Stockholm, Sweden and Online — The 2026 Data for Peace Conference has come to a close, bringing together a global community of researchers, policymakers, peacebuilders, humanitarian practitioners, data providers, and technologists to explore how data and technology can better support violence prevention, anticipatory action, and crisis response.
Over three days in Stockholm and online, the conference welcomed 150 participants in person and over 1,500 registered online participants from around the world. Following an open call that received more than 120 proposals from over 100 session organizers representing more than 40 countries, the final program featured 58 sessions and 145 speakers spanning panel discussions, roundtables, lightning talks, live demonstrations, workshops, and scenario simulations.
The livestream from the in-person days of the conference, in full and separated into single-session recordings, are now available on the Data for Peace YouTube page.
As the full program’s recordings continue to be released over the coming weeks, we look forward to seeing the conversations started at Data for Peace continue to grow into new collaborations, research partnerships, and operational initiatives.
Photo courtesy of Symphony Chau / NYU Center on International Cooperation
VIEWS at Data for Peace 2026
VIEWS was featured in a number of sessions in this year’s program, presenting and contributing to discussions on conflict early warning, operational uptake, and atrocity prevention.
Watch the recordings from VIEWS’ interventions:
- Opening Remarks and Closing Remarks
By Angelica Lindqvist-McGowan, VIEWS Director of Operations and Outreach at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University, and member of the conference organizing committee; - Panel II – What Works in Atrocity Prevention?
Featuring Håvard Hegre, Director of VIEWS and Research Professor at PRIO; - Panel VI – The Data We Need to Invest in Peace
Featuring Simon Polichinel von der Maase, VIEWS Director of Technical Development and Lead Data Scientist at PRIO; - Lightning Round VI – From Conflict Forecasts to Socio-Economic Impacts: Operational Use Cases and Challenges
By Borbála Farkas, VIEWS Research Engineer at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University.
Acknowledgements
The organizing committee extends its sincere thanks to our funders — the Complex Risk Analytics Fund (CRAF’d) through NORCAP, part of the Norwegian Refugee Council, the Folke Bernadotte Academy (FBA), and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland — whose support made this year’s conference possible.
We are equally grateful to our in-kind partners and collaborators: our colleagues in UCDP, VIEWS and beyond at Uppsala University and PRIO; CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation; Sida; and the Digital Transformation of UN Peacekeeping team, for helping shape the program and strengthen links between research, policy, and practice.
A special thank you goes to the conference organising committee — VIEWS’ Angelica Lindqvist-McGowan, Branka Panic from AI for Peace, and Luisa Portugal, Céline Monnier, and Symphony Chau from NYU Center for International Cooperation — whose dedication and hard work made the event possible. Thank you also to the supporting working behind the scenes in Stockholm and online: Jim Dale, Borbála Farkas, Xiaolong Sun, Sofia Nordenving, Luuk Boekestein and Mert Can Yilmaz at Uppsala University; as well as Simon Polichinel von der Maase, Siri Aas Rustad, and Håkon Liltved Hyrve at PRIO.
Most importantly, thank you to every session organiser, speaker, moderator, and participant who contributed their time, expertise, and energy to this year’s conference. Data for Peace is ultimately a community effort, and its strength comes from the people committed to turning data and innovation into meaningful action for peace.
Looking Ahead: Data for Peace 2027
We are thrilled to announce that the 2027 edition of Data for Peace will take place in Oslo (Norway), co-organized by our colleagues at Peace Research Institute Oslo, NYU Center on International Cooperation, and AI for Peace.
To stay tuned on next year’s event, don’t forget to sign up for the Data for Peace mailing list and follow the Data for Peace LinkedIn page.
We hope to see you in Oslo next year!