Download the syllabus below:
- Syllabus Special risks of International contracting

Download below the case:
- Cases RBT Work Symposium 8 July 2019, elaboration

Download the presentations below:
- Introduction and opening by mr. ing. John van der Puil
- Risk management task of management: Risks too often remain out of sight, but what's new in prediction land? by Prof Hans J. Pasman
- Operational Safety Economics by Prof Genserik Reniers

Keynote speakers

Prof. Dr Hans Pasman, Texas A&M University, College Station (USA), Emeritus Professor of Chemical Risk Management, TUD.


Prof. Dr Genserik Reniers, TUD, Department of Technology, Society and Management, part-time professor University of Antwerp and KU Leuven.

Mr. ing. John van der Puil, KIVI RBT Board member, member of the Programme Committee, researcher at the ARGR, the Assiciation for Risk Governance Research and member of the Procurement and Risk Management Association.

More information on the speakers can be found under 'Documents'.

Points of interest:
- What is special about the risks of International Contracting?
- Cultural differences in engineering - a subject of its own.
- So you thought you had foreseen all the risks?
- D&C or DCFM - 25 years of maintenance. Who would have foreseen that?
- It's not about profit maximisation. It's about strengthening resilience. You achieve that by investing in risk management.
- Risk management task of management.
- Risks too often remain out of sight, but what's new in prediction land?

A Must for any engineer with responsibilities.


Timetable

Walk-in: 14:30 - 15:00
Working Symposium: 15:00 - 20:00

15:00 - 15:30
Mr. ing. John van der Puil
Special risks in complex international contracts.

15:30 - 15:35 hrs
Discussion

15:35 - 16:05 hrs
Prof. dr. ir. Hans J. Pasman
Risk management task of management.
Risks too often remain out of sight.
What's new in prediction land?

16:05 - 16:10
Discussion.

16:10 - 16:20
John van der Puil
Presentation two cases of White Spots:
1. Personal Protective Equipment investment and
2. Investment decision - managing compliance.

16:20 - 16:25
Break and refreshments.

16:25 - 17:00
John van der Puil
Discussions in smaller groups.

17:00 - 17:10
Presentation by one of the participants.

17:10 - 17:50
Prof Dr Genserik Reniers,
Moral aspects and calculating insecurity under high uncertainties. Economic investments in security.

17:50 - 18:00
Summary and conclusions.

18:00 - 18:30
Networking - consumption - closing.




Just before the lock gates for IJmuiden arrived in the Netherlands, contracting consortium OpenIJ claimed EUR 22.3 million from the Korean steel construction company. They collected the bank guarantee of 7.3 million in advance. The Koreans were stunned and seized. Technical risks or human behaviour? Cultural differences? Trust? The client is still the most duped. Budget exceeded. Completion considerably later than hoped for.



Views on safety, health and the environment differ considerably in Swania compared to regulations in the Netherlands. How does a Dutch project manager bridge that gap so that safety is maintained to Dutch standards?



Experienced project managers with many local relationships always manage to book additional work, get timely approvals, engage the most suitable local service providers and subcontractors at competitive prices. There is a local agent, who knows how the hares run in Swania. He does write high bills for commission. I am not saying there is corruption. How do you get a finger on this? You will learn that in one afternoon.


Risk management as a management task.

More information from members of RBT's Programme Committee:
fredvaniddekinge@gmail.com
hmspaaskok@hotmail.com
johnvanderpuil@gmail.com

After registering, participants will receive the syllabus Special Risks of International Contracting. This will include two practical cases. Participants are requested to study these in advance.

RBT's Programme Committee takes stock of members' knowledge. It wants to share knowledge, establish relationships with other bodies and experts in order to know the knowledge, views and insights present there. The work of the Programme Committee is not only of interest to KIVI members, but also to the 270,000 Dutch engineers who are not yet members of KIVI.

Documents