Welcome message:

• Dr. Mario Marti, Director, USIC

• Anthony Barry - President, FIDIC,  
• Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE FREng, CEO, FIDIC 
• Andrea Galli, President, USIC

09.00 - 09.05  -  Welcome message - Tatiana Valovaya, Director General, UNOG  

09.05 - 09.15 - Cultural Opening - The Alpine Sisters

09.15 - 09.25 - Welcome message -  Helene Budliger Artieda, State Secretary, SECO

Reflection on current global political, macro-economic, supply-chain, inflation and rising costs and the decarbonisation challenges post-Covid 

Moderator: Dr Nelson Ogunshakin, OBE FREng, CEO, FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Børge Brende, President, World Economic Forum

This session will address the following key points:  

• What do we mean by ‘sustainable solutions’ and how to implement them?  
• How do we meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals? 
• Definition of common carbon measurement criteria?  
• Why investment in a sustainable future starts now. 
• The role of consulting engineers in delivering sustainable solutions and the net zero agenda  

Moderator: Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE FREng, CEO, FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Raphaël Bello, Director for Finance and Human Resources, CERN

The key role of finance, investors, and civic society in the delivery of sustainable infrastructure.

• The key role of investors and financiers in sustainable development  
• Role of the MDBs and international financial institutions as catalysts to unlock investment,  
• How effective is blending financing adopted to improve the investable project pipeline? 
• How can we attract private sector (pension funds, private equity funds, insurers, and lenders) investment?  
• Role of state actors (government, para-state bodies etc) in a post-Covid infrastructure world,  
• Why is environmentally social governance (ESG) a critical investment decision criterion 
• De-risking investment and making a return. 

Moderator: Anthony Barry, President, FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Jerome Jean Haegeli, Chief economist, Swiss Re Management

Making a difference for people and reviewing the current landscape, including procurement trends, government and client drivers and their interaction and importance for social value.  

• How do we build sustainable communities and a circular economy?  
• Can we move beyond simple and traditional monetary drivers, do we have to achieve social value? 
• How best can we engage citizens and get buy-in for projects, social value procurement trends and client drivers for value? 
• How do we develop a global community focus, ensuring that no one is left behind? 
• How do we create industry recognition for projects that achieve significant social improvements? 
• Is environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) the panacea to addressing the social goals for the infrastructure sector?  
• How does the sector engage with customers so they demand infrastructure and products from clients and governments the type of change needed for net zero? 

Moderator: Catherine Karakatsanis, Vice President, FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Mike Carragher, President and CEO, VHB

Breakout - parallel session

Forum to discuss key and emerging issues in the digital and technology sphere and how the sector can embrace technology to improve infrastructure delivery and operation. 

• Moderator: Sebastian Ailioaie, Digital Transformation Advisor, FIDIC 
• Industry moderator:  Stacy Sinclair, Partner, Fenwick Elliott 

Topics

1- Digital Transformation:  optimize traditional or paradigm shift?

• A large proportion of the industry is developing, or at least is considering, their digital transformation strategy and are at different levels of maturity, moving at different paces.

2- Data & Digitalisation:  the foundation for transformation 

• For hundreds of years, the industry has been working with documents and drawings for use on a single project.  With the move to new project deliverables such as data and models, and new processes and business models, this holds new challenges and opportunities.

Breakout - parallel session

Key and emerging issues in contract management, including aspects such as intelligent contracts, cyber security etc.

• Moderator: Thanos Totsikas, General Manager. FIDIC Credentialing Ltd.
• Industry moderator: Stephane Giraud, FIDIC President's list of Adjudicators, PLAN J CONSULTING

Topics:

• Effective communication: how can a qualified contract manager actively liaise with the parties and contribute to the successful project delivery? 
• Managing change and uncertainties: how to proactively address them?
• Contract management lifecycle: risks, obstacles, and best practices as to contract management. 
• The benefits of having a certified contract manager involved from the procurement phase, during the project construction up to the end of the DNP at site.
   

Breakout - parallel session

Forum to discuss key and emerging risk management and legal issues for legal directors, general counsels, other practitioners operating across the sector and involved in the risk management, including commercial directors, insurance managers, etc

• FIDIC Representative – Moderator: Daduna Kokhreidze, General Counsel, FIDIC
• Industry Representative - Co-Moderator: Nora Fung, Arup, Legal Counsel, Uk

Topic I. Risk and liability
Topic II. ESG and mitigating climate change challenges – what legal practitioners can do?
Topic III. Lessons drawn from disputes and how we break the cycle
Topic IV. Consulting engineering business
 

Upgrading existing and delivery of new build infrastructure.  

• What role can government play? How can legislation, taxation, incentives and subsidies be used to fast-track and address the climate change challenges? 
• How can the adoption of novel approaches such as project carbon balance sheets be used to monitor new build infrastructure? 
• How will the adoption of ESG measurement metrics and commitments such as the FIDIC Climate Change Charter help to focus attention on achieving Net-Zero by 20250 
• What is the role of the consulting engineering profession in addressing legacy and new infrastructure assets?  

Moderator: Mark Pehlig, Board member , FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Tracey Ryan, Managing Director, Aurecon

The drive towards achieving the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), net zero and climate change agenda.

• Why investing in a sustainable future starts now? 
• The role of clients, asset owners and operators in delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions beyond the net zero agenda 
• Working together to build sustainable communities in a post-Covid world 
• How can consulting engineering profession be position to as trusted advisor to deliver net zero and a sustainable infrastructure asset base 
• What should be the priorities and goals to be achieved at the COP27? 
• What role do current energy price rises and supply disruptions play in accelerating/decelerating emissions reductions? 

Moderator: Linda Darr, CEO, American Council of Engineering Companies 

Keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Uwe Krueger, Head, Temasek International 

• Anthony Barry, President, FIDIC 
• Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE FREng, CEO, FIDIC 

7pm - Drinks reception
7.35pm - Call for dinner
7.45pm - Welcome from FIDIC CEO, Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE
7.50pm - Master of Ceremony, Isabelle Kumar - Roll call and recognition of sponsors and special guests
7.55pm - Opening remarks from FIDIC President, Anthony Barry and USIC President, Andrea Galli
8pm - Dinner is served
9pm - Welcome from Master of Ceremony, Isabelle Kumar
9.10pm - Introduction from our headline sponsor, Bentley Systems
9.20pm - Presentation of the Awards (Project Awards, MA Excellence Awards, Future Leaders Awards and other recognition)
FIDIC Project Awards 2022

• Highly Commended Projects
• Outstanding Project of the Year – Small
• Outstanding Project of the Year – Medium
• Outstanding Project of the Year – Large
• FIDIC Member Association Excellence Awards
• Best Advancement of a Cause, Advocacy Campaign or Event
• Best Publication or Website
• Best Diversity and Inclusion Initiative

FIDIC Future Leaders Awards

• Future Leaders Awards 2022

10.10pm - Dessert is served
10.25pm - Announcement of the location for FIDIC Global Infrastructure Conference 2023 and closing remarks – FIDIC CEO Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE
10.45pm - Band commences and cash bar open
1am - End of Gala Dinner and Awards 2022

Dress code: Black Tie / National dress

• Anthony Barry - President, FIDIC,  
• Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE FREng, CEO, FIDIC 

• Serge Dal Busco, State Councilor, Department of Infrastructure, Switzerland  

H.E. Mr. Babajide Olusola will deliver a thought leadership speech on the challenges and opportunities associated with the objective of going beyond net zero in the delivery of sustainable and value-for-money infrastructure investment. This will be followed by a high-level roundtable discussion on the global perspective on going beyond Net Zero.

• Going beyond SDGs and the net zero agenda.  
• What should be the key global priority for COP27? 
• Innovation as catalyst for sustainable solution. 
• Effective procurement delivery.  
• Attracting talented skills into the profession to address the development of green infrastructure requirements for a circular economy  

Moderator: Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE FREng, CEO, FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Governor, Lagos State Government

Technological, innovation and mobility (transport) as a driver of change and how energy solutions will need to evolve to meet demand. 

• How do we decarbonise transport and mobility solutions? 
• How effective are we adopting the latest technology applicable to the property and infrastructure sector? 
• What role will drones and artificial intelligence play in tomorrow's transport solutions, AI,  
• What role will battery storage play in balancing future grids and transport solutions? 
• How can we best decarbonise, upgrade or replace existing transport solutions to avoid waste? 

Moderator: James Mwangi, Board member, FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Jose Aparicio, Managing Director and President, Siemens Energy 

The key role of major/smart cities in global infrastructure development and climate change agenda. 

Headline: It is estimated that 60% of global carbon emissions stem from major capital cities due to urbanisation. This will be a high-level panel discussion comprising key city leaders from the C40 grouping and consulting experts from the industry. 
 
•    What are the major cities’ climate change challenges? 
•    What are the urgent actions taken to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone can thrive? 
•    What are the latest mobilities and environmental legislative measures in practice to decarbonise the major cities?  
•    What are the innovative consulting engineering solution practices to mitigate climate change challenges? 
•    How realistic is the 15-minute city?
•    How can cities, central government and asset owners collaborate more effectively to unlock the available funding for city development?
•    How do we strike the right balance between private and public funding for city development? 

Moderator: Anthony Barry, President, FIDIC

Keynote speaker: Michael Haigh, Infrastructure advisor and former Mott MacDonald Chief Executive 

Getting procurement right and de-risking investment and delivery 

• How can we truly procure for value?  
• Project risk and reward and getting the balance right. 
• How to ‘de-risk’ investment and delivery, Quality-based selection and why it works.  
• Collaborative working and the drive for enlightened clients.  
• How can the adoption of standard procurement contracts be used to mitigate the project risk? 

Moderator:  Luis Villarroya Alonso, Vice President, FIDIC 

Keynote speaker: Sir Vivian Ramsey QC, FREng, International judge and arbitrator

Breakout - parallel session

Forum to discuss key and emerging people issues for HR professionals and similar.  

Moderator:  Wendy Lasebikan, Legal & Compliance Advisor, FIDIC 

Industry Moderator : Liv Kari Skudal Hansteen, CEO, Raadgivende Ingenoer 

Key topics  

• Resourcing 
• Diversity & Inclusion/Flexibility 
• Digitalisation 
• Sustainability/Environmental 

Breakout - parallel session

Forum to discuss key and emerging issues facing CFOs and similar executives. 

Moderator: Graham Pontin, Head of Economic and Strategic Policy, FIDIC   

Industry Representative: Adam W Bialachowski, CEO, B-ACT Vintage Consulting 

Key Topics for discussion 

• •What challenges is the infrastructure sector currently facing and likely to face as markets prepare for rising inflation, interest rates and potentially slower growth?
• M&A activity has been slightly lower out of the pandemic, but the expectation is for activity to rise significantly as companies seek new markets and lowering unit costs. How will this affect the sector and where is this activity most likely to occur?
• How do we balance the need for financial performance with the increasing demands for increasingly high standards for sustainability, quality management and growth?  
• Innovative infrastructure and technologies will increasingly be required to hit net zero how do we best achieve financing and funding for such projects?
   

Breakout - parallel session

Forum for FIDIC adjudicators to discuss the latest global key issues in the disputes arena. 

Co-moderators:  

• Daduna Kokhreidze, General Counsel, FIDIC
• John Papworth, FIDIC Certified Adjudicator, International Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert

Joined by
Sarwono Hardjomuljadi, member of FIDIC Board, Indonesia
Martina Hess, member of FIDIC Board, Zambia

Topic I. Use of dispute boards

• Recent trends and developments in the use of the DBs;
• How do we evaluate the positive impacts of dispute boards on projects?

Topic II. Issues arising

• Common issues arising on projects using DBs under FIDIC contracts;
• Impact of Covid-19, war and emerging inflation on DB activities.

Topic III. Adjudicators

• Adjudicator’s ethical obligations and competence requirements;
• Skills required for the dispute board members.

Topic IV. Adjudicators

• How can we work together to disseminate best practice and increase the capacity of skilled adjudicators.

• Key trends and mega-issues facing society and what these mean for the industry. 
• How do we inspire the next generation, develop skills, and nurture talent?  
• What are the key sectors that will drive future development?  
• New ways of working in the ‘new normal’, delivering value and making a difference. 
• What does tomorrow's engineer/consultant look like?  

Moderator:  John Gamble, President and CEO, ACEC 

Keynote Speaker: Malani Padayachee-Saman, CEO, MPAMOT (Pty) 

• Anthony Barry - President, FIDIC,  
• Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE FREng, CEO, FIDIC 
• Andrea Galli, President, USIC

At an additional price of CHF180