Dr. Debra Dupree-The EQ Alchemist

21st Century leadership, entrepreneurship, ai, technology and wellness conference Sep 26-27, 2025 | Hotel HF IPANEMA PORTO, Porto
Keynote Talk: The EQ Alchemist: Harnessing the Neuroscience of Conflict to Lead, Inspire, and Thrive in the Age of AI

Dr. Debra Dupree, PsyD
International Speaker, Human Potential & Leadership Enhancement Coach, Chief EQ Office & Dispute Resolution Expert

Biography:

Dr. Debra Dupree is a Dispute Resolution Enthusiast, Workforce & Leadership Development Coach, International Trainer and Keynote Speaker. Debra has trained throughout North America, Australia and the Pacific Rim in workplace mediation, the interactive process, and leadership strategies. She was voted in the top ten of worldwide trainers by Skill Path Corporate Strategies. Her dissertation on the “Psychology of Good Bosses versus Bad Bosses” has evolved into a 90-day Leadership Bootcamp for Leading Consciously Now. She embraces the philosophy that MINDSET shapes our behavior and how we show up matters. particularly as leaders and mediators, going way beyond race, ethnicity, and religion. Debra served as the President of the California Association of Rehabilitation Professionals (CARP) when the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed when major changes to the California Workers’ Compensation were enacted by Legislature in 1994. Since then, she was featured in Newsweek as one of San Diego’s top psychotherapists, recognized by the Los Angeles Federal Executive Board for her workplace mediation expertise and mentorship,
and distinguished as a leader in dispute resolution by the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) and the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR). She served nationally as the Workplace Co-Chair and Newsletter Editor for the Workplace Section of ACR. She was also President of ADR-San Diego and currently serves on the SCMA Board of Directors, heading up the Employment Mediation Institute for 2021. She is an avid educator teaching at Cal Western School of Law in ADR, National University in Conflict Management Systems, Ryokan College in the field of psychology, California State University in Leadership, and on the faculty for the American Arbitration Association and Hong Kong Institute of Mediation. Today, Debra is the founder and president of Relationships
at Work, Inc., a consulting and mediation practice founded in 2011 serving organizations and the professional community on the psychology of people in conflict. DR. DEBRA DUPREE – CURRICULUM VITAE, DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR WORKPLACE ISSUES PAGE 1/9 Hi, I’m Dr. Debra Dupree. I work with people and organizations ‘looking for resolution’ – not ‘looking for trouble’ in the conflicts in their lives. It takes a shift in mindset to recognize the difference and the strategies available to get to ‘both-gain’ outcomes. I leverage the neuroscience behind people in conflict and use behavioral strategies in dispute resolution services to achieve this. I look forward to working with you in the search for resolution for ‘both-gain’ outcomes.