Disagreeing Well Skills Series – An Introduction
Welcome to UCL’s Disagreeing Well Skills Series, with Mia Forbes Pirie, international conflict mediator and coach. Mia’s introduction gives you an overview of the series and its aim to share the key skills to help you be able to disagree better as well as protect yourself emotionally and grow stronger and more able to have difficult conversations.
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Credits
Presenter: Mia Forbes Pirie, International mediator Mia Forbes Pirie (UCL Laws 1998)
Producer: Dan Colbert
Filmed at: Management Education Suite, UCL East
Mia’s Biography:
Mia Forbes Pirie (LLB Law with French Law 1998) is one of the UK's leading international mediators and winner of the UK Independent Mediator of the Year 2022 Corporate International Award. Her work ranges from dealing with personal matters like divorce and neighbour complaints to mediating on a global scale for G7 countries, the Government of Mongolia, the EU, the Church of England and Members of Parliament. She has advised the US Department of Energy on using facilitated negotiation to develop legislation, enabling them to reach peaceful solutions and positive transformation. The subject matters she has dealt with include space, chemicals, oil and gas, sustainability, refugees, same-sex marriage, race, competition law and property law. Described as “a quiet storm”, Mia is trilingual, holds both a Masters of Law and Science, has spoken at Chatham House on Conflict Resolution and hosted the European Union Commission's Business Awards for the Environment.