All 4 keynote speakers are now confirmed.
The other speakers are being selected by their respective societies and will be announced soon. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay informed.
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.
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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.
Panelists are being selected from amongst the members of each of the 6 organising SCLs and will be announced soon…
Digital technologies and AI on construction sites and in dispute avoidance / resolution
Keynote Speaker:
Živa Filipič
Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Insights into the use of AI by the parties in arbitration proceedings and ICC’s approach
Živa is a Managing Counsel of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, and as part of her wide range of activities she oversees and coordinates the work of 13 case management teams in ICC: 8 in Paris, and 1 in each of New York, Hong Kong, São Paulo, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.
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She reviews awards submitted for the ICC Court’s scrutiny as well as appointments and other decisions taken by the ICC Court and provides guidance to the teams in their daily case management.
In addition, as part of the leadership team at the ICC Secretariat, she shapes the Court’s practice and policy, and leads different projects related to the Court’s work. Živa is a qualified Slovenian lawyer and she holds an LLM in International Business and Commercial Law from King’s College London.
Panelists are being selected from amongst the members of each of the 6 organising SCLs and will be announced soon…
Financing and Procuring Infrastructure projects
Keynote speaker:
Rafael Torrente Reche
Project Implementation Advisor, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
EBRD Procurement Policies and Rules for Infrastructure
Panelists are being selected from amongst the members of each of the 6 organising SCLs and will be announced soon…
Adriana Spassova
SCL Bulgaria
Partner, EQE Control OOD
Dispute avoidance and dispute resolution mechanisms
Keynote Speaker:
Donny MacKinnon
Chartered Arbitrator, FIDIC Certified Adjudicator, Mackinnon Consult
Adjudication and Arbitration
Panelists are being selected from amongst the members of each of the 6 organising SCLs and will be announced soon…