Negotiation Work
Impact of AI on negotiation tasks, processes and ways of working.
AI Negotiation Forum
2027 Edition
From AI Adoption to Workflow Integration
A global forum of practitioners and researchers exploring how AI is transforming negotiation, mediation and diplomacy.
- Date
- 10 January 2027
- Format
- Online
- Audience
- Global
Why this Forum
AI is entering negotiation and diplomacy at high speed.
The promise of greater efficiency is compelling. But what happens to human judgement, critical reflexion and negotiation experience as AI becomes embedded in professional practice?
Are negotiators, mediators and diplomats ready for the AI transformation?
The AI Negotiation Forum 2027 brings together practitioners and researchers to examine how the growing integration of AI is reshaping negotiation, mediation and diplomacy.
Building on the 2026 Forum, the second edition combines global research, practitioner consultation and collective discussion to understand what is changing in practice — and what this means for the future of the craft.
Review the findings of the 2026 ForumFrom survey to global dialogue
A consultation in four stages
The survey is the first stage of a wider consultation. Selected practitioners will be invited to explore the emerging findings in greater depth through an online qualitative consultation and focus group discussions.
01
Global Survey
Share your experience.
October – November 2026
02
Practitioner Consultation
Explore emerging findings.
November – December 2026
03
Focus Groups
In-depth discussions.
9 January 2027
04
AI Negotiation Forum
Global exchange and panels.
10 January 2027
Scope of the Forum
Five domains of AI transformation
Exploring AI integration from everyday professional practice to its wider implications for diplomacy and foreign policy.
People & Teams
Impact of AI on human judgment, cognition and collective deliberation.
Craft & Learning
Role of AI in enhancing negotiation experience, skills and professional craft.
Organisations & Information Flow
Promoting proper AI integration, governance and organisational change.
Diplomacy & Foreign Policy
Implications of AI integration for decision-making in diplomacy and foreign policy.
Contribute to the Forum
How is AI changing the way you work?
Share your experience of how AI is entering negotiation and diplomacy workflows — from everyday tasks and professional judgment to teamwork, learning and organisational practice.
Open now · Stage 1
Global AINF Survey 2027
- 30
- Questions
- 15
- Minutes
Confidential. Your responses will be anonymised and used for research purposes only.
Start here: take the surveyCall for contributions
Send a short proposal by 15 November 2026. Selected contributors join a one-hour thematic panel with 5–7 minutes to present.
Read the call for contributionsPractitioner consultations
An online consultation to interpret the results of the global survey.
Take the global surveyFocus groups
In-depth discussions with selected practitioners, 9 January 2027.
By invitation
AINF Steering Committee
A global community shaping the Forum
Peter Maurer
President
Basel Institute on Governance
Jérôme Duberry
Senior Lecturer
Geneva Graduate Institute
Annie Chaloux
Professor
University of Sherbrooke, Canada
Claude Bruderlein
Director
Frontline Associates, Canada
Yadvinder S. Rana
Professor of Cross-Cultural Negotiation
Catholic University Milan; Founder, NegoAI
Bahar Sercin Halefoglu
CEO & Founder
ALSE Data, Istanbul
Martin Wählisch
Associate Professor
University of Birmingham
Leonardo Caporarello
Professor of Practice of Negotiation and Leadership; Associate Dean for Online Learning
SDA Bocconi
Zilin Ma
Post-Doctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Innovation Science
Harvard Business School
Finale Doshi-Velez
Professor of Computer Science
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Francesco Marchi
Senior Lecturer
Sciences Po Paris
Maxime Audinet
Assistant Professor
INALCO Paris
Jérôme Bellion-Jourdan
Project Lead
Institute for Global Negotiation, Zurich
Jérôme Crettol
CEO
DiploTools, Geneva
Dariha Erketaeva
Senior Instructor
Frontline Associates, Canada
Suzi Jazmati
Senior Instructor
Frontline Associates
Philippe Simard
Lecturer
University of Sherbrooke, Canada
Programme & important dates
The 2027 calendar
The detailed Forum programme will be announced closer to the event.
- October – November 2026Global SurveyShare your experience.
- November – December 2026Practitioner ConsultationExplore emerging findings.
- 9 January 2027Focus GroupsIn-depth discussions.
- 10 January 2027AI Negotiation ForumGlobal exchange and panels.
Institutional partners
A collaboration between
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