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1	Last Name, First Name and Organization/Affiliation	Email Address and Location	A Brief Bio	Other Affiliations	Areas of Expertise	Diversity Inclusion Perspective	Speaking Training Experience
2	Adeleye, Peace - Associate, Kenna Partners	padeleye@kennapartners.com, Nigeria/ Lagos/ Victoria Island	Peace Adeleye is an Associate at Kenna Partners, a full fledged law firm based in Lagos, Nigeria with offices at Abuja and Enugu respectively. She is passionate about international arbitration including investment arbitration, commercial arbitration and state to state arbitration. She is the African Regional Representative of the Moot Alumni Association and has acted as arbitrator over several moots including the FDI Skadden Moot and the Vis Moots. She is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).	Nigerian Bar Association Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration Young International Transnational Arbitration International Chambers for Commerce, Young Arbitrator's Forum Young International Center for Settlement of Investment Dispute Young OGEMID Core Member of the Moot Alumni Association	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Construction, Energy, International, Legal Education, Litigation, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Tax Law, Young Professionals. Other areas: international and investment law.
3	Adeyemi, Tope - Barrister, 33 Bedford Row Chambers	topeadeyemi@hotmail.com, London, United Kingdom	Tope Adeyemi is a Barrister and Arbitrator practicing from 33 Bedford Row Chambers in London. Dual qualified in England and Wales and Nigeria, her practice focuses on Regulatory Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Tope has appeared before a wide range of courts and tribunals and acts as Counsel and Arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations. Additionally, she undertakes adjudications as a member of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution’s Consumer Panel (CEDR). Tope is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is an elected member of its London Branch Committee.	Member of Middle Temple – Appointed member of the dispute appointments service Member of the Nigerian Bar Association Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) Committee member of the London Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Member of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution’s Adjudicator’s panel. Former Financial Ombudsman with the Financial Ombudsman Service	Arbitration, Business, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Legal Education, Ombuds, Social, Urban and Consumer Affairs, Women in the Law, Young Professionals. Other areas: I have worked as an Associate Lecturer in Law with the Open University and therefore have experience teaching a diverse range of people.	As a dual qualified barrister (England and Wales and Nigeria) who entered into arbitration from a non-traditional background through my experience working as a Financial Ombudsman I have a non-traditional take on commercial issues. Further, as a Black African from a low-income background raised in London UK, I consider I contribute a different perspective to panels and add diversity.	I have appeared as a speaker on panels on subjects ranging from diversity in arbitration, financial regulation and on topics analyzing recent developments in commercial arbitration as both a panelist and moderator (in person and virtually) My style is conversational but professional, with many commenting on the clarity of my contributions. Further, my experience as a lecturer and advocate has enabled me to develop the ability to distil complicated issues and relay them in an interesting way.
4	Albert, Leah - Arbitrator, Arbitrator for FINRA and AAA	ipsedixit4@yahoo.com	I have delivered numerous training programs in the area of EEOC compliance. I also founded the first feminist program at Emory University and was invited to serve on the President's Commission on the Status of Women. In addition, I have spoken and written in the area of mental health	I am an arbitrator and mediator for the American Arbitration Association and FINRA and the National Futures Association.	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Constitutional, Disabilities Law, Diversity, Employment, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Securities. Additional areas: Trust and Estates. Investments. The stock market. Banking. Trust Companies.	I'm an older woman and a Jew. I've experienced discrimination and harassment and vicious attacks my entire life. I bring empathy and wisdom.
5	Azam, Umair - Lawyer, Tereposky & DeRose LLP	uazam@tradeisds.com	I am a lawyer specializing in international trade and investment treaty law based in Canada's capital, Ottawa. Our disputes boutique is the one of its kind in Canada that represents sovereign states as well as private entities in highly complex disputes at several international dispute fora.	Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations - member Organization of Women in International Trade	ADR in the Courts, Arbitration, International, Young Professionals. Other areas: Enforcements of international treaty awards in domestic courts.	I am one of the very few practitioners in Canada that works in areas of international trade and investment treaty disputes as a young person of color. In a nutshell, it has been a journey of sacrifices and navigating a very long path that is not designed to accommodate people from the minority groups. As such it has required a complex relationship management and hard work.	As a person of color and first-generation lawyer, I have built a reputation of tenacity and poise in my work and across the international trade bar in my home jurisdiction. As a young lawyer, I have been invited to speak at several events at my former law school and other universities. I have also participated in mentoring events specifically geared toward young practitioners.
6	Azu, Naa Adoley - Program Director for Diversity Recruitment, IU Health	adoleyazu@gmail.com, Indianapolis Indiana	Adoley Azu is currently the Program Director for Diversity Recruitment at IU Health, where she is responsible for the creation and successful execution of a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy to support and champion the organization's diversity strategy at all levels. Prior to joining IU health, Ms. Azu was the Program Director for ADR & Compliance at the Indiana Civil Rights Commission where she engaged directly with parties to resolve civil rights complaints in the Employment, Housing, Education and Public Accommodations sectors resulting in settlements and best practice implementation not only for the benefit of complainants but corporate wide, focusing on developing solutions that ensure equal opportunities, fairness and inclusiveness. Previous roles include Justice of the High Court of the Republic of Ghana, and Affirmative Action Manager for Cummins Inc. USA. Adoley holds an LLM from Northwestern University School of Law, a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management in Evanston Illinois, an LLM in International Air & Space Law from McGill University's Institute of Air & Space Law in Montreal Canada and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ghana Legon.	Indiana Association of Mediators - Member African Arbitrators Association - Member ICCA - Member Ghana Bar Association - Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators - Member African Air & Space Law Association - Management Team UNDP/WAHO/UNAIDS Consultative Forum for ECOWAS sub-region – 2018 - Member International Association of Women Judges - Member International Aviation Women's Association - Member Diversity in Aerospace Taskforce - University of Mississippi's Center for Air & Space Law	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Civil Rights, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family & Matrimonial, Governmental Affairs, International, Legal Education, Mediation, Public Service, The Justice System, Women in the Law. Other areas: air and space law.	As an individual legal and DEI professional, I embrace a diversity of perspectives, build and maintain bridges to eliminate gaps in equity, support mutual respect and collaboration, and foster the development of social equality through action. With academic degrees and professional experience in diverse fields, I represent the professional who is willing to explore alternative approaches to develop solutions, charting a career path without being boxed. I am qualified to practice and succeed in multiple disciplines and professional categories ( Program Director for Diversity Recruitment, Program Director for ADR and Compliance, Justice of the High Court, Regulatory Affairs Manager, Communications Specialist etc.) I function effectively as a change agent, motivator and partner for organizations in the pursuit of social equity. I aim to positively impact interpersonal interactions whilst fostering the right environment for individual development in an environment where all are treated with dignity and respect.	Conducted hundreds of mediations and conciliations of Civil Rights/Discrimination charges in the Employment, Housing and Public Accommodations sector resulting in settlements and best practice implementation not only for the benefit of the complainants but corporate wide. Presented on mediation and conciliation during annual ICRC and Indiana Human Rights Consortium conferences, trained first ICRC Investigator – Mediator to facilitate resolution of discrimination complaints. Invited to present on ADR & Impasse resolution techniques at Marion County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Week Moderator – Rethinking Incarceration by the Center for Law & Innovation Policy Moderator – Behind the Scenes : Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Managing your Organization during an Agency Review by AAAED, Moderator - African Air & Space Law Association panel discussion on 'The State of Policies and the Regulation of Space Activities in Africa' Adjunct Professor of Law at Mountcrest University Faculty of Law, Ghana - International Law Adjunct Professor of Law at Central University Law Faculty, Ghana - Company Law & Tort Law
7	Barakat, Nasri - Arbitrator and Mediator	nasrib@gmail.com, New York	I started my practice as arbitrator and mediator 27 years ago. I have served as party appointed, neutral and mediator in over 200 matters, commercial, insurance and reinsurance, domestic and international business. I speak, read and write French, Arabic and Spanish and feel that I have a positive contribution to make in the ADR field. I am ready to continue to serve. Thank you!	I have been listed on the AAA ICDR Roster of Neutrals since 1998. I am also listed in the ICC Database and I have also been a Certified Arbitrator and Umpire with ARIAS US for nearly twenty years	Arbitration, Immigration, Insurance, International. I am a linguist and learned early on in my career that proper communication is essential to success. ADR thrives because many people don’t say what they mean and others don’t mean what they say!	I was born in Lebanon, I speak, read and write in several languages. I understand bias and prejudice and have dealt with similar issues throughout my life in the USA. I have been in the US for 46 years.	I have spoken in many educational sessions of arbitrators and mediator. My experience has been in industry events. I enjoy sharing my experiences with others and have benefited immensely from attending these forums.
8	Berkoff, Leslie - Partner/ Chair DR Department, Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP	lberkoff@moritthock.com, USA/New York	Leslie A. Berkoff is a Partner with the firm where she serves as Chair of the firm's Dispute Resolution Practice Group and is the former Co-Chair of the firm's Creditors' Rights and Restructuring Department. Ms. Berkoff splits her practice between these two Practice Groups. Ms. Berkoff's Dispute Resolution practice has her frequently serving as a private and panel mediator for Bankruptcy Courts nationwide and the New York State Courts. Ms. Berkoff is also a trained arbitrator and is a member of the AAA arbitration panel and a member of the AAA-ICDR international panel, and the AAA-ICDR Council.	• American Bar Association, Chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee of the Business Law Section, April 2021 to present • American Bar Association, Member of the Sections of Dispute Resolution, Business Law and Litigation, 1993 to present • American Bar Association, Contributing Editor, Editorial Board, Business Law Today, 2018 to present • American Bar Association, Business Law Section Liaison to the Dispute Resolution Section's Advisory Council, September 2015 to present • American Bankruptcy Institute's Mediation Committee, member 2001 to present, Co-Chair of Special Projects, 2013 to 2018, Co-Chair of the Committee, August 2018 to May, 2020 • New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section's Mediation Committee, member 2017 to present, Co-Chair of the Mediation Committee, June 2018 to June 2020, Co-Chair of the Ethical Issues and Ethical Standards Committee, June 2020 to present • Nassau County Bar Association, Member of the Bankruptcy Law, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee 1993 to present, and former Chair Bankruptcy Committee 2002 to 2004 • New York City Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Committee, 2018 to present	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Business, Business/Finance, Mediation, Women in the Law	I believe that there exists a business case for diversity. By including individuals of differing background experiences, cultures, sexual orientation and/or race you have the opportunity to draw on the perspectives of a more wholesome world view of any situation that allows all parties the opportunity to consider the same in any resolution, process, discussion or matter. My background as a woman working in primarily male dominated fields, allows me to share my unique perspective in regard to my personal development as a lawyer in these industries, my breaking of the glass ceiling, my perspective on how i had to handle various interactions with colleagues, adversaries and clients (both men and women) as well as internal management relationships that were affected by my diversity.	I speak and write frequently on a multitude of topics ranging from DR advocacy, rules and process, business divorce, restructuring as well as professional development and D&I. Just a small example would include:• • Panelist, "Advising Clients in Wind-Downs, Separations and "Business Divorce": How to Use ADR and Other Tools to Steer Business Owners Through a Break-Up of a Closely-Held Business", ABA Business Law Section Virtual Annual Meeting, September 24, 2021 • Panelist, "Comprehensive Commercial Arbitration Training for Arbitrators and Counsel", New York State Bar Association, July 14, 2021 •Speaker, "Bankruptcy for Real Estate Practitioners" Webinar Stewart Title Insurance Company, May 25, 2021 • Panelist, "Post-Pandemic Bankruptcy Mediation: A New Chapter and New Solutions", New York County Lawyers Association, May 21, 2021 • Speaker, "Closing the Deal: Overcoming Apparent Impasses in a Mediation", New York State Bar Association, May 20, 2021 • Panelist, "Managing the Onslaught of COVID-19-Triggered Financial Services Disputes: Is Arbitration the Solution?" ABA Business Law Virtual Spring Meeting, April 22, 2021 • Speaker, "Mediation and Bankruptcy: Pitfalls and Opportunities", ABA Section of Dispute Resolution Spring Meeting, April 15, 2021 • Speaker, "Mediating a Fraudulent Conveyance Action: A View from the Inside", Chapter 11 Lawyers Advisory Committee of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York, March 26, 2021 • Speaker, "Appearing at a Mediation Part Two Advocacy Skills for the Mediation Practitioner", New York Women's Bar Association, February 9, 2021 • Panelist, "Mediating Remotely in the Age of Zoom", American Bar Association Webinar December 11, 2020 • Speaker, "How to Ethically Protect and Secure Communication in Online Dispute Resolution" Celesq Attorneys Ed Center for West Legal Ed center, November 17, 2020 • Moderator, "How to Ethically Protect and Secure Communication in Online Dispute Resolution", American Bar Association Webinar September 15, 2020 • Speaker, "Ten Things Every Advocate Must Consider Before the Mediation Starts" Celesq Attorneys Ed Center for West Legal Ed Center, September 14, 2020
9	Berry, Laverne - Owner, Law Firm of Laverne Berry	lberry@berryentertainmentlaw.com, US/NY/Brooklyn	Laverne Berry is an entertainment and media business affairs attorney in private practice. She was admitted to the bar, after having worked as a television producer and media business executive. As an attorney, she represents independent producers, television and film production companies, cable networks, newspapers and authors. Her clients have earned numerous awards, including prestigious film festival awards, Guggenheim fellowships, McArthur grants, an Oscar® nomination and a Peabody Award®. She has worked in-house as both an attorney and a media executive. She was Director of Legal and Business Affairs for AETN Cable, an executive for Thirteen/WNET, and worked for several independent media companies. As an executive, she focused on the development, production, distribution and licensing of television programs and related ancillary products. For her own media work, Ms. Berry has been recognized with a number of awards, including 2 CINE Golden Eagle® awards, 2 Emmy® nominations, and 2 grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ms. Berry has been involved in Alternative Dispute Resolution for more than 25 years. She is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s (“AAA”) Commercial Panel, as well as the AAA Mediation Panel and the World International Property Organization (“WIPO”) Arbitration Panel.	American Arbitration Association (Commercial Panel Member and Mediation Panel Member) Arbitration Committee of the NYC Bar (Member) New York Women in Film & Television (Former Board President and current Member of the Advisory Board) World International Property Organization (Panel Member)	Arbitration, Entertainment & Sports, Mediation. Other areas: I have some long standing affiliations with media makers and distribution organizations.	As someone who started arbitrating in the 1990's, I can talk not only about where we are today and what we need today, but also where we've been and why change is important.	I often speak about the intersection of media production, media law, and ADR. Having worked in all three areas, it is easy for me to present situations that feel familiar to the audience and to come up with anecdotal stories or case studies to which the audience can relate. Previous Speaking: January 19, 2021- NYS Bar Association- “EASL Annual Meeting Entertainment Panel- Dispute Resolution in the Entertainment Industry in the Time of Corona Virus and Beyond” October 20, 2020-New York Women In Film &Television- “NYWIFT Creative Workforce Summit” September 10, 2020- NYS Bar Association- “Voting Rights & Voter Suppression: 100 Years After the 19th Amendment “ May 17, 2017-New York City Bar- “Investments and the role of Not for Profit Sponsorships” March 10, 2016- Ms. Foundation for Women- “Women Making Films and the Power to Provoke Change” April 18, 2016-New York City Bar “Important Things for Entertainment Counsel to Know about ADR” October 8-10, 2015-American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries- “Big Traps and Fine Print: What Production Lawyers Need to Know About Union/Guild Agreements” April 21, 2015-Brooklyn Film Festival Workshop-“Making Movies: Business Basics” April 15, 2015-Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law-“Alternative Dispute Resolution In Music, Film & TV” October 17, 2012-The New York City Bar Association “Mediation Settlement Day, Kick-off Event” October 12, 2011-New York Women in Film & Television-“Breaking Up is Hard to Do” July 25, 2011- Alliance of Resident Theaters “Contracts, Insurance and Avoiding Lawsuits” March 18, 2010- Directors Guild of America-“Ethnic Diversity Steering Committee” August 30, 2010-Writers Guild of America -“Web Series Summer Camp Workshop” February 18-21, 2009-American Bar Association “Arbitration Training Conference” October 21, 2005- American Arbitration Association, mock mediation/discussion-“Ms. Lotta Talent v. Starstruck Management Associates” January 18, 2005- Law Offices of Herzfeld & Rubin, New York, NY-“Ethical Considerations for Advocates in B2B Mediation”
10	Burrell, Dean - Arbitrator-Mediator, Burrell Dispute Resolution	dlburrell1@gmail.com, Morristown NJ	Dean has worked with the National Labor Relations Board, law firms, as VP of Labor for a Fortune 300 corporation, and as adjunct labor law professor. Dean completed his B.S. from the Cornell University School of Industrial & Labor Relations (past president Alumni Association); J.D. from American University; LL.M in Labor and Employment from Georgetown University and Cornell ILR Scheinman Institute Labor Arbitrator Development Program. Panel memberships include the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Office of Contract Administration (Local 32BJ SEIU and Realty Advisory Board),United Federation of Teachers-NYC panel (previously),NJ Mediation Board, NJ PERC, NY PERB, Port Authority Employment Relations Panel, National Mediation Board, and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. Dean is a mediator for NJ and NY Courts and EEOC. Dean belongs to the NJ State Bar L+E Executive Committee, editorial staff L+E Quarterly, Diversity Committee, President-Elect Diversity Resolution Section, former chair Minorities in the Profession Section, past president of Arizona LERA and past secretary of NJ LERA, president of the Garden State Bar (the NJ National Bar Association affiliate),chair of NBA-ADR Section, master of the Bench Reitman L+E Inn of Court, L+E and ADR sections of the ABA, NBA, and NYS Bar.	Arbitration Panels American Arbitration Association (Labor, Employment, Pension Withdrawal Liability Panels) Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service New Jersey State Board of Mediation New Jersey Public Employment Relations Commission SEIU Local 32B-32J and Realty Advisory Board (Office of Contract Administrator) Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Employment Relations Panel New York State PERB National Mediation Board FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (Employment and Mass Employment Panels) United Federation of Teachers-New York City Dept of Education Panel (previously) Mediation Panels NJ Courts R.1:40 Qualified Mediator (Roster of Court-Approved Civil Mediators) United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Mediator Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, Special Master Supreme Court of New York, Presumptive ADR Program, Mediator EEOC Outside Mediator Nuclear Regulatory Commission Whistleblower Panel Professional Affiliations College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (induction November 2021 Cornell University Industrial & Labor Relations Alumni Assoc. (Past President) National Bar Association ADR Section (Chair),L&E Section (former board member) Garden State Bar Association (NBA New Jersey affiliate, President) Cornell ILR Dean’s Advisory Council (past member) NJ Bar, L&E Section (executive committee),Dispute Resolution Section (board member),L+E Quarterly Journal (Editorial Board),Minorities in the Profession Section (past chair) New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Complimentary Dispute Resolution Sidney Reitman Labor and Employment Inn of Court (Master of the Bench) Labor Employment Relations Association (LERA, Arizona past president, NJ past secretary) American Bar Association, Labor and Employment and ADR Sections New York Bar Association L&E and ADR Sections	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Employment, Labor & Employment, Mediation	Chair of ADR Section of the National Bar Association, the national Black lawyer association Chair of NJ affiliate of the NBA Chair of the Minorities in the Profession Section of the State Bar Member of the State Bar Diversity Committee Member of 100 Black Men of NJ and Arizona	“United Parcel Service and the Standards for Assessing Arbitrator Clarity Regarding the Deferred Unfair Labor Practice” New Jersey Bar Labor and Employment Law Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, April 2020 (with Mark Gaston Pearce, Esq., former Chair NLRB) “The NLRB General Counsel Rolls Back Changes to Arbitral Deferral,” New Jersey Bar Labor and Employment Law Journal, Vol. 40, No. 4, September 2019 “Employment Arbitration After Epic Systems: An Arbitrator’s Viewpoint,” New Jersey Bar Labor and Employment Law Journal, Vol. 40 No. 1, February 2019 “The National Labor Relations Board Arbitral Deferral Under Babcock,” New York State Bar Labor and Employment Law Journal, Spring 2018, Vol. 43, No. 1 “The NLRB New Arbitral Deferral Standards,” New Jersey Bar Labor and Employment Quarterly, Vol. 38 No. 1, October 2016 “The Trump Board’s Impact on Arbitration,” American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, ADR Section (Annual Conference 2020, panelist) “Mandatory Employment Arbitration Clauses - How to Draft, Enforce and Overturn,” NJ State Bar Association (panelist 2020) “Workplace Harassment, Mediation and Arbitration Strategies,” New Jersey State Bar Association (panelist, 2020) “NLRB Update,” NJ LERA (moderator with NLRB Chairman Lauren McFerran) 2021 “The Trump Labor Board After Two Years,” NJ LERA (moderator with NLRB Chairman John Ring) 2019 “Winning Mediation Strategies,” National Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, 2019 (panelist) “Bringing Mediation Back from the Brink,” American Bar Association Labor and Employment Section Annual Conference, 2018 (panelist) “Mediate This; A Rule 1:40 Primer for Employment Lawyers,” New Jersey Continuing Legal Education Institute, 2018 (Moderator-Presenter) “Private Resolution of Labor and Employment Disputes,” New Jersey Bar Summer Labor and Employment Law Institute, 2018, 2019, 2020 (panelist)
11	Cabrera C., Orlando F. - Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells	orlando.cabrera@hoganlovells.com, Mexico, Mexico City	Orlando F. Cabrera C. counsels international arbitration clients seamlessly across borders and languages at Hogan Lovells. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and former Board Secretary of CIArb’s North American Branch (NAB),a listed arbitrator by the Arbitration Center of the Lima Chamber of Commerce and the International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration, an associate at the Madrid Court of Arbitration, Steering Committee Member of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) 45 and former Young ICCA Events Coordinator. Orlando also previously served as a legal intern in the New York State Supreme Court. Orlando draws on his deep understanding of complex domestic and international disputes to effectively represent clients in ICSID, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, and UNCITRAL arbitrations throughout Latin America, North America, and Europe. He studied law in Canada, Mexico, and the United States; he speaks fluently Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.	Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb),Associate of the Madrid Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC),Steering Committee Member, Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) 45, ICC YAF, Rising Arbitrators Initiative, LCIA’s YIAG, Young ICCA, Young Arbitrators Forum of CAM/CANACO; Public Contracts in Legal Globalization; YOGEMID. Listed arbitrator by the Cámara de Comercio de Lima (CCL),and International Center for Conciliation and Arbitration	Arbitration, Corporate, Corporate, Early Dispute Resolution, Energy, Environmental, International, Litigation, Mediation, Real Estate, Technology, Young Professionals. Other areas: Telecommunications, Investment Arbitration, Latin America, Renewable Energies.	I am a 35-year old Mexican lawyer that can bring different perspectives from the view of a civil law tradition but with good understanding of American and Canadian common law tradition, experimented in the international arena of investment and commercial arbitration across borders and languages.	I am a Steering Committee Member of the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre (TIAC) 45 and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and I was former Board Secretary of the North American Branch of the CIArb (2019-2021),and Young ICCA Events Coordinator (2019-2021). My involvement as a leader in these institutions keeps me active in the arbitration field. Overall, I have collaborated as a speaker or organizer in more than 40 conferences. In February 2020, I received a remarkable invite to be a speaker in the New York International Arbitration Dialogues, before the pandemic. Speakers in my panel included Meg Kinnear, ICSID Secretary-General; Eric Schwartz, former ICC Secretary-General; and Mélida Hodgson, partner at Jenner & Block in New York City. With CIArb, I recently organized the Associates’ Course, the Tech ADR Summit and the Young Members Group World Tour. The last was a series of 11 conferences covering all continents except Antarctica. I was part of the Central Organizing Committee and the leader for Central and South American conferences. As part of Young ICCA, I was able to organize in person conferences and some virtual webinars too. Previously, I joined efforts with ICC YAF and we jointly organized in person conferences in Santiago de Chile, Mexico City and other jurisdictions. I am very much looking forward to engage in new challenges. This is the perfect fit to continue expanding my horizons. My academic work includes more than 50 publications. Recently, in the LCIA Arbitration 163471, the arbitral tribunal cited one of my articles to support its reasoning and ordered CFE, the Mexican state-owned utility company, to pay claimants more than USD200 million. The claimants are enforcing this award in New York City. Additionally, I have co-drafted the book Comparison of International Arbitration Rules, with Hogan Lovells New York Partners Oliver Armas and Samaa Haridi. I am a contributor in the Lex Mercatoria Publica Project with Prof. Stephan Schill, and Oxford will publish the research in a book.
12	Cheng, Theodore - Arbitrator and Mediator, ADR Office of Theo Cheng LLC	theo@theocheng.com	I am an Independent neutral, principally focusing on commercial, intellectual property, technology, entertainment, and employment disputes. I have conducted over 500 arbitrations and mediations, including business disputes, breach of contract and negligence actions, trade secret theft, employment discrimination claims, wage-and-hour disputes, and IP infringement contentions. I have also been appointed to the commercial and employment rosters of the American Arbitration Association, Resolute Systems, and the CPR Institute, as well as the American Intellectual Property Law Association's List of Arbitrators and Mediators and the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center’s List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals. I have been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and the National Law Journal named me an ADR Champion. The New Jersey State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section also bestowed on me the James B. Boskey ADR Practitioner of the Year Award. I also have over 20 years of experience as an IP and commercial litigator. I have handled a broad array of business disputes in industries as varied as high-tech, telecommunications, entertainment, consumer products, fashion, food and hospitality, retail, and financial services. In 2007, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association named me one of the Best Lawyers Under 40.	American Arbitration Association (Council Member, Co-Chair of Mediation Advisory Committee) Justice Marie L. Garibaldi American Inn of Court for ADR (President) New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section (Former Chair) ADR Inclusion Network (Co-Founder, Steering Committee Member) New Jersey State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section (Former Director) Association for Conflict Resolution-Greater New York Chapter (Former Director) The Copyright Society of the U.S.A. (Treasurer) Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey (Former President) Asian American Bar Association of New York (Former Recording Secretary and Director)	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Mediation, Technology. Additional areas of expertise include copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, restrictive covenants, and conducting remote and hybrid proceedings.	The ADR field is relatively easy to break into, but difficult in which to create a sustainable practice. In part, that is because the pool of neutrals is not that diverse, and, thus, there are few role models and mentors on whom to emulate a career. Indeed, in the U.S., it is rare to find Asian Pacific Americans (APAs) practicing as an arbitrator or mediator, even on a part-time basis. In fact, as far as I know, I am only one of four (4) APAs practicing full-time as a neutral on the entire east coast. I have personally experienced what it's like to break into this profession from that perspective and the challenges that new entrants face. Moreover, I am on the younger side of those who enter this profession, with a growing family, and so I have also had to contend with these other life aspects in building out my practice.
13	Chukwunonso Nkamuke, Henry - Managing Partner, Bridgcrest Attorneys and BDSP	cnkamuke@gmail.com, Nigeria/FCT/Abuja	Armed with experience in dispute prevention and resolution, Chukwunonso advocates for our clients in commercial dispute resolution and general litigation matters. He is inclined to creative problem solving that expands the repertoire of techniques by which lawyers and judges attempt to resolve business and social problems. He is at his best when turning strategy sessions from clients’ instructions into inspiring concepts, solving problems and pushing boundaries to create unique clients’ experiences with business advantage. Team members and clients find in Chukwunonso an Associate who combines legal knowledge with a unique gift for communicating his understanding of clients’ goals and transforming them into results.	ADR Organizations: FDI Moot, VIS Moot AA, CIArb, LCA-YAN, ADR Student Societies of UNN, UNILAG, LASU, BAZE University, ABU, ESUT, EBSU, UNIABUJA, NILE University + Here I inspire participants through group coaching having built capacity by my Volunteering Bar Associations: IBA, NBA, NBA-SBL, NBA-SPIDEL + Here it's also all about Continuous Professional Development with opportunity to serenade and inspiring audience through composing and singing event theme songs Professional Affinity Groups: Stadium Generale, Educational Cooperation Society, Ikota Education Foundation, Niger Welfare Foundation, Young Legal Professionals + Here I am engaged individual mentoring sessions as well as organize and facilitate knowledge sharing sessions	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Civil Rights, Constitutional, Criminal Justice, Disabilities Law, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Environmental, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Family, Family & Matrimonial, Governmental Affairs, Labor & Employment, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, The Justice System, Tort Law & Personal Injury, Trusts & Estates and Probate, Young Professionals, Other. Formation in Freedom and Responsibility	Audience Inclusion Perspective is key in any program. Audience connect more when of them is speaking to them. And I have been part of an audience in a lot of programs and have lived their feedback.	With Open Culture there isn't Monopoly of Knowledge anymore. There is rather now Monopoly of Inspiration, a unique gift that each Speaker should bring to a conversation. With Inspiration a Speaker unleashes that which is already in his audience. I have learnt from the Masters in my space and these learning points are gradually turning me into a Master myself. All that I need now are opportunities to showcase my mastery. More about my experience could be found in the next item: Affiliations
14	Dugger, Cyrus - Principal, The Dugger Law Firm, PLLC	cd@theduggerlawfirm.com	Mr. Dugger is a member of the Eastern District of New York Mediation panel a graduate of the EDNY’s Pilot Mediator Incubator, and a member of the inaugural class of the JAMS Diversity Fellowship Program. Mr. Dugger is intimately familiar with the unique provisions of the New York City Human Rights Law, as well as all aspects of discrimination and wage and hour matters under federal and state statutes. Mr. Dugger is also uniquely familiar with claims for failure to accommodate requests for protected leaves of absence and mental health-based disability accommodations, FMLA retaliation and interference, and independent contractor misclassification claims.	Executive Committee Member, Board Member and DEI Officer, NELA/NY JAMS Diversity Scholar, JAMS Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Sub-Committee, Client Representation Committee, Dispute Resolution Section, American Bar Association	Civil Rights, Disabilities Law, Employment, Litigation, Mediation	One of the few black Plaintiff-side employment attorneys in NYC and/or New York.
15	Edmonds, Ana - Program Manager, Baltic Street	ana.edmonds@yahoo.com, New York City	I have 10+ years of experience in the human services field. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a focus on human rights and gender studies. Additionally, I am trilingual in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. I currently work as a Program Manager with Baltic Street AEH. I oversee a program for a diverse group of 50+ individuals transitioning from state mental health hospitalization to community care. Through my management experience I have developed skill in creating strategies to reach the goals of multiple stakeholders. I work directly with clients in addition to supervising staff and managing administrative responsibilities. I have experience with implementing evidence-based strategies and have attended trainings to develop my skill in trauma informed care. I facilitate groups and workshops for clients. I also build partnerships with other programs within the community to increase care coordination for our clients. I attend meetings with DOHMH to develop policies. In addition to my recent experience I have prior experience working in the field of sexual health and violence prevention. While at John Jay College, I served as an Assistant Director of the Women’s Center. I organized and facilitated workshops on sexual health and gender based violence prevention for students. I also assisted with cultivating resources and programming to increase awareness of gender based concerns including sexual violence, STD prevention, reproductive health, mental health, and LBGT+ rights. I provided individual counseling and support to students.	John Jay Navigator Program graduate, Baltic Street, OBDH, DOHMH, RC and work with justice involved. population.	Criminal Justice, Health, International, The Justice System	As a woman and part of a minority group, I would be proud to be part of something that can impact in a positive way our society. It is not easy being a minority in this society and try to break through a system that does not give much chance for one to improve their livelihood.	I have been training people in the behavior mental health field of a little bit over 3 years. I m good at training people one -one but talking to a large crowded I have very little experience. However I would love to try to dive deep in these new waters if given the chance.
16	Einhorn, Marcy - Mediator, Conflict Resolution for Elders, LLC	resolve@marcyeinhorn.com, USA/NY/NYC	Marcy Einhorn had a long career as a Court Attorney in the New York State Unified Court System where she participated in resolving hundreds of civil disputes for Commercial Division Justices in New York County Supreme Court. Marcy now offers alternative/appropriate conflict resolution services to the general public. As part of her mediation services Marcy is a court-appointed mediator on several court rosters throughout the state including the Appellate Division, Second Department and several trial court and Surrogate’s Court rosters. Marcy also currently serves as a Hearing Officer for New York City’s Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings where she hears and determines licensing summonses. In addition Marcy often serves in a fiduciary capacity in guardianship proceedings. She frequently blogs on issues affecting elders who face conflicts in planning and care and presents hands-on workshops in conflict resolution to professionals and community organizations. In her spare time Marcy enjoys visiting her two pre-school aged grandchildren, playing the flute with other amateur musicians and planning for life after the pandemic.	New York City Bar Association, Legal Problems of the Aging Committee Association for Conflict Resolution of Greater New York, Elder Mediation Section New York Women’s Bar Association, Litigation Committee, ADR Committee New York State Bar Association, ADR Section	Administrative, ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Business, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Litigation, Mediation, The Justice System, Other. Marcy provides mediation services to elders who are involved in disputes with their adult family members and other support team members or caregivers on issues involving planning, finances, caregiving and quality of life.	As an "elder" who has witnessed firsthand the distress that arises out of family disputes I offer a unique perspective on the challenges facing seniors as they make quality of life and care decisions that affect other family members.	Marcy has obtained advanced speaker training in Toastmasters International and has spoken to a variety of community and professional organizations including the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education, hospital case workers and social workers throughout Long Island, Sirovich Community Center, B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue, and the Cooperative Extension Program of the University of Maryland.
17	Fernandez, Michael - Counsel, Rivero Mestre LLP	mfernandez@riveromestre.com	Fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, I have experience representing foreign and domestic companies and individuals involved in arbitrations, litigations, and with investigations in the U.S., as well as parties to international commercial and investment treaty arbitrations conducted under the major international rules. I have represented clients in contract, construction, insurance/reinsurance, partnership, and trademark disputes.	New York City Bar: – Chair, Inter-American Affairs Committee – Affiliate Member, Arbitration Committee New York State Bar: – Member, Committee on Courts of Appellate Jurisdiction – Member, Committee on Civil Practice Law and Rules Hispanic National Bar Association – Deputy Regional President, Region II (New York) Inter-American Bar Association Cuban-American Bar Association Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, New York Branch – Programs Committee Young ITA – Vice Chair, North America – Mentorship Facilitator Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (REAL) – Ambassador	ADR in the Courts, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Constitutional, Construction, Corporate, Cyber, Diversity, Employment, Energy, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, International, Legal Education, Litigation, Real Estate, The Justice System, White Collar Criminal Defense. Other areas: New York State Court practice.	I would bring the perspective of a trilingual U.S. attorney who grew up in a Spanish speaking community with extensive experience working on Latin American disputes and investigations.	I try to present information that would be useful, from a practical perspective, for the members of my audience. I have already spoken at a number of events: 2021 HNBA Corporate Counsel Conference (Virtual),Speaker, “E-Discovery in International and Domestic Arbitration v. E-Discovery in Court,” March 17, 2021 ITA-ALARB Americas Workshop (Virtual),Speaker, “Arbitrator Immunity and Liability Survey,” December 2, 2020 Young ITA Talks Conference (Guatemala City, Guatemala),Speaker, “Recent Developments in Investment and Commercial Arbitration in the Region – the State’s Perspective,” November 9, 2018 For People of Color Law School Admissions Conference (New York),Speaker, “Legal Professionals Panel,” April 14, 2018
18	Galloway, Particia - Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, Galloway Arbitration	P.galloway@gallowayarbitration.com, Cle Elum, Wa	Dr. Patricia D. Galloway is a Chartered International arbitrator, mediator and Dispute Board members with over 40 years of experience regarding mega projects globally. Her practice focuses on Energy and Construction matters. She is a licensed civil engineer and serves on several arbitral institution panels including the ICDR and AAA (megaproject, energy, construction. commercial and large complex case and the Master Mediator and International Mediator Panels); the ICC; LCIA; CPR (construction, energy and cross-border) and CIArb. Dr. Galloway is a past member of the AAA Board of Directors having served from 2010-2020 and is the only non-lawyer elected to the College of Commercial Arbitrators. She serves on the following boards: Pegasus-Global Holdings, Inc., Granite Construction (NYSE: GVA) and Stantec (TSE and NYSE: STN). In 2004, Dr Galloway was also the first woman ever elected to the American Society of Civil Engineers in the then 135-year history.	ABA IPBA IBA CIArb (Chartered Engineer) CCA AAA (Past Board member and past Chair of the National Construction and Dispute Resolution Committee) Academy of Distinguished Neutrals CPR (Member of the Energy and Construction Committees) Arbitral Women ICCA	ADR Training, Arbitration, Construction, Energy, International	In construction I am considered a minority in that only approximately 10-12% of the workforce are women. I serve as a mentor to young girls, women in college and to those internal committees on the companies to which I serve on their boards. I was originally going to be in the liberal arts fields and had no training in the engineering technical areas before going to college. It was a university professor that spoke to our high school class that changed my mind to enter the field of engineering. It was my first position on a project that came about through litigation that inspired me to the field of dispute resolution.	I have been lecturing and speaking in various capacities including University lectures, keynote speeches, webinars, conference panels and master classes since 1981. I have given lectures or presentation over 200 times. I take into consideration the audience and venue in determining the most effective means of delivery, whether that be an interactive format or one that provides value in the form of either a lecture or a key note presentation, always with the opportunity for questions. I also had the honor to be commencement speaker for the graduating class of the South Dakota School of Mines where I also received an honorary doctorate in civil engineering.
19	Garcia, Timothy - Retired State of New Mexico Judge, Tim Garcia ADR, LLC	tgarcia.adr@gmail.com, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America	Played tennis at an elite level for a decade, including college and the professional tennis tour in the 1970s. Continued to serve in the sports arena on boards, committees and as a sports arbitrator or grievance hearing officer for nearly 40 years. Served as a volunteer leader for the United States Tennis Association at the national and sectional level for nearly twenty years and counting. Practiced law as a civil litigation attorney for almost 20 years before being elected to our state trial court bench in 2002. Later appointed and elected to our state appellate court bench in 2009 until retirement in 2018. Lead council in both state and federal cases tried to both judges and juries. Prosecuted appeals through to the New Mexico Supreme Court and Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. Presided over hundreds of bench and jury trials as a sitting judge. Currently practicing as a mediator and arbitrator. Serve on the American Arbitration Association panel for sports arbitration cases as well as commercial and consumer arbitration cases. Also serve as a panel member with retired Federal Judge Layn Phillips' mediation team based out of Corona del Mar, California. Married to attorney Nancy Long. We have two adult children and a dog. Avid sports enthusiast and outdoorsman.	Former member of the Association of Tennis Professionals Member of the United States Tennis Association Member of the New Mexico Bar Association Former member of the American Bar Association	Other: I have never been "certified" as an expert in any area of the law. Areas of expertise in the legal profession normally carry a certification prerequisite. Proficiency is a more appropriate designation for lawyers who have never sought certification of expertise in any one area of the law. I am confident that I can advise others that I am proficient in trial litigation and especially areas of general civil, tax and probate litigation. Those are areas that I focused on during my early years of practice. I am also proficient as a neutral mediator and unbiased arbitrator. I can manage litigated matters efficiently and timely. My favorite area of ADR work is the mediation or arbitration of sports related disputes. As a lifelong athlete, volunteer and sports enthusiast, assisting with the resolution of sports related disputes gives me the greatest personal satisfaction at this stage of my professional life.	My father's family came to the Southwest during the Spanish Land Grant era in the 1700's. My great grandmother was Native American (Isleta Pueblo). The family survived in the Rio Grande Valley as farmers and shepherds for multiple generations. Living off the land in the desert southwest for hundreds of years is a great testament to the generations that preceded me. My mother's family is of German and English dissent and resided in the Mississippi delta region for several generations until the end of the Great Depression. When we view people in the lens of diversity and inclusion, I have always considered myself to be a stark example of the melting pot in America. I see and process everything through a variety of multicolor lens. This unique background and perspective have guided me through the labyrinth of my life and served me well. It has also given me diverse skillsets that others find intriguing. Translating this rich history into an interesting public presentation has always been a work in progress. I would enjoy more opportunities to touch others with unique stories that they might relate to.	I am not asked to speak or present to non-legal audiences very often, even though I have done so. I have been a CLE speaker/presenter on numerous occasions during my career. Most recently, I have been asked to serve on various panels of judges who present a particular topic to a legal audience (CLE, etc.) and respond to questions. Other than my background, educational degrees and work experience, I have no formal training or degree in "public speaking" or "communications."
20	Garraty, Sarah - Arbitrator	sarah.garraty@gmail.com, Boston MA	I am a white female arbitrator, in practice since the mid 1990's when there were many fewer female arbitrators than there are today. I taught ADR as an adjunct professor at both the undergraduate ( University of Massachusetts) and law school (Northeastern) levels. I am very anxious to do anything I can to increase access to this procession for unrepresented new arbitrators and those interested in the profession. This is not just helpful - it is essential.	National Academy of Arbitrators (1999-present) Membership Chair and Board of Governors member; New England Regional chair. American Arbitration Association labor and employment panels, Former Chair of the Massachusetts Bar Association Labor and Employment section.	ADR Training, Arbitration, Employment, Labor & Employment, Legal Education, Mediation	I am a female who has had to overcome substantial barriers on entry to my practice as a mediator and arbitrator. I have studied and read a great deal about implicit bias as well as black history and have participated in several discussion/study groups on the subject	I taught ADR at Northeastern Law school for 20 years and have conducted mediation training for the University of Massachusetts Office of Dispute Resolution and the Massachusetts Teachers Association. I have also taught arbitration skills and arbitration ethics in conjunction with the American Arbitration Association.
21	Geddes, Dwight - Owner/Principal, Geddes Mgmt Group Inc.	info@metroclaimsnyc.com, Floral Park, Nassau County, New York	Experienced insurance industry professional, skilled in Insurance Coverage, Good faith claims handling, Operations Management, Insurance Law, Litigation Management and Fraud.	National African American Insurance Association Claims & Litigation Management Risk & Insurance Management Society	Arbitration, Business, Diversity, Insurance, Litigation, Mediation, Tort Law & Personal Injury		I have significant experience in public speaking, having conducted presentations, seminars and training classes nationally to insurance professionals and the legal community. Some of this is listed below: • CLM Claims College (Baltimore, MD 2017-2021) Instructor: Property Insurance Claims • CLM Claims College (Baltimore, MD 2019-21) Instructor: School of Casualty Insurance Fraud • CLM Claims College (2014-2018) Instructor: Auto Insurance Fraud • CPCU Society (New York, NY Mar 2016) Presenter; Case Study on Auto Insurance Fraud
22	Gore, Kiran - Counsel and Professorial Lecturer in Law, Law Offices of Charles H Camp PC and The George Washington University Law School	kiran.gore@gmail.com, Washington DC and New York City	Over the past twelve years, I have developed expertise in public and private international law, foreign investment strategies, and international dispute resolution. My current and past clients include governments, corporations, institutions, and private individuals. I advocate before U.S. courts, ad hoc arbitration panels, commercial and investment tribunals, and investigative authorities. In addition, I provide strategic advice on treaty law, conflict of laws, and legislative reform. I undertake all counsel work through The Law Offices of Charles H. Camp, PC. I draw upon my professional and client services experiences as an educator and thought leader. As an educator, I focus on international law, constitutional law, civil procedure, written and oral advocacy, and professional development. I teach J.D. and foreign LL.M. students at The George Washington University Law School and undergraduate students at New York University's Washington DC Study Center. I serve as Associate Editor of the ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal, Associate Editor of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, and General Editor of the Practical Insights by Topic on Kluwer Arbitration Practice Plus (KAPP) an expert digital solution that guides practitioners through the most important decisions in the arbitral process. I am also a member of the ICC's Task Force on ADR and Arbitration. I obtained my J.D. at Brooklyn Law School in New York and my B.A. magna cum laude at New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. I am admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia and also before the U.S. Supreme Court and several U.S. federal district courts around the country.	Arbitral Women Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge (member of USA Subcommittee) Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers (REAL) Ambassador Capital Area Muslim Bar Association (Washington DC area) South Asian Bar Association of Washington DC	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Early Dispute Resolution, International, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Women in the Law, Young Professionals	I bring a younger and inclusive voice that is especially useful with international audiences who may want validation for or synergies to their own legal backgrounds, experiences, and trainings which may be different from the one being presented in the session.	I have extensive speaking and training experience with diverse U.S. trained and international audiences, including individuals with varying levels of experience - from law students through seasoned practitioners. I have provided and developed training and educational courses for law school and CLE credit. For example, I have worked with: The George Washington University Law School (law school courses and moot court training for credit - JD and LLM students) Georgetown University Law Center (moot court training and guest lecturing) New York University (undergraduate courses for credit) University of Sarajevo (International Arbitration Summer School) Forum for International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICA) training to government officials (https://fica-disputeresolution.com/2021/07/01/fica-announces-contract-to-provide-training-to-western-balkans-countries/) USAID and ABA Rule of Law Initiative funded and sponsored programs in the Balkans and Central Asia International Law Institute in Washington DC Numerous guest lectures at law firms and law schools around the world
23	Goski, Sheryl - Mediator/ Arbitrator, Law Offices Sheryl Mintz Goski	sgoski@goskilaw.com, USA/ NYNJ/ Florham Park	Since I started practicing in the mid 1980's I switched from full time litigator to full time neutral approximately 20 + years ago. My practice is limited to neutral work in the commercial sphere. I have taught at Rutgers Law School and St. John's Law School and have coached teams on the art of commercial mediation. I am a member of the AAA commercial and construction panels as well a Learned Neutral with Institute for Conflict Resolution's Insurance coverage panel. Since 2009, I have been certified by the International Mediation Institute.	AAA, CPRADR, IMI, ABA	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Civil Rights, Constitutional, Construction, Corporate, Disabilities Law, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Environmental, Insurance, International, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Real Estate, Tort Law & Personal Injury, Trusts & Estates and Probate, Women in the Law	I feel that as a woman I can relate to different aspects of a dispute in a fashion different from that of another gender.	I have spoken at the ABA Dispute Resolution Conferences, at the NJ Bar Association, NY Law School and also a guest speaker at ABA Health Conference and Florida Dispute Resolution Conferences.
24	Grisolano, Laura - Founder and CEO, Bridge Mediation & Leadership Solutions LLC	LauraGrisolano@BridgeADR.com, Phoenix, Arizona	As an experienced mediator, I observed that most workplace conflicts were the result of communication gaps, personality conflicts, and/or people feeling disrespected or under-appreciated. I've developed new ways to approach team dysfunction and workplace conflict that quiet feelings of blame and anger and shift the focus to forward progress and collaboration. The quarantine and shifts to remote work during a year of political polarization has exaggerated conflicts into US v THEM thinking. Are you ready to try a new way? I'll share Seven Strategies for Forward Progress.	WIDR, ABA Dispute Resolution Practice Group, NAWBO, Center for Conflict Resolution, Straus Institute, Women's Bart Association of Illinois.	ADR Training, Business, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Family, Labor & Employment, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Ombuds, Women in the Law. Other areas: I have deep expertise in the use of Hogan Personality Assessments, the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, and other best-in-class tools to improve team collaboration, reduce workplace conflict, and develop professional competencies. My specific expertise regarding Oxytocin, empathy, the parasympathetic nervous system, and the physiology behind US v THEM thinking is especially relevant during these troubled times. As an attorney and the founder of one the leading "Conflict Consulting" firms in the US, I draw from research in the fields of behavioral economics, psychology, medicine, and learning and development to produce programs that are impactful and transformative.	I try to build D&I insights into all of my work, without making it feel heavy handed or uncomfortable. One of my favorite trainings involves the Hogan Values survey. By the end of the training, which never mentions race or gender or other cohorts or particular community, participants can feel and understand why diverse perspectives are necessary to drive the best outcomes. As a young woman, I applied to and chose to attend "Claremont Men's College," soon to be renamed Claremont McKenna College. I never felt disadvantaged during school, but it contributed in the long run to my understandings about how education, mentorship, neuroscience, and community can advance inclusion and equity. Thirty-five years later, as a member of the board of trustees, I am spearheading a new engagement initiative focused on Inclusion, Belonging, Inspiration, Mobilization, and Contribution.	As a neuroscience nerd, I know that we learn best when we are personally engaged in an activity. My sessions are built around opportunities to make learning relevant, interactive, interesting, and (where appropriate) even fun! Conflict management does not have to be a downer - the topic should feel encouraging and inspiring. As professor, I've taught undergraduates and MBA candidates. As founder of Bridge Leadership Solutions, I've delivered trainings for a wide variety of audiences, including boards, tech company employees, law firms, workplace teams, women's groups, and start-up founders. In the last few years, I've enjoyed the opportunity to deliver zoom trainings for audiences in Singapore, India, and the UK, among other global locations.
25	Harounian, Jacqueline - Managing Partner, Wisselman Harounian and Associates	jackie@lawjaw.com, Nassau County, New York	I am a managing partner of Wisselman Harounian, one of the largest matrimonial and family law practices in New York. I am rated AV Preeminent 2020 - the highest rating for ethics and professionalism by Martindale Hubbell, and twice selected to "Top 50 Women Lawyers" in New York by Super Lawyers, the top list for women lawyers. WHA is a US News & World Report /Top Tier firm 2020, and LIBN Best Matrimonial Firm 2020. I graduated from Columbia College and Hofstra Law School. I obtained my degree in Behavioral Forensic Psychology from SUNY Oswego.	1. Nassau Women's Bar Association, delegate to state matrimonial committee; 2. Active in Iranian American Bar Association, Brandeis and Yashar Jewish Bar associations.3. Leader in UJA, Hope Against Domestic Violence.	Diversity, Family, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Women in the Law. Other areas: Fluent in Farsi. I am a published author: Divorce Reality Check (2016) and Networked (2020, a current Amazon bestseller). I have a graduate degree in behavioral forensic psychology and family systems therapy as well as a law degree. I believe having a background is essential when dealing with protracted family conflict. For most of us, life is full of ups and downs. My clients come to me at their lowest point, and the path ahead looks dark and bleak. With information, advice and encouragement, I help them plan their journey towards the light. My goal is to help them achieve the best possible outcome in their case, to make the experience less overwhelming and painful. ▶️For 25 years, I have maintained an intense passion for my work because I strive to keep a promise to my clients: to guide them to the finish line with compassion & dignity. How? By utilizing the strategy that best serves your goals and budget. That is my "why". That's what drives me. ▶️With degrees in both law & behavioral forensic psychology, I have a unique approach to resolving family conflict that is interdisciplinary, holistic to the parenting dynamic, and highly effective. ▶️We've seen sweeping changes in family law during the past decade. I'm committed to staying ahead of the curve as social change transforms the definition of marriage, gender roles & the notion of family. WH&A stands at the forefront as advocates and educators about love contracts and relationship law. ▶️My experience encompassing over 2 decades as a trial attorney includes expertise with cases involving: high net worth assets, domestic violence, cyber harassment, mental health issues, IVF/ reproductive rights, intellectual property, prenups, substance addiction, religious divorce (Jewish Gett & Islamic Mahr).	As a child of Middle Eastern immigrants, who fled religious discrimination, I have a unique perspective growing up in the United States. I believe that cultural sensitivity is essential for ADR, and I am frequent speaker on this topic, including in April, 2021 for the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission. It is vitally important to understand where clients are coming from and to respect the cultural and religious context of their lives and their disputes. The ADR professional’s task is to help clients make informed rational decisions that will shape their future. Individuals of all faiths, cultures and backgrounds have life cycle rituals and betrothal traditions. Upon divorce, there are rules in place that are based on thousands of years of religious practice. In many communities, including but not limited to Orthodox Jews, traditional Muslim, and Christians, the end of a marriage can be a shameful experience. The rift between the couple is a deep disappointment that affects each individual but also his or her extended family. It is not a secret that divorce matters have an emotional intensity that few other legal practice areas have. When you combine stigma, family honor, unresolved anger, and an adversarial legal forum, otherwise simple divorce matters can become very complex to handle. In my presentations and CLE programs, I address legal, cultural and psychological issues regarding religious divorce, and how they intersect with civil divorce proceedings.	I have over 25 years of experience in presenting CLEs and keynote presentations to state and national bar associations, NADP, WBASNY and AFCC. I have also presented for Girl Scouts, and panel presentations for women's groups, religious organizations and major financial institutions. On April 20, 2021, I was invited to speak for the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission with regard to issues of diversity along with a panel of speakers, at the invitation of Lauren Jones.
26	Henderson, Delton - Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, Law Office of Delton R Hendeson	delton@lawofficedrh.com, United States/New York and California/ Manhattan and Los Angeles	Delton Henderson is a graduate of the Benjamin N Cardozo School of Law, Mediation Clinic and completed course work in International Conflict Resolutions at Erasmus Universitat in Rotterdam. Prior to launching his own private mediation practice in Southern California, Mr. Henderson served as a member of the Party-select Mediator Panel with the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles. Mr. Henderson is currently an Arbitrator with the AAA and holds a license to practice law in New York and in California.	Member: New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles County Bar Association, and American Bar Association.		Self-proclaimed Ambassador for Education through Cultural Immersion.	Former Mediation Trainer with VLA MediateART program; Adjunct Professor with New York University; and Part-time Faculty with Art Institute of California - Los Angeles.
27	Hilfer, Kyle-Beth - Arbitrator/Mediator, Hilfer Law	kbhilfer@kbhilferlaw.com	As a Harvard Law student, Kyle-Beth Hilfer studied alternative dispute resolution. Now, she has over 25 years' experience as a dispute resolution provider. She is committed to developing innovative solutions to conflict. She has particular subject matter expertise in commercial disputes relating to advertising, marketing, branding, social media, intellectual property, sports, publishing, technology, entertainment, and emerging marketplaces. As an advertising law attorney, Ms. Hilfer works proactively to anticipate problems and draft fair contracts that sustain relationships. She pays particular attention in drafting dispute resolution clauses that simultaneously promote flexibility and certainty for the parties. As a dispute resolution provider, Ms. Hilfer has resolved disputes with damages ranging from hundreds of thousands of dollars to multimillion-dollar large complex cases. Ms. Hilfer believes that the process belongs to the parties, but she manages the process assertively. When serving as an arbitrator, she differentiates herself with an active case management style. Her goals are efficiency, fairness, neutrality, and a streamlined arbitration process that fits the complexities of a particular case. She assesses witnesses based on their interests in testifying as well as their factual testimony. As a mediator, she deploys tools tactically, including active listening, questioning, and reality testing. She hopes that with her patient, unbiased, and diligent assistance, the parties unearth creative and workable results.	American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator/Mediator); World Intellectual Property Organization (Arbitrator/Mediator); City of New York Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH) Contract Dispute Resolution Board (Arbitrator); 2d Judicial Department; Appellate Division, Supreme Court of the State of New York (Special Master); Nassau County, NY Commercial Division (Mediator); Westchester County Bar Association Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee (member).	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Cyber, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Technology, Women in the Law. Other areas: Advertising, marketing, media, social media, sports.	I began my career as a dispute resolution provider when I was only 7 years out of law school in 1994. I thus have the perspective of my younger self, a young, female arbitrator, along with the life experiences that bring me to where I am today as an experienced older female arbitrator and mediator. In addition, as a secular Jew, I have been imbued with the values of truth, justice, and fairness. This vantage point makes me sensitive to different people's perspectives and experiences. It also serves as a springboard for me to question actively and think critically.
28	Holder, Janice - Justice, Tennessee Supreme Court (Ret.)	justicejanice@gmail.com, Memphis, Tennessee	Janice Holder served as the first female chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court and retired from the bench in September 2014. Prior to her appointment to the state’s highest court, she was elected to the Division II of the Circuit Court of Tennessee for the 30th Judicial District at Memphis, While on the circuit court, she created an alternative dispute resolution pilot project to explore the uses of mediation, non-binding arbitration, and early neutral evaluation in Shelby County, Tennessee. Justice Holder is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate of the Duquesne University School of Law where she was Recent Decisions Editor of the Duquesne Law Review. She served as a law clerk for Judge Herbert P. Sorg of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. In 2010, she was named a Legacy Laureate by the University of Pittsburgh and in 2012 received its 225th Anniversary Medallion. She received the 2015 University of Pittsburgh Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award. In 2015, she was inducted into the Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame by the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. In 2008, she received the Grayfred Gray Public Service Mediation Award from the Coalition for Mediation Awareness in Tennessee and served as the Tennessee Supreme Court Liaison to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission for nine years prior to her retirement. Since then, she has served as a mediator and arbitrator in cases filed in state and federal courts.	Memphis ADR American Inn of Court, President Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, Co-Chair, Family Law Arbitration Committee Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators (TAPM) Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 General Civil and Family Law Mediator Roster of the American Arbitration Association, Arbitration and Mediation; AAA-ACDR Foundation AAA Ambassador National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Business, Diversity, Litigation, Mediation, Pro Bono and Legal Services, The Justice System, Women in the Law, Other areas: Lawyer and Attorney Wellness.	My unique experience as an elected judge on an all-male circuit court bench and as an appointed and elected justice on an all male Supreme Court provides me with an interesting perspective on gender issues in the legal profession. Recent awards: Inductee, Tennessee Women’s Hall of Fame, Tennessee Economic Council on Women, Nashville, TN, 2015; Recipient, "Champion of Diversity Award," the Unity in Diversity Scholarship Banquet, Memphis, TN, February 2020	Have spoken extensively on the following: Access to justice issues in Tennessee, Mississippi, and at national conferences. Ethical issues in mediation: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, Memphis Bar Association; American Inns of Court Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution: Vanderbilt University; Tennessee Tech University College of Business; The Pound Institute; Corporate Counsel Seminar, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs; FedEx CLE for In-House Counsel, FedEx World Headquarters Mediation and Public Policy: Complex mediation involving governmental agencies and quasi-governmental agencies Women in the law, University of Pittsburgh; Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Vanderbilt University; University of Memphis; The Fred D. Gray Institute for Law, Justice & Society and Lipscomb University's College of Leadership & Public Service Alternative Dispute Resolution and the Judiciary: Tennessee Judicial Conference The Justice System: over twenty years as a guest lecturer at the University of Memphis Fogelman School of Business Attorney and Judge Wellness: Tennessee Judicial Conference, Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program; American Bar Association Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs, Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network; Memphis Bar Association
29	Hunter, Alexander - Judge, United Nations	judgehunter@aol.com, New York City; USA	It has been told by a good friend of mine that one day, while picking me up at an airport, it seemed like I knew everybody there. Professionally, I am a lawyer, a Judge, an Arbitrator, a Mediators and a Law Professor. Coaching student trial competitions is something that I relish. I am an avid tennis player and a family man with 3 children. I am writing this statement while on business in Geneva Switzerland. Traveling around the world for the United Nations adds to the depth and breadth of my understanding about people. Areas of interest include matrimonial, family matters, person injury especially negligence and medical malpractice, bailments and landlord and tenant disputes.	Advanced Commercial (Civil [non-family]) -OCA-ADR Office Professor-Robert Kirkman Collins -Community Mediation Services, Inc. Sponsored by the OCA-ADR Office; Commercial -NYS Office of Court Administration ("OCA") Arbitrator for FINRA (Financial Regulatory Authority of the NY Stock Exchange) Mediator for OCA (Small Claims Court-Bronx & Richmond Counties) Bar of the United States Supreme Court Bar of the states of New York & Florida	Administrative, ADR in the Courts, Arbitration, Constitutional, Criminal Justice, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family, Family & Matrimonial, International, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Public Service, The Justice System, Tort Law & Personal Injury. Other areas: International Labor & Employment Law; International Administrative Law.	I am a black male who grew up in a middle class neighborhood in NYC. Against the odds, I am now a Judge on one of the most preeminent international Tribunals in the world.	I have been speaking in public in a courtroom for over 40 years as a lawyer and Judge practically on a daily basis. My up-tempo, effervescent personality seems to shine through especially during serious contemplative moments mixed with a sense of humor, if the occasion for a light moment with some levity presents itself.
30	Isacoff, Adrienne - Of Counsel/Arbitrator/Mediator, Florio Perrucci Steinhardt Cappelli & Taylor, LLC	aisacoff@floriolaw.com, U.S./New Jersey/Bergen County	I have worked in the construction and public procurement law field for many decades. As an attorney I represent public, commercial and residential owners, contractors and vendors in construction and procurement disputes, including bid protests; lien and bond claims; delay claims; and consumer fraud. I serve as an arbitrator for small and large disputes for the AAA, and as a mediator for the AAA, the New Jersey Superior Court; and the U.S. District Court.	Former Chair, NJ Bar Association, Construction Law Section; current co-chair Bergen County Bar Association, Construction Law Committee; member NJBA Dispute Resolution Committee; former member (8 years) Closter Planning Board.	ADR Training, Arbitration, Construction, Litigation, Mediation. In addition to construction law, my law practice focuses heavily on representing school boards and county colleges in procurement matters.	I started practicing construction law in the 1980s, when I was the only woman in the conference room where, say, depositions were taking place. The architects, engineers, contractors and other attorneys were all men. I learned to find a way to be assertive without coming across as expecting to be pushed around. I have mentored young women attorneys in this skill. I am now grappling with some difficulties as an arbitrator, managing both older male attorneys who are either purposely or unconsciously conveying bias against female adversaries, and young women who are too quick to perceive routine obnoxious behavior as bias.	As a former high school English teacher, I approach speaking engagements with the view that my audience benefits from having the topic presented in a way that avoids too much jargon, is broken down into topics that flow into each other, and is enjoyable. I have presented many seminars for the NJ State Bar Association; the Bergen County Bar Association; the Utility & Transportation Contractors Association; and the New York Women in Construction Initiative.
31	Jain, Ish - Arbitrator and Senior Partner, Regius Legal LLP	ish.jain@hotmail.com, India	Mr. Ish Jain is an International Arbitrator and Senior Partner at Regius Legal LLP. His areas of practices includes Air and Space, Technology, Art, Trademark (& Domain Name disputes),Banking & Finance and Maritime disputes. He has been in the field of Arbitration for 16 years and has post-PQE experience of 11 years in law. He is empaneled with several arbitrations' institutions in South-Asia region and the UK. He is also empaneled by Courts of three different states in India. He was appointed as Arbitrator for the first time at the age of 29 years. Since then he has successfully completed several arbitrations as an Arbitrator. Furthermore, Mr. Ish Jain has been honored with prestigious awards such as the Future Legal Leaders' - Award by Indian Business Law Journal (IBLJ) - Vantage Asia, Hong Kong as well as the 'Indian Achiever Award (Domestic and International Arbitration)' - Award by Indian Achievers' Forum & CSR Times, India.	EMPANELMENT AS ARBITRATOR • Prime Disputes, UK (including as Emergency Arbitrator) • Hon’ble High Court at Delhi, India (Delhi International Arbitration Centre),India • Hon’ble High Court at Bombay, India • Hon’ble High Court at Madhya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh Arbitration Centre),India • Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC),Hong Kong • Beihai Asia International Arbitration Centre (BAIAC),Singapore • ADR ODR, UK • Indian Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC),India • International and Domestic Arbitration Centre (IDAC),India • Forum of International Conciliation and Arbitration (FICA),UK • Centre for International Alternative Dispute Resolution, Bangladesh • Centre for Online Resolution of Disputes (CORD),India • Bangalore International Mediation Arbitration and Conciliation Centre (BIMACC),India • Hyderabad Arbitration Centre (HAC),India • The Federation of Integrated Conflict Management (FICM),India Accreditation Memberships: • Fellow (FCIArb): Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK (CIArb) • Fellow (FHKIArb): Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (HKIArb) • Fellow (FMIArb): Malaysian Institute of Arbitrators (MIArb) • Fellow (FAMINZ): Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand Inc. (AMINZ),New Zealand. • Senior Fellow (SFBiam): Bali International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (BIAMC),Indonesia. • Fellow (FPD): Prime Disputes, UK (PD) • Certified International Arbitrator [CIA (AiADR)]: Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Malaysia (AiADR) • Fellow (FFICA): Forum of International Conciliation and Arbitration, UK (FICA) • Fellow (FIDRC): Indian Dispute Resolution Council, India (IDRC) • Life Member (MICA): Indian Council of Arbitration (ICA) HONORARY APPOINTMENTS • Ambassador at Arbitrator Intelligence, USA • Honorary Board Member, Asia Entrepreneurship Skills Association, India • Independent Expert Council at International Academy of Space Law, Russia • Alumni Ambassador at Queen Mary, University of London, U.K. • Senior Advisor Panel, ADR HOC, India • Member at Expert Peer Review Board at UPES Student Law Review Journal, UPES, India • International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) • The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) • Young ICCA • Dutch Arbitration Association (DAA),The Netherlands • HK45 at Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) • ASA Below 40, Switzerland • Russian Arbitration Association • Space Generation Advisory Council, working in project groups (a) Space Law and Policy, (b) Space & Cyber Security Project Group; and (c) Space Technologies for Earth Applications • European Air Law Association • International Bar Association. (Arbitration group, Space Law group and Aviation Law group) • Inter-pacific Bar Association. (Arbitration and Dispute Resolution group, Aviation & Aerospace Group, Technology & Telecommunications Group) • World Litigation Forum	ADR in the Courts, Arbitration, Cyber, Energy, Entertainment & Sports, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, International, Litigation, Securities, Technology, White Collar Criminal Defense. Other areas: aviation and space law.	Age - I am appointed as an Arbitrator since the age of 29. I have received 23 appoints so far. Ethnicity and Race - I am from India.	• Acted as Presiding Arbitrator as well as Co-Arbitrator in The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vienna) and the Vis East Moot Foundation (Hong Kong) as well as several Vis Pre-Moot competition in various jurisdictions including in UK, Spain, Turkey, Poland, Greece, Czech Republic, China, Malaysia, New York, Tehran, Russia, etc. • Acted as Judge for ADR ODR (UK)’s Online Mediation Competition, in April, 2021 • Simulated learning programme on Arbitration, 6 months programme at Pravin Gandhi College of Law, India
32	Kabbouri, Ilham - Associate, Hogan Lovells	ilham.kabbouri@hoganlovells.com	Clients look to Ilham Kabbouri to help them navigate complex global disputes - from preliminary advice right through to the rendering of the arbitral award and post-award proceedings. Acting for state-owned and private entities, Ilham is experienced in both high-value arbitrations and litigation cases spanning multiple jurisdictions. While her practice centers on disputes resolution, Ilham regularly advises clients on non-contentious construction and engineering matters in the Middle East and Africa. Ilham is active in the development of arbitration in Africa, and has assisted a number of African Governments with the creation and improvement of their arbitration legal framework. In 2020, she was recognized by the Association of Young Arbitrators as one of Africa's 50 Most Promising Young Arbitration Practitioners. A strong advocate for diversity, Ilham is a member of the Africa Sub-Committee of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge, and is often a featured speaker on ethnic and gender diversity issues at arbitration conferences around the world.	Arbitral Women, Young ICCA, ICC YAF, Africa Construction Law (Chair of the Francophone Sub-Group),Association of Young Arbitrators	ADR Training, Arbitration, Construction, Early Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Mediation, Women in the Law, Young Professionals	Being a young woman from a mixed cultural background (of North African descent, born and raised in Europe, moved to the Middle East after spending some time in London),I bring a different perspective on panels and can bridge between cultures.
33	Kaster, Laura - Arbitrator and Mediator, Appropriate Dispute Solutions	laura.kaster@kasteradr.com, USA, Princeton, NJ	Immediate past Chair of the NYSBA DR Section, former President of the Garibaldi Inn of Court (all ADR) and former Chair of NJSBA DR Section. FCIArb, IMI certified and CEDR accredited mediator, and a AAA Master Mediator.Co-Editor in Chief of the NYSBA’s journal, Dispute Resolution Lawyer. She is on the List of Leading Tech Neutrals for the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center. And is a founder of the Global Mediation Center in NJ. She is the 2018 recipient of the Richard K. Jeydel Award for ADR Excellence and Civility and the 2014 recipient of the NJSBA’s Boskey Award for the ADR practitioner of the year. Laura publishes and speaks widely on a variety of arbitration and mediation topics with a longstanding commitment to increasing ADR Diversity to reflect the role ADR practitioners play as an alternative to public dispute resolution and the demands of disputants.	CiArb, CCA, IMI, CEDR, ABA, NYSBA DR Section(Immediate Past Chair),the Garibaldi Inn of Court (Executive Committee and Past President),NJSBA DR Section (past Chair). I also co-developed and co-taught the first Bankruptcy Mediation Training for the NJ Bankruptcy Court.	ADR in the Courts, Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Early Dispute Resolution, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Mediation, Technology. The GMXC is the outgrowth of a special NJ Statute permitting the entry of a consent award on a mediated settlement. Work in hybrid or mixed mode processes and guided choice or guided process design are exciting forward looking processes. I have been a member of the Mixed-Mode Task Force of the CCA, IMI, and Straus Law School at Pepperdine - we are having public comments on the Task Force proposals this fall.	I was an early participant in the inclusion of women in the field of law, the first female law clerk for Judge Frank M. Coffin on the First Circuit Court of Appeals, a partner at Jenner & Block in Chicago and Chief Litigation Counsel at AT&T. When I became a full time neutral, it was like back to the future -- the profession still falls woefully short of the diversity needed. I have spoken widely on diversity including to the AAA, PLI and others.	Laura has been a routine speaker at the College of Commercial Arbitrators, PLI, The American Inns of Court, the NY and NJ Bars, and the ABA, and NJICLE.
34	Kern-Rappy, Michele - Senior mediator and senior settlement coordinator, New York State Supreme Court	mkernrap1@optonline.net	Michele Kern-Rappy is the founder and Senior Settlement Coordinator of the New York State Supreme Court’s comprehensive in-house Mediation Non-Jury Program (“Med-NJ”). Kern-Rappy first joined the New York State Supreme Court as a court attorney in the 1980s, where she spent decades working in judge’s chambers on settlement conferences. In 2014, Kern-Rappy mobilized her decades-long tenure with the Supreme Court to create its Med-NJ program and spearheaded its meteoric rise to success. After thirty-three years and thousands of court-annexed mediations, Kern-Rappy has mastered the art of shifting the mindset of litigants from formidable adversaries to collaborators and helping them achieve resolution. This shift in mindset, from adversary to collaborator, laid the groundwork for what has become Kern-Rappy’s trademarked model for mediation, RAISE—To A Higher Road. Over the years, Kern-Rappy taught her model for mediation across several courts systems and within the greater mediation community. The success of Kern-Rappy’s Med-NJ program and trademarked model for mediation catapulted her onto the radar of the entire New York State Unified Court System. In 2018, Kern-Rappy was invited to join Chief Judge Janet DiFiore’s ADR Advisory committee to help launch a statewide initiative for presumptive ADR, with a focus on court-sponsored mediation. Kern-Rappy serves on many ADR advisory groups for the New York State Unified Court System and the New York Bar Association, including the Honorable Deborah A. Kaplan’s Tort Advisory Committee, the NYSBA’s ADR In The Courts Committee, and she is Co-chair of NYWBA’s Special Committee on ADR. Kern-Rappy is also an Interdisciplinary Collaborative Attorney, who sits on the Board of Directors of the Family and Divorce Mediation Council, and is a member of the prestigious Interdisciplinary Forum, the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals, and the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.		ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Business, Construction, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family & Matrimonial, Insurance, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Mediation, Women in the Law
35	Kim, Grant - Partner, LimNexus LLP	grant.kim@limnexus.com, San Francisco, California, USA	Over 30 years of experience with both international arbitration and patent and other IP disputes. "Sweet spot" is arbitration of IP and tech disputes. Served as an arbitrator or counsel in numerous arbitrations in the US, Asia, and Europe. Joined a minority-owned boutique in 2017 to develop my practice as an arbitrator, after three decades at large firms in San Francisco, Seoul, and Tokyo. Member of the arbitrators panels of the ICDR, AAA, CPR, WIPO, HKIAC, and Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB),and the Tech List of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC).	SVAMC, Director and Co-Chair of International Task Force; KCAB International, Advisory Committee; College of Commercial Arbitrators, Fellow; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow and former Director of North American Branch; International Association of Korean Lawyers, former Overseas President.	Arbitration, Intellectual Property, International	As a child, I was one of a few racial minorities in my primary schools. As an adult, I have lived in several foreign countries where being American was "diverse." As a lawyer, I have worked on several cases involving issues of racial discrimination, and for the past four years have been working at a diverse, minority-owned boutique. I am acutely aware of the need for and benefits of greater diversity and inclusion.	Frequently speak at webinars and conferences in the US and Asia. Strong substantive knowledge and practical experience, combined with the ability to focus on key points. Presentations within the last year (August 2020 to August 2021) for the ICDR, AAA, JAMS, CPR, KCAB, SVAMC, Singapore International Arbitration Centre, and the Tashkent International Arbitration Centre.
36	Lowther, Jake - Trainee, Magnusson Advokatbyrå	jake.lowther@magnussonlaw.com	Jake (he/him) is an Australian-qualified lawyer currently working at Magnusson Advokatbyrå in Stockholm, Sweden and studying Swedish law at Stockholm University. He was previously Foreign Legal Specialist at KCAB INTERNATIONAL in its International Cooperation and Promotion Team in Seoul, Korea. Jake has experience of arbitration under the DIS, ICC, KCAB and SCC rules, including the SCC's emergency arbitration rules. Jake has published a number of articles and also has experience as a guest lecturer of both commercial and investment arbitration law and practice. Jake's interest in international arbitration stems from participation in the 2014 Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot where he has returned as an arbitrator every year since 2017. This interest led Jake to Humboldt-University of Berlin's International Dispute Resolution LL.M. program, which has a particular focus on international arbitration. He brings experience of legal practice in both common law and civil law jurisdictions and speaks English, Swedish, French and some German.	Co-Founder of the Foreign Lawyers Network in Sweden, Member of Young Arbitrators Sweden, Member of Australian Business Council of Sweden, Member of DIS40, Member of KCAB Next, Member of YIAG, Member of Young ICCA, Member of Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners, Member of EDAC Young Arbitration Group	Arbitration, Diversity, Energy, Technology, Young Professionals	I
37	Lupo, Jennifer - Managing Member, Lupo Law, Arbitration and Mediation PLLC	jlupo@lupolaw.com, New York	A retired commercial litigator, Ms. Lupo has more than 25 years' experience in dispute resolution. Her unique perspective comes from having sat in every seat at the dispute resolution table (client, advocate and neutral) in , arbitrations, mediations and negotiations. Jennifer is a member of the national commercial, employment, and consumer arbitration and mediation panels of the American Arbitration Association, the national commercial and employment arbitration and mediation panels of CPR, and a FINRA arbitrator. She is also a member of several court annexed mediation panels including the United States District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County Commercial and Matrimonial Divisions. Ms. Lupo is a neutral with a vast array of experience having mediated or arbitrated thousands of cases in the areas of business divorce, complex commercial, employment, entertainment, financial institutions and investments, insurance, intellectual property, labor, municipal liability, civil rights. shareholder and member disputes, telecommunications, and information technology. Ms. Lupo is a Higginbotham Fellow of the American Arbitration Association.	American Arbitration Association; National Commercial and Employment Arbitration and Mediation panelist CPR; National Commercial and Employment Arbitration and Mediation panelist American Bar Association; Dispute Resolution and Business Law Section NYSBA; Dispute Resolution and Business Law Section	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Civil Rights, Corporate, Corporate, Cyber, Disabilities Law, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy, Family, Family & Matrimonial, Insurance, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Mediation, Tort Law & Personal Injury	A native New Yorker of LatinX heritage, I grew up in a criminal defense and civil rights law firm seeing first hand the disparity in the justice system for persons of color or those who are indigent. This perspective drives me in my work as a neutral to assure as level a playing field as can be had in a given matter to assure that the participants are assured due process in the proceeding.	Ms. Lupo is a dynamic speaker who seeks to engage her audience with real world examples of complex issues which come to bear in the resolution of disputes. She has been a panelist or individual speaker on diverse issues coming to bear in arbitration, mediation and negotiation for the American Arbitration Association, American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association and USDC for EDNY and SDNY, PIABA, the USDC SDNY and EDNY the NYS Courts and several other organizations. Ms. Lupo has more than 700 hours (and counting) of mediation and arbitration training from, among other places, the American Arbitration Association, CPR Institute, New York State, City and County Bar Associations, the Center for Mediation and Training, and the Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation.
38	MacGrath, Dana - Independent Arbitrator, MacGrath Arbitration	Dana@MacGrathArbitration.com, New York	After more than two decades of arbitration/ADR experience as practitioner, arbitrator and in-house counsel, I now serve as a full-time independent arbitrator with experience in disputes involving a number of industries, including for example energy, construction, joint ventures, financial investments, intellectual property and telecommunications. I have been recognized as a leader in international arbitration in various directories including Chambers USA - Nationwide – International Arbitration and Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, as well as n the field of arbitration finance in various directories including Leaders League - Arbitration Finance and Law Dragon: Global 100 Leaders in Legal Finance. I regularly speak and write on international arbitration issues and diversity issues, having recently co-authored a chapter on Covid-19 and Third-Party Funding published by Kluwer International in 2020 and several articles on recent case law regarding U.S. discovery pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 in aid of foreign arbitrations. More information about my interest and expertise can be found on my MacGrath Arbitration website, https://macgratharbitration.com/ and on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-macgrath-66b152b/	Arbitral Women - President Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge - Steering Committee Member Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers - Steering Committee Member Rising Arbitrators Initiative - Advisory Council Member Campaign for Greener Arbitrations - North America Sub-Committee Member Arbitration Committee of the New York City Bar Association - immediate former Chair (2015-2018) CPR Institute Arbitration Rules Revision Committee - Co-Chair (2017-2019) AAA-ICDR Council - Council Member and Co-Chair of AAA Large Complex Case Committee More information on my involvement in ADR organizations can be found on my MacGrath Arbitration website under "Professional Activities" https://macgratharbitration.com/professional-activities/	Arbitration, Business/Finance, Diversity, Energy, Intellectual Property, International, Technology, Women in the Law, Young Professionals	As a woman who has practiced in the international dispute resolution/ADR groups of several global law firms, I understand the challenges that women face in this field and have championed gender diversity through my leadership roles with Arbitral Women, Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge, Racial Equality for Arbitration Lawyers and Rising Arbitrators Initiative (see details above). I also have a mix of practitioner, arbitrator and in-house experience in the ADR field. I have also mentored countless up and coming practitioners and students who seek to practice in international dispute resolution and ADR. I have long-served as a Vis Moot coach and make an effort to maintain a connection to the next generation of ADR lawyers.	Having served as President of Arbitral Women since 2018 and on the Steering Committee of several diversity organizations mentioned above (and below),I regularly speak at conferences and webinars. Illustrative speaking engagements can be found on my MacGrath Arbitration Arbitration website under "Presentations" https://macgratharbitration.com/presentations/ Some examples in the first half of 2021 include: AIAC Diversity Day, Checklist for Change AIAC Asia ADR Week 2021 – August 2021 SIAC-CIArb Virtual Debate on Repeat Arbitrator Appointments from the Same Party Webinar – July 2021 “Hot Topics in International Dispute Resolution” Virtual ACR GNY Annual Conference, LemonADR! – June 2021 “Arbitrating the Vis Case in Practice” Bucerius Law School and Center for International Dispute Resolution, Webinar – May 2021 “Cutting Edge Issues in Commercial Arbitration” New York Law School and American Arbitration Association, Webinar – April 2021 “Ethics in International Arbitration Award Enforcement” Juris Legal Information, Webinar – April 2021 “Women in Mediation: Negotiating Above Gender, Race and Systemic Bias in the Selection and Treatment of Neutrals” Jamaica International Arbitration Center (JAIAC),Webinar – February 2021
39	Malave, Ana - Attorney, Rivero Mestre LLP	amalave@riveromestre.com	I'm a commercial litigator with a focus on complex, cross-border disputes, specifically involving Latin America. I have represented companies and individuals in securities fraud cases, international arbitrations and business litigation matters. Prior to joining Rivero Mestre, I worked in Caracas, Venezuela as foreign counsel for Norton Rose Fulbright’s litigation department. I have represented multinational companies in diverse industries including energy, construction, and banking. I also have successfully represented creditors in various Chapter 7, 11, and 13 Bankruptcy proceedings. Practicing in a foreign country has given me a unique, global perspective. Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela I am a native Spanish speaker with a strong understanding of Latin American culture.	ABA, International Law Section of the Florida Bar.	Arbitration, International, Litigation	I moved to the US from Venezuela when I was 19 years old. After overcoming the language, barrier I graduated from college with honors and started a family. I divorced and decided to attend law school in my 30s. My youngest daughter was born during my last semester of law school. I have faced many challenges being an immigrant, a mother of three and having started my legal career later in life, but they have made me a stronger and driven person. I would be happy to share these experiences with other people in similar situations.
40	Martinez, Lucy - Independent Arbitrator and Counsel, Martinez Arbitration	lucymartinez@martinez-arbitration.com	* Independent arbitrator and counsel. * Arbitrator (sole, co-, or presiding) in ACICA, HKIAC, ICC, LCIA, and SIAC arbitrations, including in expedited proceedings, governed by laws of Australia, England, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, and Thailand. * Advising and representing private and sovereign clients in disputes relating to investment treaties, contracts, and/or national investment legislation, including in AAA, ICC, ICSID, LCIA, UNCITRAL, and ad hoc arbitrations, governed by international and domestic law (common law and civil law); reviewing draft dispute resolution clauses in contracts; and advising on various international pro bono projects. * Industry experience includes energy (oil, gas, electricity, mining),telecommunications, satellite technology, banking, finance, insurance and reinsurance, trademarks, shipping, sports, supply of goods, gambling and leisure sectors. * Sessional Lecturer in International Arbitration (part-time),TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.	Current: o AAA / ICDR Panel of Arbitrators. o ACICA Fellow / Panel of Arbitrators; ACICA Queensland State Committee Member. o AIAC Panel of Arbitrators. o HKIAC List of Arbitrators / Users’ Council Member and HK45 Member. o ICC Australia Member / ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR Member. o KCAB Panel of International Arbitrators. o LCIA European Users’ Council Member. o SIAC Reserve Panel of Arbitrators. o Sport Resolutions (UK) Arbitrator Legal Panel Member. o Commonwealth Secretariat Pool of Specialist Consultants, Trade, Oceans and Natural Resources Advisory Directorate - Member. o ICCA Research Project: Does a Right to a Physical Hearing Exist in International Arbitration? National Reporter for Australia. o UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia – Associate Member. o Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge Steering Committee – Member. o Pakistan Centre for Law and Society, Board of Governors – Member. o Member of: American Society of International Law; Arbitral Women; British Institute of International and Comparative Law; International Council for Commercial Arbitration; International Law Association; Law Council of Australia International Law Section; Resolution Institute (General Member, and Member of Arbitration Subcommittee); Rising Arbitrators Initiative. Past: o ICCA Ambassador (2016-2018). o AAA, ICDR Young & International – Executive Board Member (2010-2013). o IBA: North American & Investment Treaty Articles Editor, Arbitration Newsletter (2009-2010); Rapporteur of Sub-Committee on Extraterritorial Criminal Jurisdiction (2007-2008). o International Law Association, American Branch: Book Review Editor (2008-2010). o New York City Bar Association: Committee on Foreign and Comparative Law (2005-2008); Council on International Affairs (2005-10); International Law Committee (2008-2010). o USCIB Young Arbitrators Forum: Steering Committee (2007-11); Forum event coordinator (2005).	Administrative, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Corporate, Diversity, Energy, Entertainment & Sports, Environmental, Governmental Affairs, Insurance, International, Legal Education, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Women in the Law
41	Masucci, Deborah - Independent Arbitrator and Mediator, Masucci Dispute Management and Resolution Services	dm@debmasucciadr.com, USA/NY/NY and USA/Florida/Vero Beach	I have substantial experience in the ADR field as an administrator, program developer, educator and neutral. I approach every assignment as an opportunity to build processes so that stakeholders may manage disputes or avoid potential disputes efficiently. I also am interested in providing opportunities to young lawyers with opportunities to showcase their skills and to gain experience.	I am a panelist for the American Arbitration Association (Commercial, Large and Complex, International, Employment and Consumer panels),the American Health Lawyers Association (arbitration and mediation panels),Resolute Systems (mediation and arbitration panels) The Forum (arbitration and mediation panels),Fair Claims (Arbitration panel),and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. I also am on the Executive Committee of the NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section (pervious Chair),a member of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section (previous Chair),and Honorary Director of the International Mediation Institute (previous Chair). I also am a member of the International Arbitration Club of NY, Co Chair of the IMI Mixed Mode Task Force, member of the ADR Inclusion Network, member of Arbitral Women, and member of the DRI Diversity Initiative where I will be launching a diversity measurement initiative.	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Construction, Corporate, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Environmental, Health, Insurance, International, Mediation, Securities, Women in the Law, Young Professionals	I am impatient with people who diversity as an excuse for not getting appointed. Appointments occur when candidates demonstrate their skill and highlight their expertise. Communicating skills through publishing where your potential clients are present is the key.	I am an effective speaker because the tactics and tips I communicate can easily be converted into action. I have an extensive record teaching and training lawyers and executives on alternative dispute resolution processes. During my tenure as head of the dispute resolution program at FINRA, I established and supervised arbitrator and mediator training programs. When I led the Office of Dispute Resolution at AIG, I developed and delivered training to Claims Professionals and Staff Counsel. My Fordham Law School Arbitration Teams are distinguished by their achievements. In 2019 the team achieved second place in the 5th Annual Judith Kaye Arbitration Competition. In 2019-20 I coached two Fordham teams in the ABA Law Student Division Arbitration Competition. Both teams reached the finals in the regional competition and one team achieved first place in the finals. Other teaching or training engagements include: CIArb Approved Faculty List (Provisional) 2019 to Present; Adjunct Professor ADR Course (Fall 2020) and Domestic Arbitration Practicum, Fordham Law School Fall 2019, 2020 and 2021; Co Instructor for the AAA Global Mediation Skills Program Fall 2019 to Present; Instructor, Pace-IICL Certificate Program on Mediation Advocacy Skills: Domestic and International Commercial Disputes; CoDean of College for Claims Mediation, Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, Fall 2015, 2016, 2017; Instructor for an Introductory Arbitration Training for the Military Spouse JD Network (2020)
42	Matthews, Arthur - Teaching Professor and Trainer, conscioustrainers.com	diversityofficer@aol.com, NYC	I am a passionate life long learner who thrives in immersing myself in areas such as conflict resolution, diversity, equity, & inclusion and leadership. I have designed , developed and taught at some of the leading universities in the country including but not limited to Cornell ILR, NYU and University of Arkansas	Higginbotham Fellows Program-Faculty	ADR in the Courts, Business, Civil Rights, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, International, Labor & Employment, Other. Labor Union advocacy	As a BIPOC individual from the inner City projects (The Bronx) I have a unique lens about conflict	Clients have included Johns Hopkins University, 1199SEIU, the AAA
43	Mayer, Sylvia - S. Mayer Law	smayer@smayerlaw.com, USA/Texas/Houston	Arbitrator, mediator and attorney with nearly 30 years of legal experience in federal court, state court, bankruptcy court, and before the American Arbitration Association. Served as counsel or neutral in hundreds of disputes spanning a breadth of industries. Since 2014, have arbitrated or mediated over 400 disputes involving well over $1 billion in value. Available to mediate and arbitrate in-person, online or hybrid. Experience both as advocate and neutral in commercial litigation, civil litigation and business bankruptcy matters.	Examples of recent presentations and articles include: • "Refresh Your Dispute Resolution Roadmap," University of Texas Law School 43rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, 2021; • "Must I/May I Arbitrate in Bankruptcy," 38th Annual Jay Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, 2019; • “Mediation Maximus,” 37th Annual Jay Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference, 2018; • "Tips on Preparing for Mediation," American Bar Association's ADR Deskbook for the Business Lawyer, 2016; • "Maximizing the Value of Bankruptcy Mediation," American Bankruptcy Institute, Bankruptcy Litigation Newsletter, 2016; • “A Perspective from the Trenches – Bankruptcy Mediators and Practitioners Speak Out,” Panel Participant, State Bar of Texas, 2015; • “Mediation in Bankruptcy Cases,” State Bar of Texas, 2015; • “Top Five Tips in Preparing for Bankruptcy Mediation,” American Bankruptcy Institute, 2015; • “Mediation and Arbitration in Elder Law and Guardianship Law,” Panel Participant, State Bar of Texas’ Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, 2015; • "The Silver Checklist: A Guide to Navigating Decision Making regarding Care & Independence as You or Your Loved One Ages," Praeclarus, 2015; • "Tips for Difficult Conversations," Houston Area Continuity of Care monthly meeting, 2015; • "Mediation and Arbitration in Elder Law and Guardianship Law", panel participant to address Elder Care Mediation, State Bar of Texas's Alternative Dispute Resolution Course, 2015; • “Tips and Traps of Mediation Preparation,” University of Texas Law School 36th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Dallas & Houston, Texas, 2014.	Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Mediation, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Women in the Law	I am a woman with a solo law and ADR practice.	My undergraduate degree was in a theater and I was a starving artist for three years before turning to law school. I enjoy public speaking and engaging with the audience.
44	Mestre, Jorge A. - Partner, Rivero Mestre	jmestre@riveromestre.com, USA/FL/Miami	Jorge A. Mestre engages exclusively in a commercial-litigation practice and is Board Certified in International Litigation and Arbitration by The Florida Bar. A seasoned practitioner, Mestre has litigated cases through trial in both federal district court and Florida state court and has handled appeals before numerous state and federal courts. He has also litigated domestic and international arbitration matters in both English and Spanish. Among his many high-stakes matters, Mestre successfully represented a Chevron attorney in a case that was part of the $100 billion, 18-year litigation over Chevron’s alleged environmental damage in the Amazon. As part of the defense, a series of U.S. discovery proceedings were commenced that ultimately resulted in the Second Circuit ordering the production of more than 600 hours of outtakes (the most ever to be ordered produced in U.S. history) from “Crude”—a film about the litigation. Mestre currently represents Dr. Craig Wright in a lawsuit that alleges he is the inventor of the crypto currency Bitcoin—and the blockchain itself— and that he has stolen half of the $22 billion fortune thus created.	State of Florida - Judicial Nominating Commission, Eleventh Circuit, Gubernatorial Appointment (2018-2022) American Bar Association - Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities, Presidential Appointment (2013-2014) American Bar Association - Coalition on Racial and Ethnic Justice, Presidential Appointment (2010-2013) ABA Section of Litigation - Commercial and Business Litigation Committee–Co-Chair, International Litigation Subcommittee (2010-2011) ABA Section of Litigation - Minority Trial Lawyers–Co-Chair (2012-2015) ABA International Law Section - Latin America & the Caribbean Committee–Vice-Chair, Programming Subcommittee (2021-Present) ABA International Law Section - Diversity Committee, Member (2021-Present) Florida Bar - Civil Procedure Rules Committee (2005-2011) Dade County Bar Association - Director (2001) Dade County Bar Association - Vice-Chair, Civil Litigation Committee (2007) Belen Jesuit Preparatory School - Belen Alumni Lawyers, Professional Chapter of Alumni Association Belen Jesuit Preparatory School - Executive Committee Member (2007-2009) Hispanic National Bar Association - President Region VIII 2009-2010 Hispanic National Bar Association - Deputy President Region VIII 2007-2009, and 2010-2011 Hispanic National Bar Foundation - President (2018-present) Hispanic National Bar Foundation - Director (2011-present) London Court of International Arbitration, Member Cuban-American Bar Association - Director (2001-03); Treasurer (2001); Vice-President (2002) Cuban-American Bar Association - CABA on Cuba Committee (2005-2010) Co-drafter: Petition for Immediate Relief Against Human Rights Violations Committed by the Republic of Cuba filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (2003) Co-drafter: Amicus Curiae Brief of CABA in Support of the United States of America filed in United States of America v. Guerrero, et al. (“Cuban Spy” case),United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, Case Nos. 01-17176-BB and 03-11087-BB (2006) Catholic Relief Services - Professional Advisors Group, Member (2021)	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Energy, Insurance, Intellectual Property, International, Litigation, Pharmaceuticals, Securities, White Collar Criminal Defense	Rivero Mestre is extremely pleased, honored, and proud to have been recognized by Chambers as the 2020 “Outstanding Firm for Furthering Diversity and Inclusion” in the United States. The award validates our continuing commitment to diversity and to winning. What’s more, as a mentor and leader, Jorge is the president of the Hispanic National Bar Foundation (HNBF). The HNBF’s mission is to help Hispanics achieve their potential through access to higher education and by increasing diversity in the legal profession. The Foundation is promoting a culture among young Latinos in the U.S. in which higher education becomes the expectation rather than the exception. Before becoming president, Jorge was an active board member, raising money to support the HNBF’s programs and scholarships for Hispanic youth interested in the legal profession. As a Cuban-American himself, he has been active for many years in the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) and has done extensive pro-bono work through CABA, Catholic Legal Services of Miami, and Greater Services of Legal Miami, including representing unaccompanied minors from Central America in dependency and immigration proceedings. In addition to his extensive pro bono work, Mestre co-drafted a Petition For Immediate Relief Against Human Rights Violations Committed by the Republic of Cuba filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States.	Presentations should be compelling and engaging. I don’t read from slides or notes. I try to make the topic relevant and easy to understand. Representative speaking engagements from the past three years include: New York International Arbitration Center Webinar, Speaker, NYIAC + New York City Bar Virtual Talks The Great Tension: Electronic Discovery in International Arbitration – Is It Here to Stay?, June 2021 ABA 2021 Virtual Litigation Section Annual Conference, Speaker, Diversifying Experts: Identifying Implicit Bias in the Selection of Expert Witnesses and Strategies for Retaining a Diverse Team of Experts, May 2021 National Latina/o Law Student Association National Conference, Speaker, Starting from Scratch, March 2021 ABA Latin America & the Caribbean Committee e-Meeting, Speaker, Update on 28 USC 1782–Obtaining Discovery in Aid of Foreign Proceedings, February 2021 Legalink Members’ General e-Meetings, Speaker, Resolving Technology Disputes Through Arbitration And The Use Of Technology In Arbitral Proceedings, November 2020 The Litigation Room: Where it Happens Podcast, Speaker, Diversity and Inclusion: Why is D&I a game changer?, October 2020 American Association for Justice Rapid Response Webinar, Speaker, Status of the Zantac Litigation, January 2020 HarrisMartin’s Zantac Litigation Conference (Miami Beach),Speaker, Class Actions for Consumers & TPPs, January 2020 ABA Section of Litigation & Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division CLE Conference (New York),Speaker, International Discovery: Around the World in Sixty Minutes, May 2019 HarrisMartin’s Valsartan & Losartan Recall Litigation Conference (Philadelphia),Speaker, Third-Party Payor Cases, April 2019 Legalink Interview Series, April 2019 International Litigation Panel (Guatemala City, Guatemala),Speaker, Managing Complex International Investigations, January 2019 University of Miami Business School, Guest Lecturer, Cross-Border Fraud Investigations (Forensic Accounting/Fraud Investigations Graduate Course),January 2019 Cryptocurrencies and Regulation Forum (Mexico City, Mexico),Speaker, Litigation Experiences in the Unregulated Crypto Space, November 2018 NAMWOLF Annual Meeting (Chicago),Speaker, International Arbitration & Cross-Border Litigation – Highlighting the Differences , September 2018 Legalink Members’ General Meeting (Lisbon, Portugal),Speaker, IT and New Business Opportunities, May 2018 Legalink International Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group Meeting (Lisbon, Portugal),Speaker, Class Actions in the United States as Compared with Other Foreign Jurisdictions , May 2018 Legalink Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Practice Group Meeting (Lisbon, Portugal),Speaker, Issues and Developments in Latin America, May 2018 NAMWOLF Business Meeting, Financial Services Litigation (San Diego),Speaker, Secured Transactions, UCC v. Hague Securities Convention, February 2018
45	Mofsowitz, Hilary	hilarymof@mweb.co.za, In Carmel in New York State.	I have been a mediator/arbitrator in employment/labor law (twenty-five years) in South Africa. I now live in New York. I have been actively involved in promoting diversity and mentoring new mediators/arbitrators post apartheid. In this field, we have been successful in achieving diversity through an open approach to selection of neutrals. Neutrals are not selected by the parties. They are appointed through a statutory system, ensuring that everyone has access to development and equal opportunity to presiding over ADR processes.	Associate member of NYSBA, NYCBA, NYCBA-DR, NY salon, ACR-GNY, Professor List Serve. I have been interviewed by the Professor List Served, judged a law student mediation and judged a law student essay competition.	ADR Training, Arbitration, Constitutional, Corporate, Disabilities Law, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Labor & Employment, Mediation, Public Service. Other areas: I am an accredited mediator and arbitrator in all areas of discrimination and sexual harassment, including sexual assault on minors (students K to 12) in the education sector.	I am a woman who experienced discrimination in the apartheid society of South Africa. I have been actively involved in achieving diversity among neutrals.	I have been actively involved in training neutrals which involved speaking and training groups of new neutrals. I have also done numerous speaking engagements on relevant topics such as ADR legislation in South Africa, discrimination in the work place, methods to ensure essential services in the event of strike action etc. My speaking engagements have been to groups of government, unions, employer organizations, large companies, fellow neutrals etc.
46	Morgan, ElizabethAnnBetty - Arbitrator/Mediator, The Morgan Law Firm I P.C.	morgan@morganlawpc.com	Ms. Morgan has more than 30 years of trial experience. She was co-chair of the trademark and copyright practice group at Hunton & Williams LLP and headed that practice at Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP in Atlanta. Ms. Morgan was lead counsel in a patent case that was tried to jury verdict in Portland Oregon in 2009. In 2010, she founded her own firm and expanded into wage and hour law, and other federal employment issues, principally on the plaintiff􀂶s side. She served on the board of directors of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice. Prior to law school, Ms. Morgan was a business and political reporter for the Miami Herald.	Ms. Morgan has more than 13 years experience as a mediator, beginning with the International Trademark Association (INTA)s Panel of Mediators and then affiliating with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). She belongs to International Institution of Conflict Prevention and Resolution’s technology, entertainment, employment, and trademark panels. She is a commercial, employment and consumer arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) She also is an arbitrator with FINRA and is injunction and chair qualified with that organization She joined NAM in 2018. Annually, Ms. Morgan receives additional training from AAA and CPR. She participated in the SVAMC/Stanford Webinar - Mediation in the Patent/Technology Case. Ms. Morgan She is vice chair of the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s ADR Committee and co-chair of the ABA ADR Section’s Intellectual Property subcommittee. Ms. Morgan is a past chair of the North American Subcommittee of INTA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and the ADR Subcommittee of the Litigation Committee for Intellectual Property Owners.	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Civil Rights, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Mediation, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Women in the Law	I was often mistaken for the court reporter as a young lawyer a fate of many women lawyers. I was fortunate to have wonderful female role models and lucky to have a male sponsor when I was in Big Law..
47	Ndami, Assunta - Team Leader, The Dispute Resolution Hub	assunta.mediator@gmail.com, Nairobi, Kenya	Assunta is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, a Certified Chartered Mediator, Mentor, ODR Practitioner and Trainer. Having studied and worked in Kenya, the UK and France, she has carved a niche in the practice of commercial law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). She has worked at the International Chamber of Commerce (France) and the Full Circle Centre (Kenya). She has also undertaken volunteer work at Q-Legal (UK) and FIDA (Kenya). Currently, she is the Founder and Team Lead of the Dispute Resolution Hub (DR Hub),a community of over 80 dispute resolution practitioners who build societal awareness on ADR and offer affordable ADR services in Kenya.	Law Society of Kenya - Member Kenyan Bar-Bench Mediation Committee(2020-2022)- Member Arbitral Women - Member Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC)- Founding Member Amicus Curiae Writers (Paris)- Contributor Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG-LCIA)- Member	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Early Dispute Resolution, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Mediation, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Technology, The Justice System, Women in the Law, Young Professionals. Online dispute resolution.
48	Onyema, Emilia - Professor of International Commercial Law, SOAS University of London	eo3@soas.ac.uk	Emilia Onyema is a Professor of International Commercial Law at SOAS University of London where she teaches international commercial arbitration and international investment law. She is qualified to practice law in Nigeria, as a Solicitor in England & Wales, Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and independent arbitrator. She convenes the SOAS Arbitration in Africa conference series and leads the SOAS Arbitration in Africa biennial survey research project. Her research interests focus on the development of international arbitration in Africa and the engagement of Africans in international arbitration. She has experience as presiding, co and sole arbitrator, and as expert witness in international commercial arbitration.	Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London branch) International Bar Association Nigerian Bar Association	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Corporate, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Insurance, International, Legal Education, Real Estate, The Justice System, Women in the Law. Other areas: Shareholder's disputes, commercial (sales) contracts.	My research primarily focuses on Africa and African voices are generally lacking in international panels. This, I will bring to any panel.
49	Paraskevas-Thadani, Elena - President, EPT Legal	ept@eptlegal.com, USA/New York, NY	Specializing in resolving employment disputes and workplace conflict, Elena has over 20 years in the legal profession and has litigated both plaintiff and defense matters. She has assisted parties in resolving class and collective actions, wage and hour, whistleblower, discrimination, and harassment claims.	EDNY mediation panel EDNY Mediators Advisory Council Federal Bar Council Foundation— Former Member of Board of Trustees SDNY Mediation Panel Hellenic Lawyers Association- Past President current advisory board member	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Disabilities Law, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Women in the Law	I am a Greek-American immigrant who grew up in New York. I fell in love with and married my high school sweetheart who is also an immigrant from India. Our children have received the benefits of the various perspectives our life together brings. As an employment attorney I resolved, litigated and investigated a full panoply of claims and perspectives. I am still learning and have a lot to offer as well on these topics.	Elena is a professional public speaker and trains several times a week on EEO, leadership, diversity and inclusion and other topics.
50	Paulose Jr., Matthew - Member, Paulose & Associates PLLC	mpaulose@paulosepllc.com, USA, NY, Bronxville, Westchester County	Mathew Paulose Jr. is an Administrative Law Judge, Hearing Officer, and Litigation Attorney with many years of Litigation experience. He is currently a member of his own law firm Paulose & Associates PLLC where, along with his associates, he helps NY businesses and individuals located primarily in the Counties of Westchester and the Bronx with all their litigation matters, whether they be on the plaintiff's or defendant's side. His goal is to provide good legal work for his clients, plain and simple. Mr. Paulose is AV rated, a Super Lawyer, and has a 10/10 rating for client services on AVVO. His pride and joy is his family, which consists of a physician wife, a daughter in high school, and two boys in elementary school.	Mr. Paulose belongs to several bar associations and specialty associations in the New York area.	Administrative, Business, Civil Rights, Constitutional, Construction, Employment, Labor & Employment, Litigation	For citizens of a society to believe in the system they set up, they need to see people like themselves in the decision making roles. Otherwise, they will not believe in the system and indeed will feel the system is unfair. In turn, they will not participate in the system and may even rebel against the system.	Mr. Paulose has spoken at various outlets in his career, including one sponsored by Chase Bank concerning employment hiring and risk; one sponsored by Binghamton University concerning employment careers in the legal industry; one sponsored by a NYC Union concerning NY sexual harassment laws. He has published several legal articles, including those for the New York Law Journal and the New York State Bar. He has been quoted in several newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, MSN.com, and Forbes.com. Early in his career, he won the NYLJ fiction writing contest, where he wrote a story about the Mona Lisa painting being stolen from the Louvre and illegally auctioned off to the highest bidder.
51	Pessen, Abigail - Owner, Dispute Resolution Services	abigail@pessenADR.com, US/NY/NY	After law school at the University of Chicago, a federal clerkship, and several decades as a commercial litigator, I yearned for a more rewarding and efficient way of helping my clients solve their problems, and found it in ADR. I've been honored to serve on the AAA's Large, Complex Case and Employment Panels and its mediator panel; I also serve on several Court-annexed mediation panels. I am a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and a past Chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the NY State Bar Association. From cases running the gamut from insurance, partnership, and contractual disputes to wrongful termination claims, I've developed successful techniques for arbitrating or mediating the disputes I've been asked to help resolve. NYC Best Lawyers named me Lawyer of the Year for mediation in 2015 and Lawyer of the Year for arbitration in 2019.	NYSBA Dispute Resolution Section, Past Chair. Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators	Arbitration, Business, Disabilities Law, Employment, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Labor & Employment, Mediation. I have solid expertise in best practices for arbitrators and mediators.	As a female making my way - successfully - in the largely white, male, field of arbitration, I have some first-hand experience with micro-aggressions and subtle forms of bias (such as "man-'splaining," being talked over, having ideas dismissed, etc.),which has given me valuable insight into issues of implicit bias and discrimination.	I've been a faculty presenter since 2012 for the NYSBA/AAA annual arbitration training program, a presenter for the ABA arbitration training institute, and a speaker at countless bar association, PLI, and law school programs over the years. I prepare thoroughly and always try to make the topic engaging and relevant.
52	Pilgrim, Jill - Managing Attorney, Pilgrim & Associates Arbitration, Law & Mediation LLC	jpesq@pilgrim-associateslaw.com	Jill Pilgrim’s career includes decades of experience working in the legal, sports, business, and corporate environments, in a variety of capacities. In the realm of dispute resolution, Pilgrim is a long-serving securities industry arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (formerly, the National Association of Securities Dealers). She is a member of the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Pilgrim is an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association on the commercial, consumer and domestic Olympic and sports disputes panels. Pilgrim is a mediator and arbitrator for the New York Supreme Court Commercial Division and for the New York County Lawyers’ Joint Committee on Fee Disputes and Conciliation. Pilgrim is a mediator on the roster of the New York Supreme Court - Bronx Mediation Program. She also conducts mediations for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s New York District Office. Pilgrim recently joined the New York International Arbitration Center’s Board as an Alternate Director. In the sports dispute resolution arena, Pilgrim served was an independent hearing officer for the New York State Gaming Commission and served on the Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Committee on Infractions. Pilgrim also serves on the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics (KCIA),as well as on the KCIA’s Educational Mission and College Athlete Issues Committee and Task Force on Racial Equity. She also teaches sports arbitration at Columbia Law School.	American Arbitration Association Arbitrator; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Arbitrator; International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Arbitrator and Mediator; New York Supreme Court Commercial Division Mediator; Bronx Supreme Court Mediator; New York; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Eastern District Office Mediator; State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Executive Committee (Co-Chair Sports ADR Committee); New York State Bar Association Entertainments, Arts & Sports Section Executive Committee (Co-Chair Sports Committee). Metropolitan Black Bar Association (Co-Chair ADR Section).	Administrative, ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Corporate, Corporate, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, International, Legal Education, Mediation, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Real Estate, Real Property, Securities. Other areas: I have substantial experience with the creation and administration of dispute resolution programs; particularly in areas of sports discipline and anti-doping.	As a speaker I can always add a fresh perspective to most issues. My unique perspective comes from being born in England and having parents with a British Colonial South American upbringing and education. I traveled and lived in different parts of the world, including living in Paris for a year with a French family. My profession has enabled me to travel extensively throughout the U.S., as well as in Europe, Asia and Africa. In the U.S. I have lived in New York City, Indianapolis, Miramar (Northwest Miami) and Palm Coast (Daytona Beach). Traveling, living, working and interacting with individuals from various economic and ethnic backgrounds has been very educational.
53	Ramos-Klee, Camille - Independent Tribunal Secretary	cramosklee@gmail.com, USA/New York/Brooklyn	I am an experienced Tribunal Secretary who has worked with several different arbitrators on both international commercial and investor-state disputes involving parties based in North America, Europe, and Asia. I have worked on arbitrations conducted under most major international rules, including the UNCITRAL Rules, the ICC Rules, and the AAA Rules. I am admitted to practice law in New York and hold a JD from Boston University School of Law and a BA from Amherst College. In addition to my work in arbitration, I am passionate about increasing diversity in the legal profession and giving back to the Latino community. I serve as Secretary to the LatinoJustice Líderes (Young Professional) Board and have been a mentor in the Next Generation Líderes Mentorship Program since 2020. Previously, I was a member of the organizing team for the Hispanic National Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division for Region ii (New York).	Arbitral Women—Member Arbitrator Intelligence—Ambassador Chartered Institute of Arbitrators—Associate Club Español de Arbitraje—Mentorship Program Mentee LatinoJustice PRLDEF Líderes Board Member—Secretary (2021-present) Hispanic National Bar Association—Former Committee Member of the Young Lawyers Division for Region II (NY) New York City Bar Association Arbitration Committee—Member Inter-American Affairs Committee—Affiliate Member Young Institute for Transnational Arbitration—Member and Former Mentorship Program Mentee Young International Arbitration Practitioners of New York—Member Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration—Member	International, Women in the Law, Young Professionals	Given my own background as a Peruvian-American and my participation in various Latino affinity groups, ways in which to increase Latinos in the legal profession, as well as provide support for those of us who are currently lawyers, are topics that are constantly on my mind.	I have previously spoken on two panels. The first was in November 2020 on a panel organized by CADRIn entitled "Document Management in Arbitration." The panel covered document management from the perspectives of various actors in an arbitration, and I spoke from the perspective of a tribunal secretary. The second panel was in August 2021 organized by LatinoJustice entitled "How to Succeed in Law School," and was designed for diverse incoming 1L (first-year) law students. I spoke on career planning in law school, especially for those taking untraditional paths.
54	Ratliff, Rebehak - Mediator/Arbitrator/Neutral Analyst, JAMS (independent contractor)	rratliff@jamsadr.com	Rebekah Ratliff is a credentialed former commercial insurance claims professional with more than 25 years of experience evaluating, negotiating and settling complex casualty claims loss matters, nationwide and internationally in a variety of subject matter areas. Rebekah is a mediator and arbitrator with the Judicial Mediation and Arbitration Service (JAMS),the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution services in the world. Rebekah is the President of the Atlanta Chapter of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA). She is active with other leading industry organizations, including Claims Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). Ms. Ratliff is the 2nd Vice Chair of the National Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and the Diversity Committee Co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section. She is a nationally sought-after presenter, panelist, and lecturer in the insurance and legal industries. She is the recipient of various prestigious awards to include a 7th U.S. District (IL) Congressional Award, for her work in alternative dispute resolution. Rebekah is a native of Chicago, IL, and graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana, holding a degree in Psychology. She is based in Atlanta, GA and operates internationally.	Rebekah Ratliff is the President of the Atlanta Chapter of the National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA). She is active with other leading industry organizations, including Claims Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). Ms. Ratliff is the 2nd Vice Chair of the National Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and the Diversity Committee Co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Section. She is a nationally sought-after presenter, panelist, and lecturer in the insurance and legal industries. She is the recipient of various prestigious awards to include a 7th U.S. District (IL) Congressional Award, for her work in alternative dispute resolution.	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Construction, Corporate, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Family, Insurance, International, Litigation, Mediation, Tort Law & Personal Injury, Young Professionals. Other areas: I have extensive leadership and speaking experience in the insurance and legal industries. I understand organizational governance. I sit on the Georgia State University Risk Management Foundation Advisory Board and on the North Carolina Central University School of Business Board of Visitors.	I am the face of diversity. I started my career in insurance 30 years ago as a commercial insurance claims professional, at a time where not many people looked like me. I worked for global insurance carriers, always being willing to learn new areas of insurance. I left Corporate America and founded a national mediation, arbitration and consulting firm as a non-lawyer. My career reflects my ability to build relationships and navigate new landscapes with the help of mentors and sponsors. I am proud to pay it forward as the co-founder of HBCU IMPACT, a non-profit initiative to attract, educate and employ diverse talent from historically black colleges, universities and law schools into insurance, legal and ADR career opportunities. I am frequently invited by bar associations, organizations and educational institutions to speak about matters of diversity and how to increase the selection of diverse neutrals. As the Diversity Committee Co-chair for the American Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section, I am actively working on initiatives to bring visibility to efforts (ABA Res 105 and Ray Corollary Initiative) created to encourage the selection of neutrals in diverse classifications. I believe that the inclusion of people from varied backgrounds, personal and professional cultures, skill sets, experience and thought processes makes for a richer environment and experience. Research has shown that using diverse talent increases profits.
55	Sami ud-Din, Mian - Partner, Bhandari Naqvi Riaz	msd@bnrlaw.net, Lahore, Pakistan	Partner at the law firm Bhandari Naqvi Riaz in Pakistan and has been practicing law for 13 years. He is a qualified Barrister (unregistered) having been called to the bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn and is an Advocate of the High Courts of Pakistan. He acts as counsel in commercial dispute matters in Pakistan and appears regularly before the High Courts in Pakistan. He specializes in international arbitration and has acted as counsel and advised in matters under the LCIA, ICC, SIAC, UNICTRAL and ICSID rules. He is ranked by Chambers and Partners as an “Up and Coming” practitioner in General Commercial Dispute Resolution in Pakistan. Client feedback noted by Chambers and Partners say that he has a “‘very masterful understanding of disputes matters,’” and describe him as “‘an excellent arbitration lawyer’”. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK, and the Asian Institute of ADR. He is on the panel of arbitrators of the SAARC Arbitration Council, nominated by Pakistan. He is also appointed by the Pakistan Rugby Union as a Judicial Officer and hears disciplinary matters arising out of rugby matches in Pakistan under the World Rugby Regulations.	Member, Rising Arbitrators Initiative Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, UK Fellow, Asian Institute of ADR, Malaysia Arbitrator, SAARC Arbitration Council Member, Young ICCA Member, Islamabad High Court Bar Association Member, Islamabad Bar Council Member, Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn	Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Civil Rights, Constitutional, Corporate, Corporate, Cyber, Energy, Intellectual Property, International, Litigation, Securities, Technology. Public and Private International Law, Foreign Investment, Media and Telecommunication, Data Protection and Privacy	As a practitioner, I am able to bring practical experience to the table. I have also worked in London earlier in my career and now due to practicing in Pakistan, I am able to bring new perspectives to international arbitration as practiced in developing countries as compared to developed countries.	My prior teaching experience along with my speaking experience make me an effective speaker. I am also an advocate who has been appearing before the High Court for over 10 years. My general speaking experience is as follows: - Speaker on Webinar held by SAARC Arbitration Council on “Arbitration Related Developments in Pakistan – The Way Forward”, April 2021 - Speaker at CIICA, Pakistan’s conference on International Arbitration, November 2019 - Speaker on International Investment Arbitration at a seminar conducted by the Research Society of International Law in collaboration with Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung in November 2013 - Lecturer on International Arbitration on the International Law Certification Course conducted by the Research Society of International Law, Pakistan, 2012-2013 - Lecturer on Introduction to Islamic Law at The Institute of Legal Studies, Islamabad (University of London, LLB Curriculum),2011 - 2014
56	Santiago, Jay Patrick - Philippines Country Attorney, Kyndryl	jaysantiago@jaysantiago.net	Jay Patrick R. Santiago is an accredited arbitrator of the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, the Philippine International Center for Conflict Resolution, and the Office for Alternative Dispute Resolution of the Philippines, which qualifies him to be an arbitrator in arbitrations involving government agencies in the Philippines. He is an attorney in the Philippines and a qualified solicitor in England & Wales. He will soon join the in-house legal team of Kyndryl, IBM’s spin-off company providing managed IT infrastructure services for 75 of the Fortune 100. Jay has performed various roles in arbitral proceedings–as a party representative, a tribunal secretary, and an arbitrator. He is part of the Expert Pool of the Benchmark Chambers International & Benchmark International Mediation Center (深圳市蓝海法律查明和商事调解中心). He is a member of the Professional Development & Education Committee of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution. He is currently an Ambassador of the International Bar Association’s (IBA) Asia Pacific Arbitration Group and a Country Representative of the Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration. Until 2017, Jay was based in Hong Kong and worked as a senior member of the Secretariat of a renowned international arbitral institution. Thereafter, he re-joined Quisumbing Torres (a member firm of Baker McKenzie in the Philippines) where he focused on (a) corporate restructuring and insolvency proceedings and (b) international dispute resolution, particularly international commercial arbitration and investor-state dispute settlement. Jay authored chapters in various publications, including the Asia Mediation Handbook (Sweet & Maxwell, 2015),Foreign Investment and Investment Arbitration in Asia (Intersentia, 2019),Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook (2011-2013, 2020-2021),and Arbitration in Asia (published in Russian) (Kiaplaw, 2021). Jay obtained his Master of Laws in International Business Law as a Chevening scholar at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he also acted as the LSE International Arbitration Society’s LLM Advisor. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree (second honors; Most Distinguished Graduate Awardee) from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he currently teaches Private International Law. He also has a bachelor’s degree in public health (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines.	• Regional Director - Centre for International Alternative Dispute Resolution (2020-present) • Regional Ambassador - International Bar Association, Asia Pacific Arbitration Group (2020-present) • Member - Expert Pool of the Benchmark Chambers International & Benchmark International Mediation Center (深圳市蓝海法律查明和商事调解中心) (2020-present) • Regional Representative (North Asia) - ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (2019-2021) • Regional Ambassador - HK45 (2019-2021) • Country Representative (Philippines) - Asia-Pacific Forum for International Arbitration (2019-2020) • Vice President for International Initiatives - Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (2014-present) • Founding Co-Chair - Young PIArb (Philippine Institute of Arbitrators) • Member - Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc., Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (East Asia Branch),Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Young ICCA (International Council for Commercial Arbitration),HK45, ICC Young Arbitrators' Circle, ASEAN Law Association, and Phi Kappa Phi International Honors Society	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Bankruptcy, Corporate, Criminal Justice, Cyber, Diversity, International, Legal Education, Technology, Young Professionals	I am below 40 (age diversity); I am a Filipino (racial diversity); I am a cis-gender gay man (gender diversity); I am based in the Philippines (geographic diversity); I am qualified in England & Wales (common law) and the Philippines (civil law) and have worked as a counsel in a Hong Kong arbitral institution (legal background diversity)
57	Singh, Peter - Attorney, Fourscore Business Law	peterdsinghjr@gmail.com, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States	Pete currently works as an attorney with Fourscore Business Law. Prior to this position, his most recent experience was working with the Start-Ups practice group at Smith Anderson in Raleigh, which followed an in-house stint with a private equity company in Durham as a Corporate Counsel and M&A Attorney.	North Carolina Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Race & Equity Committee Black Entertainment & Sports Lawyers Association	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Entertainment & Sports, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Mediation, Technology		Legal Strategies for Music Pros, Gospel Industry Network Conference, NC, April 28, 2022 Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs),The Legal Eagle Review, November 16, 2021 Black Family Wealth Challenge, The 10K Project, November 30, 2020 Black GPS of Excellence, Coahoma Community College, OK, November 12, 2020 Stages and Strategies of Growth, Black Business Expo, NC, November 12, 2020 Legally, Technically, Straight Down to the Business, The Musicians Exchange Podcast, NC, October 21, 2020 Aligning Your Intellectual Property and Business Strategies, HUE Tech Summit, PA, May 3, 2019 Path and Purpose, Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars Program at Duke Law, NC, June 7, 2018 Music // Business, Legal Outreach PACT Program at NYU Law, NY, June 10, 2017 Where Talent Meets Need, NYCBA Sports & Entertainment Law Symposium, NY, March 11, 2017
58	Sperow, Janice - Arbitrator & Mediator, Sperow ADR Services	janicesperow@sperowadr.com, United States/California/San Diego	A full-time arbitrator, Hearing Officer, mediator, and Judge Pro Tem, Ms. Sperow brings extensive experience and analytical depth to the ADR world. She specializes in commercial, employment, emerging technology, healthcare, transportation, life sciences, trade, financial services, mass claims, and intellectual property. She serves as an arbitrator and/or mediator for AAA, CPR, WIPO, FINRA, NFA, NAM, San Diego Superior Court, Resolute Systems, and many other panels. A former litigator with Morrison & Foerster and Managing Partner and Head of Litigation & ADR at Ruiz & Sperow, a woman-owned, minority owned law firm, Ms. Sperow received her BA from UC Berkeley, graduating magna cum laude and her JD from UC Hastings, graduating summa cum laude. She began her career as an extern for the Hon. J Clifford Wallace of the 9th Circuit and a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Richard J. Cardamone of the 2nd Circuit. Ms. Sperow writes and speaks on ADR, business, and employment topics and actively participates in several dispute resolution associations. Inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, former president of the National Association of Women Lawyers and Vice President of the California Women Lawyers, Ms. Sperow is committed to the profession and service.	 National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals  International Association of Privacy Professionals, Member  American Bar Association Member, ABA Dispute Resolution, Labor & Employment Law, & Business Law Sections  Federal Bar Association, Dispute Resolution At Large Board Member  International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Dispute Prevention Committee Member  Arbitral Women, Member  National Association of Women Lawyers, former President & Executive Board Member  California Women Lawyers, former Second Vice-President &, Executive Committee, Board of Governors Member, California Women Lawyers President’s Award	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business/Finance, Constitutional, Disabilities Law, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy, Health, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Pharmaceuticals, Securities, Technology, Women in the Law. In addition to the above, dispute prevention, early neutral evaluation, mock arbitration, effective writing.	As a woman in a traditionally male dominated profession, I understand and appreciate the nuances and challenges we face and the stereotypes and assumptions they sometimes mask. Successful in navigating the ADR world, I can help others. I also have a minor disability (knee brace) which permits me to see the world slightly differently as we all otherwise take for granted, the physical abilities of those with whom we interact.	Presence, Humor, Engagement, Joy, Inclusion, Spunk backed by serious research, knowledge, experience, and depth of content. Most recent presentations:  (forthcoming) AAA, Commercial Arbitrators, West Coast Roundtable, Fall 2021, “Efficiency Tips for Arbitrators,” with co-presenter Saloni Mavani.  ABA, Dispute Resolution Section, Conference, July 21, 2021, “Dispute Prevention and Clause Drafting,” with co-presenter AAA VP Aaron Gothelf.  ABA, Arbitration Institute, facilitator, “The Evidentiary Hearing,” June 18, 2021.  ABA, Arbitration Institute, facilitator, “The All-Important Preliminary Hearing,” June 14, 2021.  ABA, Dispute Resolution Section, Spring Conference April 14, 2021, Third Party Subpoenas in U.S. Arbitrations, with co-presenter Theo Cheng.  AAA, Commercial Arbitrators, West Coast Roundtable, February 17, 2021, “Dispute Prevention: from Reaction to Pro-action.”  ABA, Dispute Resolution Section, December 2, 2020, “Dispositive Motions in Arbitration.”  AAA Commercial Arbitrators, West Coast Roundtable, September 16, 2020, “Dispositive Motions in Arbitration, The Tide is Rising,” with co-presenter arbitrator Reginald Holmes.  Will Work for Food Project, Mediators’ New Possibilities Hour, October 29, 2020, “The Best Dispute Resolution is Prevention,” with co-presenter CPR Senior VP Ellen Parker. YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndLtGv1m7ic&feature=youtu.be
59	Stearns Johnsen, Joan - Mediator and Arbitrator/Senior Skills Professor, JSJ-ADR/University of Florida	joan@jsj-adr.com	Joan Stearns Johnsen, FCIArb, has over thirty years’ experience resolving disputes as a commercial arbitrator and mediator. She has particular expertise in financial matters including trading, banking, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to becoming a neutral Joan was an Enforcement Attorney for the Commodity Futures Commission in Washington, DC and worked in-house as Associate General Counsel for the Commodity Exchange, Inc. (now a Designated Contract Market within the CME Group) and as Assistant Commodities Counsel for Smith Barney (now Morgan Stanley Wealth Management) both in New York. Joan is on the arbitration and mediation panels of AAA, CPR, FINRA, Resolute Systems, NAM, and the American Health Law Association. Joan is an experienced speaker. She regularly conducts corporate trainings and teaches international arbitration, arbitration, mediation, and negotiation at the University of Florida Joan also publishes frequently on a range of dispute resolution issues, including best practices in arbitration and mediation. Joan is IMI certified and CEDR accredited.	Past Chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution, Council member of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ("CPR"),Vice Chair of the International Bar Association Mediation Committee, Board Member of the Miami International Bar Association, and in the leadership of the ABA Section of Litigation as a subcommittee co-chair.	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Corporate, Corporate, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Health, International, Legal Education, Mediation, Securities	I have presented on women in negotiation and on women in leadership. I have studied and taught in the areas of implicit bias and gender.
60	Steele, Dr. Ralph - Arbitrator & Mediator, Mediation Worlds, PLLC	rsteele@mediationworlds.com, White Plains New York	I started as a Mediator in 1992 and has a Doctorate degree in Mediation. I have mediated over 8000 hours and 675 hours of Arbitration cases. I have taught mediation at the University of Texas Arlington and published several mediation books including a mediation webinar for Creighton University Law school. Finally I have mediated EEOC cases, Federal district court cases both corporate and individual personal injury employment construction.	ADR Advantage Federal Mediation Mediation Worlds Texas Association Mediators and American Bar Association	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Construction, Corporate, Corporate, Entertainment & Sports, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Mediation, Ombuds, Real Property, Tort Law & Personal Injury	I am an African American and has always been a person of color who supports all humanity regardless of who they are.	I have trained over 500 mediators including speaking in Sydney Australia, Madrid Spain, Bahamas, UCLA, SMU, University of North Texas.
61	Stiller, Sharon - Chair Employment Law Group, Abrams Fensterman	sstiller585@gmail.com, USA/New York/Rochester	I am a partner and Chair of the Employment Law Group at Abrams Fensterman, as well as the author of "Employment Law in New York." I am on the AAA Panel of Neutrals for Employment Law, and have had substantial arbitration and mediation experience, as well as experience as a woman neutral and female counsel. I can speak to the issues in general or in particular, especially as they relate to employment law.	former Chair, New York State Bar Association , Labor and Employment Law Section, former trustee, Monroe County Bar Association, former President, Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys, member, New York State Bar, Continuing Education Committee, former Chair Monroe County Bar Continuing Education Committee.	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Employment, Labor & Employment. I have been active in diversity, opportunities for women and especially, for women lawyers. I currently serve on the Board of the National Women's Hall of Fame.	Female and upstate New York. I was also the first female in many areas (one of the first two female full time Assistant District Attorneys in Monroe County, first female chair of my Country Club, first female associate to be elevated to partner in the civil law firm I joined when I left the DA's office, etc.	I generally have speaking and training engagements for the New York State Bar, Chambers of Commerce, other groups and for clients frequently each year. In addition, I was an Assistant Professor teaching Business Law at Monroe Community College for 22 years. I enjoy public speaking and educating people.
62	Sweify, Mohamed - Attorney & Teaching Fellow, Fordham Law School	msweify@fordham.edu	I am a bilingual dual qualified attorney in civil and common law jurisdictions. I have been practicing arbitration and ADR for years beside my teaching responsibilities at Fordham Law School in the same field	Vice Chair, IDR Committee, NYSBA DR Section, NYSBA Arbitration Committee, NYCBA International Law Committee, NYCBA ADR Inclusion Network	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Civil Rights, Construction, Cyber, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Energy, Entertainment & Sports, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, International, Labor & Employment, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Ombuds, Pro Bono and Legal Services, Public Service, Real Estate, Real Property, Securities, Technology, White Collar Criminal Defense, Women in the Law, Young Professionals	Being a civil law practitioner practicing also in a common law jurisdiction should bring a different perspective to ADR practitioners in NY. As a Muslim man of color with a different educational background should add a new value to the speakers. As a teaching fellow, my reach should cover a broad spectrum of new generations who will be aware of the ADR practices through me.
63	Tenner, David - Special Counsel, Ridley, McGreevy & Winocur, P.C.	tenner@ridleylaw.com, Unites States/Colorado/Denver	35 years into my career as a trial lawyer, I have been transitioning over the last ten years to becoming a full-time neutral. I am an arbitration geek and can talk about it for hours. If done correctly, with experienced arbitrators, advocates and clients, there's no better way to resolve disputes on the merits.	AAA, American Bar Association - co-chair of the Dispute Resolution Section's Arbitration Committee and Arbitration Training Institute. Have done numerous CLEs on the arbitration process and special master work. The Colorado Diverse Attorney Community Circle (CODACC) Program.	Arbitration, Other: Court-appointed masters, also known as special masters.	I can offer the perspective of a recently-public gay man with an active ADR practice.	Knowledge of subject matter. Preparation. And I'm not a jerk.
64	Uwazie, Ernest - Professor/Director, California State University Sacramento	uwazieee@csus.edu, USA, Sacramento, California	Ernest E. Uwazie holds both the BA (1984) and MA (1985) in Criminal Justice from St Edward's University, Austin, Texas, and a Ph.D. degree (1991) in Justice Studies from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, with a specialization in comparative (African) justice and conflict resolution. He is a Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice, and Director/Founder of the Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution at California State University, Sacramento. He teaches courses on comparative justice, dispute resolution and restorative justice, minorities and justice, and the justice system and community; he is a renowned ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)/mediation trainer, practitioner, scholar and system designer. Since 1995, he has conducted over 200 ADR training workshops and seminars in US and Africa, for over 10,000 people representing various agencies in criminal justice, law, education, public health, social services, traditional rulers, human rights, youth leaders and community based organizations.	None	Administrative, ADR Training, Criminal Justice, Diversity, International, Mediation, The Justice System. Victim offender mediation/dialogues.	Lived experience and training in the African/black communities/populations.	Teaching restorative justice and conflict resolution to undergraduates, training on mediation and negotiation at global level, and ADR practitioner.
65	Weiss, Holly - Mediator and Arbitrator, HWH Mediation LLC	holly.weiss@hwhmediation.com, New York, NY, USA	am an effective, patient and persistent mediator, focused on helping parties settle employment and employee benefits disputes, including workplace discrimination and harassment claims, contract disputes, compensation disputes and wage and hour claims. I am highly respected by employee and management attorneys alike. I understand the attorney-client relationship and the drivers of all parties involved in the mediation process. I have extensive ADR training and experience. I am a member of numerous rosters and panels, including the mediation panels of the District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the Supreme Court of the State of New York (Commercial Division),the National Roster of Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association, and the CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. Before pivoting to mediation, I spent nearly three decades practicing employment and employee benefits law at the highest level at top tier law firms in New York City. As a trusted advisor, I helped my clients settle hundreds of high stakes, complex and emotion-laden disputes, in mediation and outside of mediation.	American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator),CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals (Mediator),New York City Bar Association (ADR Committee),New York State Bar Association (ADR Committee),American Bar Association (ADR Section),SDNY Mediation Panel (Mediation Advisory Committee)	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Civil Rights, Disabilities Law, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Mediation, Women in the Law	In addition to having the perspective of a woman who spent 30 years in a male dominated work environment, I have litigated cases involving a wide range of workplace conflicts. My experience as a board member of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding has given me additional perspective. Finally, as a the founder of a non-profit called Stand Up! Girls -- we teach stand up comedy to girls from underserved communities to improve their communication skills -- I have learned a lot about the real barriers younger people, particularly women of color, face.	As a practicing attorney, I spoke regularly on a variety of topics within my area of expertise, including employment law. In addition, I regularly training professionals about harassment and discrimination in the workplace. I am a confident and entertaining speaker, having honed my skills by writing and performing stand up comedy. Selected engagements include: New York University Law Women Panel, New York, March 2019 22nd Annual Employment Law Workshop for Federal Judges, New York University, New York, March 2019 “Conducting the Internal Investigation — Considerations, Processes and Procedures & Privilege Issues and Ethical Traps in Conducting the Investigation,” PLI Internal Investigations 2018, New York, June 2018 Tanenbaum 3rd Annual Religious Diversity Leadership Summit, New York, May 2018 “Avoiding Litigation in Workforce Cases,” Benchmark Women in Litigation East, New York, September 2017
66	Wilson, Deanne - Hon. and Arbitrator/Mediator, Resolutions LLC	sonarmom@gmail.com, Mendham, New Jersey, USA	Retired Superior Court Judge. Spent 17 years on the bench after 17 years in private practice. Expertise in all areas of business, environmental, minority shareholder, probate disputes, as well as construction and health care. In arbitration and mediation for last eight years, both domestically and internationally.	Arbitrator roster for London Court of International Arbitration, AAA, ICDR; arbitrator/ mediator roster of National Academy of Distinguished Arbitrators. Belong to International Law Section and ADR section of the ABA.	ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Construction, Early Dispute Resolution, Environmental, Health, Insurance, International, Litigation, Mediation, Securities, The Justice System, Trusts & Estates and Probate, Women in the Law	I prefer to use the term "inclusivity" as opposed to "diversity." We are ALL more alike than we are different; and I aspire to a demeanor that truly reflects that similarity.	Have appeared in well over one hundred continuing legal education seminars, as well as having spent 17 years on the bench delivering opinions from the bench. Many of the seminars have received awards.
67	York, Matthew - General Manager, JAMS	myork@jamsadr.com	https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-p-york-b347077/		Administrative, ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Business/Finance, Civil Rights, Corporate, Corporate, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Mediation
68	Grisolano, Laura - Founder and CEO, Bridge Mediation & Leadership Solutions LLC	LauraGrisolano@BridgeADR.com, Phoenix, Arizona	As an experienced mediator, I observed that most workplace conflicts were the result of communication gaps, personality conflicts, and/or people feeling disrespected or under-appreciated. I've developed new ways to approach team dysfunction and workplace conflict that quiet feelings of blame and anger and shift the focus to forward progress and collaboration. The quarantine and shifts to remote work during a year of political polarization has exaggerated conflicts into US v THEM thinking. Are you ready to try a new way? I'll share Seven Strategies for Forward Progress.	WIDR, ABA Dispute Resolution Practice Group, NAWBO, Center for Conflict Resolution, Straus Institute, Women's Bart Association of Illinois.	ADR Training, Business, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Family, Labor & Employment, Legal Education, Litigation, Mediation, Ombuds, Women in the Law. Other areas: I have deep expertise in the use of Hogan Personality Assessments, the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument, and other best-in-class tools to improve team collaboration, reduce workplace conflict, and develop professional competencies. My specific expertise regarding Oxytocin, empathy, the parasympathetic nervous system, and the physiology behind US v THEM thinking is especially relevant during these troubled times. As an attorney and the founder of one the leading "Conflict Consulting" firms in the US, I draw from research in the fields of behavioral economics, psychology, medicine, and learning and development to produce programs that are impactful and transformative.	I try to build D&I insights into all of my work, without making it feel heavy handed or uncomfortable. One of my favorite trainings involves the Hogan Values survey. By the end of the training, which never mentions race or gender or other cohorts or particular community, participants can feel and understand why diverse perspectives are necessary to drive the best outcomes. As a young woman, I applied to and chose to attend "Claremont Men's College," soon to be renamed Claremont McKenna College. I never felt disadvantaged during school, but it contributed in the long run to my understandings about how education, mentorship, neuroscience, and community can advance inclusion and equity. Thirty-five years later, as a member of the board of trustees, I am spearheading a new engagement initiative focused on Inclusion, Belonging, Inspiration, Mobilization, and Contribution.	As a neuroscience nerd, I know that we learn best when we are personally engaged in an activity. My sessions are built around opportunities to make learning relevant, interactive, interesting, and (where appropriate) even fun! Conflict management does not have to be a downer - the topic should feel encouraging and inspiring. As professor, I've taught undergraduates and MBA candidates. As founder of Bridge Leadership Solutions, I've delivered trainings for a wide variety of audiences, including boards, tech company employees, law firms, workplace teams, women's groups, and start-up founders. In the last few years, I've enjoyed the opportunity to deliver zoom trainings for audiences in Singapore, India, and the UK, among other global locations.
69	Lim, Audrey - Principal, Audrey Lim (Advocates & Solicitors) Malaysia	al@audreylim.com, Malaysia	Throughout my experience of almost 7 years in practice, I learned that curation and curiosity are intertwined. As a lawyer, I see my role as a solution provider. We all have curious minds. We are divergent thinkers. We ask questions and explore different angles of thought. That’s what curiosity is about. What about curation? It’s about connecting the dots. When we connect the dots, we get to see unexpected connections from our thoughts based on the facts we have. Inevitably, this leads us to the possibilities of solutions. Curiosity helps us come up with options. With curation, we explore the best possible solution from these options. Together, we get to use it to the advantage of the person who comes to us for a solution.	Malaysian Bar AIAC Young Professional Group	ADR in the Courts, Business, Business/Finance, Construction, Corporate, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Insurance, Legal Education, Litigation, Securities, Young Professionals. Other areas: Corporate disputes, Corporations Law.	Neurodiversity isn’t the same thing as disability. Throughout my life, I always wondered why it was so difficult for me to conform and be 'normal' like everyone else no matter how hard I tried to fit in. It was always me against the rest of the world. I was always the outcast, and whenever I suggested ideas that were unfamiliar and not 'popular', I was never taken seriously, especially when those ideas could have an effect on altering the status quo or challenging cultural norms. When I finally decided to take matters into my own hands after experiencing the above that left me with almost no regard for my self worth, my diagnosis (of sorts) assured me that neurodiversity, at least for me, is a gift.	https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ctaudreylim_recently-on-saturday-191019-dr-amer-activity-6592546855027077120-8wr- https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/journalling-self-care-journey-mental-health-audrey-lim
70	Bratic, Catherine - Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells	catherine.bratic@hoganlovells.com, Houston, Texas, USA. Frequently in Paris, France for work.	Catherine Bratic helps clients navigate complex, high-value, cross-border disputes in arbitration and in US courts. She provides strategic and practical guidance to global clients in the energy and technology sectors as well as to states and state-owned entities. Trained in civil and common law and dual-qualified in Texas and France, Catherine is adept at navigating cross-cultural issues. She draws on her past experience as a legal fellow at UNESCO and as a clerk for the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal (Chief Judge, Southern District of Texas) to help clients prevent disputes, negotiate solutions, and – when all else fails – pursue legal action. Catherine's experience includes advising clients before arbitral tribunals under the ICC, UNCITRAL, ICSID, AAA, ICDR, SCAI, and LCIA rules, as well as before national courts. Catherine is the current chair of Young ITA, a 2500-member organization grouping together under-40 arbitration practitioners. She is also the America's Chair of Hogan Lovells' steering committee on women in arbitration. Catherine frequently writes and speaks on matters relating to arbitration in the energy, technology, and automotive sectors; international trade agreements; and arbitration proceedings in U.S. courts.	Young ITA - current Chair (2021-2023),past Communications Chair (2019-2021) Houston Bar Association Dispute Resolution Center, Board Member (2019-2021) Houston Bar Association, Federal Practice Section, current President-Elect (2021-2023),past Treasurer (2019-2021) Houston Bar Association Task Force on General Change, Task Force Member (2018-2019) Member of ArbitralWomen, the French-American Bar Association, and the French-American Chamber of Commerce (Texas section)	ADR in the Courts, Arbitration, Energy, International, Litigation, Technology, Women in the Law, Young Professionals	I am under 40, a woman, and a new mother juggling big law firm life. Having begun my professional career abroad, I know what it is like to be an outsider in a group. I try to keep this perspective in mind when I am mentoring those who are under-represented in our profession. This perspective also informs how I deal with my clients and witnesses, who also often feel like they are in a "foreign country" when they step into a courtroom.	I speak frequently on issues related to arbitration, energy and technology, and women in the law. I have spoken by Zoom, in person, and have moderated panels before diverse audiences. I am often invited back as a speaker because I am enthusiastic and honest in my assessments. I know that attention spans can be limited, so I lead with the headline and am not afraid to improvise if needed to respond to an audience.
71	Das, Pallab - Assistant professor of law, Bennett university	pallabdas.ils@gmail.com, India	Mr. Das is an Assistant professor of Law at Bennett University and was a former faculty at NLU Odisha. Pallab Das completed his LLM from Swansea University, United Kingdom on an International Excellence Scholarship, 2015 with specialization in International Commercial and Maritime Law and his BSL.LLB from ILS Law College, Pune and was ranked 8th in Pune University. He got selected on scholarship and completed the Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration from Austrian Arbitration Academy, sommerhochshule, Vienna in 2018. He is also pursuing his PhD in Maritime Arbitration from NLUO. He has written many articles and also assisted in writing a book “Justice for Women: Legal Compendium” (2015),Odisha State Commission for Women, Government of Odisha, India. He is also the editor of the book on maritime law i.e. “Through the lens of Maritime Law: A world view” Centre for Maritime Law, National Law University Odisha (1st edn. 2020) and the book titled “Maritime Jurisdiction and Admiralty law in India”. His areas of interests include, International Maritime Law, International Commercial and Investment Arbitration, Criminal Law, Legal Methods, Evidence Law, and Transfer of Property Act. Prior to joining NLUO, he practiced in the High court of Orissa and also worked as a Civil Judge, Odisha Judicial Services (Ranked 5th 2013). He is a qualified Westlaw UK researcher. Mr. Pallab is also a member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrator, London and Associate member of Asian Institute of Alternate Dispute Resolution, Malaysia. He is the Honorary Founder of Lawmentoring.com, India’s first mentoring programme for law students across India. He is frequently called for talks on arbitration and maritime laws by several law colleges in India and abroad and has been vehemently advocating for Mental Health issues and the immediate need to address the problem.	Chartered institute of Arbitrator, London Asian institute of alternate dispute resolution, Malaysia Young member, Mumbai Centre Of International Arbitration	ADR Training, Arbitration, Legal Education, Mediation, Young Professionals. Maritime law, contract law.	My inclusion in this programme will help young minds in understanding the role played by academics in ADR not just as a teacher but the varied roles played by them in every daily life of a student and the society. This will also help developing country to give more importance to academics as a career and how academician can help reduce the burden of the courts by being a mediator or adjudicator.	As a professor, I have countless number of hours to myself as a speaker. I have benn called by other universities in india and abroad to speak on arbitration and maritime law. I have also an advocate on mental health issues. Several edtech companies have interviewed me on how to prepare for law as a career and judiciary preparation which can be found on youtube under my name.
72	Greer, Shan - Attorney, Arbitrator and Mediator, Spencer West LLP	shan.greer@spencer-west.com, Saint Lucia	Shan Greer is an international arbitrator, mediator and advocate associated with the British law firm Spencer West LLP. She is qualified as a barrister and solicitor in England, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Belize. For over twenty years, Shan Greer’s practice has been Caribbean focused with her clients benefiting from her regional knowledge and international expertise. She has advised on a wide range of large infrastructure and construction projects for state-owned enterprises, international investors, joint venture partners and regional consultants under which the parties used bespoke or FIDIC, JCT and NEC standard forms of contract. Known for a practical and commercially sensitive approach to handling matters, Shan Greer has successfully handled a wide variety of transactions and disputes across multiple jurisdictions in the Caribbean, Europe and North America. Shan Greer regularly acts as an arbitrator, adjudicator and mediator in ad hoc, institutional, international and domestic arbitrations in both civil and common law jurisdictions. She is currently named to the roster of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre, Dispute Resolution Centre in Trinidad and Tobago, Dispute Resolution Association in St. Lucia and the Jamaica International Arbitration Centre.		ADR in the Courts, ADR Training, Arbitration, Construction, Corporate, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Energy, International, Litigation, Mediation, Pro Bono and Legal Services	As an Afro-Caribbean Canadian woman, who has lived and worked in multiple jurisdictions, I have a unique perspective on effectively working in spaces that are not inclusive or welcoming to minorities. These experiences allow me to discuss diversity from various perspectives, thus providing a more nuanced viewpoint on many of the issues facing minorities.
73	Garza, Aric J. - Attorney \| Mediator \| Arbitrator, Aric J Garza Law PLLC	aric@sabusinessattorney.com, U.S./Texas/San Antonio	Aric has extensive litigation experience, having represented both plaintiffs and defendants in multi-party litigation matters for over 20 years. He has represented businesses, governmental entities and individuals in such cases as consumer/commercial claims, business disputes (shareholders, partners and member/managers),real property disputes (title, adverse possession, and conveyance claims),employment matters and cases involving probate litigation. Additionally, Aric serves as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Consumer, Commercial and Employment Panels. He is also an arbitrator and mediation with the CPR Institute. Aric has experience mediating complex commercial, property and consumer disputes.	American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution (Member of the Arbitration Cmte, the Mediation Cmte and Chair of the Marketing/Outreach Subcmte),State Bar of Texas, ADR Section (Planning Cmte and Council Member),San Antonio Bar Association, ADR Section Officer (Vice-President)	ADR Training, Arbitration, Business, Diversity, Early Dispute Resolution, Employment, Litigation, Mediation, Real Estate, Real Property	In the U.S., there are very few attorneys of Mexican-American heritage who speak at CLE events. While the number of Latino/Latina attorneys continue to grow, the growth has been either marginal or has plateaued. Seeing someone with a diverse background would be a positive experience for all Latino/Latina attorneys, especially those beginning their careers.	Speaker/Panelist the American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Dispute Resolution and GP/Solo Section on Consumer Arbitrations, Guest on "The Arbitration Conversation" podcast with Prof. Amy J. Schmitz, Panelist on the State Bar of Texas, ADR Section's "2021 Advanced ADR," Facilitator on the 2021 ABA Arbitration Institute, speaker with the San Antonio Bar Association "Brown Bag Series" on Consumer Arbitrations and Commercial Arbitrations, speaker with the Mexican American Bar Association (Texas) on Consumer Arbitrations.
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