2025 Programme Soon to be Announced
Master of Ceremonies - Matthew Stadlen
8:30 am -
Badge Collection
9:20 am -
Opening Keynote:
What is the impact of workplace conflict – and what can we do to fix it?
- Kate Nowicki, Director of Dispute Resolution, Acas
nip problems in the bud’
sounds simple, but evidence suggests that line managers lack the necessary skills and confidence to avoid many conflicts from escalating into disputes positions. 10:00 am -
Redefining Resolution – introducing a radical new approach for managing grievance and discipline at work. - David Liddle - CEO and Founder of The TCM Group
10:40 am -
The lost art of negotiation - how to get it right in a crisis -
Nicky Perfect, Hostage Negotiator
11:20 am -
Refreshments & Networking
11:40 am -
Conflict 2.0: Addressing the skills gap beyond mediation -
Alexandra Efthymiades, Director and Co-founder, Consensio
12:20 pm -
Disagreeing Well: Why is it so hard and how we fix it?
Mia Forbes Pirie, Mediator, Facilitator, and Coach
12:50 pm -
Lunch & Networking
1:50 pm -
Getting engaged at work -
Caroline Sheridan - CEO & Mediator at Sheridan Worldwide,
David Whincup - Partner and Employment Lawyer at Squire Patton Boggs
2:30 pm -
Psychological safety in the workplace and how to create safe spaces -
Penny Newton-Hurley, Founder of CommPassion
3:10 pm -
Mediating sexual harassment and mental health absence issues at work - a useful tool or asking for trouble? -
David A Evans, Mediator, IPOS Mediation
Liz Rivers, Mediator, IPOS Mediation
3:50 pm -
Refreshments & Networking
4:10 pm -
Making the case for mediation
Joanna Nunn, Assistant Chief Conciliator, Acas
4:50 pm -
The Engagement Toolkit: Concepts, Tools and Creative Techniques to Boost Employee Morale and a Amplify Team Progress
Kheron Gilpin, Tutu Foundation UK
5:25 pm -
Closing Comments
5:30 pm -
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