# Event Details - **Event Name**: 2025 Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the FAA - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 am – Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 03:45 pm - **Event Description**: The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution’s Melnick Symposium: Exploring the Next Century of Challenges for the Federal Arbitration Act.About this EventThe Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution’s Annual Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the Federal Arbitration Act? Friday, November 7, 2025 | ? 8:30 AM – 3:45 PM |? Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law — 3rd Floor Lounge, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY⚖️ CLE credit for this event is pending approval.As the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) enters its second century, arbitration remains one of the most contested areas of modern dispute resolution. Praised for efficiency and accessibility, it is also challenged for issues of fairness, transparency, and equity. This year’s Melnick Symposium will explore how arbitration must evolve to meet the demands of justice in the decades ahead.Throughout the day, leading scholars and practitioners will examine three central themes:Responding to Power Imbalances: Arbitration often reflects disparities in bargaining power between parties. This session will investigate how arbitration can be restructured or reimagined to mitigate these inequities and ensure fairness.Ensuring Diversity Among Neutrals: The legitimacy of arbitration depends on representation. This discussion will highlight ways to ensure that arbitrators and mediators reflect the diverse identities and experiences of the parties who appear before them.Harnessing the Power of Technology: From online dispute resolution platforms to the role of artificial intelligence, technology is reshaping arbitration practice. This session will address the opportunities and challenges of integrating innovation into arbitration while protecting due process.By addressing these themes, the Symposium seeks to imagine what the FAA’s next century should look like and how arbitration can become a more equitable, inclusive, and effective system of justice.Breakfast and lunch will be provided.? Questions? Please contact the Associate Symposium Editor, Nathan Tinovsky at symposiumeditorcjcr@gmail.com. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/e67a69f0-9de1-11f0-ace1-efa507b012ad-rimg-w572-h740-dc021d2c-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/e6d3d490-9de1-11f0-ace1-efa507b012ad-rimg-w572-h740-dc021d2c-gmir.jpg Agenda?: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AMBreakfast & Registration?: 09:30 AM - 09:45 AMWelcome?: 09:45 AM - 10:45 AMKeynote PlenaryInfo: The Keynote Plenary will feature Professor Myriam Gilles of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in conversation with Julie Roginsky, co-founder of Lift Our Voices. Together, they will examine how forced arbitration has long served to silence vulnerable parties and prevent accountability, and how advocacy and scholarship have combined to challenge that system. From Roginsky’s role in securing passage of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act to Professor Gilles’s work testifying before Congress and speaking out against forced arbitration, this conversation will highlight the trailblazing efforts that have reshaped the debate and continue to drive reform.?: 10:45 AM - 11:00 AMBreak?: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PMResponding to Power ImbalancesInfo: Arbitration has long been a cornerstone of dispute resolution, but concerns persist about how the process handles disparities in resources, bargaining power, and influence between parties. This panel will explore how arbitration can adapt to meet these challenges in the next century, focusing on reforms and best practices that promote fairness, credibility, and equitable outcomes.?: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMLuncheon?: 01:00 PM - 02:15 PMEnsuring That Neutrals Reflect the Diversity of Claimants Info: The legitimacy of arbitration depends not only on fair procedures, but also on the credibility of the decision-makers themselves. Yet many arbitral rosters fail to reflect the diversity of the parties who appear before them. This panel will address why representation among neutrals matters, how a lack of diversity can perpetuate systemic imbalances, and what steps can be taken to broaden the pool of arbitrators in the decades ahead.?: 02:15 PM - 02:30 AMBreak?: 02:30 PM - 03:45 PMHarnessing the Power of TechnologyInfo: From artificial intelligence to online dispute resolution platforms, technology is reshaping how arbitration is conducted. This panel will explore how new tools can enhance efficiency, accessibility, and transparency—while also raising questions about security, bias, and the role of human judgment. Panelists will consider how arbitration can responsibly harness technological innovation to meet the challenges of the next century.?: 03:45 PMClosing Remarks - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/new-york/2025-melnick-symposium-the-next-century-of-challenges-for-the-faa/100001665490128809 - **Event Categories**: Contests, Nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 2 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: New York - **state**: NY - **country**: United States - **location**: Cardozo School of Law - **lat**: 40.7347484 - **long**: -73.99430530000001 - **full address**: Cardozo School of Law, 55 5th Avenue, New York, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 2025 Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the FAA - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/3d9f68fc37cee4fd64f0aac4856ad2cffb79ed254c81c3b2063d48c44db8acf8-rimg-w1200-h600-dc02131d-gmir.jpg?v=1759225421 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is 2025 Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the FAA being held? - **A:** 2025 Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the FAA takes place on Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 08:30 am to Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 03:45 pm at Cardozo School of Law, 55 5th Avenue, New York, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing 2025 Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the FAA? - **A:** 2025 Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the FAA is organized by Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution and ADRCHS. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "2025 Melnick Symposium: The Next Century of Challenges for the FAA", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/3d9f68fc37cee4fd64f0aac4856ad2cffb79ed254c81c3b2063d48c44db8acf8-rimg-w1200-h600-dc02131d-gmir.jpg?v=1759225421", "startDate": "2025-11-07", "endDate": "2025-11-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/2025-melnick-symposium-the-next-century-of-challenges-for-the-faa/100001665490128809", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Cardozo School of Law", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "55 5th Avenue", "postalCode": "10003", "addressLocality": "New York", "addressRegion": "NY", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "40.7347484", "longitude": "-73.99430530000001" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution’s Melnick Symposium: Exploring the Next Century of Challenges for the Federal Arbitration Act.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-07", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/2025-melnick-symposium-the-next-century-of-challenges-for-the-faa/100001665490128809" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/2025-melnick-symposium-the-next-century-of-challenges-for-the-faa/100001665490128809", "price": 0, "name": "Admission - For CLE Credit" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-06", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-06", "url": "https://allevents.in/new-york/2025-melnick-symposium-the-next-century-of-challenges-for-the-faa/100001665490128809", "price": 0, "name": "Admission - No CLE Credit" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution and ADRCHS", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/kukin-program-for-conflict-resolution-and-adrchs/17746368", "description": "The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) is the country’s preeminent legal journal on dispute resolution, as ranked by the combined score of the Washington & Lee Law Journal Rankings. CJCR is affiliated with Cardozo Law School’s Kukin Program for Conflict Resolution, which has been ranked as one of the top ten dispute resolution programs in the country since 2000 by US News and World Report. 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