CPR Welcomes New Y-ADR Steering Committee Members

New York, NY – The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), a global non-profit organization that helps others manage conflict in order to better pursue their purpose, welcomed 20 new members to its Young Leaders in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Y-ADR) Steering Committee for the new 2024-2027 term.

CPR’s Young Leaders in Alternative Dispute Resolution (Y-ADR) program educates the next generation of leaders from corporations, law firms, academia and other institutions in dispute management on the full spectrum of dispute resolution and prevention mechanisms. It offers unique networking and professional development benefits to participants, as well as an insider’s view into how to manage disputes to resolve them more effectively and efficiently, if not to prevent them altogether.

The Y-ADR Steering Committee is the leadership team of Y-ADR. Its members are selected after a rigorous application process and serve staggered three-year terms.

The Y-ADR Steering Committee is led by co-chairs Kate Gonzalez, Senior Legal Counsel, Airbus Americas; and Sam Zimmerman, Partner, at Hogan Lovells; and secretary Brigitte Kiu, Associate, at Hogan Lovells.

“Y-ADR is an important part of CPR’s mission to encourage and develop future leaders in dispute prevention, management and resolution. The Y-ADR Steering Committee develops a varied array of programming and resources for the Y-ADR program and indeed, the entire dispute resolution community,” said Serena K. Lee, CPR President and CEO.

“We are excited to welcome this group of high-level international professionals to the Steering Committee. They bring a diversity of professional experience, industries, practice areas, culture, and location that will enrich the Y-ADR program,” said Knar A. Nahikian, CPR Director and staff liaison to the Y-ADR Steering Committee.

The new Y-ADR Steering Committee members that joined in August 2024 include nine corporate counsel, nine law firm counsel, and two neutrals. They hail from six countries (Brazil, Canada, Kenya, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States) located on four continents (Africa, Europe, North America, and South America).

The nine corporate counsel are Meghan Ball, Bayer; Stephanie Davies, Raytheon Systems Limited; Andrew Edelman, LyondellBasell; Bryan Kelly, Fluor; Erin V. Klewin, Danone North America; Patrick Lawler, Syneos Health; Karthik Nagarajan, Kimberly-Clark; Lauren Reeves, ConocoPhillips; and Stephen Wurth, Qualcomm.

The nine law firm counsel are Anna Alriksson, Vinge; Natascha Born, Debevoise & Plimpton; Matthew Craig, Ogletree Deakins; Amanda Gayer, Haynes & Boone; Paola Ramirez, McMillan; Iuri Reis, Machado Meyer Advogados; Giulia Spalletta, Souto Correa Advogados; Richard Trinick, Three Crowns; and Lena Wang, Glaholt Bowles.

The two neutrals are arbitrator/mediator Dr. Fredrick Otieno Aoko in Kenya and mediator Tatevik Kechiyants in California.

For more information about Y-ADR and the Steering Committee, visit cpradr.org.

ABOUT CPR
Established in 1977, CPR is an independent nonprofit organization that promotes the prevention and resolution of conflict to better enable purpose through the CPR Institute and CPR Dispute Resolution.

The CPR Institute builds capacity for dispute prevention and resolution through the thought leadership of its diverse members – companies, leading mediators and arbitrators, law firms, individual practitioners, and academics – who share best practices and develop innovative tools for dispute management through committee discussions and projects, publications, education and training, and events.

CPR Dispute Resolution is a boutique-style provider of leading-edge dispute management services – mediation, arbitration, custom appointing services, a panel of dispute prevention specialists, and more – that leverages resources generated by the CPR Institute. The case administrators have extensive backgrounds in alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The Panel of Distinguished Neutrals is a carefully curated, diverse group of prominent, experienced subject matter and ADR professionals based in 35 countries. And CPR Dispute Resolution’s Complete Case platform, a holistic end-to-end digital environment designed for ADR, handles matters efficiently and securely. To learn more about CPR Dispute Resolution, visit drs.cpradr.org.

To learn more about CPR, visit cpradr.org.

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