This session will bring together distinguished experts in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to examine the evolving dynamics between mediation and arbitration.

As the landscape of dispute resolution continues to shift, mediation has gained traction as a preferred method for resolving conflicts in a more collaborative and cost-effective manner. This panel explored whether mediation has the potential to surpass arbitration in popularity and effectiveness or whether the two can coexist as complementary processes.

Key issues discussed:

• Cultural and historical differences in mediation from a practical perspective.

• Mediation for IP and IT disputes

• Mediation in investor state disputes: Improving patient-provider communication

• Mediation in commercial disputes: Enhancing business relationships

• AMCA’s role in shaping mediation in Armenia: Key features and novel provisions of AMCA mediation rules

Moderator: Wolf von Kumberg, Arbitrator and Mediator at Arbitra

Anna Stylianou, Independent International Dispute Resolver

Jean-Vasken Alyanakian, Mediator, Lawyer, Founding Partner, Alyanakian Avocats and Mediation Value, Paris

Corrado Mora, Mediator

Lilit Petrosyan, Deputy Director of AMCA