Roundtable of Mediation Organization Presidents and Leaders

View the Roundtable from November 5, 2025

Roundtable Agenda

• Global Perspectives on Mediation Practice – Leaders from around the world will share how mediation is practiced in their countries, highlighting whether services are court-based or privately offered, the role of credentialing in their jurisdictions, and visions for expanding mediation globally.
• California Update: Regulation of Practicing Mediators – The President of the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) will provide an important update on the California Bar Association’s recent actions related to mediator regulation.
• National Mediator Credentialing Program – Representatives from PMBS will present a crucial update on the forthcoming national credentialing initiative designed to benefit professional mediators across the U.S.

About Our Presenters

Tracey-Leigh Wessels is a South African Mediator and an Attorney. She holds two Law Masters Degrees in areas pertaining to Children and the Law Tracey-Leigh is a member of the APFM Board, and locally she sits on the National Accreditation Board for Family Mediators. Tracey-Leigh spends most of her working day mediating Family & Divorce Disputes. In addition to her mediation practice, she is one of a few attorneys in the country who works in the field of Surrogate Motherhood and she has recently started to include surrogacy and reproductive medicine disputes to her mediation practice.She has also been involved in the establishment of Reflective Practice Groups for Mediators and recently joined Michael Langs Reflective Practice Institute International.

Galit Sneh Lurie is an Israeli Mediator and Collaborative Attorney with over 30 years of extensive experience in family, civil, and commercial mediation, practicing at Sneh Lurie Law and Mediation Office.

She currently serves on the Mediation Advisory Committee to the Courts, appointed by the Minister of Justice, and co chairs the Mediation & Arbitration Committee of the Israeli Bar Association, where she has also contributed to its legislation, accreditation and continuing education initiatives.

Since 1997, Galit has been a pioneer leader in mediation education and training in Israel, teaching at the Israeli Bar, the University of Haifa, and within diverse professional communities. A frequent presenter at leading conferences, she co developed the innovative Multi-Dimensional Mediation approach integrating cognitive, relational, and spiritual dimensions with diverse conflict-resolution strategies to address the complex emotional and systemic needs of parties in conflict.

Beyond her professional practice, Galit has been instrumental in national initiatives promoting mediation and collaborative law, serving on a parliamentary committee that proposed post divorce parenting legislation and representing the Israeli Bar as a delegate to the Parliament on legislating mediator accreditation frameworks.

Helen Anthony started her career as a family law solicitor before moving in to policy development work. She worked for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, English PEN and as a free lance consultant on issues relating to access to justice including court procedure, costs and alternative dispute resolution, before joining the Family Mediation Council ten years ago. Helen has also supported the Civil Mediation Council alongside her work for the FMC, but now focuses solely on family mediation. Outside of work, you’ll often find Helen with family and friends in the stands watching rugby or at a pub quiz.

Ojaide V. A. A. A. is a dynamic and acclaimed self-made and style Mediator. He holds a first and second degree in Education and another Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree.

He is a prolific Teacher and an acclaimed Motivational Speaker and Trainer; imparting practical experience in real dynamics in the area and practice of Mediation.

Ojaide has a certification in International Law and Diplomacy from the International Business and Management Institute, Berlin Germany.

Ojaide V. A. A. A. has international Certification in Conflict Resolution.

He has several fulfilling and successful interests, thus He is the Executive Chairman of Sapphire Builders and the Principal Executive of J. M. Eldon & Associates; a firm of ADR and Human Resource Consultants. He consults for some of the biggest Multinationals in Nigeria operating in the Niger Delta Area especially in the Oil and Gas Sector. He has presided in some of the most complicated Mediation cases in the Niger Delta Area.

He served as a Member of the Governing Council of the Edo State Multi-Door Court (2018 – 2023) and He is a Member of the Panel of Neutrals.

Ojaide also sits as Member of the Panel of Neutrals of the Delta State Multi-Door Court, and the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

He presided over the first court referred cases ever done in both the Edo and Delta State Multi-Door Courts with a Settlement Agreement and is a lead Neutral therein.

He was appointed a Member of the Screening Committee to select and evaluate professionals to be appointed into the Panel of Neutrals of the Edo State Multi-Door Court.

Ojaide has helped and led in the Formation, Training and Setting up of several Multi-Door Courts in Nigeria.

He has served in several Judicial Committees in helping to design laws setting up State Multi-Door Courts, designing Practice Directions for the administration of Multi-Door Courts and Settlement weeks. He has presided in several post Judgment mediations for Judgments given at the Supreme Court.

He is an International certified Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) expert, and designed the concept, structure and establishment of the ICMC Online Dispute Resolution Center/Platform and several other Online Dispute Resolution centers. He is passionate about Online Dispute Resolution, practices Online Dispute Resolution, and propagates the concept as the future of dispute resolution in the administration of effective Justice Delivery system in Nigeria.

He co-created and designed the modules for Training Family Mediators in Nigeria. He has trained thousands of Mediators and mentors many.

He has served as a Branch Chairman of Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) for about 5 years, as Vice President: Training for 3 years, Vice President: Continuing Professional Development for 3 years and presently Vice President: Finance.

Ojaide is a Member of the Council of Ambassadors for Peace and Unification.

Nilou Moshref is a Qualified Mediator (International Mediation Campus – IM Campus) and holds a Ph.D. in Public International Law. She works in the field of international law, corporate social responsibility, human rights, and refugee law, with both academic and practical experience in mediation, humanitarian engagement, and legal advisory work. Her professional focus lies at the intersection of law and social impact, where she explores how inclusive dialogue and multi-stakeholder collaboration can advance access to justice and conflict resolution.