PROGRAM 

The conference combines the fundamental theoretical considerations presented in the first session with practical tips and deep dives in workshop sessions, complemented by discussions of leading experts in panel discussions.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2nd

8:00 - 9:00 

REGISTRATION

9:00 - 9:15  

Opening and Welcome  

Martina Cirbusová (ISCT Fellow and Board Member, Head of MEDUC, 🇨🇿)

Anja Bekink (ISCT President, 🇳🇱)

9:15 - 9:45 

Institute for the Study of Conflict Transformation: Learning from the Past, Preparing for the Future

Janet Mueller (ISCT Coordinator, 🇺🇸)

Anja Bekink (ISCT President, 🇳🇱)

9:45 - 10:15 

Premises of Transformative Practice 2.0

Judy Saul (ISCT Fellow and Board Member, 🇺🇸)

10:15 - 10:45 

FACE and Transformative Practice

Carol Bloom (ISCT Fellow, 🇺🇸)

COFFEE-BREAK

11:15 - 11:45 

The transformative approach in the management of the Mediation and Education Centre Brno: a celebration of five years of work

Martina Cirbusová (ISCT Fellow and Board Member, Head of MEDUC, 🇨🇿)

11:45 - 12:15

A Relational and Dialogical World: Foundations of Transformative Practice

Erik Cleven (ISCT Fellow, Saint Anselm College, 🇺🇸 🇳🇴)

12:15 - 12:45

Self-Determination in Transformative Practice: The Art of Mirrors and Lights

Dan Simon (ISCT Fellow, 🇺🇸)

12:45 - 13:15

Does Self-Determination Always Precede Recognition? Recognition as the Cornerstone of the Relational Worldview

Robin Brzobohatý (ISCT Fellow, MEDUC, 🇨🇿)

LUNCH

WORKSHOPS

MEDIATION

14:15 - 15:15

Advanced Reflection: Capturing Behavior in Reflections

Peter Miller 🇺🇸

COFFEE-BREAK

15:30 - 17:30

Advanced Reflection: Capturing Behavior in Reflections

Peter Miller 🇺🇸

DIALOGUE

14:15 - 15:15

Transformative Dialogue – An Introduction to Co-Created Conversations

Cherise Hairston 🇺🇸 

COFFEE-BREAK

15:30-17:30

Getting a Dialogue Started: Tips for Working in Communities, Organizations and with International Conflict

Mia Bowers 🇺🇸

Vesna Matovic 🇷🇸 🇬🇧

Olivier Chambert-Loir 🇫🇷 

COACHING

14:15 - 17:30 (including coffee break)

Transformative Conflict Coaching Lab

Basia Solarz 🇨🇦

Christian Hartwig 🇩🇪

Jakub Rubeš 🇨🇿

Kristine Paranica 🇺🇸

Łukasz Kwiatkowski 🇵🇱

Alžběta Kubišová 🇨🇿

Cherise D. Hairston 🇺🇸

Héléne Rouleau 🇨🇦

19:00 - 23:00

GALA RECEPTION

23:00 - dawn

SOCIAL PROGRAM

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3rd

8:30 - 9:00

COFFEE AND ROLL

9:00 - 9:30

 What Do We Get from the First Day - Recap from the WS Sections

Martina Cirbusová (ISCT Fellow and Board Member, Head of MEDUC, 🇨🇿)

Robin Brzobohatý (ISCT Fellow, MEDUC, 🇨🇿)

Basia Solarz (ISCT Fellow, 🇨🇦)

9:30 - 10:30

Directive Moves and Making Decisions on Behalf of Our Clients (Panel Session)

Basia Solarz, 🇨🇦

Judy Saul, 🇺🇸

Marko Iršič, 🇸🇮

Peter Miller, 🇺🇸

Christian Hartwig, 🇩🇪

Sharon Press, 🇺🇸

Łukasz Kwiatkowski, 🇵🇱

COFFEE-BREAK

11:00 - 11:30

Transforming the Workplace with Organizational Ombuds

Kristine Paranica (ISCT Fellow, North Dakota State University, 🇺🇸)

11:30 - 12:00

Mediator Ethical Challenges: Transformative Responses

Sharon Press (ISCT Fellow, Mitchell Hamline School of Law, 🇺🇸)

12:00-12:30

Challenges we are facing after 30 years

Robert A. Baruch Bush (ISCT Fellow and Board Member, 🇺🇸)

12:30 - 13:00

Closing Session: Current Directions - What Will Be Next?

Martina Cirbusová (ISCT Fellow and Board Member, Head of MEDUC, 🇨🇿)

Robin Brzobohatý (ISCT Fellow, MEDUC, 🇨🇿)

13:00 - 14:00

LUNCH