The 6th CILS Symposium on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation and Negotiation brings together leading practitioners, scholars, and innovators in ADR and conflict management from around the world for several days of engaging discussion, collaboration, and connection.
Detailed timetable to be confirmed in due course; below is a tentative agenda, subject to change; speakers, panellists, panel chairs to be announced at a later date
Saturday, 17 April 2027
Individual arrivals
18:00-19:00: Welcome Reception
18:30-19:00: Tour of Palace State Rooms
19:00-21:00: Opening Dinner
Sunday 18 April 2027
Global Styles & High-Conflict Disputes
11:00-11:30: Welcome remarks & conference objectives (Opening: Simon, Lauren and Isabella)
11:30-12:15: Comparative Mediation Styles – United States, EU, and Beyond (Keynote)
12:15-13:15: Cultural Influences & Technical frameworks in mediation (Panel)
[13:15-14:15: Lunch – Networking tables by theme]
14:45-15:45: Techniques for Managing High-Conflict Personalities (Workshop)
[15:45-16:00: Coffee break]
16:00-17:00: Psychological and Emotional Dynamics in Mediation (Roundtable)
[Evening: Optional group dinner in Salzburg Old Town]
Monday 19 April 2027
Advocacy, Counsel Perspectives & Hot Topics
[08:30-09:00: Coffee & Networking]
09:00-09:45: The Role of Legal Counsel in Mediation – Changing the Playbook (Keynote)
09:45-10:45: Preparing Clients & Managing Expectations (Panel)
[10:45-11:15: Coffee break]
11:15-12:15: In-House Counsel on Mediation as a Cost-Effective Alternative (Corporate Case Studies)
[12:15-13:15: Lunch – Themed networking tables]
13:15-14:15: Strategic Negotiation & Representation in Mediation (Interactive Workshop)
14:15-15:15: Business, Family, Labor, Class Actions (Hot Topics Roundtables)
[15:15-15:30: Coffee break]
15:30-16:30: The Future of Mediation – Predictions & Innovations (Closing Plenary)
16:30-17:00: Summary & Farewell Remarks
Evening
Closing Dinner
Tuesday, 20 April 2027
Check-Out and General Departure until 11:00
[ordered by given name]
Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch (Hon Ret), Alan M. Anderson, Simon Boehme, Lucille Boettger, Jennifer Bryant, Michael T. Burnett, Colin F. Campbell (Hon. ret.), Courtney Chicvak, Michael Cover, Marry de Gaay Fortman, Markus Dörig, Bill Eddy, Ken Fields (Hon. ret.), Nancy Flatters, KC, Stijn Franken, Andrew Gilbert, James H. Gilbert, Susan Greenberg (Hon ret), Elise Groulx Diggs, Bethany Hicks (Hon. ret.), Barbara Jelonek-Jarco, Eleni Kanaki, Jeff Kichaven, Jan Willem Loman, Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer, Juliette Luycks, Eliseo M. Martinez, Alexandra Munoz, Marie-Christine Schröder-van Waes, Christof Siefarth, Gabriella Szabó, Tomoko Takase, Susan Tay, Margot Van Cleef-Metsaars, Bonne van Hattum, Wolf von Kumberg, Steve Whittaker, Isabella Wijnberg, Barry Wilson, Alison Leah Wing, Lauren Zorfas (Hon. ret.),
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