Our world is facing a growing deficit of trust that is fuelling adversarial mindsets and transactional relationships all around us. This is evident within and between families, friends, neighbourhoods, workplaces, businesses, communities, and countries.
In this environment, minor disagreements lead to major conflicts that fuel resentment, giving rise to more anger, and lead to estrangements, court cases, and even war.
The point to remember, is that while conflict may be inevitable, allowing it to disrupt our lives is optional!
Mediation is a great way to manage conflict. It offers a constructive path forward, transforming confusion into clarity, acrimony into accommodation, and divisions into bridges, for understanding and constructive collaboration.
Mediation is a great way to UnConflict Our World.
CONVERSATIONS ON CONFLICT RESOLUTION THROUGH PRIVATE MEDIATION
Mediation Mantras and Sage Mediation invite you to the opening chapter of our UnConflict Our World journey. Prologue is a gathering of like-minded individuals and organisations to explore how private mediation can become a force of good and help strengthen relationships in our world today. Together, we will examine the opportunities and challenges for private mediation in India, and brainstorm pathways for building a stronger, more collaborative mediation ecosystem.
The day-long event will spotlight conversations with subject matter specialists, shed light on issues with industry leaders, and explore solutions for family offices and workplaces, using private mediation.
UNCONFLICT OUR WORLD - PROLOGUE
AGENDA 18th MAY 2026
Welcome Address
by Radhika Shapoorjee and Mehernosh Shapoorjee - Co-Founders of Mediation MantrasUnConflict Lamp Lighting Ceremony by Arun Verma
Starting the day, with an invocation to the most powerful element in our lives. Arun Verma, Founder of Creativegarh will lead this ceremony.10:15 amSpotlight 1: Peace, Justice, and Private Mediation
Reflections by Justice Kurian Joseph (retd) on creating a more just and humane societySpotlight 2: The Past, Present, and Future, of Private Mediation
Sriram Panchu, one of the pioneers of mediation in India will reflect on the journey so far and contemplate on what lies ahead for usSpotlight 3: Leadership, Mediation, and Leading from the Back
Ravi Kant, former Managing Director & Vice Chairman of Tata Motors, will share his views on what helps achieve the seemingly impossible11:30 am - 12:00 pmSpotlight 4: What Lawyers Want from Private Mediation
Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari will put a spotlight on private mediation through a lawyers lens - how can mediators and lawyers add value to clients and create a process of constructive dispute resolutionSpotlight 5: Institutionalising Standards for Private Mediation
Veteran international mediator Aloysius Goh will explore with us, what will it take for private professional mediators to meet the growing conflict resolution needs of our complex worldUnveiling A New Way to UnConflict
A special announcement by Sage Mediation and Mediation MantrasUnConflict, a Perspective
Mediating yourself to UnConflict post-lunch buZzz. Another session by Arun Verma and Creativegarh RetreatsHigh Beam 1: UnConflict @ Workplaces
Our first High Beam group discussion will focus on understanding and resolving workplace conflict through mediated conversations.High Beam 2: UnConflict @ Family Businesses
Open House
Free flowing discussions with questions and answers for and by those present at the unconferenceSummary and Closing
A vote of thanks, by Mehernosh Shapoorjee - Co-Founder of Mediation Mantras.
SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Author, Leading from the Back, and Former Vice Chairman of Tata Motors
Senior Mediator, Pioneer
Executive Director Centre for Law & Policy Research
CEO, Sage Mediation and Sage Mediation Institute
Founder Creativegarh Retreats
HIGH BEAM GROUP DISCUSSIONS
At Prologue, we will have two, high beam 60-minute group discussions that will help shed light on the road ahead in specific areas of business and society today. Our panellists will reflect on their experience with mediation and the value gained, expand on common issues, and offer perspectives, insights, and relevant anecdotes that will help us UnConflict Our World.
UNCONFLICT @ WORKPLACES
Sanjay Sharma
Managing, Aye Finance
Deeptie Sethi
CEO, Public Relations Consultants Association of India
Jonathan Rodrigues
Mediator & Founder, The Pact
Radhika Shapoorjee
Co-Founder, Mediation Mantras
UNCONFLICT @ FAMILY BUSINESSES
Bhairavi Jani
Author, Highway to Swades Director, SCA Group
Lloyd Mathias
Angel Investor, and Independent Board Member
Mehernosh Shapoorjee
Co-Founder, Mediation Mantras
Aloysius Goh
CEO, Sage Mediation and Sage Mediation Institute
Aloysius is the Founder & CEO of Sage Mediation and Sage Mediation Institute for Leadership Education...
