MISSION
The creative and solution-oriented management of commercial conflicts is one of the focal points of VGA.
With the VGA Academy for Commercial Conflict Management, VGA wants to contribute to the promotion of conflict management specifically aimed at handling disputes in the corporate sector.
Business conflicts are inevitable. During our seminars and intervision moments, the participants are provided with legal and other tools to effectively resolve conflict situations.
PROGRAMME
During the VGA Academy for Commercial Conflict Management, all tools are used with which today’s lawyers work for a solution-oriented approach to commercial disputes.
You will delve into:
- The psychology of a dispute
- Interest-based negotiation
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Special procedures (such as dispute settlement, strike action and distribution disputes)
- Evidence
- Preliminary measures
- Procedural issues
- International aspects, etc.
FOR WHOM?
Anyone interested in a holistic approach to Commercial Conflict Management is welcome:
- Lawyers
- Magistrates
- Mediators
- Company lawyers
- Technical experts
- Financial and accounting professionals
- Students
- Anyone involved in managing and resolving commercial conflicts
Participants up to 39 years old enjoy a 50% discount on any paying activity and can also participate in the annual VGA Commercial Conflict Management Award.
ACTIVITIES
The VGA Academy for Commercial Conflict Management focuses on 2 types of knowledge transfer:
knowledge transfer via specialists in the field and intervision moments.
NEXT SEMINAR(S) :
- Autumn 2024: Workshop on arbitration
NEXT INTERVISION(S) :
- June 2024: Intervision distribution conflicts
- Autumn 2024: Topicals on negotiations
- Spring 2025: Intervision on conflicts of law (IPR)
Previous activities:
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March 14th, 2023:
Topicals on Arbitration with Frank Wijckmans (Faros), Koen Van den Broeck (Fieldfisher) and Hans Van Gompel (VGA Law & ADR). -
May 24th, 2023:
Intervision Mediation with Kristien Vaes (Forsethi), Mark Bernaerts (Consenso) and Hans Van Gompel (VGA Law & ADR). -
November 28th, 2023:
Topicals on Corporate Disputes with Robbie Tas (Intui), Maude Mertens (DLPA) and Hans Van Gompel (VGA Law & ADR).
VGA AWARD FOR CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
From 2023, the VGA Award for Conflict Management of €1.000 will also be presented annually to a qualified entry that contributes to the promotion of the practice of Conflict Management.
Check out the conditions for participation on the right.
Conditions for participation:
- The submitted contribution is about the subject of Conflict Management.
- The author may not be older than 39 years in the year of award.
- Each entry must be submitted before August 31 of the calendar year via the contest page.
- The VGA Award for Conflict Management will be awarded before November 30 of the calendar year.
- The winner will be contacted personally. The winning submission will also be communicated via our website and social media.
- The winner's contribution will be published on our website.
- VGA reserves the right to change these contest rules between August 31 and December 31.
REGISTER HERE
Would you like to participate in or stay updated on the activities of the VGA Academy for Commercial Conflict Management?
Then register here.
