Programme

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The below programme is still under review and yet to get finalized in terms of panel contents, sequence, topics, additional speakers, SCL Hub references and other aspects. Please stay tuned for our announcements on this webpage, our LinkedIn account and other communication channels.

Jun 11 Thursday

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Registration & Welcome Tea

09:00 AM - 09:10 AM

Welcome Announcement

09:10 AM - 09:20 AM

Opening Speech

Yasemin Çetinel

SCL Türkiye / President | Lawyer

09:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Session 1: Dispute Resolution

Av. Ceren İşcioğlu Ulutürk

Ulutürk Attorney Partnership / Partner Associate

Role of Counsels/Representatives of the Parties in Construction Arbitration

Ertuğrul Akıncı

Tahan - Cem Attorney Partnership / Managing Associate

Liquidated Damages for Delay in Construction Projects: A Comparative Approach

James Bremen

Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen LLP / Presiding Partner

Taking and Maintaining Control of the Arbitration and Responding to Guerilla Tactics

Hussain Chizari

Diales / Director

Bridging the Gap Between Planned and Actual: A Practical Approach to Delay Analysis

Moderator

Ekrem Kaya

HKA / Partner

10:35 AM - 10:50 AM

Keynote Speaker

Çiğdem Çınar

Turkish Contractors Association / Deputy Secretary General

Turkish Overseas Contracting Services

10:50 AM - 11:05 AM

Coffee Break

11:05 AM - 12:20 PM

Session 2: Early Contractor Involvement

Feride Armangil Gökalp

TAV Construction / Deputy CEO

Andrew Aglionby

A&C International Law / Partner

Oğuz Müftüoğlu

MAKYOL / Deputy Contracts Manager

The Right People at the Wrong Time: Why Timing Matters in Early Contractor Involvement?'

Ali Emre Ormancı

CICA - World Construction Association / Director

Moderator

Başar Şahin

SCL Türkiye / Treasurer | Civil Engineer

12:20 PM - 12:35 PM

Coffee Break

12:35 PM - 13:50 PM

Session 3: Force Majeure Issues and Their Consequences

Damla Erensoy

CMS / Counsel

Force Majeure in Practice: Claims, Relief, and Strategy under FIDIC

James Cameron

Pinsent Masons / Partner

Force Majeure in a Conflict Environment: Protecting Your Position – Lessons from the Middle East

Panos Bertes

MASIN / Senior Partner

Force Majeure Reframed: Impact, Evidence, and the Modern Delay

Muhammad Khedr

Secretariat / Director

Force Majeure Delay Claim Considerations

Moderator

Muhammet Bembeyaz

SCL Türkiye / Board Member | Lawyer

13:50 PM - 15:00 PM

Lunch

15:00 PM - 16:15 PM

Session 4: Regional Developments in Construction Projects

Dr. Tudor Chiuariu

Chiuariu & Associates Attorneys-at-Law / Senior Partner

Mina Morova

Vinson & Elkins / Senior Associate

Building on New Ground: What the UAE's New Civil Code and Saudi Arabia's Arbitration Reforms Mean for Construction Projects

Suzannah Fairbairn

Dentons / Partner

When Completion is no Longer Enough – How performance-based projects are reshaping construction risk in the Middle East

Alp Özzeybek

Kabine Law / Partner

Regional Crises, Force Majeure and Contractual Obligations

Moderator

İdil Bozoğlu

SCL Türkiye / Vice President | Lawyer

16:15 PM - 16:30 PM

Keynote Speaker

Yasin Ekmen

Istanbul Arbitration Center / Secretary General

16:30 PM - 16:45 PM

Coffee Break

16:45 PM - 18:00 PM

Session 5: New Approaches in Technical Matters (use of AI etc.)

Moderator

Farhan Shafi

Winston Taylor / Associate

18:00 PM - 18:15 PM

Closing Speech

Sercan Kulaksızoğulları

SCL Türkiye / Secretary General | Civil Engineer

18:15 PM - 20:00 PM

Registration & Welcome Tea

Welcome Announcement

Opening Speech

Yasemin Çetinel

Session 1: Dispute Resolution

Moderator

Keynote Speaker

Coffee Break

Session 2: Early Contractor Involvement

Moderator

Coffee Break

Session 3: Force Majeure Issues and Their Consequences

Moderator

Lunch

Session 4: Regional Developments in Construction Projects

Moderator

Keynote Speaker

Coffee Break

Session 5: New Approaches in Technical Matters (use of AI etc.)

Moderator

Closing Speech

Cocktail & Networking