'kon gres 2009 - LEADR's 10th international ADR conference

When the parties bring their jumpshots to the table:
Sports and conflict transformation in the Middle East

Podcast: Listen to Chad talk about this session (10 mins) >>

Can basketball bring peace to the Middle East? PeacePlayers International, the Arbinger Institute and Chad Ford have been using the game of basketball and innovative conflict transformation techniques to transform relationships between Palestinians and Israelis in the Middle East.

Come and hear about this three year project that has transformed the way thousands of young Israelis and Palestinians see each other.

Chad Ford is giving a presentation with John Cosgrove from the Arbinger Institute called
Ending the self deception paradox >>

Chad spent several years as a senior editor and writer at ESPN before leaving in 2005 for his current posts with the McKay Center.

Chad is the author of a number of articles about peacebuilding in both academic journals and the popular press.

He and his wife, Joanie, were married in Hawaii nearly 20 years ago and he has four children, Makena, TK, Emerald and Summer. He enjoys surfing and playing basketball in his spare time.

Chad Ford

Chad Ford is an assistant professor of International Cultural Studies and Director of the McKay Center for Intercultural Understanding at BYU-Hawaii. His emphasis has been in intercultural peacebuilding. He has led conflict resolution projects around the world, including in the Middle East, Africa, Northern Ireland and the United States.

Currently he's been working on a major project in the Middle East with the Arbinger Institute and PeacePlayers International to create sustainable peace among communities in Israel and the West Bank.

Chad has a bachelor's degree in History, a master's degree from the Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in Conflict Analysis and Resolution and a Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law School. He also was the co-founder and former CEO of Sportstalk.com, a highly successful internet start-up that was purchased by ESPN in 2001.