07/10/2026
IBA2026 COPENHAGEN | Earning Trust Beyond Consent
As conversations continue to unfold at IBA2026 in Copenhagen, one theme has emerged strongly across discussions around energy, infrastructure, critical minerals, Indigenous rights and major project delivery:
The projects that succeed in the coming decades will not simply be those that obtain regulatory consent, but those that genuinely earn the trust of the communities they impact.
Warren Percival has been attending sessions exploring the increasing convergence of energy security, resource development, environmental stewardship, social impact and stakeholder engagement.
Discussions around concepts such as Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and social licence to operate have highlighted the importance of meaningful participation, stakeholder engagement and long-term community benefit. At the same time, conversations around energy security and the rapid expansion of generation, transmission and infrastructure have reinforced the scale and urgency of the challenges ahead.
These are complex issues and they rarely sit neatly within one discipline.
For legal professionals supporting major projects, transactions and disputes, having access to independent, credible technical expertise can be critical to understanding the evidence, assessing risk and navigating technical questions.
That is where RSK Global Experts plays a role.
Our in-house Expert Witnesses, Subject Matter Experts and Technical Experts bring multidisciplinary expertise across environmental, engineering, construction, heritage, sustainability and many other technical disciplines.
Whether supporting expert witness matters, due diligence, complex transactions or major infrastructure projects, our focus is on providing objective technical insight that helps bring clarity to complicated issues.
The conversations at IBA2026 are a timely reminder that the future of major projects will depend not only on what can be engineered, financed and approved, but on how effectively complex issues are understood, assessed and communicated. Independent expertise can help provide that clarity.
With the final days of IBA2026 ahead, we would love to continue the conversation.
If you are in Copenhagen, come and talk with Shweta Barua and David Crofts at Booth 7. Whether you have a matter to discuss, are looking for specialist expertise, or simply want to explore where our global network of in-house experts could support your work, we would be delighted to connect.
