Convergence

In EP11, host Oladeji Tiamiyu speaks with Amy Schmitz, the John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law at the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, to review 2021 and identify important trends of the year that have impacted the law and dispute resolution.

In EP10, host Oladeji Tiamiyu speaks with Baba Jallow about his multi-faceted life, from a journalist uncovering human rights violations in his native Gambia to his experiences as an exile fleeing a military coup, a prolific author, and, most recently, as the Executive Secretary of Gambia's Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission.

In EP9, host Oladeji Tiamiyu speaks with Lainey Feingold about the recently released second edition of her book "Structured Negotiation," how technology can be used to promote accessibility, and why emotional intelligence is vital to the legal profession.

In EP8, host Oladeji Tiamiyu speaks with Stephen Leon Kane about the ways public service has manifested in his life, solutions his legal tech company is designed to provide, and the value proposition of online dispute resolution for the foreseeable future.

In EP7, we speak with Memme Onwudiwe about his company's use of artificial intelligence in preventative dispute resolution and contract management.

In EP6, host Oladeji Tiamiyu speaks with Hari Osofsky, the recently appointed Dean of Northwestern School of Law and Alyson Carrel, the co-Director of Northwestern's Center on Negotiation and Mediation to discuss the role of technology in the future of legal education and the UN's recently published climate change report.

In episode 5 host Oladeji Tiamiyu speaks with Joshua Crabtree, the Executive Director of Legal Aid of the Bluegrass, about the role of technology in resolving disputes in the Kentucky communities he serves and considerations for access to justice in rural America when internet access is limited."

Episode 4 of "Convergence" features a conversation with Jess Fjeld, the Assistant Director of Harvard's Cyberlaw Clinic and an expert on artificial intelligence governance. She described the increasing relevance of AI in our lives, and offers principles for thinking about AI governance as dispute systems increasingly use this technology, and so much more.

In Ep3 host Oladeji Tiamiyu speaks with Meeri Haataja, the CEO & co-founder of Saidot, about how her start-up approaches ethical issues relating to artificial intelligence and the governance of AI. As the use of AI in dispute resolution becomes increasingly relevant, entrepreneurs focused on AI ethics will be at the forefront of addressing novel challenges.

In Ep2 of "Convergence", host Oladeji Tiamiyu discusses blockchain technology and decentralized justice with guests Federico Ast and Sophie Nappert. Across this series, Tiamiyu will speak with thought-leaders and practitioners at the intersection of dispute resolution and technology, covering topics such as: the role technology has had in resolving disputes during the pandemic; ways that technological tools have historically been incorporated into dispute resolution; and creative use cases that technology presents for resolving disputes into the future.