Chair and Regional Chairs
Claudia Caluori
Europe, Middle East, Africa
Alan Anderson
United States and Canada
Aloysius Goh
Asia Pacific
The symposium is a gathering of dispute resolution specialists (attorneys, litigators, mediators, arbitrators, judges, expert witnesses, academics) and users of mediation to discuss issues in mediation, both common and diverse. The overall theme for the 2019 symposium is diversity in mediation from the perspective of dispute resolution professionals.
Wolters Kluwer Publication
Select papers may be published in the "Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business - Special Issue on Mediation" (contact the administraton for further information).
Schedule |
Wednesday, 12 June 2019 |
Optional Early Arrivals Get Together | 18.00 |
Those arriving Wednesday meet Ken Fields at the Front Desk to plan for a join evening meal. |
Thursday, 13 June 2019 |
Welcome. | 11.00-11.15 |
Joint Chairs:
• The Hon. Judge Kenneth (Ken) L. Fields (ret.), Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Claudia Caluori, Eptalex Aziz Torbey Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon (Middle East, Europe, Africa)
• Alan M. Anderson, Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (North America)
• Aloysius Goh, Singapore International Mediation Centre, Singapore (Asia Pacific) |
Opening.
Mediation in a Changing Climate | 11.15-11.45 |
From consensus to confrontation? As we see increasing polarisation in various parts of the world, what role should mediators play in policy-making? Can mediators offer a different way of doing things? Opening Speaker:
• John Sturrock QC, Core Solutions Group, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
Lunch | 11.45-12.45 |
Panel 1.
Using Neuroscience and Behavioural Psychology in Mediation | 13.00-14.15 |
Understanding the different cultural responses: Our understanding of what is described as neuroscience, and related fields, is growing exponentially. It seems critical for mediators to be aware of its importance and impact Panelists:
• Teresa F. Frisbie, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Tim Allen Hicks, Connexus Conflict Management, Eugene, Oregon, United States |
Panel 2.
Cultural Considerations in Mediation | 14.15-15.30 |
Bias/Discrimination in Mediation and the Elimination/Recognition of these Biases, Recognition of Cultural Differences When You Have Mediations Involving Different Cultures:
--- recognizing & dealing with cultural, professional, or other biases
--- use of interpreters in mediation Moderator and Speaker:
Lynn Cole, Mediator and Arbitrator, Tampa, Florida, United States Speakers:
• Anne-Karin Grill, Vavrovsky Heine Marth Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria
• Eileen Clancy, John Jay College, New York, New York, United States
• Rima Fawaz El-Hussein, Frontiers Ruwad Association, Beirut, Lebanon |
Coffee Break | 15.30-15.45 |
Panel 3.
To Regulate or Not to Regulate | 15.45-17.00 |
How rules may impact of the international practice of mediation:
--- No Regulation or minimalist regulation?
--- Need for Regulation-What is pressing need to regulate?
--- How to Regulate- By statute or private organizations(self-Regulation)
--- Does regulation chill or diminish mediation as effective dispute resolution tool
--- How mediation training changes the practice? What is the impact of different training in the conduct of cross-border mediation?
--- Guidelines in mediation training Moderator and Speaker:
Federico Antich, Studio Avvocato Antich, Florence, Italy Speakers:
• Markus Doerig, Badertscher Attorneys, Zurich, Switzerland
• Maryam Salehijam, University of Ghent, Faculty of Law, European Private Law, Ghent, Belgium
• Amelie Huber-Starlinger, Baier Rechtsanwälte, Vienna, Austria
• Donald H. Mullins, Badgley Mullins Law Group PLLC, Seattle, Washington, United States. |
Welcome Cocktail | 18.00 |
Tour of Palace | 18.45 |
Opening Dinner | 19.30 |
Friday, 14 June 2019 |
Panel 4.
Professional Negligence Mediations | 9.30-10.45 |
Medical, Legal or Mediator/Arbitrator Malpractice…how it is perceived in different jurisdictions Moderator:
Thomas S. Clifton, Professional Law Corporation, Oakland, California, United States Speakers:
• Egidijus Langys, Avocad Law Firm, Vilnius, Lithuania
• Janice Mulligan, Mulligan Banham & Findley, San Diego, California, United States
• N. Denise Asher, Asher Mediation, San Diego, California, United States |
Coffee Break | 10.45-11.00 |
Panel 5.
The Changing Faces of Mediation | 11.00-12.15 |
| Moderators:
Lynn Cole, Mediator and Arbitrator, Tampa, Florida, United States & Claudia Caluori, Eptalex Aziz Torbey Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon
Panelists:
• Umut Metin, MTN Law, Istanbul, Turkey
• Marie-Agnes Arlt, a2o.legal, Vienna, Austria
• Linda Fitz-Alan, Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
• Isabelle Lackman, HUTAN-Kinabatangan Orangutan Conservation Project, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. |
Lunch | 12.15-13.15 |
Panel 6.
Technology and Mediation | 13.15-14.30 |
--- Artificial Intelligence implications for mediators and other dispute resolution professionals
--- Cypher Security Concerns for mediators and other ADR professionals
--- State of Art for Online Dispute Resolution
--- A Blockchain World-Understanding for dispute Resolution
--- Smart Contracts Moderator and Speaker:
Claudia Caluori, Eptalex Aziz Torbey Law Firm, Beirut, Lebanon
Speakers:
• Jack Russo, ComputerLaw Group, LLP, Palo Alto, California, United States
• Jeff Bullwinkel, Microsoft Europe, Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Kristianna Gasparjan, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States |
Coffee Break | 14.30-14.45 |
Panel 7.
Ethical and Cross-Cultural Issues in Mediation and Settlement Negotiations | 14.45-16.00 |
This panel would discuss the options and delicacies of doing a Mediation-Arbitration, Arbitration-Mediation and/or Arbitration-Mediation-arbitration by the same mediator/Arbitrator and/or other ethical issues Moderator:
Christof Siefarth, GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB, Cologne, Germany
Panelists:
• Patrick Baeten, ENGIE, Brussels, Belgium
• Hon. Colin F. Campbell (ret.), Osborn Maledon, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Hon. James H. Gilbert (ret.), Gilbert Mediation Center Ltd, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States
• Renate Dendorfer-Digtes, Ditges Partnerschaft mbB, Bonn, Germany |
Saturday, 15 June 2019 |
Panel 8.
International Disputes | 9.30-10.45 |
Current approach and new trends Moderator and Speaker:
Alan M. Anderson, Alan Anderson Law Firm LLC, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Speakers:
• Marie-Aude Ziadé, Fierville Ziadé, Paris, France
• Brahim Mouelhi, Mediator and Legal Counsel, Voisins le Bretonneux, France
• Andreas Hacke, Zwanzig Hacke Meilke & Partner, Düsseldorf, Germany |
Coffee Break | 10.45-11.00 |
Panel 9.
Mediating High-Emotion Disputes | 11.00-12.15 |
--- Family Disputes such as divorces, family business disputes
--- Potential violence during the mediation (can these be effectively mediated)
--- Family Arbitration Model Act- Uniform Commission
--- Human Resources Mediations Moderator:
Hon. Nancy Flatters (ret.), Mediation, Arbitration, ADR & Judicial Settlement Conferencing Trainer & Educator, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Speakers:
• Tomoko Takase, Arcus Law, Osaka, Japan
• Tim McFarlane, McFarlane Legal Dispute Resolution, Melbourne, Australia
• Orit Asnin, Asnin Law Office, Haifa & Tel Aviv, Israel
• Harvey C. Berger, Pope, Berger, Williams & Reynolds, LLP, San Diego, California, United States
• Lisa Renee Pomerantz, Mediator and Attorney-at-Law, Bohemia, New York, United States |
Lunch | 12.15-13.15 |
Panel 10.
Conduct of the Mediation | 13.15-14.30 |
Are there only established methods of conducting mediations or is there room to experiment with and diversify the mediation process? Have we any methodology by which we can gauge whether the tried and true mediation approaches/theories are working? Is there any method by which we can determine whether our experimentation with the mediation process is productive? Moderator:
The Hon. Judge Kenneth (Ken) L. Fields (ret.), Fields Mediation, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Speakers:
• David Nolan SC, Barrister, Dublin, Ireland
• Hon. Allen S. Goldberg (ret.), Jams, Chicago, Illinois, United States
• Carol Ludington, Ludington Ltd, Willernie, Minnesota, United States
• Greg Bertram, Pacific ADR Consulting, Seattle, Washington, United States
• Krista Miller, Miller Mediation, Burr Ridge, Illinois, United States |
Piano Concert | 18.00 |
Concluding Dinner | 19.00 |
