Dispute Resolution Board Foundation, Charlotte, NC (2026)

01/22/2026

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01/20/2026

🎉 DRBF Kicks off 30th Anniversary Year and Introduces New Logo

In 2026, the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation launches a year-long celebration of its 30th anniversary, marking three decades as the leading organization dedicated exclusively to Dispute Boards. The milestone year will feature special initiatives and activities that reflect the Foundation’s history, growth, and future direction.

The DRBF’s visual identity has evolved along with the organization. The first official logo launched in 2002. The DRBF decided to develop a new logo and tagline to highlight the essential elements of both dispute avoidance and resolution, and the DRBF’s global impact. A special 30th Anniversary logo will also be used during the year to commemorate this milestone.

The DRBF is grateful to its dedicated leadership and members whose ongoing support has shaped the organization over the past 30 years. The DRBF looks forward to celebrating this anniversary throughout 2026 and continuing to move projects forward in the years ahead.

09/04/2025

🌎✨ Conference Spotlight - Boots on the Ground: The Role of DRBF Representatives in Advancing Dispute Boards

Dispute Boards are advanced at the local level with the support of a robust DRBF Representative network. Learn what is happening in Argentina🇦🇷, Bolivia 🇧🇴, Brazil 🇧🇷, Chile 🇨🇱, Costa Rica 🇨🇷, Ecuador 🇪🇨, Peru 🇵🇪 in the final session at the DRBF Latin America Conference in Buenos Aires.

Moderator: Marcela Radovic C.
Representatives: Ricardo Barreiro-Deymonnaz, Alfonso Bottega, Victor Madeira Filho, FCIArb, Alejandro Val, Andrea Hulbert. MCIArb, Juan Carlos Mejía, and Luis Fukunaga.

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish and Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.
📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/.../latin-america.../home.html

09/04/2025

🌎✨ Conference Spotlight -Dispute Boards in Action: Insights from the Escuelas Bicentenario Project in Peru

Real-world experience brings the most valuable lessons. At the DRBF Latin American Conference, this session showcases how Dispute Boards have been applied in the Escuelas Bicentenario Project, a large-scale education infrastructure program in Peru.
🔹 Practical insights from implementation
🔹 Challenges faced and solutions applied
🔹 How DBs added value to project delivery

Join us to see Dispute Boards at work — turning principles into practice.
Moderator: Alex Wagemann
Speakers: Maria Luisa Caceres, Alex Campos, and Jeferson Olortegui Lopez

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish and Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.
📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/.../latin-america.../home.html

09/03/2025

🌎✨ Conference Spotlight - Unlocking Potential: Emerging Market Sectors Ready for Dispute Board Adoption

Which industries are poised to benefit most from Dispute Boards? At the DRBF Latin American Conference, this session will spotlight the opportunities in mining and oil & gas, among others, where complex projects and high stakes make effective dispute avoidance and resolution essential.

Join industry leaders Jaime Gray, moderator, and Silmara (Mara) De Assis e Silva, Paulo Nascimento, and Harry Rodolfo Tolkov Bazan as they explore how Dispute Boards can bring stability, trust, and efficiency to these rapidly evolving sectors.

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish and Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.

📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/.../latin-america.../home.html

09/02/2025

🌎✨ Institutional Administration of Dispute Boards: Necessary Support or Added Risk?

At the DRBF Latin American Conference, Gustavo Scheffer da Silveira will moderate a discussion with panelists Victoria Rodríguez Goyena of International Chamber of Commerce and Eric Franco FCIArb MSc, who will dive into the debate over the institutional administration of Dispute Boards in Central and South America.

🔹 What are the advantages and disadvantages of institutional administration?
🔹 How does it compare to the more common self-administered model?
🔹 What are the practical implications—even when conducted under the procedural umbrella of organizations like ICC or national ADR institutions?

Join leading experts as they unpack these critical questions shaping the future of DB practice.

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish and Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.
📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/.../latin-america.../home.html

09/02/2025

🌎✨ Conference Spotlight: Navigating the AI Shift: Opportunities and Ethical Boundaries for Dispute Boards

Artificial Intelligence is transforming every sector, but what does it mean for Dispute Boards? At the DRBF Latin American Conference, this session explores both the promise and the pitfalls:

🔹 How AI tools can enhance dispute prevention and resolution
🔹 Where ethical lines must be drawn
🔹 The balance between innovation and integrity in DB practice

Join the conversation on shaping the responsible future of AI in dispute management. Moderator Juan Carlos Mejía and panelists Gonzalo Oliva Beltrán, Elvira PALOMINO, Legal Engineer, and Denis Serkin.

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish and Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.
📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/.../latin-america.../home.html

08/28/2025

🌎✨ Conference Spotlight – Harmonizing Intent and Practice: Dispute Boards Under Standard Form Contracts

📌At the DRBF Latin America Conference in Buenos Aires, this session examines how Dispute Boards operate under standard form contracts—where the intended role of the DB and the reality in practice don’t always align.

Speakers will share experiences, highlight challenges, and discuss how to ensure Dispute Boards remain effective tools for dispute avoidance and resolution within widely used contract frameworks.

Moderator Jose Andres Lama and panelists Mauricio Brun Bucker, Pablo Laorden Mengual, Marco Lino Lopez Castro, and Katherine Quiroz.

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish and Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.

📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/event/latin-america-regional-conference-147479/home.html

08/28/2025

🌎✨ Conference Spotlight – Relief or Risk? Navigating Temporary Measures in Dispute Board Proceedings

📌 At the DRBF Latin America Conference in Buenos Aires, this session will tackle a hot topic in DB practice: temporary measures. Are they a much-needed tool for relief or a potential risk to the process?

Speakers will share practical experiences from Latin America alongside global perspectives, offering valuable insights into how Dispute Boards approach this complex issue.
🔹Real cases, lessons learned, and best practices
🔹Regional contrasts and international trends
🔹Strategies for effective decision-making

👉 Join us 10–12 September 2025 and be part of the conversation!

Moderator Andrea Hulbert, MCIArb and panelists Murray Armes, Tatiana Herrada, Beatriz Rosa, and Hugo Gómez Sánchez Ramírez.

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish and Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.

📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/event/latin-america-regional-conference-147479/home.html

08/28/2025

🌎✨ Conference Spotlight – Dispute Boards and Financing: Closing the Gaps in Understanding and Ex*****on

💡 Join us at the DRBF Latin America Conference in Buenos Aires for a deep dive into the influence of the major funding institutions and leadership in Dispute Board implementation. Moderated by Ricardo Barreiro-Deymonnaz, the session includes:

🔹 Catherine Abreu, who will highlight major procurement reforms introduced by The World Bank in March and September 2025, including:
• Mandatory Early Market Engagement
• 50% minimum quality weighting for most internationally competitive procurement
• 30% local labor requirement for international civil works contracts

🔹Roberto Laguado, sharing insights on Inter-American Development Bank's new FIDIC - International Federation of Consulting Engineers and Dispute Avoidance and Adjudication Board (DAAB) dashboard, and emerging trends in the use of standard form contracts, design-build contracts, and the use of standing DAABs.

This session is a unique opportunity to understand the latest reforms and tools shaping financed projects—and what they mean for the future of Dispute Boards.

👉 Join us 10–12 September 2025 and be part of the conversation!

🗣️Note: This conference will feature speakers from throughout Latin America and around the world. Expect to hear English, Spanish, Portuguese, and more. Translation will be available for all.

📍 Sheraton Hotel Buenos Aires | 10–12 September 2025
🔗 Details and registration: https://drb.glueup.com/event/latin-america-regional-conference-147479/home.html

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