CONTRACT - Asia Business Connect

1 CONTRACTMANAGEMENTEXCELLENCESUMMIT2011 Organized by:Official Website:Including: - Dr. Suvarn Law Offices- Amadeus Asia CUEL Siemens Electricity Generating Public Co., Media 2,000 BahtEnjoy Early Bird Fee! Register and pay by 21 September 2011 MANAGING EFFECTIVELY YOUR CONTRACTS BY MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY, MINIMIZE COST & RISK AND SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROFITABILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONFEATURING LEADING PROFESSIONALS FROM:*Most presentations will be in CONFERENCE DATE: 19 - 20 OCTOBER 2011 WORKSHOP DATE: 21 OCTOBER 2011 VENUE: LANDMARK HOTEL, BANGKOKC orporate Legal Counsels Experiences & Perspectives:Legal Experts from Leading Law Firms:For enquiries and registration : Call +66 (0) 2 714-1616 or Hotline +66 (0) 87 029 3939, or email to discount for PTIT members Dr. Suvarn Valaisathien, FounderDr. Suvarn Law OfficesArchava Smuthranond, Partner & Executive DirectorLegal Advisory Council King, PartnerTilleke & Gibbins International Vajasit, PartnerHunton & Williams (Thailand) K.

2 Pek, Vice President & General Counsel Amadeus Asia Thongprasert, Legal & Contracts Manager CUEL Piembundhit, Senior Legal CounselSiemens Vatanasuti, First Senior Vice PresidentElectricity Generating Public Co., Ltd. Torsak Chotimongkol, Chief Executive OfficerPido International Co., Chotipruk, Corporate Legal CounselChevron Thailand Exploration & Production Phanapavudhikul, Senior Vice PresidentThe Siam Commercial Bank Public Co., Sunpa-a-sa, PartnerLS Horizon Ltd. A separately-bookable intensiveOne-Day Post-Conference Workshop on 21 October 2011 Construction CONTRACT and Risk Management by Wasantachai Watanavongvisudhi, Partner International Legal Counsellors Thailand HIGHLIGHTS: CONTRACT management law updates & future directions How to build excellent CONTRACT management department in your organization Practical techniques to minimize tax exposure and liability by Valaisathien Challenges and considering liabilities in risk management for government CONTRACT Managing a project financing agreement and key risk concerned How to avoid dispute resolution and litigation in commercial CONTRACT 6 REAL-LIFE CASE STUDIES ON.

3 Key aspects of success on preparing, drafting and negotiating CONTRACT strategically Effective managing risks of sub-contracts under the main CONTRACT Strategic negotiation and risk management in joint venture contracts Identifying the right CONTRACT model on your major projects to maximize return on investment Effective negotiating and management strategies for cross-border contracts Managing merger & acquisition agreements effectivelyPLUS!Be part of an interactive panel discussion on: CONTRACT risk & claim management to ensure success in your projects Don t missDay One: Wednesday, 19 October 2011 CASE STUDYCASE STUDY11:00-12:00 KEY ASPECTS OF SUCCESSFUL ON PREPARING, DRAFT-ING AND NEGOTIATING CONTRACTS STRATEGICALLY Identifying the major steps involved in contracting procedures Effective ways in drafting the terms, conditions and clauses of CONTRACT Regulations involved when terminating or cancelling contracts Reducing pitfalls when drafting clauses and contracts Developing negotiation strategies to secure terms via strategic CONTRACT negotiations Rungnipa Thongprasert Legal and Contracts ManagerCUEL Thongprasert has experience in CONTRACT management and legal field.

4 She received a from Ramkhamhaeng University, and MBA from USA. Before joining CUEL, she started her career at Thai Expressway. Then she joined with Global Industries Offshore (Thailand) Ltd., Nacap Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 12:00 Luncheon1:15-2:15 GOVERNMENT CONTRACT : CHALLENGES AND CONSIDERING LIABILITIES IN RISK MANAGEMENT Identifying the problems in drafting, managing and negotiating contracts Effective CONTRACT management processes to enhance the bottom line for both government and industry Key considerations of contracts within legal framework to minimize pitfalls Strategic negotiation of contracts to avoid disputesPeeranuch Piembundhit Senior Legal CounselSiemens Piembundhit is Senior Legal Counsel at Siemens Ltd, she has 10 years experience in legal practices including commercial law practice, intel-lectual property.

5 Prior to join at Siemen, she worked at Deloitte Touche Tohm-atsu Jaiyos Co., Ltd, Sojitz (Thailand) Co., Ltd, Baker & McKenzie,and Tillike & Gibbins International Ltd. She received a from Thammasat University and from University of Exeter, School of Law, :15-3:15 EFFECTIVE MANAGING RISKS OF SUB-CONTRACTS UNDER THE MAIN CONTRACT Perspective over main CONTRACT and sub- CONTRACT Constructive transaction among the owner, main contractor and sub-contractor Responsibilities toward the main contractor and the owner Risk mitigation Alternative sub- CONTRACT vs. joint venture/consortium 8:00 Registration & Morning Coffee 9:00 Chairperson s Opening AddressArchava Smuthranond Partner & Executive Director Legal Advisory Council Ltd.

6 9:15-10:00 CONTRACT MANAGEMENT LAW UPDATES & CHALLENGES IN A VOLATILE ECONOMIC SITUATION Legal framework of Thai law and exploring the law updates in commercial environment Key considerations in commercial laws that the corporate sector should be aware of Implementing legal and regulatory aspects which related to your CONTRACT to ensure CONTRACT completeness Future directions and the new challenges that we expect to face Archava Smuthranond Partner & Executive Director Legal Advisory Council Smuthranond received a from Thammasat University and obtained his Barrister-at-Law. He has a from Howard University, from Southeastern University, and from Southern Methodist University.

7 He has more than 23 years experience in a wide range of legal practices, including Business contracts, joint ventures, M&A, and real estate. Apart from his work at LACL, Archava is a lecturer at Ramkamhaeng University in major Business contracts and a Vice President at Thai Russian Chamber of Commerce. He is also a Co-President of SMU Alumni Chapter in Bangkok. 10:00 Morning Refreshments & Networking10:15-11:00 BUILDING EXCELLENT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT: STRUCTURING, STAFFING, AND MANAGING THE CONTRACT How should CONTRACT management department be structured and staffed How global companies manage their department to reach strategic goals and objectives Effective communications among your project teams Clarifying the role and responsibilities of project managers across the project life cycle Best practices of global companies for CONTRACT managementJackson K.

8 Pek Vice President & General Counsel, Asia PacificAmadeus Asia K. Pek was appointed Vice President and General Counsel, Asia Pacific in July 2009. He joined Amadeus in 2006 to lead the legal team in Asia Pacific and has overall responsibility for the legal affairs of all the companies in the Amadeus Group in the region. Prior to joining Amadeus, he was an attorney at the law firms Skadden Arps and White & Case in the and most ecently a senior attorney at IBM in charge of legal matters for the ASEAN countries and South Asia until 2006*This presentation will be in EnglishCONTRACT MANAGEMENT EXCELLENCE SUMMIT 2011 Arthaporn Vatanasuti First Senior Vice PresidentElectricity Generating Public Co., Vatanasuti has gained extensive experience of legal counseling for more than 35 years up in the construction contracts, mining contracts, project development, financial transactions, M&A, joint venture/consortium and etc.

9 He is currently First Senior Vice President of Electricity Generating of Thailand (EGAT). He received from Chulalongkorn University, from Temple University and also MBA from Sasin. 3:15 Networking Coffee Break 3:30-4:30 STRATEGIC NEGOTIATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT IN JOINT VENTURE CONTRACTS Key area to consideration and scope of joint venture agreements Documents issues involved in joint venture structure Identify significant risks in joint venture contracts Problems and criteria for a successful contractSunpasiri Sunpa-a-saPartner LS Horizon Sunpa-a-sa practice focuses mainly on corporate and commercial issues, M&A, franchise, construction, real estate and property development areas.

10 He has very extensive experiences in M&A, from drafting and negotiating sales and purchase agreement, to conducting legal due diligence. He has represented both local and international clients in several cross-border mergers and acquisitions. He obtained his from Chulalongkorn University; , Taxation from De Paul University and CIS/Eastern European Lawyers Program sponsored by the University of the West of England, :30-5:30 IDENTIFYING THE RIGHT CONTRACT MODEL ON YOUR MAJOR PROJECTS TO MAXIMIZE RETURN ON INVESTMENT Key considerations of project delivery system and CONTRACT selection model Analyzing pros & cons in each type of CONTRACT Determining type of CONTRACT that fits with your projects Practical tips for right CONTRACT model to maximize return on investment Case exampleTorsak Chotimongkol Chief Executive OfficerPido International Co.