| 31 May Wednesday |
| 8:00 - 17:00 |
DRBF Administration and Practice Workshop |
| 8:00 - 12:00 |
Dispute Board Intermediate Workshop |
| 17:30 - 19:30 |
Welcome Reception for all workshop and conference delegates and one guest. |
| 01 June Thursday |
| 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
Volker Jurowich, 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
|
| 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
Álvardo Larrea, Lead Procurement Specialist, Procurement Unit, Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions, Latin America & Caribbean Region, World Bank Group
|
| 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
Victor Aly
Simon Braithewaite, 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
Murray Armes, JS Held
Paul Battrick, Diales
Jerry Brodsky, Peckar & Abramson
|
| 15:15 - 15:45 |
Networking Break |
| 15:45 - 16:15 |
DRBF Code of Ethical Conduct in Practice
Ken Roberts, Venable
Graham Easton, DB Practitioner
|
| 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
Victor Nascimento
Loreto Silva
|
| 17:00 |
Close of the Day |
| 18:00 - 20:00 |
Dinner |
| 02 June Friday |
| 8:30 - 9:15 |
Diversity & Inclusion Breakfast
Co-hosts: Aisha Nadar and Lindy Patterson
|
| 9:15 - 9:45 |
DRBF Annual Meeting
Júlio César Bueno, DRBF Executive Board President
Steven Goldstein, DRBF Executive Board Past-President
Tom Peterson, DRBF Executive Board Treasurer
|
| 9:45 - 10:30 |
Managing Procedural Tensions in Dispute Board Practice
Moderator: Yasemin Cetinel, Cetinel Consultancy Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság
Aisha Nadar, Advokatfirman Runeland
|
| 10:30 - 11:00 |
Networking Break |
| 11:00 - 11:45 |
A Team Effort: The Role of Institutions in Promoting Dispute Boards
Moderator: Juliana Loss
Lívia Accioli Mubarak, 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, E. Franco R. Abogados y Consultores EIRL
Fernando Marcondes, MAMG LAWYERS
Carlos Ortega, Quantum Global Solutions
Pamela Jack, PamelaJackAdvisory
|
| 15:15 - 15:45 |
Networking Break |
| 15:45 - 16:30 |
The Role of Legislation for DB Growth
Moderator: Ricardo Medina Salla
Senator Antonio Anastasia
Igor Gimenes
|
| 16:30 - 17:00 |
Strengthening DBs Globally: Turning Hard Challenges into Opportunities
Moderator: Marcela Radovic, Radovic & Asociados
Argeo Costa, HTB Engenharia e Construção
Beatriz Vidigal Xavier da Silveira Rosa, Taroba Engenharia e Negocios Ltda.
|
| 17:00 |
Summary of the Day, Open Q&A |
