The Vice President of the IIP participated in the Keynote Address at the Global Negotiation Conference.

The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated both the necessity of and challenges to global cooperation. This conference will reflect on the role that diplomacy can play as a tool to overcome some of the most pressing issues facing the world. Organized by the Global Negotiation Conference in collaboration with the Chair of Political Philosophy and the Centre for Ethics at the University of Zurich, the goal of the conference is to link young professionals and students with senior professionals and academics to discuss contemporary topics in the field of diplomacy and negotiation. To this end, the virtual conference will comprise of one keynote speech, and three expert-led panel discussions centered on the overarching theme of the “The Future of Global Cooperation: Ethics and Governance.” - Global Negotiation Conference