A Mediation Summit Conference

Instead of conducting multiple mediation sessions and incessant litigation over months or years, the parties come together for a mediation summit conference. The parties’ agreement to mediate in this focused manner demonstrates a mutual commitment to resolution that dramatically increases the chances of getting to the printer and resolving the litigation.

Throughout history, mediation summits have succeeded resolving some of the world’s most challenging disputes. The 1978 Camp David Summit, which led to the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt ending a 30-plus year war, exemplifies the concept.

As described by PBS:

President Sadat had opened the door to Camp David in November 1977, when he became the first Arab leader to set foot on Israeli soil. Though Begin reciprocated with a visit to Egypt, by the summer of 1978 progress toward a settlement had stalled, and both sides had resorted to heated rhetoric. On August 5, Carter ignored his advisors’ advice and sent Secretary of State Cyrus Vance to the Middle East to invite the leaders to Camp David. When they suggested he pursue only the general outlines of an agreement during the summit, Carter chastised his team. “You are not aiming high enough,” he said, setting as a minimum goal for the talks a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. The president added that “by getting them to Camp David, away from the press and out of the glare of publicity and away from their own political constituencies, I think I can bring them to understand each other’s positions better.”

Typical Agenda

The specific agenda will be determined before the Mediation Summit begins, but the typical program would include the following:

“Dream Team” of Three Mediators Available

Destination Mediation cases frequently call for more than one Mediator in order to maximize the productivity of the Mediation Summit Conference.  For such cases, Daisley Mediation partners with several of the world’s best Mediators in order to provide the parties with a three-person “Dream Team” of Mediators with the energy, skill and experience needed to get to the printer at the conclusion of the conference. Why a team of three rather than one Mediator? 1) in extraordinary cases, the mediator role as “guardian of the process” typically requires more than one person given the personalities and history involved; 2) Destination Mediation cases typically need the mediator skill sets of all members of the Mediator Team; and 3) having three mediators rather than one geometrically expands the number of possible impasse-breakers (eg., Mediator’s proposals, “no pose” double-blind negotiations, etc.) without becoming unwieldy.

Fees

Fees will vary depending on the number of Mediators, sides, participants and mediation conference days, but generally for a two-day conference, the cost will be $12,500 per side per Mediator and includes the Mediator’s fee, the rental of the conference room space and meals and refreshments during the sessions. Travel to and from Breckenridge and lodging for the participants is not included in the fee.

Booking

Please email Chantal for more information and to reserve your dates. We are taking reservations for Destination Mediation dates in July 2017 in Breckenridge now. Other dates and destinations are available with sufficient notice.