ICC Croatia-CCE Regional Conference on Arbitration and ADR – Construction Projects Disputes

02-03 Oct 2023

Dubrovnik English with provided simultaneous translation

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*Note: PDV/VAT rate in Croatia is 25%.

Standard Registration (from 21 August 2023)

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€ + 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€ + PDV/VAT*

The Registration Fee includes: Conference attendance (workshops and panel discussions); Conference materials; Coffee and lunch breaks (2 and 3 October);

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

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It is with great pleasure that ICC Croatia and the Croatian Chamber of Economy invite you to the two-day Regional Conference on Arbitration and ADR – Construction Projects Disputes, to be held on 2-3 October at the Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik, at the address Ul. Frana Supila 12 in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

At the conference, international and local experts in the field of construction disputes, alternative dispute resolution and arbitration – engineers and arbitration practitioners – will share their knowledge on current issues in infrastructure projects in the region in relation to contract administration and dispute resolution through four panel discussions.

As part of the conference, the workshop Construction Project Success – Risk Allocation, Project Delivery Strategy and Effective Conflict Management will be held.

Topics

Centenary of ICC Arbitration;
Understanding Available Dispute Management Tools;
Key Issues for Successful Contract Preparation & Implementation Role of the Consultant – Contract Administrator/Project manager/Engineer;
Adjusting the Contract Price in Turbulent Times;
Multi-tiered Dispute Clauses: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution;
Construction Arbitration.

Who should attend?

All experts involved in construction projects and the resolution of disputes in construction projects:

Engineers, contractors, corporate lawyers in construction and engineering companies;
Lawyers specialised in construction contracts, consultancy contracts in construction projects and construction disputes, arbitrators, mediators;
Financial institutions and representatives of contracting authorities and governmental bodies involved in procedures of contracting infrastructure projects.

Tuesday 3 October 2023

Monday 2 October 2023

09:00 – 09:10

Welcome by conference host

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

Introduction

09:10 – 09:30	Centenary of ICC Arbitration - ICC Centenary Declaration on Dispute Prevention and Resolution Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Sweden; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
09:30 – 10:00	Keynote address Nael G. Bunni, Senior Director, Bunni & Associates Limited, Ireland
10:00 – 10:50	Understanding Available Dispute Management Tools - The role of ICC Rules and Dispute Resolution Services in Project Success - Overview of the New ICC Report Davor Babić, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Sweden; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR Yevhenii Vasylchenko, ADR Deputy Counsel, International Centre for ADR, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France
10:50 – 11:15	Coffee break

Key Issues for Successful Contract Preparation & Implementation

11:15 – 12:15	Session 1: Role of the Consultant – Contract Administrator/Project Manager/Engineer - Overview of the contract with the consultant and risk distribution - Disputes under contract administrator/engineer contracts - Q&A Hrvoje Markovinović, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration Kaj Möller, Head of Export, Sweco Group; Chairman, Sweco's export subsidiary Sweco International AB, Sweden; Former member of the Executive Committee of FIDIC Siniša Siniša Radaković, Consultant, Exstructa, Croatia Vladimir Skendrović, Certification Manager, CAPM-CERT, Croatia Moderator Simon R Worley, Managing Director, EIA Ltd, UK
12:15 – 13:15	Session 2: Adjusting the Contract Price in Turbulent Times - During these turbulent times the parties are facing issues with price adjustment, there are identified gaps between contract law and public procurement law. - This session will provide insight into these gaps and offer a view of how they may be successfully navigated. - Q&A Mirjana Čagalj, Vice-President for Construction and Transport, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatia Jovan Nikčević, Managing Partner, Attorney at law, Law Office Nikčević & Kapor, Serbia Meliha Povlakić, Head of the Civil Law Department, Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Jakob Lothar Zeller, Senior Transport Engineer, European Investment Bank/JASPERS, Austria Moderator Jasminka Čorda Truhar, Partner, Hanžeković & Partners; President of the ICC Croatia Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Croatia
13:15 – 14:45	Lunch
14:45 – 15:45	Session 3: Multi-tiered Dispute Clauses – Dispute Avoidance and Resolution - Disputes have always featured in construction projects, but today’s cost-sensitive clients demand that the parties focus on project success and effectively avoid disputes and resolve unavoidable disputes efficiently. - This session will provide insights on this trend and will offer an overview of its impact on the dispute management tools and techniques provided for under standard form contracts. - Q&A Rupert Choat KC, Barrister, Arbitrator & Mediator, Atkin Chambers, UK Luka Krištović-Blažević, Partner, Dispute Resolution - Head of ME Arbitration, Baker McKenzie LLP, Dubai, UAE James Perry, Esq., Partner, PS Consulting, Paris, France Christopher R. Seppälä, Partner of Counsel, White & Case LLP, France; FIDIC's official Observer on the ICC International Court of Arbitration Moderator Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Sweden; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
15:45 – 16:05	Coffee break
16:05 – 17:05	Session 4: Construction Arbitration - Selection and appointment of arbitrators (parties’ cooperation) - Joinder and consolidation - Emergency arbitration - Expedited arbitration - Effective management of construction arbitration (ICC Report) - Settlement in arbitration (ICC new report) - Q&A Davor Babić, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia Dalibor Valinčić, Partner, Queritius, Zagreb, Croatia Veronika Korom, Counsel and Arbitrator, Paragon Advocacy, Austria, Professor, ESSEC Business School, France Patricia Shaughnessy, Member of the ICC Court for Sweden; founder and former director of LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration at Stockholm University Moderator Hrvoje Sikirić, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; President of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatia

EBRD Commentary: Evgeny Smirnov, Associate Director, Policy Advisor, EBRD, UK

17:05 – 17:20

Closing remarks

Conference programme can be downloaded (PDF version) here

15:00 – 15:50	Registration and welcome coffee
15:50 – 16:00	Welcome by conference host Marina Rožić, Secretary General, Croatian Chamber of Economy and ICC Croatia
16:00 – 18:00	Workshop: Construction Project Success – Risk Allocation, Project Delivery Strategy and Effective Conflict Management Aisha Nadar, Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Sweden; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR Jasminka Čorda Truhar, Partner, Hanžeković & Partners; President of the ICC Croatia Commission on Arbitration and ADR, Croatia
18:00 – 18:30	Q&A
18:30 – 20:30	Cocktail reception

Davor Babić	Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Nael G. Bunni	Senior Director, Bunni & Associates Limited, Ireland
Rupert Choat KC	Barrister, Arbitrator & Mediator, Atkin Chambers, UK
Mirjana Čagalj	Vice-President for Construction and Transport, Croatian Chamber of Economy, Croatia
Jasminka Čorda Truhar	Partner, Hanžeković & Partners; President of the Commission on Arbitration and ADR - ICC Croatia, Croatia
Veronika Korom	Counsel and Arbitrator, Paragon Advocacy, Austria; Professor, ESSEC Business School, France
Luka Krištović-Blažević	Partner, Dispute Resolution - Head of ME Arbitration, Baker McKenzie LLP, Dubai, UAE
Hrvoje Markovinović	Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
Kaj Möller	Head of Export, Sweco Group; Chairman, Sweco's export subsidiary Sweco International AB, Sweden; Former member of the Executive Committee of FIDIC
Aisha Nadar	Senior Consultant, Advokatfirman Runeland AB, Sweden; Vice Chair of ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Jovan Nikčević	Managing Partner, Attorney at law, Law Office Nikčević & Kapor, Serbia
James Perry	Esq., Partner, PS Consulting, Paris, France
Meliha Povlakić	Head of the Civil Law Department, Faculty of Law, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Siniša Radaković	Consultant, Exstructa, Croatia
Marina Rožić	Secretary General of the Croatian Chamber of Economy and ICC Croatia
Christopher R. Seppälä	Partner of Counsel, White & Case LLP, France; FIDIC's official Observer on the ICC International Court of Arbitration
Patricia Shaughnessy	Member of the ICC Court for Sweden; founder and former director of LL.M. in International Commercial Arbitration at Stockholm University
Hrvoje Sikirić	Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Croatia; President of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at Croatian Chamber of Economy
Evgeny Smirnov	Associate Director, Policy Advisor, EBRD, UK
Vladimir Skendrović	Certification Manager, CAPM-CERT, Croatia
Dalibor Valinčić	Partner, Queritius, Zagreb, Croatia
Simon R Worley	Managing Director, EIA Ltd, UK
Jakob Lothar Zeller	Senior Transport Engineer, European Investment Bank/JASPERS, Austria
Yevhenii Vasylchenko	ADR Deputy Counsel, International Centre for ADR, International Chamber of Commerce, Paris, France

Date and Venue	Dates: 2-3 October 2023 Venue: Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik, Ul. Frana Supila 12, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Registration fees	Standard Registration (from 21 August 2023) 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 (workshops and panel discussions); Conference materials; Coffee and lunch breaks (2 and 3 October); Cocktail reception (2 October).
Travel and accommodation	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 (valid until 29 August). The list of hotels with special rates for participants and booking instructions will be provided to the participants in the registration confirmation. Contact person for inquiries regarding hotel accommodation: Tomislav Vuksanović, MICE Manager, Adriatic Luxury Hotels (tomislav.vuksanovic@alh.hr).
Working language	English with provided simultaneous translation
Cancellation policy	By signing the registration form, you accept the Terms of registration and cancellation for trainings organized by ICC Croatia.
Disclaimer	ICC Croatia reserves the right to use audio recordings, video recordings and photos taken at the event where the participant is present and to use them for informational or promotional purposes in the form of printed or online materials

This conference is an ideal platform for establishing contacts with significant stakeholders involved in international arbitration.

Numerous sponsorship opportunities are available that could be interesting for your company.

Sponsorship packages depend on your abilities and wishes (Sponsorship Packages).

If you are interested in sponsorship, please contact us at icc@hgk.hr.

For information regarding registration, (proforma) invoices, cancellation policy and sponsorship opportunities: Ana Marguerite Tomulić, Senior Expert Advisor, Croatian Chamber of Economy/ICC Croatia (icc@hgk.hr; 01 4561 553).

For information regarding hotel accommodation: Tomislav Vuksanović, MICE Manager, Adriatic Luxury Hotels (tomislav.vuksanovic@alh.hr).

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