Former Hezbollah hostage and negotiator speaks at Lipscomb
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Terry Waite, British humanitarian and former Hezbollah hostage, will speak at Lipscomb University’s first Regional Forum on Conflict Management on Tuesday, Sept. 19. The forum, which is open to the general public, is the first event coordinated by Lipscomb’s new Institute for Conflict Management, created this summer.
As a separate event, Waite will also provide the keynote address for the next Business Leadership Speaker Series luncheon, also open to the general public, on Sept. 19 at noon.
In January 1987, Waite was taken hostage by the Islamic Jihad, now called Hezbollah, in Beirut, Lebanon, and was held until November 1991, mostly in solitary confinement. Prior to that, in his function as advisor to the Archbishop of Canterbury, he had successfully negotiated the release of several Western hostages from Iran and Libya. At the two Lipscomb events, he will relate his experiences as a negotiator and hostage to the pressures faced by executives and managers today.
Regional Forum on Conflict Management
Sept. 19, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: $195
Location: Ezell Center, Lipscomb Campus, 3901 Granny White Pike, Nashville
Speakers: Terry Waite, Randy Lowry, Terry Wakeen, Tracy Allen, Steve Brannan
Registration: http://leadership.lipscomb.edu/page.asp?SID=73&Page=4065
The all-day conference, held in brand new facilities in Lipscomb’s Ezell Center, will explore conflict management concepts in business, health care, education, religious organizations, family situations, law enforcement and the employment arena.
Conference attendees will hear an additional keynote address by Lipscomb president Randy Lowry, the creator of Lipscomb’s Institute for Conflict Management and former director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California.
Nationally-known mediators and experts will moderate discussions on conflict management in the various industry fields. Moderators include Terry Wakeen, a commercial mediator in Baltimore and Seattle; Tracy Allen, a health care lawyer in Detroit; and Steve Brannan, compliance officer at the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation and former FBI hostage negotiator.
Business Leadership Speaker Series Luncheon
Sept. 19, Noon.-1:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 (for lunch and program)
Location: Allen Arena, Lipscomb Campus, 3901 Granny White Pike, Nashville
Speaker: Terry Waite
Registration: http://leadership.lipscomb.edu
The leadership luncheon, featuring Waite’s keynote address, “Resolving Conflict: The Test of Humanity,” is a ticketed event requiring pre-registration to attend.
The Business Leadership Speaker Series event is presented by Lipscomb University and the Nashville Business Journal. It is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee, Boult Cummings Conners and Berry, Bridgestone Firestone Trust Fund, Caterpillar Financial, Solomon Builders Inc. and Verizon Wireless.