Usmaan Ahmad has spent over two decades advising leaders on complex negotiations across private and public sectors - from Fortune 100 M&A and energy infrastructure deals to peace processes. He has led crisis response and expeditionary diplomacy initiatives in some of the world's most challenging environments. Today, as Co-Founder and CEO of Expeditionary, he leads a team of veteran negotiators, intelligence professionals, and AI technologists building a Human × AI negotiation operating system and platform. Expeditionary is an applied AI research, product, and advisory company partnering with the world's most ambitious enterprises to transform how they navigate complex, high-stakes negotiations through the convergence of human expertise and artificial intelligence.

Yadvinder Rana holds a Doctorate in Business Administration in Cross-Border M&A negotiations from Edinburgh Business School, an MBA from Manchester Business School, and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Turin Polytechnic. He combines academic research with practice by building customized AI negotiation agents aimed at improving fairness and efficiency in negotiations. Yadvinder serves as Professor of Cross-Cultural Negotiation at the Catholic University in Milan. Between 2004 and 2010, he was Africa, Asia & Pacific Sales Director for a global leader in the luxury goods sector. From 1997 to 2003, he worked for Fiat Group in the US, UK and France, leading PMI teams.

Lawyer, mediator, and computer engineer operating at the intersection of technology and law. His engineering research focused on neural networks, providing deep technical foundations for his legal and dispute resolution practice. Specializes in applying game theory, economic analysis of law, and contract theory to negotiation and mediation processes. Member of IGN Zurich. Combines analytical precision with practical problem-solving, pursuing strategic outcomes grounded in behavioral and economic frameworks.

Aneta Napieralska is an attorney and mediator with international affiliations, including membership in the Institute for Global Negotiation in Zurich. Her practice is grounded in contract theory, game theory, and law & economics, enabling strategic navigation of complex cross-border transactions. With hands-on experience in technology law, AI, and FinTech, she brings a unique perspective on deploying innovation in regulated environments. As a mediator in high-stakes commercial disputes, she applies game-theoretic tools to reach durable agreements—expertise directly relevant to responsible AI-assisted negotiation practices.

Dr. Hong Zhang is a behavioral scientist specializing in complex negotiation, commercial decision-making, and value creation in buyer–seller relationships. Her research examines how economic, social, environmental, and technological challenges shape negotiation and business development outcomes. Her pedagogy integrates behavioral science with experiential learning to equip future professionals with analytical, relational, and responsible decision-making skills.

Cornelia C. Walther is a humanitarian leader with 20+ years at the UN, driving social change. Now at the University of Pennsylvania/Wharton as a Fellow, she pioneers research on hybrid intelligence and prosocial AI through the global POZE alliance to build ‘Agency amid AI for All.’ Cornelia is currently working with the Sunway Planetary Health Center on Prosocial AI in Malaysia and UNFPA in Morocco. She is a contributor on Forbes and Psychology Today. Her new book AI4IA appears in Jan 2025.