One thing is clear: Conventional procurement is not always cost-efficient and clients and consultants are ready to look for alternatives – like Early Contractor Involvement. On the other hand, for many attendees at the ECI Forum in London the exact definition of “Early Contractor Involvement” was not clear and for some, who had their own preconceptions, it was not a positive possibility. The Forum on ECI held at Hilton London Docklands on 23-24 June, exposed many areas of conflict and, yet, at the end, this intensive two-day interactive marathon clarified for the 75 plus participants the necessity for thinking out of the box and revealed the potential for the ECI process.