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About President's FORUM.

The President's FORUM. is a series of monthly convenings in which ACR-GNY President Dr. Nick Pozek invites prominent conflict resolution practitioners and scholars to discuss a broad range of timely topics, including geopolitics, peacebuilding, human rights, and social justice. Past guests and topics have included:
  • Susan Kang, The U.S. Election: Implications for Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law
  • Christopher Ankersen, Civil-Military Relations
  • Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili, Political Economy of the Commons
  • Kieran McEvoy, Apologies in Transitional Justice
  • Dr. Qian Wei, Civic Organizations, Democracy, and Authoritarian Regimes
  • Dr. Olajumoke Ayandele, Political Stability, Development, and Conflict
  • Dr. Waheguru Pal Sidhu, Ukraine and Nuclear Dangers
  • Dr. Mark Lacy, Theorizing Future Conflict

The President's FORUM. series provides a platform for experts to share their insights and perspectives on today’s critical issues. These thought-provoking and informative discussions offer valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities for conflict resolution.

ACR-GNY members may attend the President's FORUM. at no cost, and it is just one of the many benefits of ACR-GNY membership. Learn more and become an ACR-GNY member today!


Upcoming

    • Friday, October 30, 2026
    • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
    • ZOOM
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    President's FORUM. monthly discussions | timely topics | free for members.

    Audrey J. Lee | Workplace Mediation

    In this President’s FORUM., Audrey Lee will share key insights from her new book, Navigating Conflicts at Work: A Guide to Workplace Mediation. Drawing on her experience mediating and coaching hundreds of workplace conflicts, Audrey will discuss how to address workplace conflict directly, when mediation might help, how workplace mediation differs from other types of mediation, and ways in which participants (and mediators) can get the most out of them. Please bring your questions as the session will conclude with Q&A.

    The discussion will be moderated by ACR-GNY President Nick Pozek.

    President's FORUM. is a series of monthly discussions on timely topics in conflict resolution. All President's FORUM. events are free for ACR-GNY members. Join now!

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    Audrey J. Lee is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School where she teaches Mediation and Diversity & Dispute Resolution. A PON affiliate faculty member since 2016, she currently serves as a lead faculty for the Harvard Mediation Intensive. At Boston Law Collaborative, LLC, Audrey mediates workplace, employment, and other disputes. Previously, she served as a mediator for the MA Commission Against Discrimination and a panel mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

    In her consulting practice, Audrey works with clients to increase their effectiveness in difficult workplace conversations and negotiations. In recognition of her professional development work with lawyers, she was invited in 2018 to become a trusted advisor for the Professional Development Consortium, the national association for individuals responsible for the professional development of lawyers at law firms, law schools, government agencies, and corporations. Audrey has served as an Editorial Board Member of the ABA Dispute Resolution Magazine and as past chair of the Chicago Chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution.

    Date: Friday, October 30, 2026
    Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm (Eastern Time)
    Cost: ACR-GNY Members attend for free; Non-members attend for $20 (scholarships available)

    Location: Virtual via ZOOM

    Pre-registration is required.

    Please note that President's FORUM. events are not recorded.


    Contact us with questions at questions@acrgny.org.

    This program is supported by ACR-GNY's 365 Sponsor:

    ADR Notable: Dispute resolution management made easy

Past events

Friday, May 08, 2026 President's FORUM. Erin Gleason Alvarez | Mediation Advocacy
Friday, March 27, 2026 President's FORUM. Garrett FitzGerald: Peacebuilding in Settler-Colonial Societies
Friday, November 21, 2025 President's FORUM. Diego Galego | Queering Policymaking in Latin America
Friday, October 24, 2025 President's FORUM. Stephanie Golob | Post-Conflict Societies and the (Conflictual) Politics of Memory
Friday, September 26, 2025 President's FORUM. Jennifer Pax | Mediation and Social Work
Friday, August 22, 2025 President's FORUM. Bethany Lacina | Migration and Nativism
Friday, July 25, 2025 President's FORUM. Chelsea Ebin | The Manosphere and Male Supremacism
Friday, May 09, 2025 President's FORUM. Ş. İlgü Özler | Human Rights and Global Governance at the United Nations
Friday, April 25, 2025 President's FORUM. Peter Liberman | Revenge and Foreign Policy
Friday, March 21, 2025 President's FORUM. Sarah Federman | Power, Oppression, and Negotiation
Friday, February 21, 2025 President's FORUM. Bekeh Ukelina | Culture & Conflict Resolution among the Bette
Friday, December 13, 2024 FORUM. Susan Kang | The U.S. Election: Implications for Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law
Friday, November 22, 2024 FORUM. Christopher Ankersen | Civil-Military Relations
Friday, September 27, 2024 FORUM. Jennifer Brick Murtazashvili | Political Economy of the Commons
Friday, August 16, 2024 FORUM. Kieran McEvoy | Apologies in Transitional Justice
Friday, July 26, 2024 FORUM. Dr. Qian Wei | Civic Organizations, Democracy, and Authoritarian Regimes
Friday, June 14, 2024 FORUM. Dr. Waheguru Pal Sidhu | Ukraine and Nuclear Dangers
Friday, May 03, 2024 FORUM. Olajumoke Ayandele | Political Stability, Development, and Conflict
Friday, April 19, 2024 FORUM. Mark Lacy | Theorizing Future Conflict
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