International Organization for Mediation: A Global Brand-New Platform for Dispute Resolution

Date & Time: June 11, 2026 (Thursday) 11:30-12:30

Venue: Room 901, 9/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong

Language: English

(In-person Event)   

Abstract:

Guided by the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, the International Organization for Mediation fills the institutional void in international mediation, delivers vital rule-of-law public goods and offers Chinese wisdom for conflict resolution compatible with modern global governance. Talent training serves as the core pillar for its sustainable development. Drawing on Hong Kong’s sound legal environment, local universities such as HKU offer relevant programs and conduct in-depth academic research. These efforts will build a solid and long-term mediation system and further consolidate Hong Kong’s status as an international hub for global dispute mediation.

Speaker：

Dr Lily LiWen Zhang is a Sino-American scholar. She holds a Doctorate in International Trade in Services and a joint Master’s degree in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University. With over 25 years of service at UN Headquarters in New York, her research spans the UN Charter, international conventions, geopolitics, global economy, commercial dispute mediation and Asian economic security. Dr Zhang sits on the UN Academic Council expert panel and formerly advised NYU’s European Horizons Program. Having taught at multiple Sino-US universities, she has served as Vice Dean of the Institute of International Cooperation and Sustainable Development at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies since 2018. Dr Zhang has long served as an editorial board member for an international journal.

Chair:

Professor Yun Zhao is Henry Cheng Professor in International Law and Associate Dean, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong

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