Event Description
MEDIATION – A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
Date: 6th January 2024, Saturday
Venue: York Hotel, Singapore
GOH: Mr Alex Yam, Mayor, North West District
Conflicts arise for various reasons and in different contexts. Equipped with mediation skills help to prepare oneself to deal with conflicts encountered in different situations in our daily lives. This Workshop highlights the different types of conflicts and disputes that an ordinary person may encounter. They include family disputes, friend disputes, neighbour disputes and consumer disputes with commercial outlets. The Workshop will share how these common daily conflicts can be resolved in an amicable manner using mediation and other conflict resolution tools. The challenges and difficulties will be discussed.
Tentative Programme
8:30am Registration and breakfast
8:45am Arrival of Guest of Honour
9:00am Welcome Address by Dr Lim Lan Yuan, President, iiM
9:10am Speech by GOH, Mr Alex Yam, Mayor, North West District
9:20am Official Opening of iiM-Yew Tee Dispute Resolution Centre
9:35am Appointment of Mediators
9:45am Presentation of Awards & Photo Taking
10:00am Morning tea break
10:30am Topic 1 Mediation as a Useful Life skill
11:15am Fireside Chat with Mayor Alex Yam
12.00noon Lunch
1:00pm Topic 2 Resolving Dispute with residents and neighbours
1:45pm Topic 3 Resolving Dispute with Family members
2:30pm Topic 4 Resolving Dispute with Commercial Oulets
15:15pm Afternoon tea break
15:45pm Panel Discussion
16:30pm Closing Speech