SCHEDULE

6th Athens International Arbitration Forum

Construction Contracts and International Arbitration

27 November 2025 - 9:15-17:45 | MEGARON The Athens Concert Hall, Banqueting Hall

 

Conference Chair

Professor Constantin Calavros

 

9:15-9:30 (EET)

Registration and coffee

 

9:30-9:40 (EET)

Welcome address

  • Professor Constantin Calavros, President of the Hellenic Association for Arbitration, Managing Partner, Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Kloukinas

 

9:40-11:00 (EET)

Liability in Construction Disputes

Issues to be addressed

Delay claims.

Disruption claims.

Liquidated damages.

Exceptional circumstances and force majeure in construction contracts.

Cooperation with technical experts.

Chair

  • Professor Stavros Brekoulakis, National University of Singapore, Arbitrator, 3 Verulam Buildings, London

Panel members

  • Peter Rosher, Partner, Reed Smith, Paris
  • Françoise Lefèvre, Independent Arbitrator
  • James Bremen, Presiding Partner, Joseph Hage Aaronson & Bremen
  • Theodora Souma, Senior Associate, POTAMITISVEKRIS

 

11:00-11:15 (EET)

Coffee break

 

11:15-13:00 (EET)

Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Boards (DAABs)

Issues to be addressed

Use and usefulness of DAABs.

DAABs as a means to prevent and avoid disputes.

Allocation of jurisdiction between DAABs and arbitration tribunals.

Enforcement of DAABs decisions.

Chair

  • Clément Fouchard, Partner, Reed Smith, Paris

Panel members

  • Yasemin Çetinel, Founding Partner, Cetinel Law Firm, Istanbul
  • Theano Μavromoustaki, LL.B., LL.M., Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Cyprus
  • Mohamed Shelbaya, Founding Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, Paris
  • Dr. Sotiris Dempegiotis, Partner & Deputy Head of International Arbitration Dpt., Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Kloukinas

 

13:00-14:00 (EET)

Lunch

 

14:00-15:30 (EET)

Construction Arbitration and States / State Entities

Issues to be addressed

Concession contracts and infrastructure projects: various approaches to risk allocation between States and concessionaires / construction consortia.

National applicable laws and concession contracts: compatibility with national mandatory rules and administrative law.

Procedural challenges in dealing with States and State entities.

Post-award stage: review of award by state courts, enforcement and settlement.

Chair

  • Dr. Hamid Gharavi, Founding Partner, Derains & Gharavi, Paris

Panel members

  • George Vlavianos, DLA Piper, Managing Partner (Qatar), Co-Managing Partner (Riyadh)
  • Todd Wetmore, Founding Partner, Three Crowns, Paris
  • Gregory Logothetis, Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution, Koutalidis Law Firm
  • Dimitrios Babiniotis, Associate Professor, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Partner, Zepos & Yannopoulos

 

15:30-15:45 (EET)

Coffee break

 

15:45-16:45 (EET)

Procedural Issues in Construction Arbitrations

Issues to be addressed

ICC Report on Construction Industry: a guidance on tools and techniques for successfully managing construction arbitrations.

Managing large submissions, evidence and evolving cases: use of schedules and other techniques.

Managing experts to assist tribunals: pre-hearing management; party-appointed experts vs tribunal-appointed experts; technical consultants.

Chair

  • Stella Leptourgou, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

Panel members

  • Marily Paralika, Partner, Fieldfischer
  • Andrea Carlevaris, Partner, Bonelli Erede, Rome
  • Florian Quintard, Partner, Trinity International, Paris
  • Claire Sergaki, Partner, Dryllerakis Law Firm
  • Professor Spyridon Tsantinis, Democritus University of Thrace Law School, Managing Partner, Tsantinis Law Firm

 

17:30-17:45 (EET)

Concluding remarks

  • Professor Stavros Brekoulakis, National University of Singapore, Arbitrator, 3 Verulam Buildings, London