This year’s conference theme is conflict resolution in the age of disruption. We are entering an age in which disruption is the norm and “business as usual” cannot continue to be our operating status quo. The most recent and far-reaching example is the pandemic; other provocations are emergent technology and artificial intelligence. However, many other social and environmental issues have caused us to question the bonds that hold our society and ecosystems together. Is this time an opportunity to fundamentally reset what is meaningful access to justice? Professor Martinez will explore this question and other themes to encourage us to innovate and reinvent our profession. She will introduce broader theories of conflict resolution design with meaningful examples to inspire. Join us to explore the idea of ADR practitioners as dispute system designers in the hope attendees will then apply these design concepts on personal, local, and broader levels from family matters to community and global conflicts.