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Majed Elbayyah obtained his PhD and Master’s degrees in civil engineering—Hydraulics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA and his B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Birzeit University, Palestine. Dr. ElBayya has worked extensively on country public procurement reviews, country public procurement reforms, fiduciary review and led/participated in several studies and research on public procurement.  He has provided many capacity building trainings on World Bank procurement procedures and contract management.  He also worked as Global Lead Procurement Specialist working in the EFI Governance Global Practice, Sr. Operation Officer and Sr. Procurement Specialist in several countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Europe and Central Asia and South Asia region. Before joining the World Bank in 1997, Dr. ElBayya was Director-General of Research and Development at the Ministry of Housing in Palestine, worked with a local consulting firm and an adjunct assistant professor at a university in Gaza.

Dr. Waleed El Nemr has 25 years of experience in contracts and claims management, encompassing positions in various international project management firms, such as Bechtel, Fluor Daniel, and Hill International. He has also assumed several roles during dispute resolution proceedings in construction projects, acting as arbitrator, expert adjudicator, an expert appointed by the tribunal, expertly appointed by an arbitration party, arbitrator, and dispute adjudication board (DAB) member. He is the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) Representative for Egypt and previously served as a member of the DRBF Board of Directors for Region 2, representing MENA. He is Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Egypt Branch, and President of the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering – Greater Cairo section. He is the author of numerous papers and a speaker at numerous conferences, seminars, and webinars on the topic of construction contracts and claims. He is currently the Contracts Director of Hill International’s Africa branch, based in Egypt, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at The American University in Cairo.

Girgis Abd El-Shahid is the Managing Partner of Shahid Law Firm. He specializes in dispute settlement, with a particular focus on energy-related disputes; mergers and acquisitions; corporate and commercial agreements; joint venture arrangements; banking and finance; securities offerings; telecommunications; and intellectual property. Girgis focuses mainly on commercial arbitration, investment treaty arbitration and international law and is renowned for his special expertise in complex multiparty arbitrations. He is also recognized for his knowledge in handling all types of corporate and commercial disputes, from routine matters to large and complex multinational arbitrations. He also has significant experience in advising clients in various industries such as logistics, aviation, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, construction, energy, oil and gas as well as project finance and banking. Girgis is a member of the International Court of Arbitration, the world’s leading arbitral institution, serving a second 3 years term, as well as a member of advisory committee of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA). Girgis is a former Public Prosecutor and has received an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from Georgetown University Law Center, USA, an LL.B. from Cairo University, and a BA in Economics and Business Administration from the American University in Cairo.

Emhemmed Ghula is a Libyan Civil Engineer with MSc in Project Management from UK, Owner of Consultancy Expertise Company, DRBF member, Chairman of Libyan Engineering Arbitration Centre, Executive Member of Arab Organization for Engineering Arbitration, Dispute Resolution Board Member, and Arbitrator, with a big record of projects in the MENA region. Emhemmed Ghula is the DRBF Representative for Libya.

Jeremy Glover is a partner at Fenwick Elliott LLP , the UK’s largest construction law firm and is listed as a leader in his field in Who’s Who Legal. Jeremy is an accredited adjudicator, Vice-President of the Conflict Avoidance Coalition, and a member of the CIArb Adjudication Sub-Committee. He is also a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator, Member of the FIDIC President’s List and of the FIDIC Net Zero Task Group TG23. Jeremy is the co-author of Understanding the FIDIC Red and Yellow Book: A Clause by Clause Commentary, the third edition of which was published in 2018, and lead editor of Building Contract Disputes: Practice and Precedents. He is a member of the Board of Examiners on the Construction Law MSc programme at King’s College, and also teaches on the MSc Building Information Modelling Management Programme at Middlesex University. Jeremy serves as the President of the DRBF Executive Board.

Nicholas Gould, BSc (Hons), LL.M., FRICS, FCIArb, MCIOB, is Past President of the Executive Board of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation and a partner in the specialist construction, engineering and energy lawyers Fenwick Elliott LLP, where he conducts a mix of international dispute resolution and non-contentious work. He is a solicitor-advocate, chartered surveyor, accredited adjudicator and CEDR Chambers lead mediator. He acts for contractors, employers and governments in the building, construction, engineering, infrastructure, transport, energy, oil and gas, and process engineering sectors. Dispute resolution experience spans litigation, arbitration (domestic and international), adjudication, DAB/DRB, mediation, early neutral evaluation and expert determination. He regularly acts as lead mediator in multi-party multi- million disputes. Nicholas is a certified adjudicator and sits on international dispute boards and as arbitrator. Chamber & Partners 2011 notes Nicholas for his “ability to pre-empt potential problems and provide advice in a clear manner that maintains the individual needs of clients”. Legal 500, 2011 edition list Nicholas as a leading figure for Construction and Mediation who is “extremely knowledgeable and listens carefully to his clients”. The IBA’s 2008 and 2013 editions of International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers Today listed Nicholas as one of the “ten most highly regarded individuals internationally for construction law” and the IBA’s Who’s Who Legal 2015 listed Nicholas in the top five in Europe.

Asel El Housan is a Civil Engineer and a veteran of the international construction industry with more than twenty-nine years of experience in the construction field. She is the founder and the Managing Director of AEH UK Limited. She is an arbitrator and expert witness. Her experience ranges in between many countries including UAE, UK, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Central Asia, Africa, and Far-Asia. Asel is a FIDIC affiliate member and certified trainer, she is also a member of many associations like DRBF, FCIArb, SCL, and Adjudication Society. Asel was a speaker at many conferences including FIDIC Users Conference, Adjudication Society Conference, DRBF, CIArb, SCL, and many others. Asel has long experience in construction dispute resolution both litigation and arbitration and an outstanding experience in different types of Contracts, and Subcontracts.

Tarek Hamed has earned his Doctor of Philosophy degree in Construction Management (2011), Master's degree in Construction Management (1999) and Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (1990), from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University. He earned a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from the Faculty of Law at Cairo University (2001). Mr. Hamed is the Founder/Managing Director of DAR for Engineering Contracts, a consultancy office based in Cairo, Egypt and specialized in providing Contract Management, Claims and Arbitration consultancy services. He has extensive experience in the FIDIC Conditions of Contract, drafting and negotiating contracts, legal systems, contract law, claims preparation and evaluation and institutional and ad-hoc arbitration proceedings. Mr. Hamed has participated in arbitration cases as a chairman and as a co-arbitrator, participated as a dispute board member and participated as a counsel for the parties in disputes under both ad-hoc and organizational domestic and international arbitration cases. He further works as an Instructor for two courses at the Faculty of Engineering's Credit Hours Program in Cairo University; namely, Construction Contracts and Claims and for two courses in Contract Law and Arbitration at the Engineering and Science Services at the American University in Cairo.

Mian Sheraz Javaid is a dual qualified Civil-Engineer-turned English Barrister. His dual qualifications uniquely place him to render advice and services on complex matters of construction and energy law, ranging from litigation to Arbitration, Mediation, Adjudication, Neutral Evaluation, and Expert Determination. Sheraz is an international tenant at No.5 Barristers Chambers, holding the right of audience to practice in multiple jurisdictions including Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Dubai International Financial Centre, Singapore International Commercial Court and the Astana International Financial Centre. Sheraz has resuscitated the dynamics of dispute resolution in Pakistan through his role as the Founding Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Pakistan Branch and TCC ADR Center. Sheraz’s most recent contribution to ADR has been drafting the Domestic Arbitration Act 2023 for Pakistan and has trained the first set of neutrals for Pakistan appointed in Islamabad High Court through the CIArb Globally Accredited Mediation Training. Being a member of the global faculty of the Approved Faculty List (AFL), Sheraz provides training on ADR to professional engineers, barristers, solicitors, and public sector organization employees across the globe. Sheraz chairs the premiere legal convention in South Asia: Pakistan International Disputes Weekend for ‘reviewing, reflecting reviving’ the global dispute resolution terrain. He serves as the DRBF Representative for Pakistan.

Vincent Leloup (MSc, FCIArb) is the Chairman of the FIDIC Contracts Committee, a drafter of FIDIC Contracts (2017 White Book and 2021 Green Book), a FIDIC Certified Trainer and Adjudicator, and a member of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators. He is the recipient of the FIDIC 2024 Louis Prangey award, and the co-founder and director of studies of the LLM International Construction Contracts course at Paris-Panthéon Assas University. Civil engineer by trade, with legal qualifications (MSc. Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College, UK), he holds 25+ years of experience on international building (hospitals, office towers) and infrastructure projects (water and wastewater, power, ports, roads) across Asia, Africa, Europe and Central America in 50+ countries, as a contractor then consulting engineer and now solo practitioner.  He delivers training, consulting (contract procurement strategy, contract drafting, risk analysis and contract management) and dispute prevention and resolution services (mediator, dispute board member, expert witness, arbitrator) for the construction industry.

Oskar Ljungqvist is a consulting engineer based in Dubai UAE serving various stakeholders on projects across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He is an experienced professional with expertise in contract and claims management. His skillset encompasses contract administration, delay and disruption costs, forensic delay analysis, project planning and project management. Instructs forensic delay analysis modules for Masters Programme at Milan Polytechnic Institute. Oskar is a member of the DRBF since 2018, as well as the other professional organisations such as the SCL and the AACEi. Over the last 5 years he has been extensively involved in adjudication and arbitration proceedings on multibillion Euro disputes. He graduated with BS and MS Degrees in Civil Engineering and Hydraulics from the Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden. His began his career in engineering and construction in 2006 in Ethiopia.

Husni Madi is an International Arbitrator, Dispute Board member/Adjudicator, and Mediator. Husni is a Civil Engineer qualified in law (LLM Construction Law & Arbitration) with over 25 years of experience. He is a member of several multi-million USD institutional and ad-hoc arbitration tribunals being an FCIArb, and DABs being a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator (FCA) listed on the pretigeous FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators. Moreover, he is a FIDIC and CIArb Accredited Mediator, and FIDIC International Certified Trainer (FCT). Husni is a Member of the Standing Committee of the ICC International Centre for ADR, Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Member of the  FIDIC Contracts Committee, winner of FIDIC’s Adjudicator and Trainer of the Year Award, and a visiting lecturer at Leuphana University (Germany).

Eng. Maysarah Mahmoud Eid brings over 17 years of leadership expertise across both public and private sectors, specialising in strategic project management, planning, project oversight and financing, and commercial contract management. His notable achievements include directing Abu Dhabi's government project development strategy and managing a diverse portfolio of projects valued at AED 215 billion in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. This portfolio encompasses infrastructure, construction, healthcare, education, housing, security, tourism, and cultural projects, as well as real estate developments in the UAE, the region, and globally. Maysarah also led the establishment of Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC), which oversees the Emirate’s capital projects, setting management standards and guidelines, leading the delivery and implementing key agreements with real estate developers. Maysarah holds a master’s degree in international business administration and a bachelor’s in engineering, with numerous professional courses in leadership, project management, and contract management.

Dr. Hisham Mirghani has a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Bristol, England, and a PhD in Private Law, International University of Africa, Khartoum. He is a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK and is registered as a Chartered Engineer, the Engineering Council, UK. He is a Procurement & Contracts Management expert with practical experience of 41 years gained with Consulting Engineers (24 years), Government (Employer) Agency (9 years) and Multilateral Development Bank (8 years). Dr Hisham has published 2 books in Arabic on Construction Laws prevailing in Middle Eastern countries. He also wrote a paper (in English) on Construction law which won a Commendation in the Society of Construction Law (SCL) Hudson Prize in 2015 and was published by the UAE University Journal of Sharia & Law in July 2018. During his work with Consulting Engineers and as a Contracts Manager with a Government/Employer agency in Sudan, Dr Hisham gained vast experience in contract drafting, contract administration, advising on variations, and claims of values up to US$ 15 million under FIDIC type contracts. He also assisted with DAB proceedings on US$ 32 million dispute for price escalation costs.

Eng. James N. Mwangi is the CEO of Kurrent Technologies Ltd a Consultancy firm that serves East and Central Africa. He has a B. Sc. (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nairobi. He is a Vice President and Board member of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers(FIDIC) which is based in Geneva Switzerland. He is a Board Member of the London based organization CoST (Construction Sector Transparency). CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative is one of the leading global non-profits improving transparency, participation, and accountability in infrastructure. He is a Registered Consulting Engineer, an Accredited Checker and a Washington Accord Assessor  with the Engineers Board of Kenya(EBK). He has over thirty-eight (39) years of extensive working experience mainly in the Energy(Power Generation and Distribution, Renewable Energy) and Oil & Gas sectors. He is a Fellow with the Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK). He sits on the Mechanical Engineering Panels at EBK and IEK.  He is a past Chairman of the Executive Committee of FIDIC – AFRICA. He is also a Board Member (Energy, Mining, Blue Economy & Maritime Affairs and Professional Services Sectors) of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA - the Apex voice of the Private Sector in Kenya), a Director at the Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA), a Past Member of the East Africa Branch Council of the International Project Finance Association (IPFA) and is a Member of the Energy Institute (U.K.). He is a past Chairman of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Kenya (ACEK). He is also a member of the Kenya Institute of Management(KIM). He has membership in other Professional bodies in Kenya and Internationally.

Aisha Nadar has been actively involved in all phases of the negotiation and implementation of large-scale cross-border infrastructure and defence programs for over 30 years. Her procurement and international contract management experience includes holding senior level positions in the US, the Middle East and Europe. She regularly advises clients on strategic procurement planning, contract drafting, contract management and dispute resolution and acts as arbitrator, mediator and dispute board member and has experience of ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIAC, AAA, UNCITRAL and FIDIC rules. Aisha has carried out assignments related to dispute resolution for organizations such as the World Bank, USAID and US DoD and is a regularly invited speaker at universities and specialized conferences on construction contracts and dispute resolution. Aisha is a member of FIDIC’s Executive Committee, the Chair of FIDIC’s Procurement Policy Sub-Committee, is listed on FIDIC President’s List of Accredited Adjudicators and served as one of the principal drafters of the updates of the FIDIC 1999 Suite. She is an officer of the International Construction Projects Committee of the International Bar Association and has previously served as a member of the Standing Committee of ICC International Centre for ADR. Aisha holds a BS Electrical Engineering from University of Nebraska, an MBA from University of Texas-Austin and an LL.M. in International Commercial Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary, University of London and completed the CIArb Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration, Oxford in 2005. Aisha currently serves as President-elect of the DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors.

Reshma Oogorah is an international arbitrator and legal counsel with over a decade of experience in high-value and complex disputes, focusing on the construction, energy, and technology sectors. She is a barrister and solicitor registered to practise in Mauritius, England & Wales, and the UAE, and works comfortably under the laws of both common and civil law jurisdictions. Reshma has sat as presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and sole arbitrator, and has acted as counsel in ad hoc arbitrations, as well as under most major institutional arbitration rules, in the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. She is currently seconded as Senior Legal Counsel to the Legal Disputes Team of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). She specialises in advising on dispute prevention and management strategies, focusing on effectively mitigating and managing disputes and dispute risks on construction projects and investments. Reshma is a Fellow and approved faculty member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), and an elected committee member and Public Relations Officer of the CIArb UAE Branch. Reshma is ranked for Arbitration in the 2024 edition of WhosWhoLegal (WWL) and Global Arbitration Review Report. 

Erhan Ozturk is a Civil engineer with MSc degree on Construction Project Management and LLM degree on Construction Law & Arbitration. He is a claim/contract management consultant and Dispute Board practitioner. He has nearly 20 years of professional experience in contract and project management for internationally construction projects funded by IFI’s such as World Bank, EBRD, EIB, CEB, and USAID. He has expertise in interpretation of contracts, tender and contract management / negotiations, claim & change management, dispute resolution and Dispute Adjudication Board case management. He has hands-on experience in a wide variety of projects such as railways, tunnels, highways, airports and industrial plants constructed in Asia, Africa and Europe. He is a member of DRBF, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Turkish Engineers and Architects Association, and Society of Construction Law. Erhan currently serves as the DRBF Representative for Turkey.

Basar Sahin holds a BSc in Civil Engineering and an LLM degree in Construction Law. He is anarbitrator, expert witness, and dispute board member. He has held contract, commercial andproject management positions with firms for nearly 25 years and gained experience incontract-claim management with a special emphasis in cost control, scheduling and disputeresolution methods. His professional career started in Turkey as a construction field engineer and he then pursued commercial management in the USA for nearly 10 years before returning to Turkey and co-founding lCM Consulting. During this time he has taken responsibilities from tender to post contract stages in all aspects of commercial management including negotiation of change orders, delay, acceleration, differing site condition and inefficiency claims for lump sum contracts as well as cost reimbursable contracts. His hand-on experience includes involvement in a wide variety of projects such as railroads, highways, tunnels, airports, power plants, marine works, housing and oil-gas business in countries including Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Albania, Nigeria, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Hungary, Slovakia and the USA. His hand-on experience includes involvement in a wide variety of projects such as railroads, highways, tunnels, airports, power plants, marine works, housing and oil-gas business in countries including Georgia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Albania, Nigeria and the USA. Basar currently serves on the DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors as representative for MENA.

Denis Serkin is a partner, chair of Peckar & Abramson’s International Practice, and vice chair of the firm’s IT committee. He focuses his practice on construction law, representing construction managers and general contractors in transactional matters, through project construction, and in the resolution of disputes through litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Denis regularly assists clients in a number of market segments, including construction management, general and EPC contracting, power/energy, and infrastructure. He is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Columbia University in the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics where he teaches a course in Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes. Prior to entering the legal profession, Denis was a project engineer at a government agency, where he managed numerous projects through design to procurement and construction.

Stacy Sinclair leads the technology and innovation initiatives for construction law firm Fenwick Elliott. She oversees the development and implementation of new legal technologies and supports clients on new digital technologies in the construction and legal industries.  She is responsible for Fenwick Elliott’s IT and infrastructure, internal tech operations, platforms and legal workflows and external client initiatives and products. In addition to technology and innovation, Stacy has a broad range of experience in construction and engineering matters, and previously practised as an Architect, principally designing large-scale projects such as stadiums, hospitals and education buildings in both the UK and the US. This dual-qualification and experience in the construction industry prior to practising law provides a unique expertise and platform for advising on technical issues and the digital transformation of both the construction and legal industries. 

Paul Taggart is a Past President of the DRBF Executive Board of Directors. He has over 40 years of experience in contract management and disputes settlement in construction. He is a FIDIC Presidents List of Approved Adjudicators member. Paul has acted as DB member, a disputes settlement manager, a Contractual Manager, and as advisor for a number of reputable major international companies effectively managing complex contract cases on a broad range major infrastructure and building works. In this regard he has been actively involved in the submission and successful settlement of some US$ 4.7 billion worth of disputes to Dispute Adjudication and Recommendation Boards globally per FIDIC, ad hoc and ICC DB rules. His project experience includes Mosul Dam (Iraq), Second Bosphoros Bridge (Turkey), The Channel Tunnel (UK - France), The Panama Canal expansion, Copenhagen, Qatar and Riyadh Metros, Xiaolangdi MPD China, and Bujagali HPP the first PPP hydro project in Africa. Mr. Taggart holds a BSc, MRICS, FCIArb and Post Graduate Diplomas in International Commercial Arbitration (QMUL) and Business Administration (SGBS). He a sustaining member of the DRBF.

Armando Tamai is Regional Area Manager for Central Asia for Webuild Group and general coordinator of the Rogun Dam EPC contract. He has extensive construction contracts experience on a wide variety of tunnel and infrastructure projects throughout MENA and around the world, including metros and high speed rail, hydropower and hydroelectric, and more. He has a master’s degree in civil engineering from Bologna University, Italy. 

Giorgiana Tecuci is an international lawyer with over 20 years' experience in construction law and procurement. She is actively involved in FIDIC contracts, with particular emphasis on dispute resolution in both the public and private sectors. As an adjudicator, arbitrator and trainer, Giorgiana regularly contributes to the organization and running of both FIDIC related activities and those of DRBF, where she is President of the Region 2 Board of Directors and the DRBF Representative for Romania.

Dr. Ahmed Waly With dual degrees in Engineering and Law, and more than 30 years of experience in Construction, Dr. Waly is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), London, member of the International Court of Arbitration (Arab Arbitration Group), ICC, Paris, member of the International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), A FIDIC Interim Accredited Trainer, a FIDIC Friendly Reviewer of the FIDIC 2017 Contracts, a Certified Mediator and Trainer by CEDR, London, a Certified Expert at the Center of disputes resolution at the General Authority of Investment (GAFI), Egypt, and a Certified Arbitrator at the Ministry of Justice, Egypt, a committee member of CIArb (Egypt Branch), and a member of CRCICA DB committee who drafted the CRCICA DB Rules in force as of August 1 st 2021.

James Weier is an international capital giga projects and infrastructure attorney who has played a key role in the delivery of some of the world's most iconic infrastructure projects.  He has held positions as the chief legal officer of sovereign wealth fund-owned companies in the middle east and as general counsel of government-owned projects in the United States. He is an Illinois-licensed architect and an Illinois licensed attorney with extensive contentious and non-contentious experience on high-value, high-profile and complex giga projects in the luxury residential, luxury hospitality, grade-A commercial and international aviation sectors. He possesses significant expertise in negotiating and closing complex, high-risk, high-value multi-party contracts for challenging infrastructure projects valued in the billions of dollars and has a proven track record in successfully resolving high-value, complex design and construction claims, all while preserving essential business relationships through taking a commonsense business approach to dispute avoidance and resolution.

Sam Whitehouse Samuel is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and expert witness with over 40 years of experience in contracts and dispute management. For the last 20 years Sam has worked on major civil engineering projects throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Central America, and Europe. He is a Managing Director at FTI Construction Solutions and is based in the United Arab Emirates where he serves the local and international market. Previously Sam was the Commercial Director of a major Tier 1 general contractor headquartered in the United Kingdom. Sam has gained extensive experience of Dispute Boards and adjudications throughout the world and serves as the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation Representative for the United Arab Emirates.