Welcome Dinner Attendees Letter from the President

Welcome to the 2023 Corporate Leadership Award Dinner, honoring Visa’s

Kelly Mahon Tullier, Vice Chair, Chief of People and Corporate Affairs Officer and Julie Rottenberg, Executive Vice President and General Counsel.

We are thrilled to be here together to celebrate their tremendous work and leadership in dispute prevention and resolution.

Established in 1977, the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) is an independent non-profit organization that strives to help others manage conflict so that they might better pursue their chosen purpose.

Funds raised at this annual event sustain our important initiatives and programs. These initiatives include efforts to shift the mindset toward taking affirmative steps when entering into a business relationship to counter inevitable conflicts from turning into disputes, as well as engaging all available talent to resolve conflict through greater diversity and inclusion amongst neutrals selected to mediate and arbitrate.

In our rapidly changing world filled with seemingly unending and overwhelming conflict, the thought-leadership and innovation we harness within CPR is meaningful across industries, regions, and cultures. Indeed, it seems that the companies that embrace our concepts, such as Visa, tend to be highly successful because they are not as distracted by the costs – financial and otherwise – that disputes often bring.

Thank you for attending our celebration tonight as we honor Visa, Julie and Kelly, and for your friendship and support. If you are not already a member, I invite you to become one today.

Membership is a deeply rewarding opportunity to contribute to the newest ideas in conflict prevention and resolution. You and your team will connect with leaders - both in-house counsel and law firm counsel - that share your interest in resolving conflicts in new ways and in preventing disputes before they harden into conflicts.

Join the CPR community to build bridges across industries and expand your professional reach.

Enjoy the evening,

Allen P. Waxman President & CEO International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR)

Allen P. Waxman President & Chief Executive Officer International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution

Mr. Waxman is the President & CEO of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR). He has a dynamic career as a partner in law firms and as a general counsel and business executive in the life sciences industry. He is dedicated to finding innovative ways to avoid disputes and resolve them effectively and efficiently when they arise. He also is a passionate advocate of deploying more diverse talent in service of dispute management. Mr. Waxman is credentialed as an arbitrator, mediator, ombudsman, and dispute prevention facilitator.

Prior to joining CPR, Mr. Waxman served as global General Counsel of Pfizer, of Eisai Inc - the North American affiliate of the Japanese-based company, Eisai Co Ltd - where he also led the Market Access business unit, and of Roivant Sciences, a start-up building biotech and healthcare technology companies. Mr. Waxman previously practiced law as a partner at Williams & Connolly, in Washington, D.C., where he tried criminal and civil cases. Later in his career, he joined Kaye Scholer LLP in New York as a partner. He led the firm’s multidisciplinary Life Sciences Group, while also designing resolution strategies for clients.

Mr. Waxman currently serves on the Board of RCI, Inc., an organization dedicated to promoting the selection of diverse neutrals for ADR. He is ViceChair of the Board of Rising Ground, a human services organization dedicated to helping families in need in the greater New York City area. Mr. Waxman has also served on the board of a variety of other professional and social justice organizations. Earlier in his career, Mr. Waxman was an adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center.

Mr. Waxman began his career as a law clerk to the late Honorable Thomas Penfield Jackson of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia after receiving his J.D. from the Harvard Law School and his A.B. from Dartmouth College.