Welcome and Introduction
Mark Meredith — KPMG Law, LLP, Vancouver
C.D. Saint — Victoria
Sharon Sutherland — True North Dispute Management, Delta
1. A Broad(er) View of Conflict Resolution Options
Jenifer Crawford — Crawford Law Office, Kamloops
Jonathan M. Lazar — Watson Goepel LLP, Vancouver
Roger A. Moss, Esq — Bainbridge Island, WA
2. Negotiating with Government (Available Online)
Fazal Bhimji — Instructor, Canadian Construction Institute, Vancouver
Tina L. Dion, QC — Barrister & Solicitor, Tsawwassen
Mark Meredith — KPMG Law LLP, Vancouver
3. Coaching Approach to Pre-mediation
Carolyn Stenberg — Conflict Management Specialist, Performance Coaching & Conflict Management, Government of BC, Victoria
BREAK
1. Addressing the Unintended Impacts of Litigation and Mediation on Parties (Available Online)
Lynda Hydamaka — Registered Therapeutic Counsellor & Educator, Vancouver
Vandana Sood — Rise Women's Legal Centre, Vancouver
Kellie L. Tennant — 2 Worlds Consulting, Counselling & Mediation, Maple Ridge
2. Dealing with Conflict in the Workplace
- the tools for dealing with workplace conflict: informal through formal processes
- goals in dealig with workplace conflict: justice versus peacekeeping approaches
- barriers to resolving conflict and how to overcome them
Richard D. Hart, C.Arb — Director and Conflict Management Specialist, ProActive ReSolutions Inc., Vancouver
Kyra L. Hudson — OOPS Inc., Kelowna
Rowland (Roy) Johnson — The Neutral Zone Consulting Services Inc., Vancouver
NETWORKING LUNCH (provided)
1. Children's Experiences of Separation: Assisting, Protecting, and Hearing Children (Available Online)
- the impact of separation on children and children’s responses to separation
- children’s participation in parenting disputes
- evaluative and non-evaluative views of the child reports
- other options for helping and hearing from children
John-Paul E. Boyd — John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, Calgary
Alyson Jones — Alyson Jones & Associates, West Vancouver
2. Addressing Harassment
Kathleen Bellamano — Ambitus Consulting, Victoria
Lori Charvat — Sandbox Consulting, Vancouver
3. Science for Conflict Resolution
Dr. Jessica Hebert
BREAK
1. New Issues and Trends in Family Law
Join a group of experienced family mediators as they participate in a lively, moderated “fireside chat” about current trends and issues in family mediation including the Law Society of BC’s Alternate Service Providers consultation paper, indigenous practices in mediation, the reality of FLA s. 8 assessments, human-centred design, the truth about power imbalances, and more! Audience participation will be welcome so bring your questions and challenges.
Moderator: Kari D. Boyle — Consultant and Coordinator, BC Family Justice Innovation Lab, North Vancouver
Elizabeth Araujo — Training Manager, Family Justice Services Division, Justice Institute of BC, New Westminster
John-Paul E. Boyd — John-Paul Boyd Arbitration Chambers, Calgary
Jereme Brooks — RONIN Consulting and Mediation Services, Langley
Wayne N. Plenert — Peacebuilder Mediation, Dawson Creek
2. Trends in Workplace Mediation (Available Online)
Moderator: Kent Highnam — Program Director, School of Health & Community Justice, Justice Institute of BC, New Westminster
Terry S. Neiman, MS, PhD, Cert ConRes — Quodlibet Consulting Inc., Vancouver
Sue Wazny — Vice President and Consultant, The Neutral Zone Coaching & Consulting Services Inc., Vancouver
Closing Comments and Questions
Mark Meredith — KPMG Law, LLP, Vancouver
C.D. Saint — Victoria
Sharon Sutherland — True North Dispute Management, Delta
5:00 – 7:00 Social (Core Mingle)