Meet Your Expert Trainer

Jim-Bergman Jim Bergman
Vice President
Learning and Development for IACCM

Jim Bergman serves as Vice President of Learning and Development for IACCM. Prior to joining IACCM, Mr. Bergman was a contracts attorney for a Fortune 500 petrochemical corporation, Amoco Corporation, and was responsible for legal and negotiations support to the procurement staff. He supported multiple locations globally, where he addressed strategic sourcing and legal issues concerning commodities and services valued at more than $1 billion annually. In addition to his efforts at Amoco, Mr. Bergman has developed additional experience as the current President of two other successful consulting and training firms based in Florida.

Mr. Bergman’s experience encompasses developing, negotiating and managing contracts for a wide array of projects with multiple clients.

Learn the most efficient and systematic approach to effective contract risk management

Why should I attend?

This highly interactive course will cover all the aspects of Risk Management in upstream and downstream commercial contracts, which are used within the oil and gas industry. Delegates will get an unprecedented insight on how the world’s leading oil and gas companies are handling their contracting challenges, the approach that best practice corporations are implementing and the way this affects the contract professionals

Using a combination of lectures, visuals, class discussions and real-life case studies, the workshop will present a logical and systematic approach to effective contract risk management

If you are involved in Oil & Gas contracts or anticipate being involved in the future, then course is a must attend!

For more details please refer to the course outline page

Benefits of attending this highly interactive 5 day course:

By attending this interactive course you will be equipped with the skills to:

  • Analyze, rate, priorities and allocate potential risks to avoid litigation
  • Limit your organization’s exposure through prioritization of projects and possible termination
  • Cultivate a better understanding and appreciation of contracting strategies for high value Oil and Gas deals
  • Build flexibility into your contracts by reviewing the applicability of provisions
  • Incorporate the latest international legislative and legal issues into your contract risk management process
  • Discover current best practice and techniques for defining and managing contract risk and setting performance criteria
  • Review key contractual differences between products, services and solutions
  • Explore distribution, sub-contracting, and other third-party relationships
  • Realize the different forms of Oil and Gas contracts which you will be involved in, and the requirements to be successful in each of them
  • Become a Certified IACCM practitioner

Free! 12 months membership to the IACCM professional body

Benefits of IACCM Membership

  • International, cross-industry perspectives and networks
  • Free webcasts and audio calls featuring top authors, academics and subject-matter experts
  • Contacts in major companies worldwide
  • Access to extensive training materials, classes and professional accreditation (exclusive to members, but at an incremental fee)
  • Regular updates, articles and news on commercial contracting, supply chain, professional development and related subjects
  • Opportunities to participate in original research on the topics and issues impacting your job
  • Networking with peers and executives through on-line forums and at physical seminars and meetings - ideas, insights, career opportunities etc.
  • Chances to initiate or join 'communities of interest' on specific subjects or projects
  • Assistance with professional or career questions, personal or business related
  • Access to knowledge and contacts that differentiate you from non-members, enhancing your career and employment prospects

Conference Partners

IaccmThe International Association for Contract & Commercial Management is a non-profit membership organization first incorporated in 1999. The Association provides a global forum for innovation and collaboration in trading relationships and practices. It offers unique insights to the purpose and contribution of the contracting and relationship management process in both public and private sector. The IACCM membership currently includes representatives from more than 2,000 public and private sector organizations, typically those with large revenues, international interests and dealing with complex or high-risk contract relationships. Over 2,000 individual members in IACCM’s ranks are currently in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sector.

Testimonials

“Jim has extensive knowledge in all contracting related activities”
Ahmad Ibrahim El-Khatib, ADCO
“This course achieved my objectives – and more!”
Adnan Z Khan, ADMA OPCO
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