Webinar: Climate Change Negotiations with Smartsettle Infinity

Cyberweek 2015: Climate Change Negotiations with Smartsettle Infinity from Bryan J Hanson on Vimeo.

Webinar Description:

Nearly all scientists agree that we must take action on climate change now — or face a devastating cascade of natural disasters that will change life on earth as we know it.* Translating that imperative into effective decisions is no easy matter. The Smartsettle Infinity eNegotiation system can help decision makers that are motivated to reach agreement and move them from competition to cooperation in spite of their differences. This webinar will include a simulation showing how donor nations providing funding can be included in a negotiation between three hypothetical countries to minimize their carbon footprint in a watershed management agreement. We will show how Smartsettle simplifies their negotiation by modelling the problem in a way that makes it easy to compare alternatives and come to a solution that achieves climate change goals while maximizing their mutual satisfaction with the outcome.

* http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/climatechange/index.shtml

Presenter Bios:

Ernest Thiessen is President & CEO of iCan Systems Inc. He is responsible for the direction and management of the company as well as its government, industry and community affairs. Dr. Thiessen has led iCan’s research and development efforts for over two decades to implement the ICANS patent, creating the world’s first secure multiparty negotiation support system on the Internet. Thiessen has been a guest speaker at most of the Annual International Forums on Online Dispute Resolution since they began in 2002. Prior to founding iCan Systems Inc. in 1993,Thiessen worked for seventeen years as a consulting engineer and researcher in Canada and in Nepal. Thiessen received his PhD degree from Cornell University in 1993, majoring in Water Resource Systems Planning and Analysis in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. While at Cornell University, Thiessen invented an efficient methodology to provide comprehensive support to very complex negotiation problems. This methodology has been patented and is now embodied in both Smartsettle One (for the simplest possible cases) and Smartsettle Infinity (for the most difficult multivariate multilateral cases). Ernie is passionate about using technology for peacemaking and sustainable development. [more]

Alex Cocoziello, principal of A.A. Cocoziello & Associates, brings over 15 years of cross-functional team leadership experience creating valuable strategic partnerships among technology-focused organizations in the public and private sectors. He has held senior level business development and operational positions in both large and small companies in the engineering, software development, defense, and professional services industries where he has helped generate over $20 million in new venture revenues through the development of collaborative relationships that leverage technology innovation. He has also served as a professional commercial mediator in the New Jersey Superior Court system. Alex holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering with high honors from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

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