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ALL SESSIONS ONLINE - STUDENT PRESENTATIONS ALL DAY

Block 1: Communication & Polarization - 9:15 am - 10:30 am EST 

Reimagining Public Speaking as a Tool for Conflict Transformation
Jimmy McCue (9:15 - 9:30 am EST)

We Need to Talk: Crafting a Platform for Dialogue on a Campus Polarized by the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Ariel Stein (9:35 - 9:50 am EST)

Impact of Social Media Use on Communication and Community Well-Being
Lyssette L. Cardona, MD, MPH, MHA; Raven Bedford Bedford-Clark; & Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos (Moderator and Panelist) (9:55 - 10:10 am EST)

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A (10:15 - 10:30 am EST)

Break (10:30 am - 10:45 am EST) 

Block 2: Mediation Systems & Access - 10:45 am - 12:00 pm EST 

Barriers to Mediation

Ashlee Stoltzfus (10:45 - 11:00 am EST)

The Effect of Mediation Training on Emotional Intelligence Concepts on Undergraduate Students
Niranjanaa Ramesh, Farrah Zerola, Ryan Lee, Sophia Spraggs, & Skylar Silverman (11:05 - 11:20 am EST)

The Training of Labor Relations Mediators and Arbitrators: A Comparative Between the United States and South Africa

Sean Sung (11:25 - 11:40 am EST)

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A (11:45 - 12:00 pm EST)

Lunch Break (12:00 - 12:30 pm EST)

Block 3: Ethics, Power & Transformation Practice - 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm EST

From Neutrality to Reflexivity: How Power and :Race Challenge Traditional Conflict Resolution Ethics

Frank White, Jr. (12:30 - 12:45 pm EST)

From Insight to Transformation: Why Conflict Resolution Education Often Fails to Transform Practice 

Ronda Ress Rascon (12:50 - 1:05 pm EST)

Transformative Facilitated Processes: Bridging Established Conflict Resolution Practice and Emerging Relational Approaches

Thuy Linh Nguyen (1:10 - 2:25 pm EST)

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A  (1:30 - 1:45 pm EST)

Break (1:45 - 2:00 pm EST) 

Block 4: Youth, Technology & the Future of the Field

Ex/changing Expertise: Bridging Youth and Experience in Technology and Dispute Resolution 

Ata Türkfiliz (2:00 - 2:15 pm EST)

Jessica Laus (2:40 - 2:55 pm EST)

Facilitated Discussion and Q&A (3:00 - 3:15 pm EST)

Block 5: Structural Conflict & Global Realities

Private Companies: A Piece in the Conflict Dynamics Puzzle

Isabella Cuevas (3:20 - 3:35 pm EST) 

Colonial Wounds to Modern Crises: What Conflict Resolution Professionals can Learn from the Haiti Conflict 

Rodney (Rod) M. Moore, Erika Rey-Castro, Patrik Petrosyan, and Wa Payeye Kizito. Facilitated by Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos (3:40 - 3:55 pm EST)

Sojourning the Fracture: What Migrant Lived Experiences Reveal About Conflict, Culture, and Race

Pauline Melvin and Josue Loyer (4:00 - 4:15 pm EST)

Non-Extractive Spatial Analysis as Peacebuilding Infrastructure: Mapping Participatory Arts Without Reproducing Surveillance Logics

Polly García (4:20 - 4:35 pm EST)

Extended Facilitated Discussion and Q&A (4:35 - 4:55 pm EST)

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ALL SESSIONS ONLINE

9:00 - 10:00 am - Non-Lawyers in Arbitration: Saving the Endangered Species
Paul Ngotho

10:10 - 11:10 am - Mediation and Domestic Violence: Important New Developments
Antoinette Delruelle and Michelle Exline Minovi

11:20 am - 12:20 pm - Entrepreneurship Toward Starting Your Conflict Resolution Startup or Growing Your Business
Dr. Eileen Petzold-Bradley, Dr. Alexia Georgakopoulos, and Dr. Lizyvette Ramos

12:30 - 1:45 pm - Does Practice Make Perfect?
Michael Lang, Tatyana Bilyk, Tracey-Leigh Wessels, Nancy Radford, and Laurel (Laurie) Amaya

1:55 - 2:55 pm - Best Practices Ex/Change for Peer Mediation: How Consistent Collaboration Strengthens Programs
Tara Fishler, Lionel Flax, Heidi Connorton, and Gregg Scheiner

3:05 - 4:05 pm - Is It Just Me? Exploring Emotional Demands and Well-being in Mediation
Yeju "Chloe" Choi