Dispute Resolution Conference 2016


Course Date: September 16, 2016

Total: 6h 55min
Course Agenda ▼

Welcome and Introduction

C.D. Saint — Mediate BC, Society, Vancouver
Sharon Sutherland — True North Dispute Management, Delta

Introductory Remarks

The Honourable Chief Judge Thomas J. Crabtree — BC Provincial Court, Vancouver

Concurrent Sessions #1

A. Self-Determination in Collaborative Dispute Resolution Processes (offered online)

John Kleefeld — University of Saskatchewan College of Law, Saskatoon
Joven Narwal — Narwal litigation LLP, Vancouver

OR

B. Beyond Mediation and Arbitration: New and Hybrid Dispute Resolution Processes

Chair: Jenifer Crawford — Crawford Law Office, Kamloops
Ron Bewski — Director, Dispute Resolution Project (Manitoba), Winnipeg
J. Garth Cambrey — Vice Chair – Strata, Civil Resolution Tribunal, Vancouver
Elton Simoes — President, British Columbia Arbitration & Mediation Institute, Vancouver
James D. Vilvang, QC — Richards Buell Sutton LLP, Vancouver

Break


Concurrent Sessions #2

A. Restorative Justice (offered online)

Andy MacKay — Sergeant, Thompson Fraser Zone, Ministry of Environment, Merritt

OR

B. Mediation Advocacy Skills Workshop

Instructors:
Kent Highnam – Program Director, School of Health & Community Social Justice, Justice Institute of BC, New Westminster
John Kleefeld — University of Saskatchewan College of Law, Saskatoon

Coaches:
Christina Bahr — Justice Institute of BC, New Westminster
J. Garth Cambrey — Cambrey Consulting Inc., Port Coquitlam
Jory Faibish —YES Resolution Group, Vancouver
Vanessa Gray — Mediator, Government of Alberta, Calgary
Sharon Sutherland — True North Dispute Management, Delta

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker: Stella Sabiiti — International Peacekeeping and Security Consultant, Uganda
Short Presentation: Adam Francis Proulx — Puppeteer, Toronto

Concurrent Workshops #3

A. Community Peacebuilding (offered online)

Fazal Bhimji — Instructor, Canadian Construction Institute, Vancouver
Roshan Danesh — President, Education for Peace Canada, Victoria
Carrie Gallant — Gallant Solutions Inc., Vancouver
Stella Sabiiti — International Peacekeeping and Security Consultant, Uganda
Jen Sungshine — Love Intersections, Vancouver

OR

B. Dispute Resolution Proto-Hackathon

Chair:
Darin Thompson — Ministry of Justice, Justice Services, Victoria

Additional Presenters:
Chilwin Cheng — Ascendion Law, Vancouver
Hersh Perlis — Director, Legal Innovation Zone, Toronto
Miguel Willis — Founder, Social Justice Hackathon, Seattle

Table Facilitators:
Brandon Hastings — MacLean Law, Vancouver
Mark McKamey — Articled Student, Villani and Company, Powell River
Amanda Semenoff — Mediator, New Westminster

OR

C. Playing Well with Others: Lessons from Puppets

Adam Francis Proulx — Puppeteer, Toronto

Break

Concurrent Sessions #4

A. Indigenous Practices in Collaborative Processes (offered online)

Jereme Brooks — RONIN Consulting and Mediation Services, Langley
Julie Daum — Mediator, Fraser Lake

B. Creative Spaces

Jenifer Crawford — Crawford Law Office, Kamloops

C. Zombie Fight or Flight: Collaborative Games

Table Facilitators:
Amanda Semenoff — Mediator, New Westminster
Sharon Sutherland — True North Dispute Management, Delta

Mediate BC Reception: 5:00 pm