Friday Awards Dinner & Reception
Programming Schedule
| Time | Workshops & Events | Speaker(s) | Location/ MCLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Registration and Breakfast Buffet | ||
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | Welcome | Claudia Brown-Coulter | Jack Gannon Melinda Feldman | Scale Mediation | Caruso Auditorium |
| 8:45 am - 9:30 am | Keynote – Thinking Outside the Box and the Quest for Justice | Professor Laurie L. Levenson, Esq. | Caruso Auditorium |
| 9:30 am - 9:40 am | Break | ||
| Morning Session | |||
| 9:40 am - 10:40 am | Backstage Secrets of Hollywood Dealmaking — An Insider’s Negotiation Techniques to Power Breakthrough Mediation* | David Shraga, Esq. | Classroom ACR |
| Probate Workshop: Mediating High Conflict Probate Disputes* | Philip Barbaro, Jr., Esq. | John Glowacki, Esq. | Lydia Gala Liberio, Esq., LLM, MBA | Classroom B | |
| Bridging the Divide in High Level Conflicts: Top Ten Strategies in Advanced Mediations* | Sukhsimranjit Singh, PhD | Classroom F | |
| Your Obligations to Participants with Disabilities* | Christopher H. Knauf, Esq. | Classroom A | |
| 10:40 am - 10:50 am | Break | ||
| Special Plenary | |||
| 10:50 am - 11:50 am | Mediating Through Crisis: The Evolving Role of Mediation in Disaster Relief and Community Recovery | Lee Jay Berman | Tracey Frisch, Esq. Brenda Radmacher, Esq. | Joumana Silyan-Saba | Caruso Auditorium |
| Volunteer Opportunity Presentations | |||
| 11:50 am - 12:20 pm | Volunteer Opportunity Presentations by the Community Mediation Programs | ||
| Lunch & Community Mediation Fair | |||
| 12:20 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch | Community Mediation Fair | ||
| Workshop Session | |||
| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Confidentiality in Mediation in the Age of AI* | Natasha Fedder, Esq. | Dr. Clare Fowler | Classroom ACR |
| Catalysts for Change: The Mediators Role in Social Activism* | Helen Winter, PhD, LLM | Classroom B | |
| Improving Framing and Frame Analysis for Better Mediation | Dr. Brian Jarrett | Dr. Gregory R. Dern Professor Lucia Galante Johnson | Classroom A | |
| YouTube for Mediators: Grow Your Practice with Authentic, Simple Videos | Claudia Brown-Coulter | Classroom F | |
| 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm | Afternoon Coffee & Snacks with the Exhibitors | ||
| Afternoon Session | |||
| 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm | Closing Plenary — Voluntary Mediator Certification: Evolving Mediation as a Profession | Claudia Brown-Coulter |Erika Doherty, Esq. Mia Ellis, Esq. | Dr. Jack R. Goetz, Esq., MBA Christopher M. Welch | Caruso Auditorium |
| 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm | Closing Remarks | ||