Dates and venues

Conference Day 1:

Date: 14 October 2025 

Venue: Maison de la Chimie, 28 bis rue Saint Dominique, 75007 Paris.

Conference Day 2: 

Date: 15 October 2025 

Venue: ICC HQ, 33-43 Av. du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris.

Working language

English

Registration fees

Non-ICC and Non-FIDIC members

Conference Day 1:
Early Bird (until 11 July 2025): EUR 850
Standard (12 July - 26 September 2025): EUR 980
Last Chance (27 September - 15 October 2025): EUR 1130

Conference Day 2 (Limited spaces):
Early Bird (until 11 July 2025): EUR 525
Standard (12 July - 26 September 2025): EUR 685
Last Chance (27 September - 15 October 2025): EUR 835

Package (Conference Day 1 + Day 2):
Early Bird (until 11 July 2025): EUR 1100
Standard (12 July - 26 September 2025): EUR 1332
Last Chance (27 September - 15 October 2025): EUR 1482

ICC and FIDIC members: 

20% discount on the above rates. Please contact your local ICC National Committee or FIDIC to obtain your discount code. 

Special discounts: 

FULL TIME in-house counsel and government representatives may benefit from a 20% discount to attend the Conference Day 1.  

Group rate: Register 5 persons from the same company and only pay for 4.  
FULL TIME academics may benefit from a 20% discount.  

Please contact ICCGlobalEvents@iccwbo.org for more details.

Travel and accomodation

Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations. 

We are only able to dispatch visa invitation letters to support your visa application upon receipt of your registration and full payment of your registration fees. 

Special assistance

Persons with a disability who require special assistance to attend the conference are invited to contact ICCGlobalEvents@iccwbo.org. 

Cancellation policy

50% of the registration fee will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received in writing before Friday 12 September 2025. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable, except in exceptional circumstances, such as visa refusals and illness. In these cases, a minimum cancellation fee of 20% of the registration fee will be charged. Subject to agreement from ICC Global Events prior to the event, the registration may be transferred to another person from the same company or organisation at no extra charge. Updated registration information will be required. Please note that ICC reserves the right to cancel this event or to make minor alterations to the content and timing of the programme or to the identity of the speakers. In the unlikely event of cancellation, delegates will be offered a full refund. ICC will not, however, be held responsible for any related expense incurred by the participant. 

Credits, hours and points

These events are eligible for credits before the Paris Bar. Please note that this is subject to validation of ICC Global Events’ application (or individual application, as necessary).

ICC Global Events is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.

If you have any questions please contact ICCGlobalEvents@iccwbo.org

Disclaimer

The photos and audiovisual recordings taken at these events may be used and published by ICC and FIDIC, their subsidiaries or affiliates, for informational or promotional purposes in printed materials or online, including on ICC and FIDIC websites and in social media. Participation in the meeting/event implies agreement to such use of photos or audiovisual recordings in which the participant may appear unless ICC or FIDIC receive written notification to the contrary.  

ICC-FIDIC Conference on International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution

PROGRAMME

All times shown are in CEST

09.00 - 09.30 Welcome & Fireside chat

• Claudia Salomon, President, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris 

• Susanna Zammataro, Chief Executive Officer, FIDIC, Geneva 

09.30 - 09.50 Keynote session

• Alfredo Ingletti, Incoming President, FIDIC, Geneva 

• Eduardo Silva-Romero, Chair, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Founding Partner, Wordstone, France

09.50 - 10.50 Session 1: Focus on Africa

Construction projects across Sub-Saharan Africa are booming — and so are the disputes. From sometimes poorly defined scopes to late payments and cross-border coordination challenges, the region faces a unique matrix of risks that fuel conflicts in infrastructure development. This session will unpack the key sources of construction disputes in the region, explores practical and culturally attuned alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, and critically examines what role development banks and international lenders play / should play in shaping both risk management and dispute resolution pathways. Our panel will also reflect on the fact that very few African countries have attempted to address payment issues through statutory or regulatory reform and consider whether more practical solutions such as adjudication bonds could be part of the answer. 

• Thomas Guerinel, Senior Legal Counsel, Razel-Bec France  

• Ngo‑Martins Okonmah, Partner, Aluko & Oyebode, Nigeria  

• Suzanne Rattray, Adjudicator/Arbitrator, Rankin Engineering, Zambia  

Moderator  

• Frédéric Gillion, Partner, Pinsent Masons MPillay, Singapore  

10.50 - 11.20 Q&A 

11.20 - 11.50 Coffee break 

11.50 - 12.50 Session 2: Dispute Boards - Their mysterious ways and the path to enforcing DB decisions

This session will examine the evolving role of Dispute Boards (DBs), the DB process under FIDIC contracts and how DB decisions are enforced in Arbitration. Key topics will include: 

• The forgotten art of asking questions: inquisitorial powers of DB members 

• Due process in DB/DAAB proceedings: how much process is due?  

• The role of the ICC Expert Rules and ICC Mediation in dispute avoidance and resolution within FIDIC contracts, before, during, and after a DB decision is issued 

• Hot topics in DB practice: enforcement of DB decisions, including an overview of the factors considered by ICC arbitral tribunals when deciding on requests for partial or interim awards enforcing DB decisions. 

• Fatima Balfaqeeh, Managing Partner, Balfaqeeh Advocates & Legal Consultants; Vice Chair, ICC UAE's Commission on Arbitration & ADR  

• Roberto Hernandez-Garcia, Managing Partner, Comad, SC, Mexico  

• Alya Ladjimi, ADR Counsel, ICC International Centre for ADR, Paris   

• Christopher Seppälä, Independent Arbitrator, Expert, Counsel, France

Moderator  

• Husni Madi, CEO, Shura Construction Management, Jordan; Member, FIDIC Contracts Committee; Member, Standing Committee, ICC International Centre for ADR

12.50 - 13.20 Q&A  

13.20 - 14.50 Lunch  

14.50 - 15.50 Session 3: Oxford-Style Debate - This house believes that Time-Bar provisions in FIDIC Contracts are unnecessary, unfair and unenforceable

With passionate experts on both sides, this debate will challenge the very foundation of time-bar provisions and leave you questioning whether they help or hinder true contract fairness. 

Against the proposition: 

• Swee Im Tan, Independent Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chamber, Malaysia; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration  

• Vincent Leloup, Chair, FIDIC Contracts Committee; Founder & Managing Partner, Exequatur, France  

In favor of the proposition: 

• Marily Paralika, Partner, Fieldfisher, France  

• Thorsten Schröter, Head of Dispute Resolution & Litigation, Hochtief Infrastructure GmbH, Germany  

Moderator  

• Maude Lebois, Founding Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, France  

15.50 - 16.20 Q&A  

16.20-16.50 Coffee Break   

16.50-17.50 Session 4: It all comes down to evidence: how to make sure you have the evidence you need, when you need it?

Parties to construction disputes too often learn the hard way, at the arbitration stage, that they do not have all the contemporary evidence they need to prove their case, and/or that they allowed unhelpful evidence to be generated, due to imperfect project management practices. This session will explore best practices, “do’s”, “don’ts”, throughout the project life cycle, based on real-life experience of seasoned professionals. 

• Angelica Boca, Principal, HKA, United Kingdom 

• Rosanna Grosso, Principal Counsel, Siemens AG, Germany 

• Khalid Lachheb, Project Advisor, TotalEnergies, France  

• Basar Sahin, FIDIC Certified Adjudicator; Managing Director, ICM Consulting, Turkey 

Moderator  

• Charles Nairac, Partner, White & Case LLP, France; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration  

17.50-18.20 Q&A  

18.20-18.30 Closing 

• Živa Filipič, Managing Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris 

• Daduna Kokhreidze, Chief Legal and Contracts Officer, FIDIC, Geneva 

18.30-20.00 Cocktail reception  

An opportunity for every marketing goal. 
ICC offers your company many ways to sponsor this conference. Tailor-made packages are available to suit your firm's needs. For more information contact sponsorship@iccwbo.org.

STRATEGIC PARTNER - 20,000 EUR

• Sponsorship of the cocktail reception OR dinner (as available)
• Showcase your brand prominently on the ICC DRS App
• Opportunity to host a social side event (included in the official programme)**
• Guest blog contribution opportunity (https://iccwbo.org/news-publications/)*
• Strategic logo placement in banners and collaterals
• Testimonial quote on the event page*
• Private meeting room reserved for 1 hour 
• Sponsor a lunch (will be co-sponsored as available) 
• Participants list available in priority
• 2 pop-up notifications on the ICC DRS App
• 1-minute company video to be played during session breaks
• Opportunity to provide Delegate Bags OR Lanyards OR Notebooks & Pens OR Water Bottles (as available)**
• Sponsor a coffee break (will be co-sponsored as available) 
• Exhibition space and exhibitor pass
• 2 complimentary invitations to the cocktail or dinner reception
• 8 complimentary registrations to the conference
• 8 special reduced registrations (30% reduction) 
• Profile included on the ICC DRS app
• Opportunity to Include a branded item in the participant bags**
• Sponsor recognition on email and ICC arbitration social media 
• Use of the official event sponsor logo 
• Maximum visibility with signage at the venue and on all digital materials

*All content to be approved by ICC
** Sponsor to bear all associated costs (The material must be ethically and sustainably sourced or produced)

NETWORKING PARTNER - 12,000 EUR

• Participants list available in priority
• 1 pop-up notification on the ICC DRS App
• 30-second company video to be played during session breaks
• Opportunity to provide Delegate Bags OR Lanyards OR Notebooks & Pens OR Water Bottles (as available)**
• Sponsor a coffee break (will be co-sponsored as available) 
• Exhibition space and exhibitor pass
• 1 complimentary invitation to the cocktail or dinner reception
• 4 complimentary registrations to the conference
• 4 special reduced registrations (30% reduction) 
• Profile included on the ICC DRS app
• Opportunity to Include a branded item in the participant bags**
• Sponsor recognition on email and ICC arbitration social media 
• Use of the official event sponsor logo 
• Maximum visibility with signage at the venue and on all digital materials

** Sponsor to bear all associated costs (The material must be ethically and sustainably sourced or produced)

BRANDING PARTNER - 7,000 EUR

• 2 complimentary registrations to the conference
• 2 special reduced registrations (30% reduction) 
• Profile included on the ICC DRS app
• Opportunity to Include a branded item in the participant bags**
• Sponsor recognition on email and ICC arbitration social media 
• Use of the official event sponsor logo 
• Maximum visibility with signage at the venue and on all digital materials

** Sponsor to bear all associated costs (The material must be ethically and sustainably sourced or produced)

Our sponsorship packages do not include speaking opportunities. Please let us know should you wish to submit a speaker candidate.