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SCHEDULE - All times EET (UTC +2) - Check your local time here.
Note: Registered delegates will also have exclusive access to the recordings post-event.
| 06 November |
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| 12:30 |
Conference Opening + Keynote Address
Basar Sahin, Conference Chair
Jeremy Glover, DRBF Executive Board President
Keynote Speaker:
Eng Maysarah Mahmoud Eid, Acting Director-General of Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre
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| 13:00 |
Navigating Conflict on Projects: An Introduction to the Benefits and Functions of Dispute Boards
Moderator: Yasemin Cetinel - Founding Partner, Cetinel Law Firm
Asel el Housan - Founder and Head of Commercial and Contracts, AEH Consultancy LLC
Nicholas Gould - Partner, Fenwick Elliott LLP
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| 14:05 |
Emerging Trends: The Latest Developments in Dispute Board Utilization in the MENA Region
Moderator: Basar Sahin - DRBF Region 2 Director for MENA
Emhemmed Ghula - DRBF Representative for Libya
Mian Javaid - DRBF Representative for Pakistan
Sam Whitehouse - DRBF Representative for the United Arab Emirates
Erhan Ozturk - DRBF Representative for Turkey
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| 15:35 |
Break
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| 15:45 |
Dispute Boards in Action: Strategies and Best Practices for Mega and Giga Projects
Moderator: James Perry - Owner, PS Consulting
Ali Agab - Head of Libya Motorway Authority
Armando Tamai - Independent Consultant
James Weier - Capital Giga Project Expert and Infrastructure Attorney
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16:55
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Financing Perspectives: The Role and Impact of Dispute Boards from the MDB’s Viewpoint
Moderator: Aisha Nadar
Majed Elbayya - Regional Procurement Manager for MENA, The World Bank
Hisham Mirghani - Senior Procurement Specialist, Islamic Development Bank
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| 17:55 |
Close of Day One |
| 07 November |
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| 12:30 |
Transforming Dispute Avoidance and Resolution: How FIDIC 2017 is Reshaping the Dispute Board Experience in MENA
Moderator: Giorgiana Tecuci - Partner, Tecuci-Paltineanu and President of DRBF Region 2
Husni Madi - Founder and CEO, Shura Construction Management and Member, FIDIC Contracts Committee
James Mwangi - Director, CoST - the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative and Vice President, FIDIC Board of Directors and Member, FIDIC Contracts Committee
Vincent Leloup, Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee
Ahmed Waly - Managing Partner, WALY Arbitration & Contract Administration
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| 13:50 |
The 84 Days for a DAAB Decision: Important Considerations
Moderator: Waleed El Nemr - DRBF Representative for Egypt
Sary Badawi - Managing Partner at Agile Project Management Advisors
Fatima Balfaqeeh - Managing Partner, Balfaqeeh Advocates & Legal Consultants
Tarek Hamed - DAR for Engineering Contracts
Girgis Abd el-Shahid - Managing Partner, Shahid Law Firm
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| 14:50 |
Break
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| 15:00 |
Unlocking Value: The Strategic Advantages of Dispute Boards for Issue Management and Resolution
Moderator: Paul Taggart - Construction Dispute Resolution Consultant, Partner at Construction Contract Services, LLP
Yalcin Kaya - Director, Istanbul Project Coordination Unit
Reshma Oogorah, FCIArb, International Arbitrator
Eugenio Zoppis - Project Manager, Salini Impregilo s.p.a.
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| 16:10 |
Best Practice Guidelines for the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence during Dispute Board Proceedings
Moderator: Jeremy Glover - Partner, Fenwick Elliott LLP
Oskar Ljungqvist - Founding Partner, AL Contract Services
Denis Serkin - Partner, Peckar & Abramson P.C.
Stacy Sinclair - Partner, Fenwick Elliott LLP
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| 17:10 |
Close of Conference
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