Schedule

Saturday, April 5, 2025

TimeWorkshops & EventsSpeaker(s)Location
8:00 am - 9:00 amRegistration & BreakfastHallway & Waterfall Terrace
Opening Plenary
9:00 am - 9:10 amWelcomeClaudia Brown-Coulter
SCMA President and FMI Co-Chair
Lido
9:10 am - 10:10 amKeynote: Reaching for the Stars: Lessons in Excellence to Be Our Best as MediatorsSusan GuthrieLido
10:10 am- 10:20 amBreak
Session 1
10:20 am - 11:20 amHigh Conflict Mediation: 10 Paradigm ShiftsBill EddyLido
10:20 am - 11:20 amCombining Expertise: What Mediators Need to Know; Key Updates and Tools for Child Support and Financial AgreementsTanya Aure
Elissa Kisselburg
Catalina
11:20 am- 11:30 amBreak
Session 2
11:30 am - 12:30 pmNext-Level AI: Practical Tools to Innovate and Elevate Your Family Mediation PracticeSusan GuthrieLido
11:30 am - 12:30 pmMindset Mastery for Mediators: Self-Coaching Techniques to Enhance Client Negotiation SuccessTania LeichliterCatalina
12:30 pm - 1:45 pmLunchWaterfall Terrace
Session 3
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmFrom Conflict to Collaboration: Guiding Co-Parents Using a Child-Centered Approach in MediationKelly Myers
Christina McGhee
Lido
1:45 pm - 2:45 pmNeutral to Notable: Create a Mediation Brand That Gets NoticedMurphy FunkhouserCatalina
2:45 pm - 3:00 pmBreak
Closing Plenary
3:00 pm - 4:00 pmClosing Keynote - Ask the Experts: Solving your Toughest Family Mediation ChallengesMarvin WhistlerLido

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