Meredith Craven, Senior Counsel, Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Meredith Craven is Senior Counsel in the International Exploration & Production Litigation group of Chevron U.S.A., based in Houston, TX. She manages international disputes arising from upstream energy operations, including arbitrations and litigations predominantly pending outside the U.S.  Prior to joining Chevron, Meredith practiced international arbitration at major international law firms in Houston and New York.  She is admitted to practice in Texas and New York, and holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
 

Luis Rey, Senior Consultant, Baker O’Brien
Luis Rey offers more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry in technical and executive roles where he has been responsible for business operations, project management, enterprise/project risk management, project engineering, and structural engineering. He has managed upstream, midstream, and downstream EPC activities for major international projects, designed and assessed several offshore oil and gas facilities, and participated in the design and construction of reinforced concrete buildings.

Luis has held various corporate roles in Operations, Project Management, and Risk Management. He has provided oversight of Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Detailed Engineering, and management of large-scale EPC projects. Luis has experience performing due diligence and peer reviews of major EPC projects and has led the integration team of two major company mergers. Prior to joining Baker & O’Brien, Luis provided expert witness testimony in ICC arbitrations related to complex engineering and construction issues. He had also provided expert testimony in a refinery EPC dispute and fact witness testimony in an offshore facility EPC dispute.

Since joining Baker & O’Brien, Luis has prepared expert witness testimony regarding technical claims in ICC and DIAC arbitrations and court proceedings for complex EPC disputes. Luis has co-authored publications on the seismic performance of reinforced concrete columns for ACI and ASCE and has presented at conferences, including the OTC and SPE, regarding the assessment of offshore platforms. Luis is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Ank Santens, Partner - New York, White & Case LLP
Ank Santens is Global Co-Head of White & Case's International Arbitration Practice. She serves as counsel or arbitrator in commercial, investment, and construction arbitrations around the world, under all major international arbitration rules as well as regional and local rules. Ms. Santens has led cases large and small for clients with remarkable success, including victories in the hundreds of millions of dollars, full cost awards, and favorable amicable settlements. Her industry experience includes energy, infrastructure, construction, telecommunications, mining, life sciences, financial services / insurance / pensions, and consumer goods, among others. Her clients include companies and sovereigns from around the globe, with a focus on Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, and the United States.

Jennifer Smith, Independent Arbitrator
Jennifer is a full-time international arbitrator and a recognized leader in international arbitration, with more than 35 years of experience handling complex cross-border commercial disputes. Jennifer has served as both advocate and arbitrator in proceedings around the world, and her cases span a broad range of industry sectors including energy and natural resources, technology, aviation, shipping, mining, telecommunications, financial services, and insurance. She is a member of the Texas bar and a solicitor in England and Wales. She was a partner with Baker Botts and later Hogan Lovells before opening her own arbitration practice in 2021. 
Jennifer is widely recognized as among the world’s leading arbitration practitioners, serving including as a Global Leader in Arbitration and Energy by Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review. She serves on the panels and rosters of several major arbitral institutions. She graduated from The University of Texas School of Law with honors, and Wellesley College magna cum laude, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
 

Michael Yates, Partner - Houston, White & Case LLP
Michael is a Partner in the Project Development and Finance Group in the Firm's Houston office. His practice focuses on the representation of owners and developers in their construction projects including liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities, power plants, battery energy storage facilities, photovoltaic solar generation facilities, carbon capture facilities, and petrochemical facilities.  Michael has first-chair experience negotiating multi-billion dollar contracts with the largest contractors in the world, and his day-to-day work includes advising clients on procurement and construction strategies and drafting and negotiating engineering, procurement and construction, construction, construction management, engineering, licensing, operating & maintenance, long-term service agreements, and procurement agreements for large energy projects throughout the world. Michael also provides guidance to clients during and after project execution including claim evaluations, warranty and defect issues, payment disputes, and contractor solvency issues.

Moderator: Callum Johnson, Counsel - Houston, White & Case LLP
Callum Johnson is counsel in the Firm's Construction & Engineering group and is based in the Houston office.  He advises owners and contractors on construction disputes and project execution issues arising out of large scale international infrastructure and energy projects, and has particular experience advising on LNG processing facilities.

Callum has advised clients in complex arbitrations under several insitutional rules, with various different seats.  He has also spent time on secondment with a client's project team, and has given talks on issues arising in megaprojects to several leading engineering schools in the UK and the Netherlands.