The annual International Symposium on Forecasting (ISF), hosted by the International Institute of Forecasters (IIF), will be held at the University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) this year from June 28 – July 1.
Integrating academic research into forecasting practice, the ISF draws the world’s top forecasters and researchers, as presenters and participants, to unveil and discuss the latest advances in the profession.
Early bird rate ends on May 31st, 2026.
Keynote speakers
- Mark Watson, Princeton University
- Emmanuel Candès, Stanford University
- Domenico Giannone, The Johns Hopkins University
- James Hamilton, University of California San Diego
- Serena Ng, Columbia University
Forecasting in Practice Track
- Mark Chockalingam, Valtitude
- Pablo A Guerron, Boston College, and Amazon Scholar
- Mohsen Hamoudia, Prediconsult
- J. Renato Leripio, Kapitalo
- Max Mergenthaler, Nixtla
- Geoffrey Négiar, The Forecasting Company
- Haiyan Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Eric Wilson, Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning
The ISF offers unique, tailored workshops for symposium registrants. These workshops offer the opportunity to participate in an in-depth look at a specific forecasting theme. Workshops take place on Sunday, June 28. When registering for the symposium, you will be given the option to select workshop(s). The workshop fees are US$75 (1/2 day) or $150 (full day).
Workshop 1: Forecasting with Temporal Hierarchies
Workshop 2: How to make sure that your forecasts make sense? Workshop on forecasts evaluation.
Workshop 3: Forecasting to meet demand
Workshop 4: Forecast combinations: decomposition, ensembles, and reconciliation
Workshop 5: Comprehensive Workshop on Linear State Space Modeling
Workshop 6: AI in Model Building and Forecasting ~ Which part of AI hype is really of interest for Model Building and Forecasting in Econometrics
Workshop 7: Business Forecasting: Techniques, Application and Best Practices
Workshop 8: Deep Learning & Foundation Models for Forecasting
In conjunction with the ISF, the ninth IIF Summer School, a two-day course that provides in-depth analysis of a cutting-edge topic in forecasting from an ISF-invited speaker, will be offered June 27-28 at the same venue. This year’s topic, Forecasting Risks, will be taught by Domenico Giannone, Professor of Economics and Statistics at Johns Hopkins University, and Leonardo Iania, Professor of Finance at the Louvain School of Management (LSM) – UCL.
To register by May 31st, follow this link: https://forecasters.org/summer-school-registration/.
All questions can be directed to isf@forecasters.org.
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