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Tentative Schedule 

All programs will take place at the host hotel, The Mayflower, unless noted otherwise on the schedule.

Wednesday, March 5
Various Times Optional Tours Available
5:00pm - 6:30pm Opening Reception: 25th Anniversary Commemoration of Pigford v. Glickman
With Special Guests: Judge Paul L. Friedman, Secretary Daniel Glickman, Shirley Sherrod, Stephen Carpenter
United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
7:00pm Optional Dine Arounds
8:30pm Networking at Edgar Bar & Kitchen at The Mayflower
 Thursday, March 6
8:30am - 4:30pm Registration Open
8:45am - 9:00am President's Welcome & Sponsorship Recognition
9:00am - 10:00am A Conversation with Judges
Speakers: Hon. J. Michelle Childs (D.C. Cir.), Hon. Anna Blackburne-Rigsby (Chief Judge D.C. Court of Appeals), Hon. Matthew J. Fader (Chief Justice Md. Supreme Court)

Moderator:  Michael Buenger, Chief Operating Officer, National Center for State Courts 
10:00am - 10:15am Break
10:15am - 10:30am Sponsor Spotlights & "What Do I Do"
10:30am - 12:00pm Neutrals and Civil Rights - Pigford v. Glickman and Other Cases
Speakers: Randi Ilyse Roth, Stephen Carpenter, Alva Dial, Judge Paul L. Friedman, Michael Lewis, Nicole Hamann
12:00pm - 1:30pm Lunch On Your Own
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Sponsor Spotlight & "What Do I Do"
1:45pm - 2:45pm

Neutrals and Bankruptcy/Mass Torts
Speakers: Deborah Greenspan, Ken Feinberg, David Molton, Al Togut, and others to be announced on confirmation
2:45pm - 3:00pm Break
3:00pm - 3:15pm Sponsor Spotlight & "What Do I Do"
3:15pm - 4:30pm

Neutrals Addressing Tragedy, Emotion, and Self-Care
Moderator: David Tenner 
Speakers: Deborah Greenspan, Ed Gentle, Ken Feinberg, Alva Dial, Randi Roth
4:30pm - 5:30pm

20 Years of ACAN – Bringing People Together
Speakers: Roger S. Haydock, Hon. Marina Corodemus (ret), Carlos A. González, Cary Ichter, David Tenner, Edgar Gentle III, Lew Remele, Richard Levie, Randi Ilyse Roth
6:30pm - 7:30pm Welcome Reception
7:30pm - 9:00pm

Annual Dinner: New Fellow Induction, Recognition of New Members, Awards Presentation & Sponsor Recognition
9:00pm

After-Hours Networking at Edgar Bar & Kitchen at The Mayflower
 Friday, March 7
7:30am - 4:00pm Registration Open
7:30am - 8:15am Continental Breakfast
8:30am - 9:30am

LawGPT: Generative AI's Transformation of the Practice of Law, the Administration of Justice, and the Work of Court-Appointed Neutrals
Speaker: Damien Riehl
9:30am - 9:45am

Break
10:00am - 11:00am

Neutrals in Ethics
Speaker: Edgar Gentle III
11:00am - 12:00pm

AI, Access to Justice, & Neutrals
Speakers: Judge Lino Lipinsky, Colorado Appellate Court; Kara Peterson, Co-Founder of Descrybe AI; Eri O’Diah, Founder of SIID Technologies; Gabrielle Hartley, Founder of Pre-Launch Custody Mediation AI Tool
Moderator: Kassi Burns, King & Spalding
12:15pm - 1:30pm Networking Lunch
Lunch Speaker: Bridget McCormack
1:30pm - 1:45pm

Sponsor Spotlight & What Do I Do
1:45pm - 3:15pm Neutrals and Government Proceedings

Speakers: Deborah Greenspan, Timothy Raab
3:15pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm

Program
4:15pm - 4:30pm A Talk with the Chair of the ABA Judicial Division

Speakers: Hon. Heather Welch (Ret.), Merril Hirsh
6:00pm - 9:00pm ACAN 20th Anniversary Reception & Gala
International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004
Saturday, March 8
8:00am - 11:00am Registration Open
8:00am - 9:00am

Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 10:00am

Neutrals Promoting the Rule of Law
Speakers: Lyndsey Olson, Others to be announced on confirmation
10:00am - 10:15am

Break
10:15am - 11:15am How Can ACAN Help?
Speakers: Randi Roth, Amy Gernon, Alva Dial
11:15am - 11:45am ACAN Annual Business Meeting: Announcement of 2025-2026 Officers and Board of Directors
11:45am Adjourn
Various Times Optional Tours Available
6:00pm Optional Dine Arounds