Ann Ryan Robertson C.Arb FCIArb FCollArb was the 2021 global President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and served as the Chair of the ICDR Rules Revision Committee responsible for the 2021 ICDR Mediation and Arbitration Rules.   

An independent arbitrator in Houston, Texas, Ann is an experienced chair, party appointed, sole and emergency arbitrator and is listed on the rosters of the major arbitral institutions. A recipient of many awards and honors, the United States Department of Trade selected Ann as one of ten arbitrators appointed by the United States to serve as a dispute settlement panelist pursuant to Chapter 31 of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). 

Named to Global Arbitration Review’s “Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration” since 2015, in 2024, WWL has designated Ann as a “WWL Thought Leader: Arbitration,” individuals “worthy of special mention owing not only to their vast expertise and experience . . . but also their ability to innovate and inspire.” She has also been recognized by “The Best Lawyers in America, International Arbitration/Governmental” since 2014. 

Ann is frequent author and speaker on arbitration issues, an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Law Center and for eighteen years coached the Law Center’s Vis Moot team.

Montserrat Manzano is a partner in the dispute resolution practice of Von Wobeser y Sierra, S.C. She is part of the ESG and Energy & Natural Resources practice groups. Additionally, she co-leads the firm's Diversity & Inclusion and Ethics Committees.

Ms. Manzano acts as counsel in international commercial and investor-state disputes. She has experience in a broad range of sectors, including construction, energy & natural resources, and technology. In particular, she has experience in disputes arising from investment and infrastructure projects in Latin America. She represents clients before Mexican courts in proceedings in support of arbitration. 

Ms. Manzano also sits as an arbitrator to international commercial disputes and is specializing to arbitrate investor-state disputes.

She is a Member to the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR. Ms. Manzano graduated (with honors) from the Universidad Iberoamericana and holds an LLM from Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge. Additionally, she is an alumni to the ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Latin America and former Chair of the Americas Initiative of the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA).

Yanett Quiroz Valdovinos was recently promoted to Vice President of the ICDR-AAA, overseeing Mexico, Canada and the Central and West sides of the United States, and the Energy sector. She will oversee the outreach and development of these regions and sectors. She is located at the Houston office. Before becoming a Vice President, she was Director of the ICDR-AAA for almost ten years and provided case management services to parties and clients worldwide.

Yanett is an attorney licensed in Mexico. She holds a Law and International Master’s degree from Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey in Mexico. She is a member of the Mexican Bar (BMA) and of the National Association of Corporate Counsel (ANADE). 

From 2006 to 2014, she served as the Secretary General for the Mediation and Arbitration Commission of the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO).

Former professor in Spain and Chile; he is actually associate professor of Private Comparative Law at Università di Pavia.

Admitted to Italian and Spanish Bar and Indipendent Arbitrator.

He is currently a member of the working group and drafting committee on the project to modernise the Luxembourg civil code regarding the reform of law of contracts and obligations.

 He published six books and more than 160 scientific contributions..

Enrique Jaramillo is a seasoned international arbitration lawyer and commercial litigator with a strong focus on resolving complex disputes across the energy, infrastructure, and oil and gas sectors. He represents companies in high-stakes cross-border litigation and arbitration, including proceedings under most major arbitration rules. Enrique regularly appears in federal and state courts across the United States and supervises litigation throughout Latin America on behalf of his clients. In addition to his disputes practice, Enrique also advises clients on cross-border investments, including project development, project finance, capital raising, and private equity transactions across multiple jurisdictions.

Enrique holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center; an LL.M. from the University of Hamburg; an LL.M. from the University of Bologna; and a civil law degree from the Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil. He is admitted to practice in Texas, New York, and the Republic of Ecuador.

Emilia Onyema is an independent arbitrator with experience as presiding, co and sole arbitrator, and acts as legal expert witness in international arbitration. She is a Professor of International Commercial Law at SOAS University of London where she teaches and publishes on international arbitration, international investment law and commercial law in a global context. 

She is qualified to practice law in Nigeria, as a Solicitor in England & Wales, and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She leads the SOAS Arbitration in Africa biennial survey research project, co-authored the African Promise; conceived the SOAS counsel in arbitration training project; is the Director of the SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre and She actively publishes and speaks on topics relevant to her research interests. 

She received the CPR Institute award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity in ADR in 2024. Her current research focuses on energy contracts for sustainable development. 

Zachary Calo is Professor of Law at Touro University in New York City. From 2015- 2025, he was Full Professor of Law at Hamad bin Khalifa University in Doha, Qatar. 

He is also Professor of Law (Adj.) at the University of Notre Dame Australia and Central Asia Research Fellow and Visiting Professor at Tashkent State University of Law (Uzbekistan). 

Editor of 2 books and author of 80 articles, he is a global authority on international dispute resolution, sports law, and religion and law. In addition to academic work, he is Co-Founder and International Mediator with Gulf Mediation, the first commercial mediation boutique in the Middle East. 

He also serves as Of Counsel with Kalbian Hagerty, LLP (Abu Dhabi, UAE & Washington, DC) and Of Counsel and Head of Sports Law with Schelstraete Equine Law (Amsterdam).

Beatriz specializes in arbitration and litigation. She leads the firm Valladolid Abogados, dedicated to arbitration, as well as litigation in administrative and commercial matters.

She graduated from Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus, earning her degree with honors with the thesis “The Elimination of the Form of the Arbitration Agreement,” as well as a Master’s Degree in Corporate Law from the same institution.

She is a professor of the subject Arbitration in the Master’s Program in Corporate Law at Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara.

She has served as Sole Arbitrator in arbitrations administered by the Arbitration Center of Mexico and the National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City.

She is the President of the Young Arbitrators Committee Jalisco of ICC Mexico and a member of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Bar Association, Jalisco Chapter.

Edgardo Muñoz is a Professor at Universidad Panamericana's School of Law in Mexico. Beyond his academic responsibilities, he has acted as an arbitrator & counsel in numerous arbitral proceedings across different jurisdictions and legal systems.

He is licensed to practice law in California, the United States, and Mexico. Prof. Muñoz's academic journey includes law studies in Mexico (Lic. Iur. UIA) and France (DEUF, Lyon III), followed by two Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees—one from the University of Liverpool, UK, and another from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. He also holds a Doctor of Laws (Ph.D.), summa cum laude, from Basel University, Switzerland.

Edgardo Muñoz has held positions as a Visiting Professor and Scholar at the University of Turin, Italy, Columbia University Law School in New York, McGill University School of Law, and the University of Montreal School of Law in Canada. He is a Member of the ICC World Commission on Arbitration and ADR, of the General Council of Mexico’s Arbitration Center, of the CISG Advisory Council, the ITA Academic Council, and serves as a Correspondent of UNIDROIT in Mexico.