| 31 May Wednesday - English Only |
| 8:00 - 17:00 |
DRBF Administration and Practice Workshop |
| 13:00 - 17:00 |
Dispute Board Intermediate Workshop |
| 17:30 - 19:30 |
Welcome Reception for all workshop and conference delegates and one guest. |
| 01 June Thursday - Simultaneous translation available via translation app |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration & Coffee |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
Welcome Address & Conference Open
Júlio César Bueno, DRBF Executive Board
Steve Goldstein, DRBF Executive Board
Jaime Gray, DRBF Region 4 Board
Fernando Marcondes, DRBF Representative for Brazil
|
| 9:30 - 10:00 |
Desde El Cajón en Honduras hasta la expansión del Aeropuerto de Lima en Perú: Evolution of DBs in Latin America
Jaime Gray, NPG Abogados
Marcela Radovic, DB Practitioner
Jose Hernandez, Program Legal and Contract Manager Program Expansion, Jorge Chavez International Airport, Lima, Peru
|
| 10:00 - 10:30 |
Dispute Avoidance Above All: Why Conflict Prevention is the Gold Standard
Moderator: Jeremy Glover, Fenwick Elliott
Romano Allione, DB Practitioner
Ian McIntyre, Ian McIntyre & Associates Pty Ltd and President, DRBF Region 3 Board of Directors
|
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Networking Break |
| 11:00 - 11:45 |
Investing in Successful Projects: Benefits of Dispute Boards for Funding Agencies
Moderator: Ignacio Palacios, Director, Quantum Global Solutions
Roberto Laguado, Senior Procurement Specialist for South Cone CSC-CAR, InterAmerican Development Bank
Jorge Luis González, Senior Procurement Specialist, IDB Country Office in Brazil – CBR/FMP
|
| 11:45 - 12:30 |
Established Models for Success: Dispute Boards Under Standard Form Contracts
Moderator: Arent van Wassenauer, The Faithful Goose
Júlio César Bueno, Pinheiro Neto Advogados
Lindy Patterson, 39 Essex
|
| 12:30 - 13:45 |
Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:30 |
Final Results: How do Projects Compare With and Without a Dispute Board?
Moderator: Augusto Barros Figueiredo, Barros de Figueiredo Advogados
Vitor Aly, São Paulo City Urban Infrastructure and Public Works Secretary of Government
Simon Braithwaite, Diales
Fabiola García Waak, Abogado
Francisco González de Cossio
|
| 14:30 - 15:15 |
Making Things Work: Determining In-person vs virtual site visits, when to use Advisory Opinions, and more
Paul Battrick, Diales
Jerry Brodsky, Peckar & Abramson
Carlos Ortega, Quantum Global Solutions
|
| 15:15 - 15:45 |
Networking Break |
| 15:45 - 16:15 |
DRBF Code of Ethical Conduct in Practice
Ken Roberts, Venable
Graham Easton, DB Practitioner
Roberto Hernandez, COMAD S.C.
|
| 16:15 - 17:00 |
Future Expansion: Are Dispute Boards Right for Mining, Oil & Gas, and Renewable Energy Projects?
Moderator: Giorgiana Tecuci, Tecuci Paltineanu SCPA
Leo Grutters, C2S Global GmbH
Paulo Nascimento
Harry Tolkov, BHP
|
| 17:00 |
Close of the Day |
| 18:00 - 20:00 |
Dinner |
| 02 June Friday - Simultaneous translation available via translation app |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Diversity & Inclusion Breakfast
Co-hosts: Aisha Nadar and Lindy Patterson
|
| 9:15 - 9:35 |
DRBF Annual Meeting
Júlio César Bueno, DRBF Executive Board President
Steven Goldstein, DRBF Executive Board Past-President
|
| 9:35 - 9:45 |
Al Mathews Awards Presentation
Graham Easton
Jaime Gray
|
| 9:45 - 10:30 |
Managing Procedural Tensions in Dispute Board Practice
Moderator: Yasemin Cetinel, Cetinel Consultancy Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság
Aisha Nadar, Advokatfirman Runeland
Alex Wagemann, Wagemann Lawyers and Engineers
|
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Networking Break |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
How to Become a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator
Lindy Patterson
Henry Musonda
|
| 11:15 - 11:45 |
A Team Effort: The Role of Institutions in Promoting Dispute Boards
Juliana Loss, Partner at Loss Andrade Conflict Solution
Christiana Beyrodt, MedArbRB- Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Medarbrb Empresarial Ltda.
|
| 11:45 - 12:30 |
Dispute Toolkits: Collaborative Effort to Reduce Disputes in Construction
Moderator: Jeremy Glover, Fenwick Elliott
Javier Sanchez Lopes
Leonardo Toledo
|
| 12:30 - 13:45 |
Lunch |
| 13:45 - 14:30 |
The Boxing Ring
Round 1. Allowing private meetings vs no private meetings
Round 2. Board Panels comprised of just engineers vs a mix of engineers and lawyers
Moderator: Fatima Bonassa, FBONASSA ADVOGADOS
Round 1: Victor Madeira Filho vs Ignacio Palacios
Round 2: Giovanni Di Folco vs Ricardo E. Barreiro-Deymonnaz
|
| 14:30 - 15:15 |
Role of the Parties' Lawyers: From drafting contracts to coaching teams, how lawyers bring value to the DB process
Moderator: Eric Franco, Legal Delta
Juan Eduardo Figueroa
Fernando Marcondes, MAMG LAWYERS
Pamela Jack, PamelaJackAdvisory
|
| 15:15 - 15:45 |
Networking Break |
| 15:45 - 16:30 |
The Role of Legislation for DB Growth
Moderator: Ricardo Medina Salla
Renato Parreira Stetner, former Deputy Secretary of Justice, Sao Paulo
Igor Gimenes
Loreto Silva
|
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Strengthening DBs Globally: Turning Hard Challenges into Opportunities
Moderator: Beatriz Vidigal Xavier da Silveira Rosa, Taroba Engenharia e Negocios Ltda.
Argeo Costa Neto, HTB Engenharia e Construção
Marcelo Botelho de Mesquita, Botelho de Mesquita Advogados
Beatriz Primon de Orneles Cereza, Rumo S.A.
|
| 17:00 |
Summary of the Day, Open Q&A |
