The 1st SCL Romania & SCL Türkiye Joint Event
Future Forward: The Romanian-Turkish Partnerships in Construction & Infrastructure Projects
11 September 2025 — Novotel Bucharest City Centre, Bucharest, Romania
About the conference
The first joint event of the two societies, bringing Romanian and Turkish practitioners together in Bucharest to look at partnerships in construction and infrastructure projects and at the contracting and dispute resolution practice of the two markets.
The opening remarks session featured Răzvan Rugină (President of SCL Romania), Yasemin Çetinel (President of SCL Türkiye), Ovidiu Ioan Dumitru (Dean of the Faculty of Law, Bucharest University of Economic Studies), Hasan Oktay Duygun (Chief Commercial Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Bucharest), Petru Nicolae (CEO & General Manager, Geostud), Radu Urziceanu (National Railway Company “CFR” S.A.) and Gabriel Budescu (National Company for Road Investment “CNIR” S.A.).
The two sessions that followed were moderated by Başar Şahin and Laura-Cristiana Spătaru-Negură. Lawyers, consultants and engineers working daily on international construction and infrastructure projects shared how they see the Romanian standard contracts and local regulations in the light of their experience on similar projects in other countries (Ceren Bașbabasi, Sercan Kulaksızoğulları, İdil Bozoğlu), the best practices and latest developments in the preparation of delay and quantum claims (İlke Şahin Göler, Angelica Boca) and in the prevention of disputes (Iuliana Iacob), together with practical guidance on recent legislative changes (Alexandru Viespe) and on variations under the national standard contracts (Oana Șoimulescu).
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