Johannes P. Willheim is an internationally trained disputes lawyer, mediator and professional negotiator. He is a partner of the Global Disputes Practice of Jones Day which provides him with the opportunity to advise clients around the globe in how to best prevent, manage and resolve disputes and, if need be, to represent and defend their interests in formalized (arbitration, court or mediation) proceedings. In addition to his work in private practice, Johannes is frequently appointed as an arbitrator and independent expert in DIS, ICC, VIAC, and other institutional as well as ad hoc arbitration proceedings. He also assists parties in the consensual resolution of business disputes either as mediator or professional negotiator. Johannes is dedicated to developing and applying a holistic and systematic approach to disputes management. His approach is based on the presumption that disputes are a normal part of any business, like financing, innovation or HR. As a consequence, effective and efficient prevention, management and resolution of disputes requires not only actual dispute resolution tools and processes (e.g. court or arbitration proceedings and various ADR methods) but a more general body of disputes management know-how and tools, i.e. a “School of Disputes Management”, focused on the development of standardized and individual solutions for managing disputes. Assisting clients in the development of such solutions has become an important part of Johannes’ work. Johannes has published extensively on various subjects relating to disputes resolution. He lectures on international arbitration in leading academic programs around the globe and is a frequent speaker at legal and industry conferences.

Michael is the founder and CEO of MDisputes Srl, a company providing in-house counsel services for resolving and managing disputes. Previously, he spent over 22 years as a lead in-house litigation counsel, most recently as Vice President of Litigation of Baker Hughes Company, and before that at GE Oil & Gas. Michael is Chair of the ICC’s Governing Body for Dispute Resolution Services and an adjunct professor at Bocconi School of Law in Milan. He was the Chair of the Global Pound Conference in 2016-17 and was a Board Member and past president of the International Mediation Institute (IMI) from 2008 to 2020. In 2017, Arbitral Women recognized Michael as a Champion of Change. He lives in Florence, Italy. Michael is the co-author of two textbooks Negotiating International Commercial Contracts: Practical Exercises (2020 Eleven Publishing) and International Mediation and Arbitration: A Practical Guide (Kluwer 2010), and numerous articles about international mediation and arbitration. He is a regular contributor to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.

Wendy practices globally as a certified and registered (commercial) mediator and trainer in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at her company WV-Mediation. She develops, lectures, and teaches many courses on Negotiation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Mediation at the Faculty of Law and the Honours Academy of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. Based in The Hague and Vienna, she provides her training, mediation, and stakeholder management services to government agencies, companies, NGOs, and universities in Europe, the US, the Caribbean, and Asia. She is also one of the founders and the Secretary of The Mutual Gains Netwerk in the Netherlands where consensual dispute professionals meet.