Upcoming

Talk on “The Meta-Dialogue Methodology: Mediating Multi-Party Civil Disputes”
Presenting at Conference on “Peace and Justice through Mediation”, The Asia Foundation, Kathmandu, Nepal: May 2016

Talk on “Consensus Building as a Strategy for Peace Building”
Presenting at the Sustainability Summit on ‘Energy, Peace and Global Governance’, Bhubaneswar, Orissa: August 2016.

Talk on “Meta-Dialogue: A model for building understanding, strengthening relationships and integrating refugees and immigrants”
Keynote speech at the 10^th World Mediation Organization Symposium, Bangkok, Thailand: August 2016

Mediation as an Agent for Change
Lead Speaker at the Annual Conference, The Mediators Institute, Dublin, Ireland: October 2016

 

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Talk on Inter-faith Dialogue                                                                                             Presented for the International Institute for Democracy & Electoral Assistance, Stockholm, Sweden: 2015

Talk on Inter-faith Dialogue                                                                                             Presented for the SvenskaMuslimerförFredochRättvisa (Swedish Muslims for Peace & Justice), Stockholm, Sweden: 2015

Master Class on Meta-Dialogue
Pre-congressional workshop on innovative dialogue processes at the MBBI International, Bucharest, Romania: 2015

Workshop on Collaborative Negotiation                                                                         Presented at Karl-FranzensUniversität, Graz, Austria: 2015

Workshop on Humor in Mediation: A Creative Tool or an Indulgence                       Presented at Karl-FranzensUniversität, Graz, Austria: 2015

Workshop on Conflict Resolution in an International Context                                    Presented for the United Nations mediators and peacebuilding staff, New York, NY: 2012

Workshop on Conflict Resolution and Consensus Building                                         Presented for the 4^th Asia Pacific Mediation Forum (APMF) Summit, Bangkok, Thailand: 2011

Why is Joe the Plumber Peeved? Mediating Between Minority Rights and Majority Fears    Keynote lecture at Regis University, Denver, CO: 2011                                                                   Keynote lecture at the Mediators Beyond Borders Congress, Los Angeles, CA: 2011

When Businesses, Communities and Governments COLLIDE: Managing Conflict in the World’s Largest Democracy
Talk at the International Day of the ACR Conference, Chicago, IL: September 2010

Humor in Mediation: A Creative Tool or an Indulgence?                                                  Keynote speech at the NE–ACR Summer Institute, Wellesley, MA: 2004

Appreciating Authentic Diversity and the Creative Opportunities in Conflict: How Mediators Can Help Move Parties Towards a Deeper Appreciation of Difference        Workshop presented at the Annual Conference of the NE–ACR, Shrewsbury, MA: 2002