ICC Croatia - 2nd Annual Regional Conference on Arbitration and ADR – Construction Projects Disputes

07-08 Oct 2024

Dubrovnik English

Arbitration

Day 1: Start: 15:00 (Dubrovnik time) End: 21:00 (Dubrovnik time) - Day 2: Start: 09:30 (Dubrovnik time) End: 18:40 (Dubrovnik time)

Standard registration (from 28 August 2024)

Price for members of ICC Croatia (list of members of ICC Croatia) and/or companies which pay membership fees to the Croatian Chamber of Economy

400,00€ + PDV/VAT*

Price for non-members of ICC Croatia and/or companies which do not pay membership fees to the Croatian Chamber of Economy

500,00€ + PDV/VAT*

10% discount for registering two or more participants from the same company

PDV/VAT rate in Croatia is 25%.

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This event will gather the leading experts in the field of construction contract preparation and management, dispute avoidance and dispute resolution through available ADR tools and arbitration.

The aim of the conference is to provide participants with an update on the latest insights, trends and developments in construction project preparation, dispute management and dispute resolution, as well as an opportunity for networking.

An advanced workshop on cross examination technics will also take place during the event.

The conference will cover a range of topics including cross examination in construction disputes, ESG compliance during the preparation stage of infrastructure projects, construction contracts and administrative law in public procurement, the impact of technology and AI on construction, administration and adjustments of construction contracts, and strategies for dispute avoidance and resolution.

Who should attend?

Construction contracts and dispute practitioners:

Engineers, contractors
In-house lawyers
Construction lawyers
Adjudicators
Arbitrators
Experts, contract managers
Financial institutions and Government entities involved in procurement.

Monday 7 October 2024

Tuesday 8 October 2024

The PDF version of the Conference preliminary programme is available here

(Dubrovnik Time Zone)

15:00 – 15:30	Registration and welcome coffee
15:30 – 15:45	Welcome address by Conference host Marina Rožić, Secretary General, Croatian Chamber of Economy, and ICC Croatia, Zagreb
15:45 – 16:15	Introduction Małgorzata Surdek-Janicka, Arbitrator, SURDEK ARBITRATION, Warsaw; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
16:15 - 17:30	Working session: Cross examination in Construction Disputes Edward Corbett, International Construction Adjudicator and Arbitrator; Consultant with International Construction team, Howard Kennedy, London Shelly Ewald, Partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Virginia Karen Gough, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers, London Charles Gourgaud, Senior Director, Construction Solutions, FTI Consulting, Paris Christopher Johnston, Managing Director, Construction Solutions, FTI Consulting, London Luka Krištović-Blažević, Partner, Dispute Resolution – Head of ME Arbitration, Baker McKenzie LLP, Dubai Milan Lazić, Senior Partner, Karanovic & Partners, Belgrade
17:30 – 17:50	Coffee break
17:50 - 19:15	Working session: Cross examination in Construction Disputes (Continuation)
19:15 - 19:30	Closing session and lessons learned
19:30 - 21:00	Cocktail reception

9:30 - 9:45	Welcome address by Conference host Marina Rožić, Secretary General, Croatian Chamber of Economy, and ICC Croatia, Zagreb
9:45 - 11:00	Panel Discussion 1: Infrastructure Projects Preparation Stage – ESG Compliance Aarta Alkarimi, C.Arb, FCIArb, Founding Partner, Chrysalis LLP, Dubai Kai-Uwe Karl, Global Chief Litigation Counsel, GE Renewable Energy, London Katarina Kuuskoski, Group Compliance Counsel, Munksjö Group, Stockholm Alina Leoveanu, Group Senior Counsel, Eviden International, Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Paris Moderator: Lyda Bier, Legal Consultant, dr. L. Bier B.V., Vught
11:00 - 11:20	Coffee break
11:20 - 12:35	Panel Discussion 2: Public Procurement – Construction Contracts and Administrative Law Jasminka Čorda Truhar, Partner, Hanžeković & Partners, Zagreb; President of the ICC Croatia Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration Enzo de Laurentiis, International Consultant, Washington, D.C; Former World Bank's Chief Procurement Officer Karim Ihab Ramsis, Partner, Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm, Cairo Christopher R. Seppälä, Independent Arbitrator, Paris Evgeny Smirnov, Associate Director, Policy Advisor, EBRD, London Moderator: Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Stockholm; Vice Chair, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
12:35 - 14:05	Lunch
14:05 - 15:35	Panel Discussion 3: Technology and Construction – AI Daryl Chew, Partner, Three Crowns, Singapore Mirjana Čagalj, Vice-President for Construction and Transport, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb Mirjana Čagalj, Vice-President for Construction and Transport, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb Taner Dedezade, Partner, Howard Kennedy LLP, London Patrícia Rosário, Of Counsel, Head of the International Arbitration department, JPAB Law Firm, Lisbon; Independent Arbitration Practitioner, Rosário Arbitration Marijana Zvonar, Lead Consultant, Exstructa, Zagreb Moderator: Crenguta Leaua, Professor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
15:35 - 16:50	Panel Discussion 4: Construction Contracts Administration and Contract Adjustments Edward Corbett, International Construction Adjudicator and Arbitrator; Consultant with International Construction team, Howard Kennedy, London Shelly Ewald, Partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Virginia Luka Krištović-Blažević, Partner, Dispute Resolution – Head of ME Arbitration, Baker McKenzie LLP, Dubai Ulrich Kugler, LL.M., Head of Legal Affairs and Insurances, Vice President, Andritz Hydro GmbH, Ravensburg Moderator: Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Stockholm, Sweden; Vice Chair, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
16:50 - 17:10	Coffee break
17:10 - 18:25	Panel Discussion 5: Dispute Avoidance and Dispute Resolution Veronika Korom, Professor, ESSEC Business School, Paris; Partner, PARAGON Advocacy, Vienna; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration Fran Pelicarić, Partner, Law firm Pelicarić & Smerdel, Zagreb Hrvoje Sikirić, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb; President of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb Sophie Tkemaladze, FCIArb, Founding Partner, Resolve, Tbilisi; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration Moderator: Davor Babić, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb
18:25 – 18:40	Closing remarks

Aarta Alkarimi	C.Arb, FCIArb, Founding Partner, Chrysalis LLP, Dubai
Davor Babić	Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb
Lydia Bier	Legal Consultant, dr. L. Bier B.V., Vught
Daryl Chew	Partner, Three Crowns, Singapore
Edward Corbett	International Construction Adjudicator and Arbitrator; Consultant with International Construction team, Howard Kennedy, London
Mirjana Čagalj	Vice-President for Construction and Transport, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb
Jasminka Čorda Truhar	Partner, Hanžeković & Partners, Zagreb; President of the ICC Croatia Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Taner Dedezade	Partner, Howard Kennedy LLP, London
Shelly Ewald	Partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Virginia
Karen Gough	Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers, London
Charles Gourgaud	Senior Director, Construction Solutions, FTI Consulting, Paris
Christopher Johnston	Managing Director, Construction Solutions, FTI Consulting, London
Kai-Uwe Karl	Global Chief Litigation Counsel, GE Renewable Energy, London
Veronika Korom	Professor, ESSEC Business School, Paris; Partner, PARAGON Advocacy, Vienna; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Luka Krištović-Blažević	Partner, Dispute Resolution – Head of ME Arbitration, Baker McKenzie LLP, Dubai
Ulrich Kugler	LL.M., Head of Legal Affairs and Insurances, Vice President, Andritz Hydro GmbH, Ravensburg
Milan Lazić	Senior Partner, Karanovic & Partners, Belgrade
Enzo de Laurentiis	International Consultant, Washington, D.C; Former World Bank's Chief Procurement Officer
Crenguta Leaua	Professor, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest; Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Alina Leoveanu	Group Senior Counsel, Eviden International, Member, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Paris
Aisha Nadar	Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Stockholm; Vice Chair, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Fran Pelicarić	Partner, Law firm Pelicarić & Smerdel, Zagreb
Karim Ihab Ramsis	Partner, Dispute Resolution: International Arbitration, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm, Cairo
Patrícia Rosário	Of Counsel, Head of the International Arbitration department, JPAB Law Firm, Lisbon; Independent Arbitration Practitioner, Rosário Arbitration
Marina Rožić	Secretary General, Croatian Chamber of Economy, and ICC Croatia, Zagreb
Christopher R. Seppälä	Independent Arbitrator, Paris
Hrvoje Sikirić	Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb; President of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb
Evgeny Smirnov	Associate Director, Policy Advisor, EBRD, London
Małgorzata Surdek-Janicka	SURDEK ARBITRATION, Warsaw; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Sophie Tkemaladze	FCIArb, Founding Partner, Resolve, Tbilisi; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Marijana Zvonar	Lead Consultant, Exstructa, Zagreb

Venue	Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik Ul. Frana Supila 12 20000 Dubrovnik Croatia
Travel and Accomodation	Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations. Preferential accommodation rates have been agreed at several hotels of the Adriatic Luxury Hotels Group: Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik, Hotel Dubrovnik Palace, Hotel Kompas (valid until 27 August; and after that date depending on room availability). The list of hotels with special rates for participants and booking instructions will be provided to the participants in an email sent to the participant after they register. Contact person for inquiries regarding hotel accommodation: Tomislav Vuksanović, MICE Manager, Adriatic Luxury Hotels (tomislav.vuksanovic@alh.hr). Hotel page: https://www.adriaticluxuryhotels.com/hr/hotel-excelsior-dubrovnik/
Registration fees	Early-Bird registration (until 27 August 2024) Price for members of ICC Croatia (list of members of ICC Croatia) and/or companies which pay membership fees to the Croatian Chamber of Economy : 280€ + PDV/VAT* Price for non-members of ICC Croatia and/or companies which do not pay membership fees to the Croatian Chamber of Economy : 350,00€ + PDV/VAT* Standard registration (from 28 August 2024) Price for members of ICC Croatia (list of members of ICC Croatia) and/or companies which pay membership fees to the Croatian Chamber of Economy : 400,00€ + PDV/VAT* Price for non-members of ICC Croatia and/or companies which do not pay membership fees to the Croatian Chamber of Economy : 500,00€ + PDV/VAT* 10% discount for registering two or more participants from the same company *Note: PDV/VAT rate in Croatia is 25% The Registration Fee includes: Conference attendance on both days Conference materials Coffee and lunch breaks (7 and 8 October) Cocktail reception (7 October) Certificate of Attendance on request (if requested at icc@hgk.hr).
Registration information	When you click to register for the event above, you leave the ICC website and are re-directed to the event co-organizer website. Your personal information will be collected by the event co-organizer in accordance with its own privacy policy. Among other things, the privacy policy provides that the event co-organizer will share your personal data with ICC for the purpose of providing event services. Upon receipt of the registration, the participant will receive a confirmation of the registration with all the essential information related to accommodation. Note: Issuance of proforma invoices is not automated and registrations will be processed in the order they are received. Deadline for registration of participants: Wednesday, 2 October 2024. Deadline for payment of registration fee: Friday, 4 October 2024.
Cancellation policy	By registering, participants accept the Terms of registration and cancellation for trainings organized by ICC Croatia. Please note the registration becomes valid from the date of receipt and acceptance by ICC Croatia (every application is binding). Cancellation of participation is accepted only in writing. 50% of the registration fee will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received in writing 15 days prior the event. Cancellations after this date are not refundable. If the participant has not paid the registration fee according to the proforma invoice, the registration fee will be charged in full via the invoice issued after the event.