Friday, April 23, 2010

Opening (14.00 - 14.45)
Giuseppe De Palo, JAMS ADR Center, Italy
Ales Gerloch, Charles University in Prague
Tomas Lichovnik, Czech Union of Judges
Martin Vychopen, Czech Bar Association  

Live Mediation Theatre (14.45 - 16.00)
The Mediation of a Commercial Dispute
Helena De Backer, DS De Backer & Bastin, Belgium
Adi Gavrila, Craiova Mediation Center, Romania
Vit Horacek, Glatzova & Co., Czech Republic
Antonín Mokrý, Czech Bar Association
Roman Rewald, Weil, Gotshal, Manges, Poland

Coffee Break (16.00 - 16.30)

Lessons From The Trenches (16.30 - 17.15)
Giuseppe De Palo interviews Senior Mediator Bruce Edwards, JAMS, USA 

Round Table (17.15 - 18.30)
Mediation in Central Europe
Marie Brejchová, Association of In-House Lawyers, Czech Republic
Martina Dolezalova, Czech Bar Association
Adi Gavrila, Craiova Mediation Center, Romania
Bojana Jovin-Hrastnik, Council for ADR, Slovenia
Frantisek Kutlik,  Slovak Institute for Mediation
Dana Potockova, Conflict Management International, Czech Republic
Roman Rewald, Weil, Gotshal, Manges, Poland 

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Plenary Session (9.00 - 10.00)
ADR Perspectives in the Czech Republic
Robert Cholensky, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Martina Dolezalova, Czech Bar Association
Tomas Horacek, Charles University in Prague
Šárka Hájková, Czech Union of Judges
Moderator: Dana Potockova, Conflict Management International, Czech Republic  

Parallel Workshops 10.00 - 11.30
Basic Mediation Training*: Martina Kykalova, Czech Institute of Mediation
Mediation in the Slovak Republic*: Frantisek Kutlik, Slovak Institute for Mediation
The Lawyer as a Problem Solver: Helena De Baker, DS De Backer & Bastin
Psychological Barriers to Legal Settlement: Giuseppe De Palo, JAMS ADR Center
Mediation and Judges: Machteld Pel, National Bureau of Court Connected Mediation; Šárka Hájková, Czech Union of Judges; Jaromir Jirsa, Prague Municipal Court; Martina Kasíková, Prague-East Court.

Parallel Workshops 11.45 - 13.15
Preparing Yourself for Mediation*: Robert Cholensky, Masaryk University
Effective Mediation Skills for Lawyers*: Dana Potockova, Conflict Management International
Enforcing Mediation Settlements in the EU: Maria Pilar Canedo, Deusto University
Advanced Mediation Advocacy Skills: Bruce Edwards, JAMS
ADR in Construction: Peter Kamminga, Tilburg University; Paola Cecchi Dimeglio, Stanford Law School
*Workshops  in Czech.

Closing (13.15 - 13.30)

Conference Chairs:
Giuseppe De Palo, JAMS ADR Center, Italy
Dana Potockova, Conflict Management International, Czech Republic

To register please click the link below. During the registration process you will be asked to select a workshop that you would like to attend at 10.10 and another one at 11.45. Please note that this will be the only way to reserve a spot in the workshop.