Thara Gopalan is Vice President of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), the international division of the American Arbitration Association, which is one of the largest international arbitration and mediation institutions in the world. She oversees the AAA-ICDR’s Asia Case Management Centre in Singapore, and recruits and maintains the highest qualified panel of neutrals across Asia. She is also an experienced commercial disputes attorney, who has acted as counsel (led and unled) on novel points of law and bet-the-company disputes at all levels of the Singapore courts and in international and domestic commercial arbitrations, across numerous industries.

Renata Wang has more than 15 years of professional experience in commercial law and the resolution of cross-border disputes through international arbitration and litigation. She is a PRC-qualified lawyer with a background in both civil law and common law systems. Renata specializes in navigating complex disputes related to equity investments, technology collaborations, international commerce, and cross-border IP infringements, with a particular focus on the high-tech, new energy and healthcare sectors. Her extensive experience as in-house legal counsel for several well-known multinational companies, including Xiaomi, Lenovo, Motorola, Nokia, and Alibaba, provides her with insights into the technology industries that extend well beyond commercial disputes. Renata's experience encompasses most major arbitration rules, and she has handled some high-profile cases involving Chinese parties. She also serves as an arbitrator and mediator within leading arbitration institutions.

Weina is a leading disputes lawyer in regional and local markets, specialising in international arbitration and cross-border commercial dispute resolution. She has over a decade of experience in representing Chinese and multinational clients in international arbitration cases and advising clients on the resolution of complex and high value cross-border commercial disputes. Weina’s experience covers a range of commercial disputes in sectors including TMT, manufacturing, energy and hotel and relating to private equity investments, M&A transactions and joint ventures. Weina has represented clients and acted as advocate in arbitration cases administered under the rules of various arbitral institutions. She also acts as sole arbitrator, presiding arbitrator and co-arbitrator in dozens of cases.

Hansel is a Counsel in Linklaters’ Arbitration, Litigation and Investigation practice based in Singapore. He has more than 12 years of practice experience, and has spent time in the firm’s London and Shanghai offices. Hansel has significant experience advising clients on complex international shareholder and joint venture disputes, including day-to-day advice on the administration of joint venture arrangements, while parties are in dispute. Many of such disputes have involved parties of different nationalities, in particular Chinese and Western parties. Hansel’s experience includes advising on disputes in the tech sector, including Asia-based fintech clients on matters including payment facilitation arrangements.