About the Organiser
Sama is India’s leading Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) institution, enabling mediation, arbitration, and conciliation entirely online for businesses, government bodies, and individuals.
Since 2019, Sama has facilitated the filing of over 2.5 crore disputes and the resolution of more than 55 lakh cases, working with a panel of over 3,000 empanelled mediators, arbitrators, and case managers across 500+ districts in the country.
About the Session
Sama is hosting a virtual session with Ivana Ninčić Österle, Executive Director of the International Mediation Institute (IMI), The Hague.
India has set up its Mediation Council. Notified on 27 August 2026 under the Mediation Act, 2023, it is mandated to register mediators, set standards for their certification and ethics, and promote mediation.
IMI is based in The Hague, and was established in 2007 to set internationally applicable quality standards for mediators and an international mediator credentialing scheme, and it continues to work with mediator credentialing institutions around the world.
The session brings these two together. Ivana will share what the Mediation Council of India can take away from IMI’s experience of setting standards and credentialing mediators across jurisdictions.
For mediators, institutions, and law students, it is a chance to hear how standards, certification and ethics are approached internationally, as India’s Council takes shape.
About the Speaker
Ivana Ninčić Österle is the Executive Director of the International Mediation Institute (IMI).
A lawyer, mediator and public policy consultant for judicial reform, she specialises in mediation and judicial efficiency.
Since 2013 she has supported Serbia’s Ministry of Justice in EU integration, working on a more sustainable mediation system and leading the initiative to sign the Singapore Convention. From 2014 to 2020 she served as a national correspondent and deputy member of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) of the Council of Europe. She has been a registered mediator since 2016, with a practice in property, cross-border contracts and family disputes.
Who Should Attend?
This session is open to all and especially relevant for:
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Mediation institutions and service providers
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Bureaucrats and government officials working on mediation and justice policy
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Lawyers and in-house legal teams
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Mediators and other neutrals
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Case managers
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Law students, young lawyers and academics interested in mediation and ADR
Location
Online (Zoom)
Registration Procedure
Interested participants can register via the link mentioned at the end of this post.
Note: The joining details will be shared with registered participants on their email. Please check the spam folder if you haven’t received a confirmation email within 5 minutes of registration.
Fee
There is no registration fee. The session is free to attend.
Date and Time
Tuesday, November 24, 2026, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM IST
Contact Information
Aditya Aryan: Aditya@sama.live
