Advisory And Institutional Roles

Dr. Hussein is well-equipped to offer strategic consulting and legal advisory services, leveraging broad experience in advising institutions, corporations, judicial bodies, and governments on dispute-resolution clauses, legislative reforms, institutional rules, and the design of effective ADR frameworks.
His work spans the wider MENA region - from established Gulf jurisdictions to evolving jurisdictions such as Morocco, Egypt, and Tunisia - giving him a rare, region-wide understanding of both mature and developing ADR markets.

Current advisory and institutional roles

Dr. Hussein currently holds multiple advisory and institutional appointments spanning judicial bodies, arbitral institutions, and academic boards across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Switzerland, Iraq, and beyond.

Member of the International Advisory Board

Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre (OCAC) – Oman

2026–Present

Member of the Executive Committee, Muscat Arbitration and Mediation Days (MAMD) 2026

Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre (OCAC) – Oman

2026–Present

Member of the Management Committee

SOAS Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Centre (SADRC), SOAS, University of London, UK

2026–Present

Member of the Arbitration Council

Arbitration and Mediation Center of Armenia (AMCA)

2026–Present

Senior Expert – Alternative Dispute Resolution

Commercial Law Development Programme (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce

2026–Present

Member – The Scientific Council

Sharjah Institute for Judicial Sciences, Sharjah Judicial Department

2026–Present

Advisory Board Member

College of Law, American University of Iraq, Baghdad (AUIB)–Iraq

2026–2031

Deputy President, International Court of Arbitration

Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Arbitration Centre (OIC–AC) – Turkey

2025–Present

Senior Advisor – MENA

Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) – Singapore

2025–Present

External Expert in Judicial Legislation, ADR, Judicial Strategic Planning, and International Cooperation

Sharjah Judicial Department – UAE

2025–Present

Senior Advisor (Institutional Capacity-Building Initiative; Developing Mediation and Arbitration Days Initiative – Morocco 2026)

Casablanca International Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CIMAC) – Morocco

2025–Present

External Expert with the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power (Morocco) under the U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) Protocol

Rabat, Morocco

2024–Present

Advisory Board Member

InnovADR – Geneva, Switzerland

2024–Present

Development Advisor – “Mediation in Commercial Disputes” Program; Lead Trainer for 4 years (over 500 mediators trained to date)

Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) – Riyadh, KSA

2022–Present

Founder and CEO

Consultancy Masters International (CMI) – UAE

2009–Present

Dr Emad Hussein with delegates at an institutional gathering in the Gulf

Previous advisory and institutional roles

Earlier in his career, Dr. Hussein held advisory and institutional positions with regulatory authorities, arbitral bodies, and international initiatives across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider MENA region.

Member of the Advisory and Executive Team - SIDRA Forum of “Building Bridges in ADR: MENA Meets Singapore”

Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) – Singapore

August 2025

Advisory Board Member

Faculty of Business and Law, The British University in Dubai (BUiD) - Dubai, UAE

2024–2026

Coordinator, UNCITRAL Arab States Initiative

Morocco – Libya – UAE

2024–2025

Head of the Expert Team for the “Independent Reconciliation Center” Project

Reconciliation Center – Ministry of Justice, Riyadh, KSA

2023–2024

Executive Committee Member

CIArb – UAE Branch

2019–2021

Senior Advisor

General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) - UAE

2009–2010

Senior Advisor

Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) - UAE

2006–2008