10th Society of Construction Law Romania International Annual Conference “Perspectives of Construction Law”
The Present & Future of Best Practices in Construction & Arbitration
5 November 2026 — InterContinental Athénée Palace, Bucharest, Romania
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About the conference
Marking its tenth edition, the Society’s international annual conference asks where best practice in construction projects and construction arbitration stands today – across project authorisations, contract drafting, claims management, dispute avoidance and the efficient conduct of arbitral proceedings – and how it must evolve to meet what lies ahead. Leading Romanian and international practitioners, arbitrators and academics will take stock of what already works and look at the practices now taking shape.
The anniversary edition brings the sector’s most pressing questions to the stage, with sessions dedicated to the themes that define construction law today:
- FIDIC and G.D. 1/2018 contracts – administration and the practical realities of implementation
- Construction arbitration and dispute resolution, in Romania and across borders
- Claims management, delay and disruption, and the allocation of risk
- Applying the SCL UK Delay and Disruption Protocol in Romania and abroad, and the prospects of an international protocol currently under development
- Applying the new technologies in construction and in dispute resolution
- Regulatory developments and the evolving Romanian and international legal framework
The conference is hosted by the Society of Construction Law Romania together with the Faculty of Law of the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) European Branch, with the support of the European Society of Construction Law (ESCL).
Programme
- Dr. Răzvan Rugină – President of the Society of Construction Law Romania
- Dr. Ovidiu Ioan Dumitru – Dean of the Faculty of Law, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
- Andreea N. Simulescu FCIArb – Member of the CIArb European Branch Committee
- Dr. Cosmin Tobolcea – President of the Romanian Association of Consulting Engineers (ARIC), FIDIC Board Member
- Moderator: Dr. Silviu Munteanu
- Speakers: Dr. Serin Geambazu, Dr. Roberto Panetta, Daniel Boca, Dr. Daniel Moreanu
- Moderator: Andrei Soltan
- Speakers: Cătălin Birtea, Dr. Anamaria Popescu, Dr. Bence Rajkai, Michael Tonkin
- Dr. Petru Nicolae – CEO & Director General, Geostud
- Moderator: Magdalena Ghioca
- Speakers: Giovanni Di Folco, Florin Niculescu, Dragan Psodorov, Dr. Roxana Vornicu
- Dr. Sergiu Petrea – President of the Romanian Order of Architects (Bucharest Chapter)
- Moderator: Cristina Olariu
- Speakers: Angelica Boca, Yasemin Çetinel, Luminița Popa, Matei Purice
- An introduction to CIArb and its global role in dispute resolution
- CIArb qualifications and professional pathways
- Opportunities for legal and non-legal professionals
- Building the CIArb community in Romania
- Q&A and open discussion
- Moderator: Andreea N. Simulescu FCIArb
- Speakers: Michael Tonkin FCIArb C.Arb, Christopher Chinn FCIArb, Dr. Burcu Osmanoğlu Bağ FCIArb, Magdalena Prus FCIArb, Dr. Sonia Florea MCIArb, Ionuț Șerban MCIArb
Confirmed Speakers
Dr. Serin Geambazu
Judicial Technical Expert in Urban Planning
Founder, AALAN Studio; Lecturer, “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism
Dr. Burcu Osmanoğlu Bağ
Osmanoğlu Law Firm / Attorney at Law
Education Officer, CIArb European Branch
