A Strong Industry Serving Society FIDIC 2008 Québec Conference Québec, 7-10 September 2008 PROGRAMME SUMMARIES SPEAKERS www.fidic2008.org FIDIC 2008 QUEBEC CONFERENCE FIDIC Sponsor BST Global Public Partners Transports Quebec Hydro-Québec Private Partners ACEC AICQ BPR ENCON Group GENIVAR AECOM SNC-Lavalin Supporters Dessau CIMA+ Roche Itée Consulting Engineers of Ontario Golder Associates Teknika HBA Autodesk Hatch SM International Rio Tinto Alcan Contents INTRODUCTION 1 MONDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2008 3 Influencing Society Opening Ceremony 3 Plenary Session 5 Seminars 7 Forums 20 - Young Professionals - ASPAC-Asia-Pacific - GAMA-Africa BST Workshop 21 TUESDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER 2008 22 Delivering Quality 22 Plenary Session 9 Seminars 25 Discussion Workshops 35 Future Leader Workshop 36 WEDNESDAY, 10 SEPTEMBER 2008 37 Developing Strong Organisations 37 Plenary Session 37 Seminars 39 Conference Reports and Discussion 50 Closing Remarks 50 FIDIC General Assembly Meeting 51 THURSDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2008 FIDIC DBO Contract Seminar 52 INTRODUCTION Now is the time for the consulting engineering industry. Never in human history has the need for wise engineering decisions been greater: globalisation calls for massive systems to transport of people, resources and goods; society’s quest for knowledge propels the acquisition, analysis, dissemination and storage of information; energy needs are growing; wealth is being created; living standards are rising. At the same time - often as a consequence of these changes - there is a severe disruption in nature’s balances, a significant losses of wildlife habitat and diversity, and social upheaval. Engineering reconciles science and technology with society’s needs. Yet engineers are often not present when decisions are made. This status quo must change; for engineers to truly serve society they must lead as well as implement. They must become “trusted advisors” to society. If the industry is to act as a trusted advisor to society, it must first understand the necessary roles and attributes. FIDIC 2008 Québec aims to help consulting engineers better understand their role and to explore what FIDIC can do to secure the industry’s leadership. Participants will be challenged to not only recognise and explore the issues but also to recommend specific actions to be undertaken by FIDIC and its members in order to “build a strong industry serving society”. Beginning with a plenary session, each day of the conference will focus on one of the three sub-themes. 1. Key Themes The key themes for the FIDIC 2008 Québec Conference are: Influencing Society - Accessing new markets - Practical barriers - The right resources Delivering Quality - Procurement - Strategic alliances and skill sharing - Managing risk and liability Profitability and Sustainability - Harmonised procedures - Collaborative working - Engaging local capacity 1 2. Programme Monday – September 8: Influencing Society Plenary Session – Views from outside Seminars Our role in the global community Environmental stewardship and sustainability Setting an example: Ethics and Integrity Regional Networking Forums ASPAC Asia-Pacific Regional Forum GAMA Africa Regional Forum Young Professionals Forum BST Workshop Tuesday – September 9: Delivering Quality Plenary Session – Clients Seminars (Part A) Communication: A core competency Choosing economic and environmental sustainability Does risk transfer threaten quality? Discussion Workshops (Part B) Communication: A core competency Choosing economic and environmental sustainability Does risk transfer threaten quality? Future Leaders Workshop Wednesday – September 10: Building Strong Organisations Plenary Session – Industry Leaders Seminars Advocacy: a voice for the industry Planning success through succession planning Business strategies for a changing market Conference Reports, Discussion and Closing Remarks FIDIC General Assembly Meeting 2 MONDAY, 8 SEPTEMBER 2008 Influencing Society Opening Ceremony 09.00 - 10.30; Monday, 8 September 2008 Palais Montcalm Masters of Ceremonies: Andrew Steeves, Conference Co-Chair Paul Lafleur, Conference Co-Chair John Boyd, President, FIDIC Leon Botham, Chair, ACEC Michel Lalonde, Chair, ACIQ John Ralston Saul Author and Philosopher Canada Award-winning essayist and novelist, John Ralston Saul has had a growing impact on political and economic thought in many countries. Declared a “prophet” by TIME magazine, he is included in the prestigious Utne Reader’s list of the world’s 100 leading thinkers and visionaries. His works have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His latest book, The Collapse of Globalism and the Reinvention of the World, confronts the reigning economic ideology known as globalisation. Far from being an inevitable force, Saul believes globalization is already breaking up into contradictory pieces and that citizens are reasserting their national interests in both positive and destructive ways. The Publishers Weekly review concluded: “Needless to say, Saul will have no fans among the tax cutters and free trade proselytizers, but his salient analysis is as accessible and relevant to the small shop owner as it is to the CEO of a multinational corporation.” He has received many national and international awards for his writing, most recently the Pablo Neruda International Presidential Medal of Honour from the Chilean government. His Massey Lectures, The Unconscious Civilization, won the 1996 Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, as well as the Gordon Montador Award for Best Canadian Book on Social Issues. His reinterpretation of the nature of Canada, Reflections of a Siamese Twin, also won a Montador Award and was chosen by Maclean’s as one of the ten best non-fiction books of the twentieth century. Saul is best known for his philosophical trilogy – Voltaire’s Bastards: The Dictatorship of Reason in the West, The Doubter’s Companion: A Dictionary of Aggressive Common Sense and The Unconscious Civilization. This was followed by a meditation on the trilogy – On 3 Equilibrium: Six Qualities of the New Humanism. His reinterpretation of the nature of Canada – Reflections of a Siamese Twin (1997) – was a groundbreaking reassessment of Canada and launched a national debate. He has published five novels, including The Birds of Prey, an international best seller, as well as The Field Trilogy, which deals with the crisis of modern power and its clash with the individual. It includes Baraka or The Lives, Fortunes and Sacred Honor of Anthony Smith, The Next Best Thing, and The Paradise Eater, which won the prestigious Premio Lettarario Internazionale in Italy. De Si Bons Americains is a picaresque novel in which he observes the life of modern nouveaux riches Americans. He is particularly known for his commentaries on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of managerially/technocratically led societies; the confusion between leadership and managerialism; military strategy, in particular irregular warfare; the role of freedom of speech and culture; and his critique of contemporary economic arguments. John Saul is co-Chair of the new Institute for Canadian Citizenship. He is Patron and former president of the Canadian Centre of International PEN. He is also Founder and Honorary Chair of French for the Future, Chair of the Advisory Board for the LaFontaine- Baldwin lecture series, and a Patron of PLAN (a cutting edge organization tied to people with disabilities), Engineers without Borders, and the Canadian Landmine Foundation. A Companion in the Order of Canada (1999), he is also Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France (1996). His 14 honourary degrees range from McGill and the l’Université d’Ottawa to Herzen State Pedagogical University in St. Petersburg, Russia. John Ralston Saul was born in Ottawa. He studied at McGill University and the University of London, where he obtained his PhD in 1972. 4 Plenary Session: Views from outside 11.00 - 12.00; Monday, 8 September 2008 Palais Montcalm Moderator: Andrew Steeves, ADI International, Canada For the opening plenary session, a prominent politician will review the most important social, economic and environmental trends and issues that are influencing the consulting engineering industry. Moderated seminars will then further explore the issues – why the consulting engineering industry needs to be aware of society’s needs and how to it can respond to the challenges, irrespective of the country and the local industry’s current state of development. Pierre-Marc Johnson Pierre-Marc Johnson, Former Premier of Québec Pierrre-Marc Johnson, BA, LL.L., MD, PhD, FRSC, a former premier of the Province of Quebec, is a medical doctor and lawyer, was recently heralded as “an incredibly well-respected environmentalist”. Dr. Johnson was the Senior Advisor, Canadian Minister of Environment, Bali Climate Change Conference (December 2007); Chief advisor and Negotiator for the Québec Government on the Softwood Lumber negotiations between the United States and Canada. Chair Public Commission of enquiry into the collapse of the Concorde Bridge in Montreal area (2007) - chaired the ministerially appointed Ten Year Review and Assessment Committee of the North American Commission on Environmental Cooperation in (2004) and the Conference of the Parties mandated Ten-Year Assessment Committee of the Global Mechanism of the United Nations’ Convention to Combat Desertification and the effects of Drought ( 2003); Member of the Council on the Foreign Relations’ Task Force on the Future of North