Basic Hygiene.” He concluded that lecture by suggesting that the Institute break its 44-year pattern of only inviting Caucasian males to be Alexander Lecturers. The 45th Alexander laureate is the Hon. Ms. Teresa Cheng GBS SC JP, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Justice. She will speak on “The Search for Order within Chaos in the Evolution of ISDS.” For more information and to register, click HERE.

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