ICC Croatia Third Annual Regional Conference on Arbitration and ADR – Construction Projects Disputes

9:00 – 9:30

Registration

9:30 – 9:45

Welcome Address by Conference host

• Marina Rožić, LLM, Secretary General, Croatian Chamber of Economy, and ICC Croatia, Zagreb
• Živa Filipič, Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

9:45 – 10:15 

Keynote Address: Cracks in the Concrete – Is Construction Arbitration still ‘Fit for Purpose’?

• Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, C.Arb FCiarb, Professor of International Arbitration, Private International Law and English Contract Law, Cairo University,; Chair, ICC Governing Body for Dispute Resolution

10:15 – 11:45

Panel Discussion 1: Hot Topics in Construction – Issues in Practice

• Public procurement and third country contractors (advantages and disadvantages, consortium, qualifications)
• FIDIC form of contract and public procurement issues
• Technology and its implications
• ESG and construction

Panellists:

• Mirjana Čagalj, Vice-President for Construction and Transport, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Zagreb
• Simon Elliot, Partner, Three Crowns, Singapore
• Mislav Mataija, LLM, PhD, Member of the Legal Service, European Commission, Brussels
• Dr. Hélène van Lith, Secretary, ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Associate Professor, University Paris Dauphine, School of Law, Paris, France

Moderator:

• Nicholas Gould, Partner, Fenwick Elliott LLP, Visiting Professor, King’s College LondonLondon 

11:45 – 12:05

Coffee break

12:05 – 13:35

Panel Discussion 2: Construction Contracts and Dispute Avoidance – Risk Allocation and Management for Project Success

• By contract: risk allocation
• By management: managing contract adjustments while avoiding dispute
• Programme adjustments
• Evaluation of direct and indirect cost adjustments
• Hardship and obligation to perform
• The role of the Engineer and the DB in dispute avoidance

Panellists:

• Edward Corbett, International Construction Adjudicator and Arbitrator, Consultant with International Construction team at Howard Kennedy, London
• Hrvoje Markovinović, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb Zagreb
• Christopher R. Seppälä, Independent Arbitrator, Expert and Legal Consultant, Paris
• Almir Smajlović, Managing Director, Fortis Disputes & Consulting LLC, Houston

Moderator:

• Jasminka Čorda Truhar, MSc, Partner, Hanžeković & Partners, Zagreb; President of the ICC Croatia Commission on Arbitration and ADR; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

13:35 – 15:05

Lunch

15:05 – 16:35

Panel Discussion 3: Managing the Contraction Disputes – Navigating the Use of Dispute Boards, Settlement and Arbitration

• Internal company policies and procedures for early dispute management
• In house lawyer's role in dispute resolution
• Can Dispute Boards represent an effective dispute resolution tool?
• Pre-action risk assessment
• Role of the Engineer to agree or determine a claim or a matter
• Informal assistance by the dispute boards and its decision making 
• Parties’ compliance with DB decisions
• Impact of DB decisions and opinions on amicable settlement and arbitration

Panellists:

• Charles Blamire-Brown, Partner, Pinsent Masons LLP, London
• Shelly L. Ewald, Senior Partner, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, Virginia
• Luka Krištović-Blažević, Partner, Dispute Resolution – Head of ME Arbitration, Baker McKenzie LLP, Dubai
• Taner Šan, MEng. (Civil), MSc., LLM, Head of Projects & Contract Management Sector, "ENOVA" Društvo za inženjering i konzalting d.o.o., Sarajevo

Moderator:

• Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Runeland Law AB, Sweden; Member, Dispute Board Chambers, Switzerland; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR 

16:35 – 16:55

Coffee break

16:55 – 18:25

Panel Discussion 4: Construction Arbitration

• ICC Court’s scrutiny of arbitral awards
• Non-signatory parties to the arbitration agreement – piercing the corporate veil
• Case management best practices in construction arbitration 
• Role of fact witnesses in construction arbitration
• Non-participating respondent in arbitration

Panellists:

• Davor Babić, PhD, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 
• Armela Ramić, Attorney at Law; Co-founder and President, Association ARBITRI, Sarajevo
• Dominic Pellew, Dentons Europe LLP, London
• Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Runeland Law AB, Sweden; Member, Dispute Board Chambers, Switzerland; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR

Moderator:

• Živa Filipič, Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

18:25 – 18:40

Closing remarks

19:00 – 20:30

Cocktail reception

9:30 – 9:40

Welcome address by Conference host

• Marina Rožić, LLM, Secretary General, Croatian Chamber of Economy, and ICC Croatia, Zagreb

9:40 – 10:55

Working Session: Dispute Adjudication Board (DAB) and Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Board (DAAB)

• Procedural issues, decision
• Parties' role
• DAB members’ role

Speakers:

• Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Runeland Law AB, Sweden; Member, Dispute Board Chambers, Switzerland; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR 
• James Perry, Esq., Partner, PS Consulting, Paris

10:55 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 11:45

Working Session (Continuation)

11:45 – 12:00

Closing Session and lessons learned