The ICODR Podcast

The International Council for Online Dispute Resolution

The ICODR Podcast, from the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (icodr.org), covers the rapidly growing field of online dispute resolution. Hosted by Ian Macduff, the podcast interviews ODR experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the field, with an eye to ethics, culture, security, and impartiality.

  1. 4月22日

    Episode 46: The 2026 ODR Forum, with Colin Rule

    In this episode, Ian speaks with Colin Rule, CEO of ODR.com, about the upcoming ODR2026.org conference taking place on June 11, 2026 (also surrounded by other events on June 10, June 12 (the Arbitration and Mediation in the Age of AI conference) and the VibeODR.com hackathon on June 13th). For more information about the conference, visit http://odr2026.org. The full agenda is available here.

  2. 1月30日

    Episode 45: Digital Dispute Systems Design, with Prof. Janet Martinez and Prof. Amy Schmitz

    In this episode Ian chats with Professor Janet Martinez and Professor Amy Schmitz about their new book Digital Dispute Systems Design: Using Technology in Preventing and Resolving Conflicts.   Professor Amy J. Schmitz is a full professor at The Ohio State Moritz College of Law and Program on Dispute Resolution as the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Endowed Chair in Law and a Co-Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute (TDAI) CoP for Responsible Data Science at The Ohio State University. She is a prolific author in the fields of dispute resolution, online dispute resolution dispute systems design, arbitration, and consumer protection.   Dr Janet Martinez is Senior Lecturer Emerita and retired from serving as Director of the Martin Daniel Gould Center for Conflict Resolution at Stanford Law School since 2004. Janet taught courses in negotiation, advanced negotiation (public policy, transactions, international), dispute system design, and alternative dispute resolution law and policy. She was Senior Consultant for the Consensus Building Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a nonprofit devoted to conflict resolution worldwide, including facilitating a series of policy dialogues in international trade and climate change; she now serves on the board of directors. She, too, is a prolific author in ODR and DSD.   Here’s a link to the book and to more extensive bio information for both authors: https://aspenpublishing.com/products/schmitz-digitaldisputesystemdesign?srsltid=AfmBOooxJsQfFY7FzJ7s6M7XhxqYmsJiPIpL5CSowQh5j5_m5UF46zJI&variant=47659483070744

  3. 2025/12/18

    Episode 43: The Frontiers of ODR, with Professor Pablo Cortés of Leicester Law School

    In this episode Ian speaks with Dr. Pablo Cortés, who is a full professor with a chair in Civil Justice at Leicester Law School, in the UK, where he teaches and conducts research in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), civil procedure and consumer law. He is also an online arbitrator-adjudicator for CEDR’s aviation, telecommunications and water disputes schemes. He has published widely in the field of technology and dispute resolution, including The Law of Consumer Redress (Cambridge University Press, 2018) and prior to that he edited The New Regulatory Framework for Consumer Dispute Resolution (Oxford University Press, 2016). He has now written, for Cambridge University Press, Dispute Resolution Processes in England and Wales: Justice, Settlement and Technology; and has published a co-edited volume, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence in Courts (OUP, 2025). Of interest to this conversation is his soon-to-be-published paper, “Lex Obscura: The Emergence of Civil Justice Beyond the State in Darknet Markets.”

  4. 2025/12/01

    Episode 42: Governing AI, with Leah Wing, Dan Rainey, and Chris Draper

    In this episode Ian chats with ODR leaders Dan Rainey, Leah Wing, and Chris Draper to talk about their new book (also written with Scott Cooper) entitled Governing Artificial Intelligence, part of the Issues in Online Dispute Resolution series from Brill Publishing. About the book: "As we face the profound and rapidly expanding impacts of artificial intelligence, ethical and practical questions arise for harnessing it effectively while preventing its worst externalities. Governing Al examines the two main avenues for providing guidance to AI developers and users: regulation/legislation and international and professional standards. Along with an overview of both pathways, an in-depth case study is provided and key questions are raised and suggestions offered. Ultimately, the argument is made that neither regulation/legislation, nor standards alone can effectively govern Al development and use; rather, coordination among government entities, international standards organizations, and international professional standards will be the most effective approach to governance." Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/Governing-Artificial-Intelligence-Dispute-Resolution/dp/9004736298

  5. 2025/11/25

    Episode 41: John Helie, Co-Founder of Mediate.com and Founder of ConflictNet

    In this episode, Ian interviews ODR pioneer John Helie. John founded ConflictNet in 1988 as a communication forum and information sharing network for the Conflict Resolution Practitioners community, and in 1996 co-founded Mediate.com with Jim Melamed (who was interviewed on the last podcast). He also co-founded OnlineResolution.com, one of the first ODR providers, in 2000. A trained mediator and facilitator, John pioneered work with online conflict and communication from the earliest days of the Internet. More about John: https://mediate.com/author/john-helie/ https://mediate.com/special-episode-interview-with-mediate-com-co-founder-john-helie/ John's address on the occasion of his receiving the Mary Parker Follett award from the Association for Conflict Resolution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPtYyDm0Jig

  6. 2025/11/18

    Episode 40: Jim Melamed, Co-Founder and Former CEO of Mediate.com

    Jim will be known to many of you as co-founder, in 1996, and former CEO of mediate.com until 2020 (at which point he handed over the reins to Colin Rule). He is currently Board Chair and General Counsel for Resourceful Internet Solutions, Inc. (RIS), home to Mediate.com, Arbitrate.com, ODR.com and other leading dispute resolution sites.  Before Mediate.com, Jim founded The Mediation Center in Eugene, Oregon in 1983 and served as Executive Director of the Academy of Family Mediators (AFM) from 1987 to 1993. Jim was also the first President and Executive Director of the Oregon Mediation Association (1985-86). Jim’s undergraduate degree is in psychology from Stanford University and his law degree is from the University of Oregon. Jim has received the following awards: The Oregon Mediation Association’s 2003 Award for Excellence and 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award; The Oregon State Bar’s 2006 Sidney Lezak Award of Excellence; The Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) 2007 John Haynes Distinguished Mediator Award; and The 2012 Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM) “Getting To Yes” Award and 2018 APFM first Outstanding Mediator Award. More about Jim: https://mediate.com/author/jim-melamed/

  7. 2025/10/14

    Episode 39: Rory Kingan, CEO of Eperoto, on building legal software for decision analysis

    In this episode, Ian speaks with Rory Kingan, CEO of Eperoto, a legal tech company based in Sweden that helps lawyers assess cases more effectively and give clients greater clarity into litigation risk.  Originally from Auckland, New Zealand, Rory began his career in Wellington with PricewaterhouseCoopers, building New Zealand’s digital land title system. He moved to London and consulted for several years for Freshfields, Reuters, and GlaxoSmithKline, among others. He later co-founded a legal tech startup Priory Solutions, building products for large law firms to manage their subscriptions and knowledge requests — software used by most of the large US and UK firms.  After selling that company, Rory relocated to Sweden and invested in several tech startups, including Eperoto. In 2024, he took the helm as CEO, leading its international expansion and championing the use of decision analysis for greater clarity into dispute risk.   Links mentioned in the podcast: Rory’s LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rory-kingan/ Eperoto: https://eperoto.com Video walk-through of Eperoto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQL18BcwmEo Land Information NZ: https://www.linz.govt.nz

  8. 2025/08/13

    Episode 38: Sara Hourani on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Arbitration

    In this episode Ian interviews Dr. Sara Hourani, a Senior Lecturer in Law at the School of Law, Middlesex University London. She also holds a Visiting Lectureship at the School of Law, Aix-Marseille University (France). Sara received an LLB degree from Grenoble II University (France), an LLM in International Trade Law and a PhD in Law from the University of Essex (UK). She was granted the prestigious UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) PhD scholarship to pursue her doctoral studies and has been the recipient of different grants and awards to carry out her research since.  Sara’s research examines the impact of automation introduced through new technologies, such as blockchain, smart contracts and artificial intelligence, on international commercial arbitration systems. Her work on the topic analyses the implications of such automation on access to justice and due process amongst other issues.  She has presented this work at numerous conferences and seminars and has published this work in various forms, including a co-edited book titled ‘Access to Justice in Arbitration: Concept, Context and Practice’ published by Wolters Kluwer in 2020. For further information, see Sara’s bio page at:  https://www.mdx.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/staff-directory/dr-sara-hourani/ and https://odr.info/sara-hourani/

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番組について

The ICODR Podcast, from the International Council for Online Dispute Resolution (icodr.org), covers the rapidly growing field of online dispute resolution. Hosted by Ian Macduff, the podcast interviews ODR experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments in the field, with an eye to ethics, culture, security, and impartiality.

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    The International Council for Online Dispute Resolution
  • 配信期間
    22年 - 26年
  • エピソード
    45
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    不適切な内容を含まない
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