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HKA is one of the sponsors at the SCL Singapore’s 2nd “Focus on Asia Conference” on the 11-12 September 2019. Anne Connolly, Derek Nelson and Hamish Egan (see profiles below) will be in attendance from HKA. They are looking forward to networking with thought leaders from across the region and discussing recent innovative and expansive developments in international construction projects. If you are attending and would like to meet with a member of the HKA team, please contact Rezani Ramli (rezaniramli@hka.com). About the Conference This Conference aims to bring together senior legal practitioners, in-house counsel and construction industry stalwarts. Sir Vivian Ramsey will grace the occasion as Keynote Speaker. Participants will explore current trends, latest developments and the future direction of construction industry regulation across the region as well as the challenges and opportunities, across the supply chain, presented by current and planned major projects in Asia.
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PROFILES
ANNE CONNOLLY, PARTNER Anne is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Anne’s academic and professional qualifications, coupled with her extensive and detailed experience of the construction process, has led her to be appointed as a quantum expert in independent advisory and client supporting roles for both client and contractor organisations. She has been actively involved in live construction projects throughout the course of her career as well as various formal dispute resolution forums. Anne is regularly appointed as an expert witness and she has given evidence in arbitration and litigation. DEREK NELSON, PARTNER Derek is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor and Chartered Engineering Surveyor, with over 35 years of construction and engineering experience. He has acted as expert on over 45 occasions in delay, disruption and quantum matters. Derek is both an accredited and certified expert witness and fellow of The Academy of Experts and has acted as a delay and quantum expert witness in arbitration, conciliation, litigation and mediation and as an expert determiner. He has been cross-examined on many occasions and has delivered concurrent evidence in disputes from Belize to Brunei and Scotland to Singapore. HAMISH EGAN, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Hamish has extensive experience in business valuations arising primarily from shareholder disputes, estimation of lost profits arising from alleged breaches of contractor agreements, and the analysis of complex accounting information. He has worked for the sovereign wealth fund of Singapore, where he was involved in developing valuation policy and reviewing the valuations of private equity investments.
