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Sophie Laurence Vidal
France
Apoorva J. Patel
United States
Thomas P. Valenti
United States
Professor Azzeddine Kettani
Morocco
Alexander Werner
Germany
Giancarlo Buccarella
Italy
Stephen S. Strick
United States
Dr. V. V. L. N. Sastry
India
Vivek K Chandy
India
Toru Arai
Japan
Karen Navamani Abraham
Malaysia
Bashar H. Malkawi
United Arab Emirates
M.K. Java
India
Dr. Klaus U. Beck
Germany
Neil Beaton
United States
Nilesh Modi
India
John Pappalardo
United States
Ronald Tse Fung Pang
Hong Kong
John Tarrant
Australia
Marco Pistis
Italy
Dino Gliha
Croatia
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Kuwait
Anders Wallin
Sweden
Ghanshyam Vithaldas Karkera
India
Darren James
Australia
R. Govin
Singapore
Amarjit Singh Chandhiok
India
Elmar B. Galacio
Philippines
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India
Pedro Moreira
Spain
Philip Gicheru Gichaaga
Kenya
Jean M. Lawler
United States
Vincent Cousin
France
Aaron Etra
United States
Meti Ketner
Slovenia
Ross Russell
United States
Anirudh Gunturu
India
Martin Yodaiken
South Africa
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United Kingdom
Rakesh Rustogi
India
Neil Kirkpatrick
Australia
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United States
Robert A Sliwinski
United Arab Emirates
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India
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United States
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Germany
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United Kingdom
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Singapore
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Sri Lanka
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Mauritania
Michael Goldstein
United States
Selvanathan N Subramaniam
Malaysia
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Egypt
Clarisse Von Wunschheim
Switzerland
Bill Rainey
New Zealand
Nancy Jacqueline Njuhi Kamau
Kenya
Jatin Sharma
India
Gregory Hunt
United Kingdom
Pete Desrochers
Canada
Musaed Aljubairi
Saudi Arabia
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Malta
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China
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United States
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Switzerland
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Malaysia
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Hong Kong
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Thailand
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India
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Australia
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Italy
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United Arab Emirates
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Germany
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Turkey
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United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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India
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Vietnam
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Singapore
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Canada
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India
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India
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United Kingdom
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Austria
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India
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India
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Botswana
Jonathon Baker
Canada
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Australia
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India
Laura Reich
United States
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Germany
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United States
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India
Sarita Kapur
India
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Mexico
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India
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India
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United Kingdom
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India
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Latvia
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United States
Prabhakara B.
India
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United Kingdom
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India
Martin Munch
Switzerland
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Hong Kong
Lynn M Myrick
United States
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Switzerland
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Canada
Josephine C. Townsend
Canada
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United Kingdom
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United States
Umesh Dhargalkar
India
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Nigeria
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Australia
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United States
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Italy
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France
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South Africa
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United States
Andrew Dane
United Kingdom
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United States
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United States
Raymond Dieno
Canada
Jean François Williatte
France
Vinod Ambavat
India
Roland Muller
Australia
Kumara Wanasinghe
Sri Lanka
William James
United States
Jesusito Morallos
Philippines
Hiranmai Rallabandi
India
Mohit Shukla
India
Anamaria I Popescu
United States
Ramphul Shaheel Kumar Joy
Mauritius
Nityesh P. Peetumber
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India
Adrian Iordache
Romania
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Germany
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Hong Kong
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Mexico
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India
Hung Le
Vietnam
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United States
Andrew Miller QC
United Kingdom
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Australia
Emad Hendawy
Kuwait
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United States
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Switzerland
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China
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India
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Singapore
Nikolaus Vavrovsky
Austria
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United States
Andreas Fankhauser
Switzerland
Shira Scheindlin
United States
Piotr NOWACZYK
Poland
Giorgio Mondini
Italy
Robin Ratnakar David
India
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Hong Kong
Mia Wouters
Belgium
James Miller
United States
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India
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Netherlands
Sanjay Buch
India
William Leung
Hong Kong
Diora Ziyaeva
United States
Katherine Simpson
United States
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United Kingdom
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India
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Rwanda
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India
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United States
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India
Thomas Deen
United States
Gbolahan Elias
Nigeria
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Netherlands
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Australia
Beatrice Favarel
France
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United States
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Singapore
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Canada
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Latvia
Shane Prince
Australia
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Portugal
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Canada
Waseem Pangarkar
India
Mana Hosseini
Canada
Dorothy Murray
United Kingdom
Jayan Nair
India
Raam Kumar
Malaysia
James F Gilbride
United States
Dr. Christopher D. Cottrell
United States
Michael Quartermain
Canada
Florian Endros
France
Lee Price
Australia
Vincent Shek
Hong Kong
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Malta
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Qatar
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Australia
Hector Reichard
Puerto Rico
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Australia
Sophie Ambrosi
France
Roy Goh De En
Singapore
Ajit Kumar Mishra
India
Robert J. Zapf
United States
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United States
Chan Kheng Hoe
Malaysia
Keshav Varkhedkar
India
Isabelle Poncet
Switzerland
Jeremy Chew
Malaysia
Flavio Peter
Switzerland
Dimitris Emvalomenos
Greece
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Hong Kong
Monica Mitrea
Switzerland
Ms. Julia Sullivan
United States
Martin Beckmann
Netherlands
John Gilmour
Australia
Gary Salzman
United States
Juvenalis Ngowi
Tanzania
Nazareth Romero
Spain
Robert E. McKenzie
United States
Cameron Ford
Singapore
Mohamed Amr
Egypt
Greg Laughton
Australia
Dietmar Czernich
Austria
Ashutosh Das
India
Mikael Wahlgren
Sweden
GK Ganesan Kasinathan
Malaysia
Maura Smith
United States
Rui Andrade
Portugal
Dr. Oliver Heinrich
Germany
Hiroo Advani
India
Fatima Balfaqeeh
United Arab Emirates
Sean Mc Manamo
Spain
Gregg Bertram
United States
Dr. Anton G. Maurer
Germany
Henning Schroder
Germany
Cheryl Bryan
Australia
Gopinath Amin
India
Jonathan Lux
United Kingdom
Pratap Kishan
Singapore
Christoph Just
Germany
Cristina Gandolfi
Italy
Jacob C. Jorgensen
Denmark
Kruti Desai
India
Dr. Gubbi S Subba Rao
India
Navneet Chugh
United States
Thomas S. Heather
Mexico
Reema Bali
India
Ajay Bhargava
India
Elaine Caprio
United States
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Germany
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Switzerland
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Australia
Steve Lanckens
Australia
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United States
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New Zealand
Chuck West
United States
Inigo Coello de Portugal
Spain
Ana Gerdau de Borja
France
Mandadi Pardha Saradhi
India
Bywell Chiwoni
Malawi
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Switzerland
David Smallbone
Australia
Norman Gerstein
United States
Gilles Thieffry
Switzerland
Safir Anand
India
Adrian Vazquez Benitez
United States
Dato Varghese George
Malaysia
Cristina Lucrecia Juan Vidal
Spain
Vijaya Bhasker Kankipati
India
Rohan Rohatgi
India
Amarendra Nath Misra
India
Alex Ngu Sze Shae
Malaysia
Octavian Brasai
Romania
Joseph Yav Katshung
DR Congo
Randolph Khoo
Singapore
Thomas Knaak
Germany
John C. Abbott
United Kingdom
John Robert Papworth
United Kingdom
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Hong Kong
Nicholas Tam
Hong Kong
Matthias Lerch
Switzerland
Okpako Lawrence Oruese
Nigeria
Akshay Arora
India
Florian Jorg
Switzerland
Jacqueline Waihenya
Kenya
Philip Chan
Hong Kong
Prof. Tsisana Shamlikashvili
Russia
Sylvia Ah Toy
France
Ashish Anant Gurav
India
Lilia Klochenko
Russia
Anne Broksoe
Denmark
Xinghui (Ryan) Jin
China
Edward Levitt
Canada
Manoj K. Singh
India
Patricia Galloway
United States
Takashi Ogura
Japan
Gilead Cooper Q.C.
Italy
Mr. David Bateson
Singapore
Perry Granof
United States
Nicos Papaefstathiou
Cyprus
Michael Grainey
United States
Ravi Kini
India
Jane Player
United Kingdom
Omar Cuellar Gamboa
Mexico
Pr. Arnaud De Nanteuil
France
Teko Seyram Amenyinu
Togo
Sarosh Zaiwalla
United Kingdom
Dr. Antje Baumann
Germany
Pradip Jain
India
Mitchell Lathrop
United States
Ana Palacio
Spain
Jamina Apio
Uganda
Quentin Bargate
United States
Joanne Law
Australia
Dino Gliha
Croatia
Paul Key Q.C.
United Kingdom
Nadine Dossou Sakponou
Benin
Jeffrey Lorell
United States
Seungmin Lee
South Korea
Mofesomo Tayo-Oyetibo
Nigeria
Oscar Cruz Barney
Mexico
Jose Alves-Pereira
Portugal
Lalit Ambastha
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
How Neutrals Handle Emotion Without Taking Sides
Why Conflicts Escalate and the Role of Neutrality
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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.
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The Neutral Voice – Spotify
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Practising Neutrality: Judgment & Adaptability in Mediation
David Katona
What does neutrality really look like in practice?Mediation is often taught through structured frameworks. But ...
Mar 18, 2026
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, ...
Mar 11, 2026
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
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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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