This Forum is for adjudicators, dispute board members, members of the FIDIC President’s List of Adjudicators, dispute board practitioners and other industry participants who are experienced and knowledgeable in applying dispute avoidance techniques and are active in engineering, construction and infrastructure industry to discuss the latest key global issues in the dispute avoidance and adjudication arena.
Engage with members of FIDIC’s Presidents list of Adjudicators and other dispute board practitioners in enlightening discussions about the most critical issues in the dispute avoidance arena and explore FIDIC's Practice note on dispute avoidance and gain valuable insights on the DAAB role and practical strategies for effective conflict management in construction projects.
The session is divided into two strategic topics listed under the "more info" tab. The forum will conclude with key takeaways.
Welcome Address:
• Catherine Karakatsanis, FIDIC President
Co-Moderators:
• John Papworth, FIDIC Certified Adjudicator, International Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert, UK
• Daduna Kokhreidze, General Counsel, FIDIC, Switzerland
The forum will kick off with a global overview to look at the latest trends and developments in the dispute avoidance arena internationally. The forum will look at various dispute settlement techniques, including negotiation, mediation, dispute boards, conciliation, and amicable settlement, and their use in the engineering, construction, and infrastructure sectors globally. The forum will examine the worldwide demand for dispute boards and how they operate internationally, including on MDB-financed projects.
Topic II. Building on FIDIC Dispute Avoidance Practice Note I – practical examples of dispute avoidance and lessons learned.
John Papworth - John Papworth Limited
Vincent Leloup - Exequatur | FIDIC Contracts Committee
Daduna Kokhreidze - FIDIC
Vivian Ramsey - Singapore International Commercial Court
Nicholas Gould - Fenwick Elliott
Enzo De Laurentiis - World Bank
Christopher Seppälä - Individual
