SPEAKERS – SCL Serbia

Financing and Procuring Infrastructure projects

Keynote speaker:

Alexandru Stoea

Associate Director Project Implementation Advisor, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Financing and Procuring Infrastructure projects with International Financial Institutions – Challenges and Opportunities

Alexandru is currently serving as the Associate Director for Project Implementation Advisory at the EBRD’s Belgrade Hub. In this strategic role, he oversees project delivery across the Western Balkans, Romania, and Bulgaria.

He joined the EBRD in 2013 at the London headquarters as a Procurement Specialist. During his tenure with the Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure team, he was instrumental in managing procurement operations for the EU and Western Balkan regions.

With over two decades of experience in international development and public finance, Mr. Stoea’s career prior to the EBRD includes:

Consulting (10 Years): A decade as a Procurement Consultant for premier international development partners, including the World Bank, UN, EU, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. His work spanned diverse global markets across Africa, Asia, and the Western Balkans.
Public Administration (5 Years): Five years with the Romanian Central Finance and Contract Unit, where he specialized in the administration of EU Accession Funds.

Through this extensive background, he has developed a deep expertise in navigating complex regulatory environments and driving impactful infrastructure projects in emerging markets.

Each organising SCL has selected its own Panelist:

Adriana Spassova

SCL Bulgaria

Partner, EQE Control

Zoltán Záhonyi

SCL Hungary

Managing Director, Z & Partners Consulting Engineers

Stanisław Koziarski

SCL Poland

Founding Partner, Thomas-Koziarski Consulting

Petru Nicolae

SCL Romania

CEO & General Manager. Geostud

Dušan Cvetković

SCL Serbia

Owner, CCM Solutions

Başar Şahin

SCL Türkiye

Director, ICM Consulting

Construction and Contracting in the Nuclear Sector

Keynote Speaker:

Jens Bürkle

Managing Partner, COMINDIS law firm

Tailored Risk Allocation in Nuclear Construction – Adapting Standard Forms to Project Realities

Jens has over twenty years’ experience advising on international construction and contract law for large-scale energy and infrastructure projects, with a particular focus on nuclear new-build and major EPC programmes.

Based in Paris, he is a partner at COMINDIS, where his practice focuses on contract strategy, project execution, risk allocation and the management of high-value project issues. Jens previously served for many years as General Counsel within the AREVA Group, advising on large nuclear projects, supply and cooperation agreements, and international arbitration proceedings.

He has acted as lead counsel on a number of landmark projects, including more than sixteen years advising on the OL3 EPR nuclear project in Finland, as well as on other nuclear, renewable energy and infrastructure developments. His experience spans EPC, FIDIC, NEC and bespoke contract structures, as well as claims, adjudication and dispute avoidance mechanisms. Jens also lectures on dispute resolution and contract management at Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas.

Each organising SCL has selected its own Panelist: