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PROGRAM

28 AUGUST      Optional workshop. See the Workshop page for details.
29 AUGUST  
9:00 - 9:15

Welcome from DRBF Leadership

Ann Russo, DRBF Executive Director
Misheck Daka, DRBF Representative for Zambia and Conference Organizer
Jeremy Glover, President, DRBF Executive Board of Directors

9:15 - 9:45

Keynote Address

Professor Albert Malama, Permanent Secretary of the Zambian Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development

9:45 - 10:30

Why You Need a Dispute Board

Moderator: Misheck Daka

Tom Kapapa, Partner & Head of Operations, Qatar, HKA
Sudden Mukuwe, Contract Manager, Zambezi River Authority
Henry Ngulube, CEO, Fairface Enterprise Limited

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:45

The Impact of the "Human Factor" on Dispute Boards

Leo Grutters, President, C2S Global

11:45 - 12:45

Getting the Most out of Dispute Boards: A Must Know for Contractual Parties

Moderator: Jackie Waihenya, Managing Partner, JWM Law LLP

Kauzya Siwale, Principal Consultant, KV Siwale & Associates
Daniel S. Cherono, Director of Road Maintenance, Kenya National Highway Authority
Henry Musonda, Projects Director, KM Associates Consulting Engineers

12:45 - 13:45 Lunch
13:45 - 15:00

Proactive Dispute Avoidance and the Power of Advisory Opinions

Moderator: Murray Armes, DB Practitioner, Armes-ADR

Romano Allione, DB Practitioner
Marco Ruggiero, Pini Group
Jeremy Glover, Partner, Fenwick Elliott
Andy Griffiths, Dispute Resolution Practitioner

15:00 - 15:30

Case Study: COEGA DAB in South Africa

Ismail Essa, Manager - Special Projects, SANRAL

15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:00

Public Procurement Regulations

Moderator: Bwalya Lumbwe, Managing Consultant, Incipio Construction Auditing and Project Management

Chilufya Mwenya, Senior Manager Procurement, Zambia Road Development Agency
Giorgiana Tecuci, Partner, Tecuci-Paltineanu
Bobby Chimuka, Manager - Technical Services, Zambia Public Procurement Authority

17:00 Close of Day
18:00 - 20:00 Conference Reception
29 AUGUST  
9:00 - 9:15

DRBF in Africa

Giorgiana Tecuci, President, DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors

9:15 - 9:45

 

9:45 - 10:30

Case Study: Uganda National Water

Paddy Twesigye, Senior Director, Uganda National Water & Sewerage Corporation

Funding Institution Perspectives on Dispute Boards

Moderator: Misheck Daka

Frank Mvula, Director - Fiduciary and Inspection Department, African Development Bank

10:30 - 10:45

The DB Member's Guide to the World Bank's SEA/SH Prevention and Response Mechanism

James Perry, Owner, PS Consulting

10:45 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:15

DBs as a Mechanism for Preventing Time and Cost Escalation on Public Sector Projects

Moderator: James Perry, Owner, PS Consulting

Linire Mulima, Legal Director for Millennium Project Completion Agency - Zambia and the Millennium Challenge Account - Zambia

12:15 - 13:00

How Should Board Members Deal with Quantum?

Nigel Grout, Dispute Board Member

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 14:45

A Case Study on the Kazungula Bridge Project Dispute Board

Moderator: Andy Griffiths, Dispute Board Member

Chabala Chabala, Principal Engineer for Road Construction, Road Development Agency
Kobamelo Kgoboko, Engineer

14:45 - 15:30

Enforcement of Dispute Board Decisions

Moderator: Leo Grutters, President, C2S Global

Nakasamba Banda Chanda, Partner, A.M.W & Co. Legal
Sean Gibbs, CEO, Hanscomb Intercontinental

15:30 - 15:45

Break

15:45 - 16:30

Insights from Zambia Roads Development Authority

Moderator: Misheck Daka, Jr., Civil Engineer

Chabala Chabala, Principal Engineer for Road Construction, Road Development Agency

16:30 - 17:00

The Next Chapter for DBs in Southern Africa

Moderator: Suzanne Rattray, Director representing Africa, DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors

Michael Daka, DRBF Representative for Uganda
Misheck Daka, DRBF Representative for Zambia
Ismail Essa, DRBF Representative for South Africa
Emhemmed Ghula, DRBF Representative for Libya
Rosemary Gituma, DRBF Representative for Kenya