Navigating Turmoil – Strategies for Managing Geopolitical and Economic Impacts on International Construction Projects

Speakers

• David Robertson – White & Case LLP
• Jean-Marc Coulon – Bouygues
• Renato Nazzini – King’s College London
• Matt Gouldby – Yendall Hunter
• David Bond – White & Case LLP
• Sara Nordin – White & Case LLP

• Spaces: 170
• Venue: White & Case LLP, 5 Old Broad Street, London , EC2N 1DW

What this session will cover

This event will invite leading trade and construction law specialists and construction industry experts to consider geopolitical and economic impacts on international projects, including the effects of tariffs, trade-wars and rising protectionism and cover mitigating risks and managing disputes.

There has never been a period of greater turmoil and uncertainty for participants in major international construction projects. This event will invite leading trade law and construction law specialists and industry professionals and experts to share their views on the impact of tariffs, trade wars, the growth of protectionism and the return of trading blocks on major international projects.

Subjects to be discussed:

• Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, energy price spikes, the imposition sanctions, inflation and price escalation.
• What lies around the corner? Future supply chain challenges.
• Mitigating geopolitical and economic risk: market practices and contractual responses.
• Where are the disputes likely to arise and how can they be most effectively managed?