8:30

9:00

Registration and Coffee

9:00

9:10

9:20

9:10

9:20

9:30

Opening & Welcome Address by Russian   Government Official

Welcome Address by  FIDIC   Representatives (Enrico Vink/ Kaj Möller)

Welcome Address by RAEC, FIDIC Local   Member Association

9:30

 10:00

10:00

 10:40

Introduction to FIDIC

Enrico Vink Managing Director FIDIC

Kaj Möller, President SWECO International;  FIDIC ExCom Member

• Provide an overview of the   changing market in Russian and the growing demand for external support
• FIDIC basic principles – enhance   awareness of FIDIC best practices in the consulting industry

Ways to enhance participation in the Russian   Member Association’s activities; attract new members; introduce training   programs through accredited trainers; offer possibilities for young   professionals to join the international community

Procurement   using FIDIC contracts

Liudmila Malinovskaja, RAEC

Konstantin Trumpel, construction lawyer, Trumpel and Partners LLC

Procurement as a development tool: Procurement Practices and Ethics?

• Independent   engineers and the government - how to secure independence within a legal   framework
• Governmental   support - ways to gain support that agree with the basic FIDIC principles
• FIDIC and Russian   contracts - what is the difference?
• FIDIC contracts   and their Russian translation -  how to   improve them?

10:40

11:10

Coffee Break

11:10

 11.45

11.45

 12.00

Experiences   from the Use of FIDIC contracts in neighbouring countries

Lukas Klee Head of Legal Affairs Metrostav a.s

• Russian and CIS consulting engineering   industry; analysis of the present situation
• Neighbouring countries (Estonia,   Finland etc); views of a way forward for Russia to develop in the field of   engineering consultancy
• Future trends for Russia and CIS; changing   from current practices to the use of international best practices. Sharing   experiences from other countries during the their development (Poland, Czech Republic   and Baltic countries)

FIDIC Suite of Contracts and the new approach   to Dispute Resolution

Vladimir Khvalei, Partner   , Baker & McKenzie - CIS, Limited

12:00

12:25

13 :00

12:25

 13:00

13:15

Expectations   and Perspectives from EBRD

Evgeny   Smirnov, Senior Procurement Specialist, EBRD

Victor   Popov, PhD, Bridges and Tunnels Department, Moscow Transport University   (MADI)

• Use of   FIDIC contracts and practices in infrastructure projects in the transport,   energy and municipal sectors in Russia
• Case   Study:  construction of projects of ring   road around Saint-Petersburg and road from Chita to Habarovsk (Far East) in   2003-2008, financed by EBRD

Consulting   Engineers in the Russian market

Oleg   Kaschenko, Chairman of the Road Design Association RODOS, Head of marketing   department CJSC "Institute Strojproect"

Alex   Boutovsky, Director Department International Projects "Institute   Stroyproekt"

• Russian market – present situation and perspectives for Consulting   Engineers
• Latest changes in the Russian legislation – outline and definition
• Case study: 25km flood barrier for St Petersburg

Representative   of the Ministry of Regional Development

13:15

14:30

Lunch Break

14:30

16:30

Views   from the Private Sector

• FIDIC contracts –   the right tool for international consultants to enhance their business in   Russia and CIS?
• International   companies represented in Russia –  overview   of the consulting engineering industry development today
• Defining challenges   to gain stronger participation of international consulting engineers in the   Russian construction market

Speakers:

Jari Sydänmetsä, Director Operations, SWECO
Mr. Sergej   Juzovitski, CEO of ZAO Signy Group
Mr Zolkin Anton, Pöyry LLC Operative Director

16:30

17:00

Coffee break

17:00

18:00

Round table discussions