Advanced Training in Commercial Mediation

The 20-hour Advanced Training Programme in Commercial Mediation by AKKED – PROμηθεας was created by Eleni Plessa and Eirini Matsouka, co-founders of RESOLVE MEDIATORS, Attorneys-at-Law, Accredited Mediators, and Mediator Trainers. It is based on their extensive, multi-year experience as commercial mediators and as lawyers handling both advisory and litigation cases in commercial matters.

Trainers

The Training Programme was created and is delivered by Eleni Plessa and Eirini Matsouka, co-founders of RESOLVE MEDIATORS, drawing upon their 17 years of uninterrupted experience in the field of Mediation in Greece and internationally, as well as their 25 years of experience in the Legal Profession with a strong focus on commercial disputes and the business environment.

Objectives of the Training Programme

Commercial Mediation is playing an increasingly central role in the business reality and is approached as a tool for the direct and effective resolution of commercial disputes. Among other things, the negotiation process within Mediation aligns with the market and the particularities of the business environment.

Recognizing its value, the legislator has placed it at the core of the new Alternative Dispute Resolution Code, incorporating, among other things, even more commercial disputes into the Introductory Mediation Session (formerly Initial Mediation Session – IMS), reinforcing the essence of the Mediation Clause in contracts, and institutionalizing Institutional Commercial Mediation.

Advanced training for mediators in Commercial Mediation is more crucial today than ever before. The further dissemination of Mediation, its integration into everyday business life, and its establishment as the primary reflex for dispute resolution will advance further and be reinforced with the contribution of specially trained Commercial Mediators.

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING PROGRAMME ARE:

  • To provide, as a theoretical foundation, the opportunity to delve into the new legislative framework through practice, theory, and jurisprudence.

  • To foster a deeper and substantive understanding of the modern business environment in Greece and globally.

  • To focus trainees’ attention on designing each process according to the specific circumstances prevailing in relation to the participating parties, with particular emphasis on research and their preparation as mediators.

  • To provide case studies from the entire spectrum of commercial cases (contract law, overdue receivables, partner disputes, intellectual property, etc.).

  • To assist in the further development of trainees’ skills (questioning techniques, handling deadlocks in mediation, mediating with difficult personalities, etc.).

  • To provide all trainees with the opportunity to participate in simulations and various experiential exercises, receiving individualized feedback on their participation.

  • To enable trainees to further develop professionally in their role as mediators.

Target Audience

The Training Programme is addressed to Accredited Mediators who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills regarding Commercial Mediation.

Certificate of Attendance

Upon completion of the Training Programme, participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance and Specialization in Commercial Mediation from AKKED – PROμηθεας.

Training Venue / Format

Each Advanced Training Cycle will take place online across 4 five-hour sessions, i.e., over the course of 4 days from 15:30 to 20:30.

Participation Fee – Registration Procedure

The participation fee amounts to €340 for early bird registrations and €370 for last-minute registrations per trainee.

Tuition fees can be paid either into the bank account of (A.K.K.E.D.) – “PROμηθεας” at PIRAEUS BANK (account no. 5011-061680-764 and IBAN GR79 0172 0110 0050 1106 1680 764) or in installments via two interest-free monthly credit card installments of any credit institution, at the offices of our Entity (18 Feidiou St., 4th floor, Athens, tel. 210-33.033.10).

Required Documents:

  1. Application form – responsible declaration

  2. Mediator accreditation certificate

  3. Proof of tuition fee payment

Applications for the Training Cycle will be accepted provided that the tuition fees have been paid in one of the aforementioned ways and until available places (up to 20) for the specific training cycle are filled, on a strict first-come, first-served basis. Priority is determined by the time of submission of the application, either at the offices of “AKKED – PROμηθεας” (in which case the submission time is determined by the relevant protocol kept at the Secretariat of “AKKED – PROμηθεας”) or via the Entity’s email address info@akked.gr (in which case the submission time is determined by the receipt time by “AKKED – PROμηθεας” of the respective email, which is confirmed by an email sent to you on the same day by the Entity’s Secretariat).