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Joe Allegro has over 40 years of experience in the design / construction industry, mostly on heavy transportation projects. He spent twenty years working for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts – the bulk of which was spent on the Central Artery/Tunnel (“Big Dig” Project), completing this work as Director of Construction. He then spent two years working for a private design consultant, where he led their national CEI services. Currently, as Allegro Construction Services (a sole proprietor) for the last 19 years, he provides construction management and independent oversight services to state transportation agencies. In addition, he provides dispute resolution services, including service on several DRBs. He is Past President of the DRBF Region 1 and has served on multiple committees.

Romanio Allione is a Charter member of the DRBF, past president of the DRBF Executive Board of Directors and was the 2008 recipient of the Al Mathews Award for Dispute Board Excellence, the DRBF's top honor. He is a professional engineer, project management consultant, and member FIDIC President’s List of Approved Adjudicators. Mr. Allione has contributed to the construction of major infrastructure projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America. He was a party in the first DRB to operate outside the USA in the early 1980s and since then has strongly promoted the DRB/DAB concept and helped in Dispute Board training seminars and in communicating the DB philosophy. On retirement from the largest Italian contractor after more than 30 years of service, Mr. Allione has been active in advising on project management, claim preparation, and Dispute Board implementation. He has and is participating in arbitration proceedings; has been acting as Arbitrator, Member and Chair of Dispute Adjudication Boards according to FIDIC Rules; and Combined Dispute Boards according to ICC Rules. He is a lecturer at the “Master Contract, claim and delay management in construction works" program at Milan Polytechnic and for several seminars for lawyers and engineers.

Dick Appuhn is a consulting engineer based in Rome Italy serving mainly the European design and construction communities. His professional experience covers engineering design and construction management where he has been active since the 1960’s starting in the United States and moving to the international market place in 1970. His affiliations extend to the Society of Construction Law and the DRB Foundation where he served as President of the Executive and Region 2 Boards of Directors and as a member of the International Committee for Training. Dick is a recipient of the Al Mathews Award for Dispute Board Excellence, the DRBF's top honor. He is a member of the Contracts Committee for the European International Contractors Association. Dick is an active arbitrator and adjudicator in Europe, Africa and the Far East. He was appointed to the Standing Committee for ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration. Dick is an affiliate member of FIDIC and is an accredited trainer and is registered on the President’s List of Approved Adjudicators. He also serves the Task Groups for the drafting of General Conditions of Subcontract to be used with the FIDIC Standard Conditions for Construction and Design-Build Contracts. He graduated with BS and MS Degrees in Civil Engineering and Engineering Geology from the University of California at Berkeley. He was admitted as a Registered Civil Engineer, Geologist and Engineering Geologist in California, USA.

Murray Armes is the founder of Armes-ADR, based in the UK, and is a Chartered Arbitrator, Dispute Board Member, Adjudicator and Mediator. He has been involved in Dispute Boards for around twenty years and is included on the FIDIC Presidents’ List of International Adjudicators. He is appointed to the dispute board for the ITER Prototype Fusion Energy Project in France, which is the world’s largest energy project and was also appointed to the Adjudication Panel for the new High Luminosity Project at CERN in Switzerland, and for anew Data Centre at CERN and to the DAB for an EPR nuclear project in Scandinavia, an energy supply network in West Africa, an embassy project in Central Africa and a cutting edge building project in Iraq, as well as other projects for CERN and in South East and Central Asia and the Caribbean. Murray is the author of many articles and has contributed to a number of books, and regularly speaks at international conferences and carries out training in dispute avoidance and resolution, including under FIDIC contracts. Having gained his Honours Degree and Diploma with distinction in Architecture at Sheffield University in 1978 and 1981 respectively a Master of Arts with distinction in Architecture in 1981 and a Master’s Degree in Construction Law from King’s College, London in 2003, he became a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2007. Murray is also on various dispute resolution panels with the RIBA, CIArb, RICS, FIDIC, ICC, and IDRS.

Charles Blamire-Brown is a Partner and Solicitor-Advocate specialising in representing clients in international arbitration and other dispute resolution procedures in connection with major construction, infrastructure and energy projects. He is head of the London Construction Advisory Disputes team at Pinsent Masons LLP, which has the world’s largest and top ranked global construction disputes team. He has extensive experience of advising and representing clients before dispute boards (including DRB, DAB, DAAB) around the world. This includes as project counsel for the Delivery Partner to the Olympic Delivery Authority, co-ordinating the dispute panels used for the London 2012 Olympic Games. He has advised owners, operators and contractors in respect of a range of energy and infrastructure projects including roads, rail, bridges, airports, ports, sports stadia, power generation and supply (including nuclear, green hydrogen, solar, battery storage, offshore wind, power stations, waste-to energy, water desalination, and pipelines), mining, industrial plants, hotels and commercial premises in the UK, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Central and Southern America. He lectures at King’s College London on their Construction MSC and the Cambridge Construction Summer School. He is recognised by Who’s Who Legal as a Global Thought Leader in Construction and Future Leader in Arbitration. He has been listed in the Legal 500 Arbitration Powerlist.

Daniel Sacho Cherono is a Civil Engineer, and dispute resolution expert. He has extensive knowledge in the construction industry, having served in the private and public sector in a career spanning over 20 years. He is adept in engineering and construction field covering all aspects of the project cycle including initiation, planning, design, documentation, procurement, financing, supervision, and maintenance. He has participated in arbitration and dispute boards both as a neutral and party representative. He is registered by the Engineer’s Board of Kenya as Consulting Engineer. He is Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Member of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation. He holds Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and a Master of Laws in Construction Law, Arbitration and Adjudication. At present, he is director responsible for maintenance of roads at the Kenya National Highways Authority.

Jaco de la Rey is a Director of Claims and Consulting with HKA, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds an LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration and is a qualified Arbitrator and Adjudicator with over 16 years of experience in the construction and engineering sector. Jaco gained extensive commercial experience through senior management positions at various Financial and Construction Sector businesses. This broad-based managerial, commercial, and contractual experience equips him as a specialist in construction law and dispute resolution. Jaco regularly attends as a Senior Visiting Lecturer at the University of Pretoria’s Department of Construction Economics where he lectures at the postgraduate level on subjects related to Dispute Resolution, Contract Law, and Standard Forms of Construction Contracts. As Commission Manager on various prestigious projects, his responsibilities include guiding multiple teams of quantum, delay, and clients on claims, counterclaims, disputes, contract management, and other commercial matters. He is a frequent trainer on FIDIC and NEC contracts, contract management, claims, and dispute resolution. He has an LLM (Merit) in Construction Law and Arbitration from Robert Gordon University, UK, PGDip, Finance, and PGPRogramme, Construction Adjudication from University of Pretoria, South Africa.

Riaan de Necker joined Africon Consulting in 1995 after graduating from the University of Pretoria. After 7 years in the consulting industry he joined WBHO in 2002 and was promoted to contracts director in 2009. He has extensive experience in the construction of roads, bridges, dams, runways and mining related infrastructure in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. Riaan was appointed to the role of Divisional Managing Director of the Roads and Earthworks division in 2012 and joined the Executive Committee in 2015.

Simon Fegen is based near Bath, United Kingdom, and specialises in the dispute avoidance and dispute resolution arena in the construction industry. He is a Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Fellow of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa) and a CEDR Accredited Mediator. His professional experience spans over 30 years and a variety of projects, including energy, water treatment plants and pipelines, highways, OPRC and airport terminal buildings, in various locations in Africa, Asia and Europe. Simon is a strong proponent of dispute avoidance through sound contract administration and supports the use of Dispute Boards; he currently serves on 2 standing dispute boards in Africa. Simon is involved with various training programmes on dispute avoidance and contract administration; and is currently the Director of Training for the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) Region 2.

Luis Fukunaga Senior Executive, Chartered Civil Engineer (CIP N°50029), Master of Business Administration, Master in Project Management and Concessions, Dispute Board Practitioner, Adjudicator, Expert Judgment, and Consultant. Postgraduate studies in the United States, Spain, Japan, and Peru. Expert in the Engineering, Construction, Infrastructure and Public-Private Partnerships sectors with more than 27 years of an outstanding international professional career managing companies and portfolio of large-scale projects within the Transport, Mining, Energy, Education, Health, Oil&Gas, Buildings and Water industries delivering high levels of performance demonstrating integrity, ethical values, and transparency in all activities. Relevant experience being appointed by parties as Dispute Board under FIDIC and NEC Models, as well as Peruvian Contracting Law belonging to the Lists of Adjudicators from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Asociación Zambrano from Perú and Colegio Federado de Ingenieros y Arquitectos from Costa Rica. Posgraduate Professor in charge of Project Management, Construction Management, PMO, and Public-Private Partnerships programs. Holistic vision, strategic thinking, agile mindset, and achievement orientation. Adept at partnering with teamwork-building trust, working collaboratively, sharing knowledge, and communicating effectively. Excel at leading multidisciplinary teams in challenging environments implementing strategic solutions, providing agile responses, solving complex disputes, and inspiring people. Strong commitment, passion, resilience, and optimism to build a better world.

Graham Easton is both a civil engineer and a lawyer. He is based in Sydney, Australia and works as an independent Arbitrator, Mediator and Dispute Board Member. Formal qualifications include: B.Sc. (Computer Science), University of Sydney, 1967; B.E. (Hons.) (Civil Engineering), University of Sydney, 1969; M.Eng. Sc., University of Birmingham, U.K., 1972; LL.B., University of New South Wales, 1988. He is a Barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; a Grade 1 Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator, Resolution Institute, Australia; a Member of the London Court of International Arbitration; an Accredited Arbitrator, Singapore International Arbitration Centre. Mr. Easton has lectured extensively on the contractual and legal aspects of engineering and related technical areas, both in Australia and overseas, including a seven-year period teaching Construction Management at the University of New South Wales. He was the joint author of a standard textbook “Civil Engineering Construction” published by McGraw Hill in Australia. For more than 30 years, Mr. Easton has acted as an arbitrator / court referee / mediator in over 250 disputes throughout Australia and overseas. He has been a member of many Dispute Boards on major projects and has been
appointed to several international arbitration tribunals in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. Mr. Easton is a Past-President of the DRBF Executive Board of Directors and is a recipient of the Al Mathews Award for Dispute Board Excellence, the DRBF's top honor. He is the Lead Editor for the DRBF Manual – Guide to Practices and Procedures, published in 2019.

Jeremy Glover is a partner at Fenwick Elliott LLP , the UK’s largest construction law firm and is listed as a leader in his field in Who’s Who Legal. Jeremy is an accredited adjudicator, Vice-President of the Conflict Avoidance Coalition, and a member of the CIArb Adjudication Sub-Committee. He is also a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator, Member of the FIDIC President’s List and of the FIDIC Net Zero Task Group TG23. Jeremy is the co-author of Understanding the FIDIC Red and Yellow Book: A Clause by Clause Commentary, the third edition of which was published in 2018, and lead editor of Building Contract Disputes: Practice and Precedents. He is a member of the Board of Examiners on the Construction Law MSc programme at King’s College, and also teaches on the MSc Building Information Modelling Management Programme at Middlesex University. Jeremy serves as the President of the DRBF Executive Board.

Shan Greer is an international arbitrator and mediator associated with Arbitra International in London. Taking the helm as Chief Executive Officer at the BVI International Arbitration Centre in January 2023, she brings over two decades of unparalleled expertise to the forefront of the industry. With a specialized focus on construction law, Shan Greer is celebrated for her pragmatic and commercially astute approach, consistently guiding clients through a myriad of transactions and disputes. Her extensive track record spans diverse jurisdictions in the Caribbean, Europe, and North America, showcasing her versatility and proficiency in handling intricate legal matters. Educated at Kings College London with a Master's degree in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, Shan Greer holds dual qualifications as a barrister and solicitor in England, alongside admissions to practice in Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, and Belize. Regularly sought after as an arbitrator, adjudicator, and mediator, Shan Greer's expertise extends to ad hoc, institutional, international, and domestic arbitrations, bridging civil and common law jurisdictions with her insightful perspective and unwavering commitment to equitable resolution.

Andy Griffiths is an independent dispute resolution practitioner based in Johannesburg, South Africa. A civil engineer by profession, Andy also holds a Higher Diploma in Arbitration (Specialising in construction law). He is a Member of the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators, as well as the SAICE and CESA President’s List of Arbitrators, Mediators and Adjudicators, and the ICE-SA Panel of NEC Adjudicators. Andy has acted in over 70 disputes involving Dispute Boards, either as a DB member or as the Engineer, and has also acted as Adjudicator, Mediator or Arbitrator on over 50 other disputes. In his near 40-year engineering career, Andy was intimately involved in the design, planning and project management of some of Southern Africa's largest projects, such as the Mokolo-Crocodile Water Augmentation Project, the Berg River Dam and Pipeline, the 110km VRESAP pipeline, Durban Harbour Tunnel, and the Lesotho Highlands Water Project : the 185 metre high Katse Dam, the 45km Transfer Tunnel, the 32km Mohale Tunnel, and the Matsoku Weir and Tunnel. He is a Registered Professional Engineer (RSA), a Chartered Engineer (UK), a Fellow of the South African Institute of Civil Engineers, a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), and a Fellow of the Association of Arbitrators (Southern Africa). He is immediate Past-President of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (DRBF) Executive Board.

Nigel Grout FCIArb, FCIHT, DipICArb is an experienced construction professional specialising in the resolution and avoidance of disputes and contentious issues on international infrastructure projects. He provides expert opinion and findings on such matters as interpretation of contract documents, entitlement under the contract and applicable law, quantum, extensions of time, delay and disruption, variations and contractual claims. Having spent 40 years as a practising Quantity Surveyor, Nigel now works exclusively as a Dispute Board member. He has been on the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Adjudicators since 2012 and has extensive expertise and experience of Dispute Boards practice and procedures. Nigel has served on many DBs, including as Chairman or as a Sole Member DB. Also an accredited Adjudicator with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an accredited Expert Determiner with the Academy of Experts. Particular expertise in the various FIDIC and MDB contract conditions. Regularly tutors worldwide on construction claims and the operation of international Dispute Boards. Nigel has worked on projects in the UK, Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia.

Vaughan Hattingh holds an MSc in Construction Law and Dispute Resolution from Kings College, London and is a qualified attorney and director of MDA Attorneys, who has provided commercial advisory services to leading role players in major infrastructure development, water processing, civil, energy, mechanical piping and erection, engineering, petro-chemical and mining sectors for the past 15 years. Vaughan’s expertise lies in the drafting, negotiating and commercial implementation of bespoke and standard form construction contracts (including particularly the FIDIC Suite of Standard Form Construction Contracts (1st Edition, 1999)), managing claims for additional time and / or cost in connection with construction contracts, designing and facilitating training programmes across a spectrum of relevant industry related topics and representing either contractors or employers in alternative dispute resolution procedures (including particularly adjudication, mediation and arbitration). Vaughan is a specialist adjudication practitioner who is regularly engaged in adjudication procedures, representing either contractors or employers and acting as adjudicator. He has together with Professor Maritz (Head of Department of Construction Economics, University of Pretoria) designed the University of Pretoria’s Certificate Programme in Construction Adjudication which he continues to facilitate and lectures on. Vaughan is a regular contributor to international and local publications including the Construction Law Journal, the Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology and the Civil Engineering Contractor.

Alain Jacquet (PrEng CEng FSAICE MICE) is a civil engineer specialising in construction procurement and is the Director of SABEeX. He is the current Chairman of ICE-SA, the joint division between ICE and SAICE, and has been the ICE Country Representative for South Africa from 2017 to February 2025. The ICE-SA Panel of NEC Adjudicators has been in operation since 2008 and consists of highly experienced and qualified persons who have been carefully vetted against the criteria published on the ICE-SA website for admission to the Panel. ICE-SA is the Adjudicator Nominating Body named in most NEC Contracts in Southern Africa. Where the parties to a contract cannot agree on a person to act as Adjudicator, they turn to the Adjudicator Nominating Body named in the Contract Data to select a suitable person on their behalf.

Xavier Leynaud is Founding Parner of LEYNAUD & Associés and is a Construction Delay & Quantum Expert. He serves as Treasurer of the DRBF Region 2 Board of Directors and on the DRBF's Finance Committee.

Oskar Ljungqvist is a consulting engineer based in Dubai UAE serving various stakeholders on projects across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He is an experienced professional with expertise in contract and claims management. His skillset encompasses contract administration, delay and disruption costs, forensic delay analysis, project planning and project management. Instructs forensic delay analysis modules for Masters Programme at Milan Polytechnic Institute. Oskar is a member of the DRBF since 2018, as well as the other professional organisations such as the SCL and the AACEi. Over the last 5 years he has been extensively involved in adjudication and arbitration proceedings on multibillion Euro disputes. He graduated with BS and MS Degrees in Civil Engineering and Hydraulics from the Lund Institute of Technology in Sweden. His began his career in engineering and construction in 2006 in Ethiopia.

Philip Loots has practised exclusively as an international construction lawyer for more than 50 years, and is the author of various books and articles on Construction Law. He has been a keen promoter of the use of DBs and was instrumental in the initial setting up of DBs for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 1. His position as contractual adviser to major mining houses positioned him to introduce the use of DBs on many major greenfields mining projects as well as major expansion projects. His experience extends not only to advice on contracts for infrastructure for mining projects, but also underground construction work and contract mining services contracts both for open pit mining and underground mining. Projects have been located in the Middle East, sub- Sahara Africa, Australia and Southeast Asia. Philip served on the FIDIC panel for the review of the 1999 suite of FIDIC documents, all of which promoted the use of DBs. With the more recent release of the ‘Conditions of Contract for Underground Works’ First Edition 2019, reprinted 2023 with amendments, FIDIC, together with the International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association (ITA-AITES), recognised the unique risks and the need for sensible allocation of contractual responsibility for underground work, again making provision for the use of DBs.

Bwalya Lumbwe holds a B.Eng. (Civil), M.Sc. (Construction), LLM-Construction Law and Arbitration with over 43 years of experience covering building, civil and mechanical construction in Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique and Congo. He is a Chartered Arbitrator, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators-UK, a FIDIC Certified Adjudicator and a FIDIC Certified Trainer- Fundamental Construction Contracts v2. He is also a Registered Engineer, Fellow of the Engineering Institution of Zambia and the Chartered Institute of Building-UK as well as being a Chartered Construction Manager, a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Association of Consulting Engineers-Zambia. Bwalya has published many articles internationally on dispute resolution and the FIDIC contract forms. He is also a trainer in construction contracts and public procurement in Zambia. Bwalya practices as a claims consultant, Arbitrator, Adjudicator, Dispute, Expert Witness, Dispute Adjudication Board Member and is listed under various international arbitral Institutions.

Ian McIntyre is a Civil Engineer with more than 40 years of experience in major civil engineering and multi- disciplinary resources, transportation, power and industrial infrastructure projects throughout Australia, Asia and Dubai as a construction contractor executive and as a consultant. Ian is well known in regard to the design of project and program strategies and also in regard to methodology for analysis of project delivery problems and failures. He has frequently been retained in ‘trouble shooting’, independent review, due diligence and expert determination roles and has considerable experience in analysis of the reasons for and effects of project delivery problems. His professional practice has, in recent years, been divided between expert witness, dispute board, and expert determination roles and also advisory roles at the formative and delivery stages of projects. He was also retained in 2019 as an adviser to a Judge of the NSW Supreme Court in regard to delay analysis aspects of a case in the court.

Henry Musonda, FCIArb, is a Civil/Structural Engineer an Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Mediator. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK), and the listed on the FIDIC and DRBF Presidents’ lists of Adjudicators. He has more than 35 years of practical and professional experience in the design, administration and project management of building and civil works and service contracts and providing advisory support on infrastructure projects to FIDIC and various forms of contract. He has international experience as an Arbitrator and Adjudicator and has strong knowledge and background of Application of alternative dispute resolution methods and Dispute Boards to infrastructure projects. He is a FIDIC listed trainer and has conducted training in Tanzania, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Frank Mvula is a citizen of Zambia currently employed as Director Fiduciary (Procurement and Financial Management) Services and Inspection since October 2018, has over 20 years wealth of experience in Procurement, Water and Sanitation, Infrastructure Development and Project Management. He is currently responsible for development and implementation of Fiduciary policies.
He served as Country Manager for African Development Bank in Malawi, from 2017 – 2018. In this role, he led policy dialogue with the Malawian government and other development partners. From 2014 – 2017 he was the Division Manager for the Procurement Division, supervising a team of over fifty Procurement Professionals across the continent. He led the fiduciary oversight of the Bank Group’s portfolio and provided advisory services to Senior Management on policy, strategy and a broad range of procurement issues relating to Bank’s operations across sectors. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as the Chief Regional Procurement Coordinator, in East and Southern Africa spearheading procurement reforms. He joined the Africa Development Bank in 2003 as Senior Architect/Implementation Specialist in the Human and Social Development Department. Prior to joining the AfricanDevelopment Bank, Mr. Mvula worked at the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company as Director, Commercial Services in 2003, as Projects Manager/Senior Engineer between 1998 and 2003, and as a Graduate Engineer between 1995 and 1996. He also worked as a Lecturer/Staff Development Fellow at the University of Zambia from 1996 – 1998. Mr. Mvula holds a Master’s Degree in Sanitary Engineering from the IHE Delft, Institute for Water Education, The Netherlands and a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Zambia, Lusaka.

James Mwangi from Kenya is the CEO at Nairobi-headquartered consultancy firm, Kurrent Technologies Ltd. James is a mechanical engineer with 38 years’ experience in the oil, gas, power generation and renewable energy sectors. James is also a former chairman of FIDIC-Africa. He is also a Board Member at the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) the Apex voice of the Private Sector in Kenya, a Director at the Petroleum Institute of East Africa, a Member of the Energy Institute (U.K.) and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya. His firm, Kurrent Technologies Ltd, is currently undertaking large energy projects, ranging from large petroleum facilities including LPG facilities, petroleum pipelines, exploration and production of oil, hydrogen plants, power generation plants including LNG, wind and solar plants, electrical transmission lines and feasibility studies etc. James has dedicated a lot of time and effort in advocacy in the Engineering Profession, Energy and Oil & Gas sectors, business, Integrity, and infrastructure matters. James was elected at the 2020 FIDIC GAM. He was elected Vice president at the 2023 FIDIC GAM for a period of two years.

Aisha Nadar has been actively involved in all phases of the negotiation and implementation of large-scale cross-border infrastructure and defence programs for over 30 yeas. Her procurement and international contract management experience includes holding senior level positions in the US, the Middle East and Europe. She regularly advises clients on strategic procurement planning, contract drafting, contract management and dispute resolution and acts as arbitrator, mediator and dispute board member and has experience of ICC, LCIA, SCC, DIAC, AAA, UNCITRAL and FIDIC rules. Aisha has carried out assignments related to dispute resolution for organizations such as the World Bank, USAID and US DoD and is a regularly invited speaker at universities and specialized conferences on construction contracts and dispute resolution. Aisha is a member of FIDIC’s Executive Committee, the Chair of FIDIC’s Procurement Policy Sub-Committee, is listed on FIDIC President’s List of Accredited Adjudicators and served as one of the principal drafters of the updates of the FIDIC 1999 Suite. She is an officer of the International Construction Projects Committee of the International Bar Association and has previously served as a member of the Standing Committee of ICC International Centre for ADR. Aisha holds a BS Electrical Engineering from University of Nebraska, an MBA from University of Texas-Austin and an LL.M. in International Commercial Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary, University of London and completed the CIArb Diploma Course in International Commercial Arbitration, Oxford in 2005.

David Osofu-Dorte is the founder and Senior Partner of AB & David Africa, a pan-Africa business law firm with multiple independent offices and a network of law firms Africa. His experience cuts across almost three (3) decades of lead advisory role in construction contracts advice, infrastructure deal structuring, project finance, public policy development and implementation advice, public-private partnerships (PPPs). He has been described as “highly regarded” (IFLR 1000, 2024) and ranked #1 for Projects and Energy (Chambers Global 2024). His recent dispute resolution roles include membership of a Dispute Adjudication Board in a $100m road construction project West Africa; ICC international arbitration between an African state entity and an international road contractor; a construction dispute involving an international mining company and a major construction company in West Africa; Mediator: international dispute between Egyptian / Ghanaian JV contractor and a multi-lateral institution based on UNCITRAL dispute model. David has also acted as counsel for various claimants and respondents in international construction dispute matters including representing a sovereign entity in four (4) ICC international arbitration cases. He also leads AB & David Africa’s strategy and implementation which has led to the growth of the firm and the winning of several awards including the African Law Firm of the Year (Large Practice), 2021 and ranking in Africa Top 50 law firm list.

Marcela Radovic is an attorney with more than 18 years of experience in contractual and claim management in construction industry in Chile and other countries in Latin America, focusing mainly in the mining, energy, retail and public infrastructure sectors. She is Founder and Director of Chilean Society of Construction Law and has earned a master’s degree in Regulation at London School of Economics University. Marcela is also a Professional Coach and Candidate for a Master's Degree in Coaching and Leadership from Barcelona University. Concerning her teaching experience, Marcela is Professor of “Magister de la Construcción” of the Engineer Faculty of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Professor of Universidad de Los Andes in Construction Law and Professor of Universidad de Talca in Construction Law. She has been a member of Dispute Resolution Board Foundation since 2009 and serves as the DRBF's Representative for Chile. She has also been a member of International Bar Association since 2014.

Suzanne Rattray, C.Arb FCIArb, M.Eng, FEIZ Mrs. Rattray is a senior engineer with more than 39 years professional experience. She has a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from McGill University in Canada, specializing in structural engineering. She has had lead responsibilities on numerous infrastructure projects, in the transportation, building, water supply and sanitation and energy sectors, in Zambia, Tanzania,Mozambique, DR Congo, Chad and Israel. She is a Director and Partner of Rankin Engineering Consultants, headquartered in Lusaka, Zambia. She is a Chartered Arbitrator, FIDIC Certified Adjudicator and is listed on the FIDIC President’s List of Approved Dispute Adjudicators. Mrs Rattray is an Approved Faculty Trainer on the Arbitration, Adjudication and Mediation Pathway Courses of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. She is a trainer for ICC Institute of World Business Law in Dispute Boards. She is listed on the panels of several arbitral institutions in Africa and is a regular speaker at international disputes conferences in Africa. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (Region 2). She is also a Court Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the Lusaka International Arbitration Centre. Her experience includes international and domestic arbitration and adjudication, including Dispute Board Experience. Areas of Specialization: Construction Adjudication.

Ann Russo is Executive Director of the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, the non-profit association dedicated to the use of Dispute Boards worldwide. She is co-editor of the "Dispute Board Manual: A Guide to Best Practices and Procedures." Prior to joining the DRBF, she served as Public Relations Manager for J.A. Jones, Inc., an international construction and engineering firm based in Charlotte, NC, USA. She received the DRBF's President’s Distinguished Service Award in 2005 and the Al Mathews Award for Dispute Board Excellence, the DRBF's highest honor, in 2024. She is a member of the American Society of Association Executives.

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Yoko Takebayashi is a Senior Deputy Director, Loan Procurement Policy and Supervision Division, Infrastructure Engineering Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). She has extensive experience in formulating and monitoring infrastructure projects, mainly in transport sector, funded by JICA and served as Senior Representative (Deputy Country Director) of JICA Vietnam Office from 2021 to 2024. She played a leading role in enhancing the proper use and management of FIDIC contracts and promoting the establishment of standing dispute boards under JICA’s loan projects.