Dimson Batanan is a Juris Doctor, licensed Civil Engineer, and Quantity Surveyor with over 19 years of experience in contract and risk management across Southeast Asia. Currently Head of Contracts Risk Manager at STRIDES, he has held senior roles at Megawide, Bombardier (Alstom), GE, and Thales. His portfolio includes railways, subway systems, US embassy compounds, naval facilities, power plants and high-rise developments. Dimson brings extensive experience in claims strategy and commercial risk governance – critical to addressing climate risk, inflation, labour shortages and shifting risk transfer strategies in Asia’s rapidly evolving construction and infrastructure sector.