IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 4 Nov 2022
Room 207, Level 2
Session information
Infrastructure projects in developing countries: challenges, opportunities and the role of multilateral agencies and their model contract forms
Monday 31 October (1115 - 1230)
Room 207, Level 2
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Committee(s)
International Construction Projects Committee
(Lead)
Description
Governments around the world are looking to investment in infrastructure as one of the key tools to drive economic recovery. The need for massive spend on infrastructure globally in order to tackle climate change is also clear. This session will explore the particular challenges and opportunities related to financing, procuring and delivering infrastructure projects in developing countries including the role of multilateral agencies.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Aisha Nadar | Advokatfirman Runeland, Stockholm, Sweden |
Speakers
| James Banda | AMW and Company Legal Practitioners, Lusaka, Zambia |
| Ricardo Barreiro-Deymonnaz | Barreiro Oliva De Luca Jaca & Nicastro, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| David Beckstead | Womble Bond Dickinson , Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Asia Pacific Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Power Law Committee |
| Engy Serag | Orascom Construction , Cairo, Egypt |
| Evgeny Smirnov | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, London, England |