Veterans Day At Pepperdine

Light to Unite Illuminates Phillips Theme Tower in Purple:

Join the Pepperdine community tonight, November 11, at sunset, to witness as the Phillips Theme Tower is illuminated in purple in commemoration of Veterans Day and the 240th anniversary of our nation’s Purple Heart award.

In an initiative led by the National Flag Foundation and the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Pepperdine University was identified as the sole California representative of Light to Unite, a nationwide effort to demonstrate support for our country’s military heroes. Across the United States, Light to Unite has planned displays at buildings such as One World Trade Center in New York City, the Willis Tower in Chicago, and the Koppers Building in Pittsburgh.

Attend the lighting in person as Pepperdine’s 125-foot landmark is lit up for one of the few times in its history.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The National Anthem

• Joi Carr, Professor of English & Film, Pepperdine University

Welcome Remarks

• Paul L. Caron, Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean and Professor of Law, Caruso School of Law
• Sukhsimranjit Singh, Ph.D., Assistant Dean, Graduate Law Programs, Judge Danny Weinstein Managing Director of the Straus Institute, and Associate Professor of Law and Practice
• Daniel Weinstein (Ret.), Judge, Superior Court of San Francisco and Founder, Weinstein International Foundation

Conditions that Lead to Stalemate

• Sukhsimranjit Singh
• David L. Carden, Former U.S. Representative to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
• Colleen Graffy, Associate Professor of Law and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy for Europe and Eurasia
• Ann Claire Williams (Ret.), U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Negotiating and Litigating Stalemate

• CJ Mahoney, Deputy General Counsel, Microsoft and Former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
• Morse Tan, Dean, Liberty University School of Law and Former U.S. Ambassador at Large for Global Criminal Justice
• Trey Childress, Professor of Law, Caruso School of Law and Former Counselor on International Law to the State Department Legal Adviser

Keynote Address

• Tom Stipanowich, Professor of Law and William Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Caruso School of Law

Mediation Interventions on a Global Scale

• Helen Winter (LLM ‘17), Founder, R3SOLUTE and Graduate Researcher, Harvard University Program on Negotiation
• Sofia Ramyar (MDR ‘21), Former Executive Director, Afghans for Progressive Thinking
• Mushegh Manukyan, Senior Fellow, Weinstein International Foundation and Manager of Mediation Unite, Office of the Ombudsman, United Nations Funds and Programmes
• Ihsanullah Khan, Senior Fellow, Weinstein International Foundation and Former Lawyer and Mediator with United Nations High Commisioner for Refugees
• Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.), Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Kentucky  

Keynote Discussion: Mediating Stalemate

• David L. Carden
• Robert O’Brien, Former U.S. National Security Advisor
• Jim Gash, President and Chief Executive Officer, Pepperdine University
• Sukhsimranjit Singh