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Gregg Bertram
United States
Prof. Tsisana Shamlikashvili
Russia
Philip Chan
Hong Kong
Yanick Vlasak
Canada
Greg Laughton
Australia
Flavio Peter
Switzerland
Ross Russell
United States
Takashi Ogura
Japan
Ashish Anant Gurav
India
Lynn M Myrick
United States
Edward Kuznetsov
Latvia
John J. Lag
United States
Musaed Aljubairi
Saudi Arabia
Stefan Kornmacher
Germany
Nilesh Modi
India
Saman Bandara
Vietnam
Dr. Austin Sammut
Malta
Fatima Balfaqeeh
United Arab Emirates
Joshua Erlich
United States
Gary Salzman
United States
Mr. Mohammed Abdeen
Kuwait
Nicholas Tam
Hong Kong
Karen Navamani Abraham
Malaysia
Joseph Yav Katshung
DR Congo
John Gilmour
Australia
Guy P. Caron
France
Thomas P. Valenti
United States
R. Govin
Singapore
Mitchell Lathrop
United States
Aliff Fazelbhoy
India
Martin Beckmann
Netherlands
Jatin Sharma
India
Quentin Bargate
United States
Sarosh Zaiwalla
United Kingdom
Vincent Cousin
France
Florian Endros
France
Ben Horn
United Kingdom
Adrian Iordache
Romania
Dr. Tassilo Eichberger
Germany
Gilead Cooper Q.C.
Italy
Kruti Desai
India
Ajay Bhargava
India
Anders Wallin
Sweden
Marco Pistis
Italy
Neil Kirkpatrick
Australia
Jose Alves-Pereira
Portugal
Mohamed Amr
Egypt
Gilles Thieffry
Switzerland
Mr. David Bateson
Singapore
Mark Entwistle
United Kingdom
John C. Abbott
United Kingdom
Dr. Mark Oliver Baumgarten
Switzerland
Edward Levitt
Canada
James Julian Noble
Singapore
Sunita K Sreedharan
India
Christoph Just
Germany
Dr. Lucy Rana
India
Dr. Austin Sammut
Malta
Mohit Shukla
India
Nityesh P. Peetumber
Mauritius
Octavian Brasai
Romania
Gopinath Amin
India
Thomas S. Heather
Mexico
Yvonne WY Chow
New Zealand
Dr. Anton G. Maurer
United States
Oscar Cruz Barney
Mexico
Anamaria I Popescu
United States
Rakesh Rustogi
India
Lucas Bento
United States
Poloju Narsimha Chary
India
Dr. Monika Hupfauf
Austria
A. K. Govil
India
David Smallbone
Australia
Apoorva J. Patel
United States
Mandadi Pardha Saradhi
India
Vincent Shek
Hong Kong
Mikael Wahlgren
Sweden
Cameron Ford
Singapore
Seungmin Lee
South Korea
Alexandre Maciel
Portugal
Isabelle Poncet
Switzerland
Dr. V. V. L. N. Sastry
India
Neil Beaton
United States
Elmar B. Galacio
Philippines
Mr. Anil Kumar Gopinath
India
Ravi Dabral
Singapore
Randolph Khoo
Singapore
Nityesh P. Peetumber
Australia
Jonathon Baker
Canada
William James
United States
Craig Connal
United Kingdom
Sandra Hitchcock
South Africa
Andrew Miller QC
United Kingdom
Col. D. K. Bishnoi
India
Gunita Pahwa
India
Sofie van Londen
Netherlands
Henning Schroder
Germany
Florian Jorg
Switzerland
Hans Bousie
Netherlands
Cristina Lucrecia Juan Vidal
Spain
Beatriz Leycegui Gardoqui
Mexico
John Preston
United States
Clarisse Von Wunschheim
Switzerland
Nauras Suhrawardy
India
Nancy Jacqueline Njuhi Kamau
Kenya
Selvanathan N Subramaniam
Malaysia
Toru Arai
Japan
Gary L. Benton
United States
Fabio Marazzi
Italy
Kwok Wai Wah Gordon
Hong Kong
Zouhdi Yakan
United Arab Emirates
Gbolahan Elias
Nigeria
Rajesh Bisaria
India
Patricia Galloway
United States
Nicos Papaefstathiou
Cyprus
Bill Rainey
New Zealand
Steve Lanckens
Australia
Lalit Ambastha
India
Dr. Antje Baumann
Germany
Gwynn Hopkins
Hong Kong
Sophie Laurence Vidal
France
John Robert Papworth
United Kingdom
Shane Prince
Australia
Raymond Dieno
Canada
Hon. Peter Vickery QC
Australia
Junichi Horie
Australia
Ramphul Shaheel Kumar Joy
Mauritius
Prof. Dr. AN Shouzhi
China
Jude Kearney
United States
Bill Smith
United States
Ian Rea
Australia
Matthias Lerch
Switzerland
Jayan Nair
India
Chuck West
United States
Kuljeet Kaur
India
Olasupo Shasore
Nigeria
Robert E. McKenzie
United States
Dr. M.S. Lalkumar
Qatar
Jacob C. Jorgensen
Denmark
Maura Smith
United States
Dipti Mehta
India
Okpako Lawrence Oruese
Nigeria
Safir Anand
India
Dr. Anton G. Maurer
Germany
Hiranmai Rallabandi
India
Robert Walters
Australia
Dorothy Murray
United Kingdom
Andrew Dane
United Kingdom
Usha Devi
Malaysia
Shaun Leong
Singapore
Cheryl Bryan
Australia
Nilava Bandyopadhyay
India
Kumara Wanasinghe
Sri Lanka
Bashar H. Malkawi
United Arab Emirates
Mia Wouters
Belgium
Xinghui (Ryan) Jin
China
Janis Esenvalds
Latvia
Prabhakara B.
India
Hector Reichard
Puerto Rico
Dr. B. Gopalakrishnan
India
Dino Gliha
Croatia
Dr. Klaus U. Beck
Germany
Anirudh Gunturu
India
Rohan Rohatgi
India
Pradip Jain
India
John Pappalardo
United States
Jacqueline Waihenya
Kenya
Dr. Matthew Parish
Switzerland
Robert J. Zapf
United States
Eduardo Perez Motta
Mexico
Jane Player
United Kingdom
Angela Grahame
United Kingdom
Sanjeev Ahuja
India
Christopher Chilton
United Kingdom
Dietmar Czernich
Austria
Guru Prasad
India
Piotr NOWACZYK
Poland
Sultan Bayram
Turkey
Alex Ngu Sze Shae
Malaysia
Jeremy Russell QC
United Kingdom
Philip Argy
Australia
Ronald Tse Fung Pang
Hong Kong
David T. Kinnear
United Kingdom
Professor Azzeddine Kettani
Morocco
Amarjit Singh Chandhiok
India
Patrick M. Norton
United States
Calvin Wilkinson
Thailand
Aaron Etra
United States
Sylvia Ah Toy
France
Keshav Varkhedkar
India
M.K. Java
India
Rui Andrade
Portugal
Dino Gliha
Croatia
Hiroo Advani
India
Akshay Arora
India
James F Gilbride
United States
Omar Cuellar Gamboa
Mexico
Emily Wey
United States
Lee Price
Australia
Jeremy Chew
Malaysia
Manoj K. Singh
India
Jeffrey Lorell
United States
Andrew Levine
United States
Adrian Vazquez Benitez
United States
James Miller
United States
Roy Goh De En
Singapore
Perry Granof
United States
Nazareth Romero
Spain
Dr. Oliver Heinrich
Germany
Inigo Coello de Portugal
Spain
Stephen McCarron
United States
John Tarrant
Australia
Joanne Law
Australia
Amabilis Bukangwa
Rwanda
Waseem Pangarkar
India
William Leung
Hong Kong
Katherine Simpson
United States
Vivek K Chandy
India
Jonathan Pearl
United Kingdom
Raam Kumar
Malaysia
Ana Gerdau de Borja
France
Nikolaus Vavrovsky
Austria
Shira Scheindlin
United States
Ann Marie Byers
United States
Ana Palacio
Spain
Reema Bali
India
Swati Chatterjee
India
Andrew Agapiou
United Kingdom
Paul Key Q.C.
United Kingdom
Emad Hendawy
Kuwait
Mana Hosseini
Canada
Stephen S. Strick
United States
Clive Grossman
Hong Kong
Leslie E. Maerov
Canada
Dr. Gary Lacefield
United States
Dr. Gubbi S Subba Rao
India
Michael Goldstein
United States
Dato Varghese George
Malaysia
Giorgio Mondini
Italy
Cheikhany Jules
Mauritania
Michael Falck
Switzerland
Sean Mc Manamo
Spain
Juvenalis Ngowi
Tanzania
Hung Le
Vietnam
Diora Ziyaeva
United States
Ashutosh Das
India
Martin Munch
Switzerland
Russell Thirgood
Australia
Amarendra Nath Misra
India
Capt. Lee Fook Choon
Singapore
GK Ganesan Kasinathan
Malaysia
Chan Kheng Hoe
Malaysia
Ravi Kini
India
Vinod Ambavat
India
Monica Mitrea
Switzerland
Axel Heck
Germany
Sarita Kapur
India
Sean Chen
China
Bernard Cron
Switzerland
Pete Desrochers
Canada
Laura Reich
United States
Jamina Apio
Uganda
Paul G. Huck
United States
Sophie Ambrosi
France
Michael Quartermain
Canada
Amit Kumar Patni
India
Vijaya Bhasker Kankipati
India
Dr. Jodok Wicki
Switzerland
Mr. Donny Surtani
Canada
Cristina Gandolfi
Italy
Beatrice Favarel
France
Dr. Ralph Steele
United States
Flavia Marisi
Italy
Harsha Cabral
Sri Lanka
Darren James
Australia
Meti Ketner
Slovenia
Bywell Chiwoni
Malawi
Ms. Julia Sullivan
United States
Giancarlo Buccarella
Italy
Umesh Dhargalkar
India
Lilia Klochenko
Russia
Andreas Fankhauser
Switzerland
Michael Grainey
United States
Mofesomo Tayo-Oyetibo
Nigeria
Anne Broksoe
Denmark
Norman Gerstein
United States
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab
Egypt
Dr. Christopher D. Cottrell
United States
Jean François Williatte
France
Berin Simge Hikmet
United States
Jesusito Morallos
Philippines
Josephine C. Townsend
Canada
Alexander Werner
Germany
Pratap Kishan
Singapore
Lucy Greenwood
United Kingdom
Charles Wang
United States
Alicia Hill
Australia
Jean M. Lawler
United States
Thomas Knaak
Germany
Elaine Caprio
United States
Jonathan Lux
United Kingdom
Glen A. Norton
United States
Dr. Bollineni Keerthi
India
Gregory Hunt
United Kingdom
Thomas Deen
United States
Ghanshyam Vithaldas Karkera
India
Teko Seyram Amenyinu
Togo
Pedro Moreira
Spain
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schlegel
Germany
Dimitris Emvalomenos
Greece
Vinod kumar
India
Pr. Arnaud De Nanteuil
France
Anil Kumar Sharma
India
CHA HO WA
Hong Kong
Philip Gicheru Gichaaga
Kenya
Navneet Chugh
United States
Kevin Loo
Canada
Ratan Lal Kaul
India
Robert A Sliwinski
United Arab Emirates
Franc Bucik
Germany
Kathlin Liao
Hong Kong
Martin Yodaiken
South Africa
Sanjay Buch
India
Sanjeev Singh Miglani
Botswana
Roland Muller
Australia
Lam Wai Pan Wilson
Hong Kong
Robin Ratnakar David
India
Nadine Dossou Sakponou
Benin
Ajit Kumar Mishra
India
The Continuum of Prevention & Resolution
Neutral Evaluation
Early, independent assessment of risks and potential conflicts – so disputes can be prevented before they take root.
Contract & Transaction Neutrals
Guiding negotiations and structuring agreements with fairness and foresight, ensuring stability from the start.
Prevention Neutrals
Ongoing involvement in projects, partnerships, or institutions to detect and defuse issues before they escalate.
Resolution Neutrals
When conflict arises, mediators and arbitrators step in – resolving disputes fairly, confidentially, and cost-effectively, without the burden of courts.
Local or Global
Whether local or cross-border, our verified bench of neutrals ensures the right expertise for every context, anywhere in the world.
Why Neutrals Matter
Neutrals are more than problem-solvers – they are prevention partners. From early evaluation to final resolution, our experts work with independence, impartiality, and global standards to safeguard your interests at every stage.
Whether for corporations seeking stability, communities preserving harmony, or governments ensuring fair systems, THE NEUTRALS delivers collective expertise in conflict prevention, de-escalation, and resolution- quickly, credibly, and globally.
Prevention First. Global Trust. The Neutrals Advantage.
With 1,500+ neutrals in 100+ countries, From early dialogue to structured settlement, The Neutrals deliver impartial solutions - before courts, before conflict.
Prevention-first systems to avoid escalation.
International standards of independence and impartiality.
Continuous learning for the next generation of neutrals.
The Neutral Voice – YouTube
Neutrality in Practice – Lessons from International Mediation
Opportunity Costs Leaders Rarely Calculate
How Neutrals Handle Emotion Without Taking Sides
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Prevent conflicts before they escalate.
Businesses today cannot afford disputes to spiral into costly, time-consuming battles. At THE NEUTRALS, we connect organizations with independent, impartial professionals who safeguard contracts, protect relationships, and preserve reputation. With access to trusted neutrals in over 100 countries, companies operate with certainty in global markets, saving time, cost, and resources.
Gain global credibility and visibility.
The world needs modern, prevention-first dispute professionals — not conventional practitioners bound by outdated systems. By joining The Neutrals Bench, mediators, arbitrators, and facilitators gain recognition for their independence, impartiality, and professionalism. Our platform expands networks, builds authority, and connects neutrals to opportunities worldwide.
Empowering the next generation of neutrals.
The pace of change in global business demands new thinking and new systems. THE NEUTRALS empowers tomorrow’s leaders through training, mentorship, and recognition, while driving innovation in conflict prevention. Together, we harness collective action to create modern frameworks, launch global initiatives, and shape the future of dispute prevention for decades to come.
New & Insights
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Practising Neutrality: Judgment & Adaptability in Mediation
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What does neutrality really look like in practice?Mediation is often taught through structured frameworks. But ...
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EP 6
When Infrastructure Projects Run Into Conflict
Jesusito Morallos
When infrastructure projects face pressure, conflicts rarely emerge from a single failure.
They emerge where risk, ...
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EP 5
Neutrality in Global Practice: Culture, Listening, and Trust
Thomas P. Valenti
Neutrality is often described as impartiality. In practice, it is far more demanding. It is ...
Mar 4, 2026
EP 4
How Neutrals Handle Emotion Without Taking Sides
Jacqueline N. Kamau
Neutrality in mediation is often understood as impartiality. In practice, it requires emotional awareness, restraint, ...
Feb 21, 2026
Meet The-Neutrals
The Bench of Independence - A curated global registry of independent professionals, verified for integrity, impartiality, and international standards.
Appoint trusted professionals from the world’s first global bench of neutrals - a curated body of independent experts, verified for their integrity, impartiality, and international standards. Businesses, institutions, and individuals connect here with the right neutral, for the right dispute, at the right time.
Preventing Conflicts. Protecting Relationships.
The Neutrals are trained and trusted to step in before disputes escalate – saving time, cost, and reputation. Wherever you are in your journey, our neutrals ensure independence, impartiality, and international best practice.
Pathway 1 - Prevention Neutral
The Neutrals are trained and trusted to step in before disputes escalate - saving time, cost, and reputation. Wherever you are in your journey, our neutrals ensure independence, impartiality, and international best practice.
Pathway 2 - Resolution Neutral
When disputes arise, skilled mediators and arbitrators step in to resolve them fairly, quickly, and confidentially --without the cost and burden of courts.
Pathway 3 - Continuous Neutral Support
Neutrals can be appointed as ongoing guardians - ensuring fair processes, independent oversight, and long-term conflict prevention in business, institutions, and communities.
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