Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) East Africa Region is pleased to announce the 1st Edition of The Inter-Continental Mediation Summit 2023, that will take place 18th and 19th October, 2023.
The Summit leverages on the success of two Regional Mediation Conferences held in 2021 and 2022. With the pivot to a Summit, the larger event will bring together the greatest minds, industry players, leaders and experts in Mediation, from the entire globe, under one roof for a Hybrid (virtual and face-to-face) event providing two day of unparalleled knowledge sharing and networking opportunities.
Why Attend The Intercontinental Mediation Summit 2023?
- Network with the Best: Prepare to engage with top-notch professionals from the Mediation industry who will be attending virtually and physically from across the globe. Connect, collaborate, and establish meaningful relationships with like-minded individuals who share your passion for Mediation.
- Stay Ahead of the Curve: In the fast-evolving landscape of Professional Mediation, it is crucial to stay updated on the latest trends and best practices. The Summit offers a platform for insightful discussions, keynote speeches, and panel sessions delivered by renowned thought leaders, ensuring you stay at the forefront of the industry.
- Learn from Experts: Gain invaluable knowledge and insights from Mediation experts who will be sharing their experiences, success stories, and strategies to overcome challenges in the realm of Professional Mediation.
- Interactive Sessions: The Summit agenda is designed to foster interaction and engagement. Participate in interactive sessions, workshops, and case studies that will empower you with practical skills and tools to enhance your Mediation practice. Take part in Question and Answer (Q&A) sessions and have all your burning questions answered by Mediation Profession's finest.
- Unparalleled Sponsorship Opportunities: Elevate your brand presence and increase your visibility among a highly targeted audience by becoming a sponsor of The Intercontinental Mediation Summit 2023. As a sponsor, you will have exclusive access to additional benefits, including branding opportunities, enhanced networking privileges and recognition during the event.
Registration Details and Pricing:
Delegate Registration:
Secure your spot at the Summit for a fee of KES 9,000 or USD 90, which is admission for one person. Lunch and high tea will be provided ensuring you have nourishment throughout the day as you engage in enriching discussions and forge new connections.
For virtual attendance the fee is KES 5000 or USD 50.
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Sponsorship Package:
Maximize your Summit experience and brand exposure by opting for our Sponsorship Package at US$1000. This package includes attendance for two delegates, exclusive sponsorship benefits, and the opportunity to showcase your organization's commitment to support mediation as the best dispute resolution method.
Please note that the registration deadline is approaching fast, and seats are limited. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to be a part of The Intercontinental Mediation Summit 2023.
Join us in Nairobi this October and unlock a world of possibilities in the realm of Professional Mediation. We look forward to welcoming you to The Intercontinental Mediation Summit 2023
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Session: Chief Guest/ Opening Ceremony
Profile: Chief Justice of Kenya
Session: The Evolving Role of Lawyers in Mediation
Profile: Tat is a leading dispute resolution practitioner and international mediator based in Singapore. He is a founding partner of Aequitas Law LLP and Maxwell Mediators. He has extensive experience mediating cross-border commercial disputes and has mediated disputes in and arising in many parts of the world. (more…)
Session: Mediation First Pledge: How To Establish Criteria?
Profile: David S. Weiss has focused on self-determination values through concepts of mediation theory and promotes innovation and entrepreneurship to foster a bridge between law and business from a cross disciplinary approach. He was formally a structured finance banker and holds a license to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Washing D.C. (more…)
Session: Investor-State Mediation
Profile: Joe Tirado has over 30 years of dispute resolution experience and has handled hundreds of cases across a broad range of industry sectors as counsel, arbitrator, mediator, conciliator, adjudicator and expert determiner in more than 65 jurisdictions. Joe is a partner and former Co-Head of International Arbitration and ADR at leading Spanish and Latin American firm, Garrigues. (more…)
Session: AI to guide parties towards dispute resolution online
Profile: Linda’s passion in appropriate dispute resolution was ignited in 2004 at the Harvard Program on Negotiation. She is a Principal Mediator and Trainer with the Singapore Mediation Centre where she focuses on shareholder, intellectual property, contract, employment and healthcare disputes. (more…)
Session: Why mediation can benefit both lawyer and client.
Profile: Jonathan qualified as a commercial mediator in 1991 in England. Until May 2012 he combined his mediation practice with that of a commercial litigator in his 100 partner law firm, of which he was for many years, Chair. Since May 2012 he has practiced exclusively with Independent Mediators Ltd (more…)
Session: To be communicated
Profile: Justice Nyakundi is the resident Judge of the High Court at Eldoret, Kenya.
Session: Cross-Border Mediation: Navigating International Conflicts
Profile: Ms. Nandini Gore is a Senior Partner at Karanjawala & Co. and an Advocate-on-Record at the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. She has experience of more than 30 years as an Advocate practising before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. She has pursued her master’s degree in law from Campus Law Centre, New Delhi. She specializes in litigation, arbitration and mediation. (more…)
Session: Resolving Disputes under OHADA Mediation Rules
Profile: Dr. Theo Bitho, the founder of BITHO LAW, an international arbitrator and a mediator, is a bilingual attorney with a strong background in legal service projects encompassing Civil, American, and African (OHADA) law jurisdictions. Having graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law (US) (LLM), the University Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne (France) (more…)
Session: To be communicated
Profile: Professor Ike Ehiribe FCIArb, FAiADR, C. Arb, QDR. Barrister, Chartered Arbitrator & Accredited Mediator.
Ike was called to the Nigerian Bar (1982) and to the Bar of England and Wales (1996) by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He is a Fellow (1994) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and also a Chartered Arbitrator (2007). (more…)
Session: Mediating Insurance Disputes
Profile: Paul J. Van Osselaer is a full-time mediator and arbitrator specializing in insurance coverage disputes. He has mediated some of the most high-profile insurance disputes in the US. He is the current President and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators (IAM) and, in the US, has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. (more…)
Session: Mediation as a performance catalyst in projects
Profile: Jean-Christophe Barth-Coullaré is the Executive Director of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals (WAPPP), based in international Geneva. WAPPP is a global network with currently 45 PPP Units & over 300 public-private partnership professionals that promotes #NextLevelPPPs. (more…)
Session: Conflict management in companies: how to create a sustainable and robust collaborative culture and manage conflicts in an early stage.
Profile: Susann Bongers is a work place and B2B mediator and business coach in Lucerne, Switzerland. She is working for corporates, NGO, foundations, start ups, governmental organizations, SME and also in the finance sector. (more…)
Session: Court Annexed Mediation; Kenyan Milestones
Profile: Hon. Caroline Kendagor, O.G.W, is a Magistrate with the Kenya Judiciary. She currently serves as Acting Registrar of Mediation, in the Court Annexed Mediation Secretariat, Nairobi, which oversees the use of Mediation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism, under the umbrella of the Court. (more…)
Session: Mediation Models: What’s best?
Profile: Agada Elachi is a Founding Partner, Greenfield Chambers. Agada is an ADR expert with a bias for mediation and arbitration. (more…)
Session: Chief Guest/ Opening Ceremony
Profile: Chief Justice of Kenya
Session: The Evolving Role of Lawyers in Mediation
Profile: Tat is a leading dispute resolution practitioner and international mediator based in Singapore. He is a founding partner of Aequitas Law LLP and Maxwell Mediators. He has extensive experience mediating cross-border commercial disputes and has mediated disputes in and arising in many parts of the world. (more…)
Session: Mediation First Pledge: How To Establish Criteria?
Profile: David S. Weiss has focused on self-determination values through concepts of mediation theory and promotes innovation and entrepreneurship to foster a bridge between law and business from a cross disciplinary approach. He was formally a structured finance banker and holds a license to practice law in New York, New Jersey and Washing D.C. (more…)
Session: Investor-State Mediation
Profile: Joe Tirado has over 30 years of dispute resolution experience and has handled hundreds of cases across a broad range of industry sectors as counsel, arbitrator, mediator, conciliator, adjudicator and expert determiner in more than 65 jurisdictions. Joe is a partner and former Co-Head of International Arbitration and ADR at leading Spanish and Latin American firm, Garrigues. (more…)
Session: AI to guide parties towards dispute resolution online
Profile: Linda’s passion in appropriate dispute resolution was ignited in 2004 at the Harvard Program on Negotiation. She is a Principal Mediator and Trainer with the Singapore Mediation Centre where she focuses on shareholder, intellectual property, contract, employment and healthcare disputes. (more…)
Session: Why mediation can benefit both lawyer and client.
Profile: Jonathan qualified as a commercial mediator in 1991 in England. Until May 2012 he combined his mediation practice with that of a commercial litigator in his 100 partner law firm, of which he was for many years, Chair. Since May 2012 he has practiced exclusively with Independent Mediators Ltd (more…)
Session: To be communicated
Profile: Justice Nyakundi is the resident Judge of the High Court at Eldoret, Kenya.
Session: Cross-Border Mediation: Navigating International Conflicts
Profile: Ms. Nandini Gore is a Senior Partner at Karanjawala & Co. and an Advocate-on-Record at the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. She has experience of more than 30 years as an Advocate practising before the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. She has pursued her master’s degree in law from Campus Law Centre, New Delhi. She specializes in litigation, arbitration and mediation. (more…)
Session: Resolving Disputes under OHADA Mediation Rules
Profile: Dr. Theo Bitho, the founder of BITHO LAW, an international arbitrator and a mediator, is a bilingual attorney with a strong background in legal service projects encompassing Civil, American, and African (OHADA) law jurisdictions. Having graduated from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law (US) (LLM), the University Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne (France) (more…)
Session: To be communicated
Profile: Professor Ike Ehiribe FCIArb, FAiADR, C. Arb, QDR. Barrister, Chartered Arbitrator & Accredited Mediator.
Ike was called to the Nigerian Bar (1982) and to the Bar of England and Wales (1996) by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He is a Fellow (1994) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in London and also a Chartered Arbitrator (2007). (more…)
Session: Mediating Insurance Disputes
Profile: Paul J. Van Osselaer is a full-time mediator and arbitrator specializing in insurance coverage disputes. He has mediated some of the most high-profile insurance disputes in the US. He is the current President and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators (IAM) and, in the US, has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. (more…)
Session: Mediation as a performance catalyst in projects
Profile: Jean-Christophe Barth-Coullaré is the Executive Director of the World Association of PPP Units & Professionals (WAPPP), based in international Geneva. WAPPP is a global network with currently 45 PPP Units & over 300 public-private partnership professionals that promotes #NextLevelPPPs. (more…)
Session: Conflict management in companies: how to create a sustainable and robust collaborative culture and manage conflicts in an early stage.
Profile: Susann Bongers is a work place and B2B mediator and business coach in Lucerne, Switzerland. She is working for corporates, NGO, foundations, start ups, governmental organizations, SME and also in the finance sector. (more…)
Session: Court Annexed Mediation; Kenyan Milestones
Profile: Hon. Caroline Kendagor, O.G.W, is a Magistrate with the Kenya Judiciary. She currently serves as Acting Registrar of Mediation, in the Court Annexed Mediation Secretariat, Nairobi, which oversees the use of Mediation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism, under the umbrella of the Court. (more…)
Session: Mediation Models: What’s best?
Profile: Agada Elachi is a Founding Partner, Greenfield Chambers. Agada is an ADR expert with a bias for mediation and arbitration. (more…)
The Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators is pleased to announce that the 2nd regional, mediation conference will take place on 18th and 19th October, 2023.
Theme: Our Theme this year is "Mediate First: Exploring New Horizons Today and Beyond"
Venue: This is a blended conference taking place both physically and virtually.
Physical attendance will be at the Nairobi Safari Club, Lilian Towers, University Way, Nairobi, Kenya.
The attendance link will be sent out to all the registered virtual participants as we near the conference date.
Join us as we explore the East African mediation landscape and the opportunities in conflict resolution outside the courtroom!