AI Essentials

A modular in-person learning pathway designed to equip diplomats, civil servants, and international actors with the essential skills to understand, govern, and apply AI responsibly in global affairs.

Module 1

AI Governance, Standards and Policy

📅 10–11 February 2026
📍 In Person – Villa Barton, Geneva
🧑 Speakers: Roxana Radu, Davide Manset

What is AI and why must we govern it? This module introduces key AI technologies, their societal impact, and how global actors respond through policy and technical standards.

Topics include:

• Technical foundations: ML, LLMs and AI infrastructure
• Societal and environmental risks: bias, disinformation, carbon emissions
• Governance models: state-based, multilateral, multistakeholder
• Comparative AI policy: EU AI Act, U.S. EO, China’s strategy
• Technical standards: ISO, IEEE, NIST
• Open-source AI for governments & IOs

Module 3

Applied AI for Negotiation

📅 13–14 April 2026
📍 In Person – Villa Barton, Geneva
🧑 Instructors: Claude Bruderlein - Frontline Associates Training Centre (FATC) and AI Experts

Explore how AI can enhance negotiation preparation and execution for diplomats and multilateral actors.

Topics include:

• Analysing negotiation outcomes and stakeholder positions
• Predictive analytics and scenario modeling
• AI-assisted drafting of proposals and position papers
• Mapping interests, power dynamics and influence networks
• Simulation and negotiation role-play