Following on from a great conference in Malaysia last year, FIDIC and IBC Legal are delighted to bring you news of the 6th annual FIDIC Asia-Pacific Contract Users' Conference, which this year is taking place in Shenzhen. We know you’ll want to join us, so mark the date on your diary now and take advantage of the current early bird discounts!

This annual forum has long asserted itself as the only truly mandatory meeting for  those looking to make the most efficient utilisation of the FIDIC suite of contracts and gain strategic insights into how best to resolve disputes and minimise risk. Gain cutting-edge advice from an authoritative speaker line-up (including the very people who help draft the contracts!) and share your views on how the contracts are working in practice.

Don't miss this opportunity to:

• Benefit from exclusive updates from the FIDIC Updates Task Group
• Reinforce your understanding of DAB procedures
• Understand the DBO (Design, Build & Operate) approach to contracting
• Listen to practical case studies on the use of the entire rainbow suite
• Enhance your knowledge of the role of the Engineer under FIDIC

Speakers will include world leaders in the field of international construction contracts, including the FIDIC representatives responsible for drafting and updating the contracts, leading lawyers experienced in enforcing FIDIC agreements and engineers with experience of operating under the contracts. 

Speaker faculty for Shenzhen 2014 Includes:

• Siobhan Fahey, Member, FIDIC CONTRACTS COMMITTEE (Ireland)
• Vincent Leloup, Senior Advisor, Contract Solutions, EC HARRIS (France)
• Dr. Christoph Theune, Director Operations, LAHMEYER GKW CONSULT (Germany)
• Zoltán Záhonyi, Member, FIDIC CONTRACTS COMMITTEE (Hungary)
• Rusli bin Idrus, Director, RBI Consultants (Malaysia)
• Dr. Donald Charrett, Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator, MTECC (Australia)
• William Godwin, Barrister, 3 Hare Court, CIETAC and SHIAC Arbitrator (United Kingdom)
• Svend Poulsen, Project Director, ATKINS; Chair, FIDIC UPDATES COMMITTEE (Denmark)
• Jr Salvador P Castro, Chairman SP Castro & Associates (Philippines)

Also benefit from the 3 fully-interactive pre- and post-conference workshops:

• Introduction to FIDIC Contracts
• Dispute Resolution Strategies
• Worked Case Studies of FIDIC Application in Asia