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13 March
 8:30 - 9:00

Welcome Address and Introduction to DRBF 
Giorgiana Tecuci, President of DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors
Jeremy Glover, President of DRBF Executive Board of Directors

 9:00 - 10:30

If You Fail to Plan, You Are Planning to Fail
Dispute Prevention in Road and Rail Construction Projects: Common Challenges in Road and Rail Construction
- Technical specifications
- Qualification & evaluation criteria
- Type of contract
- Selection of DB members

Moderator: Gabriel Armanet - Director of Construction, FTI Consulting

Mariam Badeyan - Head of Legal Department, A.A.B. Project
Giovanni Di Folco - President, GDF ADR
Florin Niculescu - Founder, SC Ab Initio SRL
Vanja Podhradski - Head of Implementation, JP Autoceste d.o.o Mostra
Maja Potočnik - Partner, Potočnik & Prebil Law Firm
Emilian Traista - Independent Consulting Engineers

10:30 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30

What We Must Always Foresee is the Unforeseen (Part 1)
Unforeseen Conditions and Variations
- Emerald Book approach vs. other standard contracts
- Unforeseen conditions
- GDR/GBR

Moderators: Taner Dedezade - International Construction Chambers
                    Levent Irmak - Chairman, MC2 Modern

Murray Armes - Founder, Armes-ADR
Cremona Cotovelea
Vlatko Mihajlov
Gerard Monaghan
Alfonso Pelosi
James Perry
Siniša Radaković - Co-Owner & Director, EXSTRUCTA
Eugenio Zoppis

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:40

What We Must Always Foresee is the Unforeseen (Part 2)
Unforeseen Conditions and Variations

Moderator: Taner Dedezade and Levent Irmak

Murray Armes
Cremona Cotovelea
Vlatko Mihajlov
Gerard Monaghan
Alfonso Pelosi
James Perry
Siniša Radaković
Eugenio Zoppis

14:40 - 15:00

The Mysteries of Paris
The Grand Paris Project - Case Study on the French Approach to Dispute Boards

Gabriel Armanet - Director of Construction, FTI Consulting
Xavier Leynaud

15:00 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 17:00

The Paper Reality
Records and Evidence Brought to the DBs
- Types and priority of evidence in projects with tunnels
- Specific tunneling documents
- Expertise of the DB members

Moderator: Bill Barton

Sean Gibbs - CEO, Hanscomb Intercontinental
Boyana Milcheva
Cristina Olariu
Basar Sahin
Oana Soimulescu

17:30 - 19:30 Cocktail Reception
14 March
 9:00 - 10:00

Laying the Foundation for Successful Construction Programs in the Region

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

10:00 - 11:00

The Ins and Outs of the Emerald Book for Dispute Board Practitioners Pt. 1

 FIDIC Emerald Book 2019:

  • Introduction 
  • Rationale and Origins of EB19
  • Brief Comparison with FIDIC Red/Yellow/Silver 2017 
  • Key Differences and Unique Features of EB19
  • Practical Considerations: Is the Industry Ready for EB19? Legal Perspective and Challenges
  • Q&A

Leo Grutters
Domagoj Petrinovic
Igor Zirojevikj

11:00 - 11:30

Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30

The Ins and Outs of the Emerald Book for Dispute Board Practitioners Pt. 2

Debate format demonstrating the roles of each party and the Dispute Board (DB) member.

Leo Grutters
Domagoj Petrinovic
Igor Zirojevikj

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Recommendations vs. Decision: An Oxford-Style Debate Pt. 1

Moderators: Jeremy Glover - Partner, Fenwick Elliott
                    Giorgiana Tecuci

Fanny Dastugue - Director General, CICA
James Perry
Murray Armes - Founder, Armes-ADR
Cremona Cotovelea
Oana Soimulescu

15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:30

Recommendations vs. Decision: An Oxford-Style Debate Pt. 2

Moderators: Jeremy Glover and Giorgiana Tecuci
Fanny Dastugue
James Perry
Murray Armes
Cremona Cotovelea
Oana Soimulescu

16:30 - 16:45

Conclusion and Way Forward