Tashkent Event Introduction

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The 2026 Tashkent Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, jointly organized by BAC/BIAC, BIDRC, and TIAC, will bring together leading legal and business professionals from China, Central Asia, and beyond to explore the evolving landscape of commercial dispute resolution. The Summit will mark the release of the Annual Review and Preview on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China (2026) and provide a high-level forum for discussions on Belt and Road cooperation, cross-border commercial, arbitration, foreign investment, infrastructure development, and energy projects. By fostering dialogue among practitioners, corporate counsel, policymakers, and academics, the Summit seeks to deepen regional cooperation, promote legal certainty and connectivity, and contribute to sustainable economic development through effective dispute resolution frameworks.

Tashkent Event Agenda

14:00–14:30

Registration

14:30–15:00

Opening Remarks

Speaker:

Guo Wei, Chairperson of BAC/BIAC

Diana Bayzakova, Director of Tashkent International Arbitration Centre

Moderator:

Ding Jianyong, Deputy Secretary-General of BAC/BIAC

15:00–15:10

Signing Ceremony for BAC/BIAC and TIAC

15:10–16:00

Session 1 - Commercial Arbitration in a Connected Central Asia: Digitalisation, Efficiency and User Expectations

Moderator:

Malika Pulatova, Tashkent International Arbitration Centre

Reporter:

Xing Yuan, Partner, Huanzhong Law Firm

Panelist:

Nurullo Rakhimberdiyev, Legal Counsel, Tashkent Office of DUAN & DUAN Law Firm

Panelist:

Hao Zuocheng, Researcher, China University of Political Science and Law

16:00–16:50

Session 2 - Corporate Investment Landscape in Transition: Emerging Disputes and Evolving Resolution Mechanisms

Moderator:

Diyorbek Kimsanov, Director of the Tashkent Mediation Center / Partner at Kimsanov and Attorneys

Reporter:

Dai Yue, Partner, King & Wood

Panelist:

Shi Shumei, Shanghai SUNHOLD Law Firm, Beijing Managing Partner

Panelist:

Sherzod Abdulkasimov, Founding & Co-Managing Partner, PraeLegal Uzbekistan

16:50–17:40

Session 3 - Construction Disputes in International Projects: Legislative Reforms, Evolving Regulatory and Commercial Considerations

Moderator:

Zou Zhiqiang, Partner, Dacheng LLP

Reporter:

Zhou Xianfeng, Partner, JunHe LLP

Panelist:

Yakub Sharipov, Partner, Centil Law

Panelist:

Li Ling, General Manager of the Legal Compliance and Risk Management Department, China Construction Fifth Engineering Division Corp., Ltd

17:40–18:30

Session 4 - Energy Transition Meets Energy Security: Managing Disputes in Changing Global Market

Moderator:

Anna Vladimirovna Ubaydullaeva, Associate Professor,Tashkent State University of Law

Reporter:

Liu Hongchuan, Partner, Jingtian&Gongcheng

Panelist:

Makhmudjon Maksudov, Associate, Beijing Guantao Law Firm Tashkent Office

Panelist:

Anora Turakhujaeva, Senior Lecturer, Westminster International University in Tashkent (WIUT)

18:30–18:50

Closing Remarks

Speaker:

Islambek Rustambekov, Vice-Rector, Tashkent State University of Law International Arbitrator and Mediator

Speaker:

Nodirjon Juraev, Project coordinator of the Tashkent International Financial Centre at the President's Administration

18:50

Cocktail Reception

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