3rd ICC Russia Construction Summit

Construction Summit

Registration

September 11, 2025 | Thursday

Starts at 10:00

Moscow, Hotel Continental

25

years of

ICC Russia

Over the past 25 years, we have become a leading platform connecting Russian businesses for effective entry into international markets. We implement global standards and create opportunities for sustainable development within the dynamic global economy.

Events

Key Speakers

In construction arbitration, process is everything. Master it, and you will win

Sadique Mohd

Head of Arbitration, Al Aidarous Advocates & Legal Consultants

Major projects disputes are a part of construction that although is always present, yet no one expects it. The main goal is not to win the dispute, but to prevent it. That's why any project specialist should have negotiation “tools” up at his sleeve that will allow promptly resolute disputes that arise during the project

Arman Ginoyan

Head of Large Projects Practice, Gazpromneft Expert Solutions

In construction disputes, price indexation has lost its feature as a technical mechanism and has become a subject of heated debate. Client seek to exclude or circumvent its application, citing external economic factors, while overlooking the fact that the obligation to faithfully comply with the terms of the contract remains in place regardless of conjunctural changes.

Angelina Balakina

Practice Head, Orlova\Ermolenko Law Firm

It is no secret that construction disputes give rise to many sector-specific issues, driven by their complexity and the long-term nature of the parties’ relationships. This also concerns procedural aspects, including pre-arbitration stages. In this session, we will examine adjudication as a means of dispute avoidance and resolution in the construction industry, consider its advantages and drawbacks, and discuss its effectiveness—including the consequences and enforceability of dispute board decisions and recommendations—in light of trends in international arbitral and court practice

Vladimir Pestrikov

Partner, Lawyer, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners

Major construction disputes have long ceased to be a simple contractor-versus-employer standoff. They often evolve into a complex web of interlocking claims: attempts to pierce the corporate veil; claims targeting the ultimate beneficial owners of special-purpose ‘shell’ project companies; counterclaims and cross-claims among members of consortia and syndicates; and the consolidation of proceedings under different project contracts concerning the same asset. At the roundtable, we will consider the tools that modern arbitration offers to address these challenges and how parties and tribunals strive to strike a balance between procedural efficiency and the fundamental guarantees of due process.

Vadim Vunukainen

Partner, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners

Conference Program

Partners of the 1st session

Session I

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Construction disputes: tools for effective conflict resolution

Moderator: Igor Vershinin, Senior Associate, Lawyer, Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy Practice, BGP Litigation.

Speakers:

Ilya Zharsky, Managing Partner, Expert Group Veta. Topic: Interaction between lawyers and experts: mastering presenting and refuting expert testimony.
Elena Natarova, Marketing Director, JSC "Terra Tech" (State Corporation "Roscosmos"). Topic: Expert Reports Based on Satellite Imagery in Construction Disputes.
Sadique Mohd, Head of Arbitration, Al Aidarous Advocates & Legal Consultants. Topic: Beyond Credentials: Identifying the Qualities of Top Delay and Quantum Experts.
Vladimir Pestrikov, Partner, Lawyer, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners. Topic: The Use and Effectiveness of Dispute Boards.
Arman Ginoyan, Head of Large Projects Practice, Gazpromneft Expert Solutions. Topic: Alternative Dispute Resolution in Large-Scale Construction Projects: Negotiations, Consultations, Mediation, "Meeting with the Ministers," etc.
Alexander Tarasenko, Partner, Kept. Topic: Equipment Defect Analysis: Technical Expertise.

Key topics:

Optimal models of interaction between arbitrators, experts, and parties to the conflict.
Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of various ADR mechanisms in construction
Legal and technical aspects of introducing Dispute Boards into Russian practice
Optimizing the process of presenting and analyzing complex technical evidence

11:30 AM –

12:00 PM

Coffee break

Partners of the 2nd session

Session II

12:00 PM – 01:30 PM

Substantive Issues and Costs in Construction Disputes

Moderator: Aram Grigoryan, Partner, Attorney, Nektorov, Saveliev & Partners (NSP).

Speakers:

Natalia Rumyantseva, Head of the Judicial Work Department, Power Machines. Topic: Judicial Interpretation of the "Good Faith in Cooperation" Principle Under Sanctions.
Angelina Balakina, Practice Head, Orlova\Ermolenko Law Firm. Topic: Indexing in the contract: legal grounds and practice of collection.
Anton Kubasov, Director, Forensic, Head of Dispute Advisory Practice, Kept. Topic: Methodology for Calculating the Volume of Actually Earned Advance Payments.
Nikita Kalinichenko, Counsel, Ivanyan and Partners. Topic: A Shift in Focus: From Loss Recovery to Loss Prevention.
Kirill Shmotov, Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution and Sanctions Practice, E L W I.

Key topics:

Refund of advance payments and recovery of costs for violation of EPC contracts from foreign contractors.
Application of international standards in the assessment of losses in construction.
Inflation and construction contracts: Inflation accounting in determining work fee and costs, mechanisms to protect against inflationary risks.

01:30 PM –

02:30 PM

Lunch

Session III

02:30 PM – 04:00 PM

AI building the future: How are technologies changing the construction industry?

Speakers:

Rustam Samatov, Director for Digitalization, EVRAZ. Topic: EVRAZ TIM system.
Daria Fokina, CEO, Artificial Intelligence Studio FOKINA.AI. Topic: AI in development: cases, insights, life hacks.
Alexander Sarapin, Executive Director, Pravo Tech.
Igor Rogachev, Head of the Competence Center for the Implementation of Information Modeling Technology, Russian Railways.

Key topics:

Legal and ethical aspects of artificial intelligence implementation.
Liability for AI errors.
Design and planning of construction projects using AI.
Use of robotics in construction.
BIM technologies in construction. *BIM — Building Information Modeling.

04:00 PM –

04:30 PM

Coffee break

Special session

04:30 PM – 06:15 PM

Round Tables

Partner of the Round Tables

Block I: Arbitration and Dispute Resolution: New Challenges in Construction

1. Advantages of Resolving Construction Disputes Through Arbitration

Moderator: Victoria Volgina, Advisor, Dispute Resolution Practice, E L W I.

Discussion Points:

The impact of national legislation on the ability to refer all aspects of a dispute to arbitration.
"Economics" and Rapidity: Is there competition between state courts and arbitration at the construction contract drafting stage?
Practical advantages of arbitration regarding the handling of complex construction disputes.

2. Multiple Parties in Construction Disputes

Moderator: Vadim Vunukainen, Partner, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners.

Discussion Points:

Peculiarities of existing procedural mechanisms for disputes involving multiple participants.
Practical challenges of conducting proceedings with multiple participants: balancing due process and efficiency.
Synchronization of dispute resolution clauses in related contracts.

3. Innovations in construction arbitration

Moderator: Andrey Kopitin, Senior Lawyer, Orion.

Discussion Points:

The use of modern technologies to manage large amounts of technical documentation.
The role of AI and technology in expert assessments in construction disputes.
The possibility of appealing AI findings in arbitration and court.

4. Construction and sanctions

Moderator: Evgenia Smolina, Director, Directorate for Legal and Contract Support of Investment Projects, EVRAZ

Discussion Points:

The impact of sanctions on the import of construction materials and equipment.
Legal risks when working with foreign contractors.
A sharp increase in the cost of building materials — how risks are distributed in contracts.

Block II: Project Financing in Construction

Moderator: Yulia Demontovich, Managing Director, Documentary Business Department, VTB Bank

Speakers:

Natalia Grigorieva, First Vice President, Department of Development and Infrastructure, ICB.
Irina Babushkina, Managing Director, Sberbank.

Funding Shortages and Rising Interest Rates

Discussion Points:

High interest rates – increased loan costs for developers, reduced mortgage affordability for buyers.
Stricter bank requirements – reduced project financing limits, demands for larger equity contributions.
Investor confidence crisis – declining interest in shared-equity construction after developer bankruptcies.
Moving away from Federal Law No. 214 (escrow accounts) and adopting new models – impact on developers' cash flow, increased need for borrowed funds.

Block III: Green Policy in Construction

Moderator: Roman Ishmukhametov, Senior Associate, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners

Speakers:

Konstantin Starobinsky, Senior Manager, Industry Solutions, Construction Division, SIBUR. Topic: "Creating low-carbon materials for the construction industry: SIBUR's experience and cases"
Svetlana Kleeva, Lead auditor, specialist in the field of TUV AUSTRIA certification.
Arseniy Autukhov, Head of the Public Bond Analysis Department, Financial Markets Analysis Department, Sovcombank.

Discussion Points:

Preferential lending for sustainable projects.
Assessing climate risks in construction.
ESG standards in construction: How to measure and implement them.
Environmental certifications: LEED, BREEAM, WELL.
Carbon footprint over a building's lifecycle: Construction materials production, construction works, and operation.
Innovative "green" materials: Recycled materials, low-carbon materials, materials that help reduce carbon footprint.

06:15 PM –

08:00 PM

Turnkey Cocktail

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Bartenders will serve as moderators, while participants take on the role of mixologists.

The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the program

Our speakers

Ilya Zharsky

Managing Partner, Expert Group Veta
Vladimir Pestrikov

Partner, Lawyer, Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners
Arman Ginoyan

Head of Large Projects Practice, Gazpromneft Expert Solutions
Angelina Balakina

Practice Head, Orlova\Ermolenko Law Firm
Elena Natarova

Marketing Director, JSC "Terra Tech" (State Corporation
"Roscosmos")
Sadique Mohd

Head of Arbitration, Al Aidarous Advocates & Legal Consultants
Anton Kubasov

Director, Forensic, Head of Dispute Advisory Practice, Kept
Alexander Tarasenko

Partner, Kept
Nikita Kalinichenko

Counsel, Ivanyan and Partners
Fedor Belykh

Partner,
E L W I
Vadim Vunukainen

Partner,
Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners
Konstantin Starobinsky

Senior Manager, Industry Solutions, Construction Division, SIBUR
Andrey Kopytin

Senior Associate, Orion
Evgenia Smolina

Director, Directorate for Legal and Contract Support of Investment Projects, EVRAZ
Roman Ishmukhametov

Senior Associate, Melling, Voitishkin & Partners
Yulia Demontovich

Managing Director, Documentary Business Department, VTB Bank
Rustam Samatov

Director for Digitalization, EVRAZ
Aram Grigoryan

Partner, Attorney, Nektorov, Saveliev & Partners (NSP)
Daria Fokina

CEO, Artificial Intelligence Studio FOKINA.AI
Arseniy Autukhov

Head of the Public Bond Analysis Department, Financial Markets Analysis Department, Sovcombank
Alexander Sarapin

Executive Director, Pravo Tech
Igor Rogachev

Head of the Competence Center for the Implementation of Information Modeling Technology, Russian Railways
Irina Babushkina

Managing Director, Sberbank
Natalia Grigorieva

First Vice President, Department of Development and Infrastructure, ICB
Igor Vershinin

Senior Associate, Lawyer, Dispute Resolution and Bankruptcy Practice, BGP Litigation
Kirill Shmotov

Senior Associate, Dispute Resolution and Sanctions Practice, E L W I