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Forum on Asian Insolvency Reform 2026

Forum on Asian Insolvency Reform 2026

Future-Proofing Asian Insolvency Systems

4–5 NOVEMBER | W HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR

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Forum on Asian
Insolvency Reform 2026

Future-Proofing Asian Insolvency Systems

4–5 NOVEMBER | W HOTEL KUALA LUMPUR

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Speakers

Meet the policymakers, judges, regulators and insolvency experts shaping the discussion on future-proofing Asian insolvency systems at FAIR 2026.

YB Dato’ Sri Azalina Othman Said

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform)

Keynote Address

Scott Atkins

INSOL Past President & INSOL Fellow, Norton Rose Fulbright (G36), Australia

Welcome, Reflections & Concluding Remarks

Lamtiurida Hutabarat

Acting Country Manager, Malaysia, World Bank Group

Welcome Remarks

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Fernando Dancausa

World Bank Group

Chair, Personal Insolvency

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Eugenia Siracusa

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Chair, Directors’ Duties

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Athita Komindr

UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific

Chair, MLCBI

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Michael Dorman

⁠Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australia

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Sokunchivy Sok

Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Raghav Maheshwari

Insolvency Bankruptcy Board of India

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Victor Saw Seng Kee

PwC and The Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Bilguun Tumenbayar

Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs, Mongolia

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Allen Lye

Ministry of Law, Singapore

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Chanaka De Silva, PC

Nithya Partners, Sri Lanka

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Seaksan Sooksang

⁠Legal Execution Department, Thailand

Peer-to-Peer Reports

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Purva Khera

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Economic Trends

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Hon. Justice Linda Chan

⁠Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Panellist, Personal Insolvency

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Russell Fildes

Insolvency & Trustee Service, New Zealand

Panellist, Personal Insolvency

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Nik Syahril Nik Ab Rahman

⁠Malaysian Department of Insolvency, Malaysia

Panellist, Personal Insolvency

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Kevin Teoh

Ministry of Law, Singapore

Panellist, Personal Insolvency

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Professor Xiahong Chen

Tianjin University, People’s Republic of China

Panellist, MLCBI

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Harold Foo

Ministry of Law, Singapore

Panellist, MLCBI

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Datuk Thiyagu Ganesan

The Legal Affairs Division of Prime Minister’s Department

Panellist, MLCBI

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Hon. Judge Jung Hwa You

Seoul Bankruptcy Court, Republic of Korea

Panellist, MLCBI

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Eva Sit SC

Temple Chambers, Hong Kong SAR

Chair, Judicial Cooperation

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Hon. Judge Dr Kanok Jullamon

Bankruptcy Division of the Supreme Court, Thailand

Chair, Judicial Cooperation

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Hon. Justice Nani Indrawati

Supreme Court of Indonesia

Panellist, Judicial Cooperation

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Azniza Mohd Ali

Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court, Malaysia

Panellist, Judicial Cooperation

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Hon. Justice Kristy Tan

Supreme Court, Singapore

Panellist, Judicial Cooperation

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Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan

President, AIAC Court of Arbitration

Chair, ADR

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Professor Shin-Ichiro Abe

SHIN & Partners, Japan

Panellist, ADR

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Andrew Chiew

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, Malaysia

Panellist, ADR

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Hon. Justice Anselmo Reyes

Singapore International Commercial Court, Singapore

Panellist, ADR

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Debanshu Mukherjee

Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, India

Panellist, Directors’ Duties

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Sheila Ng

Rajah & Tann, Singapore

Panellist, Directors’ Duties

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Shahwar Nizam

DFDL, Bangladesh

Panellist, Directors’ Duties

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Clare Wee

Regional Head, Asia

INSOL Intermational Asia, Asia Hub

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Lingqi Wang

Fangda Partners, PR. China

INSOL Intermational Asia, Asia Hub

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Lamtiurida Hutabarat

Acting Country Manager, Malaysia, World Bank Group

Tiur is the Acting World Bank Group (WBG) Country Manager in Malaysia and a Principal Investment Officer and Lead for IFC’s Malaysia Infrastructure program, based in Kuala Lumpur. Tiur has over 28 years of experience in finance and consulting. She joined IFC in 2006 in the Financial Institution Group to support the financial inclusion agenda in Indonesia. In October 2015, Tiur moved to the Infrastructure department to lead the infrastructure investment initiatives in Indonesia covering power, transportation, water, waste management and telecom sectors. In September 2025, Tiur expanded her responsibilities to also cover IFC Infrastructure investment program in Malaysia and is currently leading WBG operations in Malaysia. Since joining IFC, she has led a numbe…

Fernando Dancausa

Insolvency Specialist
World Bank Group

Fernando Dancausa is a Senior Financial Sector Specialist within the Credit Infrastructure unit of the World Bank Group, based in Vienna, (Austria), He delivers technical assistance to countries on insolvency, debt resolution, secured transactions, and NPL resolution since joining in 2011. His international project portfolio spans regions such as Eastern Europe, Central and East Asia, and North Africa. Prior to this, he practiced corporate and insolvency law at an international law firm in Madrid and London.

Eugenia Siracusa

International Monetary Fund

Eugenia Siracusa is a Counsel in the Legal Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). As a country lawyer, she advises on a broad range of legal and policy issues, including sovereign debt and exchange rate arrangements. She is also a member of the Legal Department’s Insolvency and Creditor Rights Policy Working Group, where she contributes to the IMF’s work with member countries on the development and implementation of effective insolvency frameworks and provides technical assistance on insolvency and creditor rights matters.

Athita Komindr

UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific

Athita is Head of the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (UNCITRAL RCAP), managing technical assistance and capacity building programming available to over 50 States in Asia and the Pacific in key areas of commercial law, such as dispute resolution, MSMEs, uniform sales law, electronic commerce and digital trade, insolvency, secured transactions, etc. In that capacity, she coordinates with Governments and international and regional organizations with respect to trade law reform activities aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Athita has over two decades of experience in the fields of international trade and economic law, arbitration, multilateral dispute resolution, and the rule of law and development. Prior to joining the United Nations, Athita mainly advised and worked with numerous Thai agencies, including the Thailand Institute of Justice, the Thailand Arbitration Center, and the Thai Ministry of Commerce, representing Thailand in trade negotiations, WTO dispute settlement, and treaty drafting. Admitted to the New York Bar since 2002, Athita has experience in both common and civil law traditions in the public and private sectors, and holds degrees from Harvard College, Georgetown University Law Center, and Harvard Law School.

Michael Dorman

Australian Securities and Investments Commission, Australia

Michael leads ASIC’s Companies, Registered Liquidators and Small Business team. The team is responsible for the regulation and supervision of companies, registered liquidators and small businesses, with a focus on corporate governance and disclosure, conduct of registered liquidators, and engagement with the small business sector. Michael has previously held roles in ASIC’s Strategic Surveillance & Data and Institutional Supervision teams, leading ASIC’s supervision of some of Australia’s largest financial institutions. Immediately prior to joining ASIC, Michael held various regulatory roles at AUSTRAC.

Sokunchivy Sok

Securities and Regulator of Cambodia (SERC)

Mrs. Sok Sokunchivy is the Deputy Director General of the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC), overseeing the Legal and Enforcement, Budget Planning, Accounting, and Finance divisions. With over 18 years of experiences in Cambodia’s securities sector, she has played a pivotal role in shaping the regulatory landscape of this securities market. Her extensive expertise spans investigation and enforcement, dispute resolution and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance. A cornerstone of her legislative contributions relating to insolvency includes spearheading the drafting of the sub-decree on rehabilitation and liquidation in the securities sector, which was adopted by the Royal Government of Cambodia in 2018.

Raghav Maheshwari

Assistant General Manager
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

Raghav Maheshwari is Assistant General Manager at the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI), New Delhi. IBBI is India’s statutory regulator under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. It oversees insolvency professionals, insolvency professional agencies, information utilities and registered valuers, and frames regulations for insolvency processes. At IBBI, he works in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) Division. He previously served in the Board’s Advocacy Division. He is a Chartered Accountant and also a certified Forensic Auditor.

Victor Saw Seng Kee

Partner & President
PwC and The Insolvency Practitioners Association of
Malaysia

Victor Saw is a Partner and Head of Performance & Restructuring at PwC Malaysia, with more than 30 years of experience in restructuring, insolvency, crisis management, and asset recovery. He has advised public and private sector organisations, including government-linked entities, on complex turnaround, debt restructuring, and stakeholder management engagements across a wide range of industries. A licensed insolvency practitioner and current President of the Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia (iPAM), Victor is a recognised leader in the restructuring and insolvency profession, known for helping organisations navigate financial distress and deliver sustainable outcomes for stakeholders.

Bilguun Tumenbayar

Senior Legal Officer, Private Law Division, Legal Policy Department
Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs of Mongolia

Bilguun Tumenbayar is a Senior Legal Officer in the Private Law Division of the Legal Policy Department at the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs of Mongolia. He holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Tsinghua University, where his academic research focused on foreign investment law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). His professional responsibilities include legislative drafting, legal policy development, and reviewing proposed legal reforms, particularly in private and commercial law. His academic and professional interests include investment law, arbitration, mediation, and insolvency law.

Allen Lye

Senior Assistant Director (Policy Advisory Division)
Ministry of Law, Singapore

Allen Lye is a Senior Assistant Director in the Policy Advisory Division at the Ministry of Law, Singapore. He works on restructuring and insolvency related policy matters, including policy development, reform of legislative and regulatory frameworks,and industry partnerships and engagements. Prior to his current role, Allen served at the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office (IPTO), where he worked on personal and corporate insolvency-related matters.Before joining the public service, Allen previously practiced law in the private sector focusing on the areas of restructuring and insolvency, and dispute resolution.

Chanaka De Silva, PC

Partner
Nithya Partners, Sri Lanka

Mr. Chanaka de Silva P.C. was called to the Bar in 1986. He is considered one of the leading legal experts in project finance transactions and negotiations in Sri Lanka and in the fields of litigation and alternate dispute resolution. He is a Founder Partner of Nithya Partners, a leading law firm in Sri Lanka, and heads the project finance and dispute resolution practices of the Firm. He commenced his legal career as a State

Seaksan Sooksang

Director-General
Legal Execution Department, Thailand

Mr. Seaksan Sooksang is the Director General of the Legal Execution Department under the Ministry of Justice, with over three decades of distinguished experience in the Thai legal system. Having previously served as Inspector General and Deputy Director General, he possesses deep expertise in legal execution, bankruptcy administration, case management, and civil enforcement. He has advanced his legal and executive qualifications through international specialized training, and has completed advanced leadership programs for senior justice and government administrators.

Purva Khera

Resident Representative in Singapore
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Purva Khera is the IMF Resident Representative in Singapore covering macro-financial developments in ASEAN. Purva has wide-ranging country experience in IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department having worked as an economist on Japan, Indonesia, India, Bhutan and Timor-Leste. Previously, she was in the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department and worked on the IMF Financial Sector Assessment of China, Brazil and Italy. Her research interests and publications have mainly focused on monetary policy, macro-financial linkages, financial inclusion, fintech, labor markets, informality, and gender economics. She holds a Ph.D. and MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Hon. Justice Linda Chan

Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court
Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR

Justice Linda Chan was appointed as the Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in December 2019. She was appointed as the Judge in charge of the Companies and Bankruptcy List in August 2021. Justice Chan graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and worked at a multinational corporation for 5 years during which she worked in retail, planning and business development departments. After completing the Common Professional Examination and the Bar Final Examination, she was called to the Bar of England and Wales and to the Hong Kong Bar in 1996. She obtained a Master of Laws from the University of Hong Kong in 1998. She was in private practice from 1998 and was appointed as Senior Counsel in 2011. Whilst in private practice, she mainly practiced in commercial, companies and insolvency matters. These included commercial disputes, applications relating to Companies Ordinance, schemes of arrangement, shareholders’ dispute, winding up and bankruptcy matters. She was involved in advising and representing many corporate and individual clients coming from different jurisdictions as well as liquidators in many large scale corporate insolvency matters including those with international dimensions. She regularly advised the Official Receiver on matters which had significant financial ramifications or involved constitutional issues. Justice Chan was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance for the periods in 2013 and 2014, and a Recorder of the Court of First Instance from 2015 until her appointment to the bench in 2019.

Russell Fildes

Deputy Official Assignee for New Zealand
New Zealand Insolvency and Trustee Service

Russell Fildes is the Deputy Official Assignee for New Zealand and National Manager of New Zealand’s Insolvency and Trustee Service, the government agency responsible for administering personal insolvency and liquidation appointments. With extensive leadership experience in insolvency administration and regulation, Russell brings practical insights into insolvency law, regulatory practice and the role of effective insolvency frameworks in supporting economic development and financial resilience.

Nik Syahril Nik Ab Rahman

Director, Policy and Legal Division
Malaysian Department of Insolvency

Mr. Nik Syahril bin Nik Ab Rahman is the Director of the Policy and Legal Division at the Malaysian Department of Insolvency. He holds an LL.B. (Hons.) from Universiti Teknologi MARA and an LL.M. in International Commercial Law from the University of Kent, and is a PhD candidate at Universiti Malaya. An Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya, he has served in legal advisory, litigation, prosecution and public-sector leadership roles. His current work focuses on insolvency policy, regulatory reform and the development of Malaysia’s cross-border insolvency framework.

Kevin Teoh

Ministry of Law, Singapore

Kevin Teoh serves as Deputy Official Assignee in the Insolvency & Public Trustee’s Office, under the Ministry of Law of Singapore. He oversees a diverse range of functions including personal bankruptcy, debt repayment schemes, corporate insolvency, Public Trustee functions, and the regulation of moneylenders and pawnbrokers. Prior to his current appointment, he has served in various other public agencies, including the Singapore Land Authority, the National Environment Agency, and the Singapore Police Force.

Professor Xiahong Chen

Tianjin University, People’s Republic of China

Xiahong Chen is currently an Outstanding Young Professor at the School of Law, Tianjin University. He also serves as a Research Fellow at the Centre for Insolvency Law and Enterprise Restructuring of China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL). He is a member of the drafting expert group for the revision of China’s Enterprise Bankruptcy Law under the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress. He is also a member of INSOL International, INSOL Europe, and the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI).

In recent years, his research has focused primarily on insolvency law. He is the author of Common Knowledge of Insolvency Law, Notes on Insolvency Law, and Protection of Employees’ Rights and Interests in Insolvent Enterprises: Models, Contexts and Procedures. He has also edited Letters on Insolvency Law and the Frontiers of Insolvency Practice book series. In addition, he writes a regular column entitled The Human Side of Insolvency Law for The Paper, a leading Chinese digital news platform.

Harold Foo

Ministry of Law, Singapore

Harold Foo is a Deputy Director in the Policy Advisory Division and the Counsel for Parliamentary Affairs, at the Ministry of Law. He has been closely involved in insolvency policy development and legislative reform, including the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 and the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018. Internationally, since 2019, he has been the Chair of UNCITRAL Working Group V (Insolvency Law). Harold is a member of the International Insolvency Institute’s NextGen Leadership Programme. He also co-authored a book on corporate insolvency titled Annotated Guide to the Singapore Insolvency Legislation—Corporate Insolvency. Prior to joining the Singapore Legal Service, Harold was part of an insolvency team at one of Singapore’s largest law firms.

Datuk Thiyagu Ganesan

The Legal Affairs Division of Prime Minister’s Department

Datuk Thiyagu Ganesan is the Deputy Director General (Law Reform) in the Legal Affairs Division, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia and the Cross-Border Insolvency Law Reform Working Committee (CBI-REFORM-WC). He leads the Law Reform Sector, advancing key legislative initiatives like the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2025, Online Safety Act 2025, Parliamentary Service Act 2025 and the Anti-Bully Bill 2025. With over a decade of service, he has held pivotal legal roles in the Attorney General’s Chambers, Malaysian Insolvency Department and various ministries. He is a government representative in the Criminal Law Reform Committee and Contract Law Reform Committee, contributing to the study on the separation of the Attorney General and Public Prosecutor. He is part of the Malaysian Government’s task force handling the Sulu claim proceedings. In June 2025, he was appointed as a Commissioner of the Malaysia Competition Commission (MyCC). Datuk Thiyagu holds an LLB (First Class Honours) and an LLM (Distinction) from the National University of Malaysia (UKM).

Hon. Judge Jung Hwa YOU

Seoul Bankruptcy Court, Republic of Korea

Judge Jung Hwa You serves as Judge for Cross-Border Cooperation and Coordination (CBCC) at the Seoul Bankruptcy Court, handling corporate insolvency and recognition and relief for foreign insolvency proceedings. She specialises in cross-border insolvency, private international law and arbitration, and actively contributes to international exchanges and judicial cooperation. A Judicial Insolvency Network member, she has spoken at INSOL London, IWIRC Dublin and Kuala Lumpur, the Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative, and conferences held by Indonesia’s Ministry of Law, Supreme Court and academia. Formerly an international arbitration and litigation attorney at Kim & Chang, she holds an LL.M. and is a Ph.D. candidate in International Business Transactions Law at Seoul National University.

Eva Sit SC

Temple Chambers, Hong Kong SAR

Eva Sit SC specialises in insolvency, restructuring and company and commercial litigation generally. Her practice is primarily focused on cross-border corporate insolvency work, with extensive experience in insolvency recovery work and interim protection. She acts regularly for liquidators and creditors. She is well-versed in emerging areas including digital assets, in particular in the insolvency setting. Further, she regularly represents the regulator on civil litigation and winding up relating to companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. She is also active in cross-border commercial arbitration, both as counsel and arbitrator. She was appointed as Deputy Judge of the Court of First Instance in 2019, has served as a Recorder of the Court of First Instance since 2020, and has been the Vice Chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association since January 2025. She passed the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Legal Professional Examination in 2021.

Hon. Judge Dr Kanok Jullamon

Bankruptcy Division of the Supreme Court, Thailand

Judge Dr Kanok Jullamon is the Chief Judge in the Research Division of the Supreme Court of Thailand. From 2013 to 2023 he served in the Court’s Bankruptcy Division, drafting decisions in bankruptcy and reorganisation cases. He is Thailand’s point of liaison under the Model Framework for Communication and Cooperation between ASEAN Courts in Cross-Border Insolvency Proceedings. He holds a J.S.D. from the University of Illinois and LL.M. degrees from the University of Chicago and New York University, co-authors The Law on Bankruptcy, and is a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Thai Bar.

Hon. Justice Nani Indrawati

Supreme Court of Indonesia

She has been a Supreme Court Justice in the Civil Chamber since August 11, 2022 and has over 35 years of experience as a judge. Nani Indrawati began her career as a judge in 1991 and has held leadership positions in several courts of first instance and appellate courts. She has experiences handling environmental, insolvency/bankruptcy and corruption cases. Her doctorate degree is from Airlangga University, Surabaya, in 2022 and her dissertation is on the topic of Anti – Strategic Lawsuit Againts Public Participation in Environmental Law Enforcement. Her book is also on the same topic, which is entitled “ANTI SLAPP (Anti Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) and Environmental Management”. In addition, as a judge, Nani also actively teaches at The Supreme Court and Attorney General’s Office training Centers and as a guest lecturer at a number of different universities. She is also the chair of the Indonesian Women Judges Association and is currently developing a mentoring program for Indonesia women judges.

Azniza Mohd Ali

Office of the Chief Registrar of the Federal Court, Malaysia

Azniza Mohd Ali is the Director of the Policy & Legislation Division at the Office of the Chief Registrar, Federal Court of Malaysia. As a member of the Judicial and Legal Services, she brings extensive experience in insolvency law reform and policy. Prior to her current role, she served as Director of Insolvency at the Malaysian Department of Insolvency (2022–2025). She played a pivotal role in drafting the Insolvency (Amendment) Act 2023 and the Cross Border Insolvency Act 2025, and led the Secretariat for the Cross-Border Insolvency Law Reform Working Committee in 2025.

Hon. Justice Kristy Tan

Supreme Court, Singapore

Justice Kristy Tan was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore on 1 October 2023 and a High Court Judge on 1 August 2025. Justice Tan was called to the Singapore bar in 2005. She spent 13 years in private practice as a commercial litigator at Allen and Gledhill LLP, where she was made a Partner in 2010 and an Equity Partner in 2013. She spent five years thereafter at the Attorney-General’s Chambers in Singapore, representing the Government in civil and public law litigation, arbitration and public inquiries and the Public Prosecutor in criminal matters. She was appointed Senior Counsel in 2021.

Hon. Justice Dato' Mary Lim Thiam Suan

AIAC Court of Arbitration, Malaysia

Justice Dato’ Mary Lim Thiam Suan, President of the AIAC Court of Arbitration, is a retired judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia. She holds LLB (Hons) and LL.M degrees and is an Honorary Bencher of The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. She is Adjunct Professor at Taylor’s University, Malaysia, and serves on numerous advisory and editorial bodies, including the Special Advisory Committee of the Permanent Forum on China Construction Law (PFCCL), the UNDP Advisory Working Group on Judicial Integrity Network, the Committee for the Reform of Contract Law (Malaysia), and the Editorial Board of the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group (APRAG). She is also a Fellow of the International Academy of Construction Lawyers, Chairperson of the Code Administration Committee (Central Bank), and a member of the Special Task Force to Facilitate Business (PEMUDAH). Internationally, she serves as a Judge of the Bahrain International Commercial Court and a Judge of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts.

Professor Shin-Ichiro Abe

Shin & Partners, Japan

Shin-Ichiro Abe is one of Japan’s leading specialists in domestic and international corporate restructuring and insolvency law, and is also well versed in corporate and commercial transactions, disputes, and arbitration. He is an adjunct law professor at Chuo Law School and Kokushikan University and a lecturer at Nagoya University. He chairs the Japan Chapter of the East Asian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring, the Japanese Federation of Insolvency Professionals, and the Japan Institution of International Arbitration Research and Training, and serves as vice chair of the IPBA Dispute Resolution Committee. He has published and lectured widely on insolvency and arbitration.

Andrew Chiew

Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, Malaysia

Andrew has notable experience in the areas of banker’s liability, civil fraud, corporate insolvency, and restructuring, as well as money laundering. He acts for various financial institutions on financing obligations and security enforcement, involving conventional and Islamic financing, and asset recovery.

His experience in corporate and commercial disputes covers various business sectors, including energy, hospitality, logistics, and plantation. He also acts for corporations on matters concerning fraud and breaches of fiduciary and fidelity by senior management and directors.

Clients have described him as a “sharp, skillful, knowledgeable articulator” and someone “who knows his work and produces really good arguments”. Andrew is a Ranked Practitioner by Chambers & Partners and Benchmark Litigation. He is ranked as a “Litigation Star” for Commercial & Transactions in The Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024, and a “Distinguished Practitioner” for Dispute Resolution in asialaw 2024. He is also ranked “Band 3” for Dispute Resolution in the Chambers Asia-Pacific 2025 rankings. Andrew has also been recently ranked as a “Leading Partner” for Dispute Resolution by The Legal 500 Asia-Pacific 2025.

He is a contributor to a number of practitioner guides, such as the Law & Practice of Corporate Insolvency in Malaysia. He also frequently speaks, locally and overseas, on matters relating to his areas of practice.

Andrew is also a member of the Malaysian Bar Council’s Advocacy Training Committee. He conducts advocacy training not just in Malaysia, but also in other countries, having had stints in Australia, Ireland, United Kingdom, Singapore, and South Africa.

Hon. Justice Anselmo Reyes

Singapore International Commercial Court, Singapore

Anselmo Reyes practises as an arbitrator. He was a judge of the Hong Kong High Court from 2003 to 2012, overseeing the Construction and Arbitration List (2004-8) and the Commercial and Admiralty Lists (2008-12). He has been an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court since January 2015. He is an Overseas Bencher of the Inner Temple.

Debanshu Mukherjee

Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, India

Debanshu Mukherjee is one of the Co-founders of the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, an independent think-tank recognised for shaping insolvency reforms in India. He led the Vidhi team that advised the government on designing and drafting India’s Bankruptcy Code and its subsequent implementation. He has developed Vidhi’s economic reforms work since its founding. In addition to working alongside several government-appointed committees on economic reforms, he has also deposed before Parliamentary committees evaluating business law reforms in India. He is a graduate of the Harvard Law School, the University of Oxford, and Hidayatullah National Law University. He attended Harvard as a Fulbright Scholar.

Sheila Ng

Rajah & Tann, Singapore

Sheila Ng is Head of Restructuring & Insolvency at Rajah & Tann Singapore and has extensive experience advising on complex cross-border restructuring and insolvency matters. She has played key roles in several high-profile cases across the region, including WazirX, Vauld, Eagle Hospitality REIT, BSI Bank Singapore and MF Global Singapore. A Fellow and Board member of INSOL International, Sheila is widely recognised by leading legal directories and industry publications for her expertise. Her recent accolades include recognition in ALB’s Asia Top Female Lawyers 2026 and as a Leading Lawyer in Restructuring & Insolvency by Chambers Asia-Pacific 2026.

Shahwar Nizam

DFDL, Bangladesh

Shahwar has over 26 years of experience working in UK, South and Southeast Asia. He started his career as a pupil barrister at Erskine Chambers, London, that specialises in company law and corporate insolvency. He has then moved back to Asia and have worked as a corproate lawyer and has worked on multi-jurisdiction corporate restructuring, cross-border enforcement work, insolvency and winding up acting for multinational corporations, lessors and financiers in connection with insolvency, winding up and exits.

Shahwar has advised and represented a wide range of multinational clients, including global airlines, aircraft lessors, EPC contractors, telecommunication companies, power companies and other multinational corporations and advised on successor liability arising from overseas insolvencies, winding up of subsidiaries and minority-owned companies for exit, employee disputes and negotiations following insolvency, and the recovery and enforcement of unpaid dues through winding up petitions and related proceedings.

Shahwar qualified to practice as a barrister of England & Wales, he was called to the English Bar in 2000. He then qualified in Bangladesh and enrolled with the Bangladesh Bar Council.

Shahwar obtained his LLB in University of Sheffield, UK and completed his LL.M in International Finance and Banking Law from Queen Mary College, University of London, UK.

Clare Wee

Regional Head, Asia
INSOL International, Asia Hub

As Regional Head for Asia, Clare leads all of the initiatives and activities of the Hub. Prior to 2019, Clare was Head of the Office of Anticorruption and Integrity (OAI) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). She represented ADB on UNCITRAL’s Insolvency Working Group on the Legislative Guide on Insolvency Law and on World Bank’s Advisory Panel for Insolvency Systems. She initiated and was responsible for producing the first set of principles of insolvency law for Asia. She was part of the ADB team that developed the 1st Forum on Asian Insolvency Reform (FAIR) held in Bali, Indonesia, from 7-8 February 2001. FAIR remains an important bi-annual meeting for legislators from Asia.