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The International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) will be hosting their annual Foresight Practitioner Conference 2026 in VIVES Bruges, Belgium, March 2026. The Foresight Practitioner Conference (FPC) brings together preeminent forecasting practitioners and business leaders in a single-room setting to network, learn, and explore both fundamental and cutting-edge aspects of forecasting. The theme of this year's conference is successes and failures in AI forecasting implementations. The conference includes its second annual IIF Forecasting Practice Competition on March 1st, 2026 immediately prior to the upcoming Foresight Practitioner Conference (FPC). Special guest to the competition is Spyros Makridakis, founder of M competitions (1982 to present).
We would like to ask for your help in promoting this practitioner conference by placing our conference on your website, journal or newsletter. Because the IIF is a non-profit organization, we rely on the support of our partners to promote our event. Thank you.
Important Dates for the IIF Forecasting Practice Competition (2026)
Call for submissions on October 6, 2025
Initial application deadline due on December 5, 2025
Finalists announced by January 9, 2026
Finalist application deadline January 31, 2026
Conference and presentations at the Foresight Practitioner Conference on March 1-3, 2026
Speakers
Tim Januschowski, Director of Engineering & Site Lead Berlin office, Databricks
Christoph Bergmeir, Fellow, CS & AI, University of Granada, Spain & DS & AI, Monash University
Robert Boute, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, KU Leuven
Sven Crone, CEO & Founder, iQast
Richard Murgatroyd, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Johann Robette, Director of Customer Satisfaction and Market Studies, Vekia
Davis Wu, Global Lead of Demand Planning & Analytics, Nestle (Former)
Marco Zugno, Lead Data Scientist, A.P. Moller – Maersk
Ya Xue, Director, AlixPartners | AI/ML Expert | Startup Co-Founder
Maria P. Michailidis, Professor, School of Business, (Management & MBA), University of Nicosia
Sincerely,
Ying Fry, IIF Business Manager
Posted on 2025-11-13 by Sarah Fores