Ms. Ann Ryan Robertson (Chartered Arbitrator, FCIArb, is the immediate past President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. An International Partner in Locke Lord LLP’s Houston office, Ann acts as arbitrator and advocate in a wide variety of complex business disputes across numerous industries.); Ms. Cristina Mastrobuono (FCIArb, is a lawyer in Brazil and serves as arbitrator, mostly in disputes related to the infrastructure sector. She holds an LLM from the University of Chicago.)

Dr. Popescu is a Managing Director of Berkeley Research Group (BRG) Construction Practice. She is a construction arbitrator with the AAA and a licensed Professional Engineer with more than 27 years of experience in project management, construction claims, delay analysis (the focus of her doctoral thesis), productivity loss, damages, project controls, and contract management. Dr. Popescu’s international project experience includes power generation, pipelines, petrochemical and process plants, oil and gas production platforms (on-shore and off-shore), water treatment plants, airports, telecommunications, and commercial construction. As an Expert Witness, she has written numerous expert reports that led to successful settlements as well as testified in international and local arbitration hearings and dispute review board proceedings on delay, productivity loss and damages.)

Ms. Nadia Araujo (SJD in International Law, from University of São Paulo, Master of Comparative Law, George Washington University, Professor of Private Inrternational Law, PUC-Rio, Lawyer and Arbitrator. Currently acting as Arbitrator for Brasil at the Permanent Tribunal of Mercosur.)

Ms. Andrea Galhardo (Justice, FCIArb, Coordinator of "Arbitration in Court" Working Group of CIArb Brazil, will Moderate panel)

 Cristina Mastrobuono, FCIArb. Cristina is an arbitrator and legal consultant with a large experience in the public sector. She is a JD from Universidade de São Paulo and holds an LLM degree from the University of Chicago. Former Vice Chair of the Legal Department of the State of São Paulo,  she has occupied various high-profile positions across practice areas including Infrastructure, Public-Private Partnerships, Concessions, Arbitration, Corporate, and Finance & Tax. Founding partner of Cristina Mastrobuono Advogados, she acts as arbitrator in proceedings related to the infrastructure sector and coordinates the Infrawomen Brazil Mediation and Arbitration Committee.

Tonico is the current Secretary of the CIArb Brazil branch as well as Director of Education and a Partner at LO Baptista Advogados. He is based in São Paulo and specialises in disputes involving construction law in general, corporate and commercial issues, as well as trade finance.  Tonico has a Master’s Degree from the Universidade de São Paulo and an MBA in Finance and Investor’s Relations from FIPECAFI.  His main hobby is dressage and show jumping.  He was a director of the riding school of the Sociedade Hípica Paulista for two consecutive terms.