A moderated panel discussion covering (1) Drivers for change: looking at government/judicial sentiment in key jurisdictions towards mediation, and also the sentiment of the commercial and institutional organisations which bring and defend cases; (2) Fitness for purpose: examining the extent to which current approaches to and methodologies used in mediation are meeting the needs of litigants and litigators; (3) Future worlds: identifying how mediation may change, including the impact of AI, the benefits such changes might deliver, and the different thinking which might be needed on the part of dispute professionals.