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08 December
  Welcome Dinner and Tour of Duivenvoorde Castle
Join us for a special evening! The castle will be decked out in Christmas decorations, and guides will take guests on a candlelight tour, followed by dinner in the Marotzaal ballroom of the castle. Delegates and guests are welcome, separate registration required.  
09 December  
8:30 - 9:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
9:00 - 9:30

Opening of conference; Welcome Address; Introduction to DRBF 

Speakers:
Arent van Wassenaer, Conference Chair and DRBF Representative for The Netherlands
Giovanni Di Folco, President, DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors 

9:30 - 10:30

The A of Avoidance: Setting up the DB
Introduction to Dispute Board Best Practice

Speakers:
Leo Grutters, Dispute Board Member and Past President DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors 
Tobias Voigt, Managing Partner, Carneades Legal and Chairman of the Offshore Dispute Resolution Committee (ODRC) 
Carlo Ottaviano, LL.M., Director and General Counsel, Legal Affairs, Tennet

 

10:30 - 11:30

A View from Above - Learning from DBs in the Nordics

Speakers:
Geir Frøholm, Legal Counsel Consto AS, Norway
Anette Kavaleff, Lawyer, Kavaleff Consulting, Finland
Natalia Petrik, Deputy Secretary General, The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

11:30 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 12:15

The Belgian way: Applying Dispute Boards and Other ADR Techniques for Belgian Construction Projects

Moderator:
Arent van Wassenaer, Owner, The Faithful Goose and DRBF Representative for The Netherlands

Speaker:
Rony Vermeersch, Projects and Energy Partner, Stibbe

12:15 - 13:00

DRBF Toolkit for Complex PPP Projects

Speaker:
Kurt Dettman, Chair, DRBF PPP Task Force

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

Getting to the Nucleus of it All - DBs for the Nuclear Sector

Speaker:
Murray Armes, Sense Studio a J.S. Held Company

14:45 - 15:30

No More Delays! DBs in Airport Construction

Moderator:
Sean Gibbs, Hanscomb Intercontinental Ltd.

Speakers:
Paul Battrick, Quantum Expert, Diales
Giovanni Di Folco, President, Techno Engineering and Assoc. 

15:30 - 15:45 Break
15:45 - 16:45

DBs for the Public Private Good - DBs for the Offshore Wind Sector

Speakers:
Sebastian Hoek, Partner, Kanzlei Dr. Hoek, Stieglmeier & Kollegen
Nicholas Rigby, Expert Witness and Dispute Director, NRG Management Consultancy

16:45 - 17:15

The Truth Behind the Dykes - Future of DBs in The Netherlands

Speakers:
Arent van Wassenaer, Owner, The Faithful Goose and DRBF Representative for The Netherlands
Stan Putter, Partner HBN Law, Chair Dutch Arbitration Association

17:15 - 17:30 Closing Remarks