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WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27

12:30PM - 12:35PM
Eastern

Opening Remarks & Welcome Address

Patricia Galloway, Founder, Galloway Arbitration

12:35PM - 1:35PM
Eastern

Fitting the Pieces Together: The Psychology of Disputes

Presenter: Leslie Ellis, Founder, The Caisa Group

1:35PM - 1:45PM Eastern

Session Break

1:45PM - 2:45PM
Eastern

Early Mitigation: Proactive Role of the Dispute Board

Moderator:
Ken Roberts, Chair of the Construction Law Group, Venable LLP

Speakers:
Robert Hoxie, Chief Development Officer, City of Chicago Department of Aviation
Scott Lowe, Principal, Trauner Consulting Services
Robert Vecchio, CEO, Socotec
Mike Whalen, Managing Director, Capital Projects Consulting, Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics 

2:45PM - 2:55PM

Session Break

2:55PM - 3:55PM
Eastern

The How and Why of Advisory Opinions 

Speakers:
Nicholas Gould, Partner, Fenwick Elliott
Dean B. Thomson, Shareholder, Fabyanske, Westra, Hart & Thomson, P.A.

3:55PM - 4:05PM Session Break
4:05PM - 5:05PM
Eastern

Finding the Right Piece: Dispute Prevention Through Relational Contracts

Kate Vitasek, Author, Graduate & Executive Education Faculty Member at University of Tennessee, Haslam College of Business Administration, and Developer of the Vested Business Model

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28
12:30PM - 12:40PM
Eastern

DRBF Excellence in Dispute Board Avoidance & Resolution Award Presentation

12:40PM - 2:00PM
Eastern

The Future of DB Member Selection: Industry Survey Insights and User Perspectives

Speakers:
Matthew Poirier, Vice President, Director of Project Controls and Dispute Resolution, Keville Enterprises, Inc.
Ken Smith, Group Counsel, Granite Construction
Moussa Wone, Ph.D., P.E., DBIA, Vice President, DC Water

2:00PM - 2:15PM Eastern

Session Break

2:15PM - 3:15PM
Eastern

When a Piece Doesn't Quite Fit: Reconsidering Disclosure

Moderator: Wendy Venoit, Cozen O'Connor

Speakers:
Lindy Patterson KC, Arbitrator, Adjudicator, and Dispute Board Member, Partner, 39 Essex Chambers
Mike Powell, Vice President, American Arbitration Association

3:15PM - 3:25PM Eastern

Session Break

3:25PM - 4:25PM
Eastern

The Final Picture: Writing an Opinion/Decision

Moderator:
Ken Roberts, Chair of the Construction Law Group, Venable LLP

Speaker:
Patricia Galloway, Founder, Galloway Arbitration

4:25PM - 4:35PM Session Break
4:35PM - 5:05PM
Eastern

Creating the Framework: Model Contract Documents Update

Moderator:
Ann Russo, Executive Director, Dispute Resolution Board Foundation

Speaker:
Kurt Dettman, Chair, DRBF Model Documents Task Force and Past President, DRBF Executive Board of Directors 

5:05PM - 5:10PM
Eastern

Closing Remarks

Patricia Galloway, Founder, Galloway Arbitration