Congress Start Date: June 4, 2026 | Congress End Date: June 5, 2026 |

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

9.30-10.00 Registration
10.00-10.30 Opening ceremony
Conference Moderator:
David Eades
EFCA, President Inés Ferguson
ATCEA, President Kerim Orhon
Cultural performance
10.30-11.15 Keynote Speeches: “Our Changing World: Europe’s autonomy, security and resilience”
  Biggest challenges facing Ukraine
Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine Oleksii Kuleba (TBC)
  Biggest challenges facing Türkiye and South-Eastern Europe
Turkish Minister of Trade (TBC)
11:15-11:30 Coffee Break
11.30-12.30 Panel 1 - Greater Europe’s biggest challenges and implications for consulting engineers
  EFCA, President Inés Ferguson
  ATCEA, President Kerim Orhon
  Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, GD of EU Affairs Bülent Özcan
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14.00-15.00 Panel 2 – Restructuring of Ukraine
  FIDIC Vice President, CEO, B-Act S.A, EFCA Ukraine Support Group Adam Bialachowski
  DELTA Wolfgang Gomernik
  CBM Forum Yulia Dvorakovskaya
  DOLSAR Engineering Cem Aker
15.00-16.00 Panel 3 - Engineering services for security
  Re-thinking resilience–scenario planning for preparedness
Liv Kari Hansteen, RIF
  New opportunities for civil emergency infrastructure projects
Kadi Metsmaa, CEO of Esplan
  Water and security – protecting water infrastructure from security risks
Nele De Smet, CEO of Evolta, EFCA Board member and Chair of EFCA’s Water Resilience Working Group
16.00-16.30 Conclusions and close