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Main Hall

The main hall will host most of the programme with several discussion panels, keynotes, and case studies taking place there.

TAKING PLACE IN THIS ROOM:

FULL AGENDA
OTHER
30 min
10:00 - 10:30
26 Sep.
Opening remarks
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou
iMEdD Co-founder and Managing Director, SNF Dialogues Executive Director, Journalist
Stratis Trilikis
iMEdD Co-founder & Programs Director, Journalist
PANEL
90 min
10:30 - 12:00
26 Sep.
Defending Press Freedom: The case of Europe
Elena Rodina
Coordinator of Media Freedom Rapid Response, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom
Julie Majerczak
Representative to the EU, Reporters Without Borders
Scott Griffen
Interim Executive Director, International Press Institute (IPI)
Interventions
Alberto Spampinato
President, Ossigeno.info
Ariane Lavrilleux
Investigative Journalist, Disclose
Beata Balogova
Editor-in-chief, Daily SME
Bojana Jovanovic
Deputy Editor, KRIK
Szabolcs Panyi
Investigative journalist, VSquare.org, Direkt36.hu
Thanasis Koukakis
Financial Editor
Moderator
Anastasia Moumtzaki
Project Manager Bridge, Senior Producer, SNF Dialogues
PANEL
60 min
15:30 - 16:30
26 Sep.
AI and investigative journalism: Opportunities and challenges
Jelena Cosic
ICIJ Training Manager, Eastern European partnership coordinator and data/investigative journalist
Marina Walker Guevara
Executive Editor, Pulitzer Center
Paul Radu
Co-Executive Director, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Moderator
Emilia Díaz-Struck
Executive Director, Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
OTHER
60 min
18:30 - 19:30
26 Sep.
IJ4EU Impact Award Ceremony
Andreas Lamm
Interim Director Manager, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Gabriela Manuli
Deputy Director, Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Nik Williams
Campaigns and Policy Officer, Index on Censorship
Saranda Ramaj
Investigative Journalist, Koha Ditore
Moderators
Deniz Bozkurt
Programme and Event Manager, IJ4EU
Paul Caruana Galizia
Reporter, Tortoise Media
PANEL
60 min
11:00 - 12:00
27 Sep.
How to build communities around your investigations
Jonatan Rodríguez
Outreach Program Manager, Pulitzer Center
Max Siegelbaum
Special Projects Editor, Co-Founder, Documented
Nicole Lewis
Engagement Editor, The Marshall Project
Moderator
Lam Thuy Vo
Associate Professor, The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
PANEL
60 min
12:00 - 13:00
27 Sep.
Adoption of generative AI tools to improve the quality of news reporting
Paul Cheung
Strategic Advisor, Hacks/Hackers
Phoebe Connelly
Senior Editor, AI Strategy and Innovation, The Washington Post
Vivian Schiller
Vice President, Executive Director, Aspen Digital
Moderator
Chris Collins
Chief Product Officer for News, Bloomberg
PANEL
60 min
13:00 - 14:00
27 Sep.
Bringing investigative journalism into food lifestyle media
Miriam Wells
Impact Editor, Deputy Development Director, The Examination
Tessa Pang
Impact Producer, Lighthouse Reports
Silvia Lazzaris
Reporter, Author
Moderator
Thin Lei Win
Lead Reporter, Food Systems Newsroom, Lighthouse Reports
CASE STUDY
15 min
15:30 - 15:45
27 Sep.
What's behind the killing of Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon?
Karla Mendes
Investigative Reporter, Mongabay; Fellow, Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network; Vice-President and DEI Chair, Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)
PANEL
60 min
15:45 - 16:45
27 Sep.
Climate journalism: Bridging the gap between science and the audience
Ingrid Gercama
Freelance Investigative Journalist
Joi Lee
Head of Editorial, Earthrise Studio
Kiyo Dörrer
Climate Journalist, Editor, Deutsche Welle
Moderator
Vera Penêda
Director of Programmes and Impact, European Journalism Centre
PANEL
45 min
16:45 - 17:30
27 Sep.
Toward genuine North-South collaborations
Daniel Howden
Founder, Director, Lighthouse Reports
Natalia Viana
Co-founder, Executive Director, Agência Pública
Moderator
Nicholas Dawes
Executive Director, THE CITY
KEYNOTE
30 min
18:00 - 18:30
27 Sep.
Creative formats to disseminate investigative journalism
Jose Miguel Calatayud
Freelance journalist, Writer
PANEL
60 min
18:30 - 19:30
27 Sep.
"It's Not Me, It’s the News": Addressing news avoidance
Alexis Papahelas
Executive Editor, Kathimerini
Carmella Boykin
TikTok Host, Producer, The Washington Post Universe
Lara Joannides
Senior Journalist, Creative Diversity Lead, BBC
Samuel Joiner
Visual Stories, Investigations Editor
Moderator
Katerina Matsa
Director of News and Information Research, Pew Research Center
PANEL
60 min
11:00 - 12:00
28 Sep.
Lessons from the students: How Columbia’s young reporters covered the pro-Palestine campus protests
Amira McKee
Head of Investigations, Columbia Daily Spectator
Anna Oakes
Journalist, Graduate Student, Columbia Journalism School
Isabella Ramírez
Editor-in-Chief, President, Columbia Daily Spectator
Jude Taha
Freelance Journalist; Faculty member, Jordan Media Institute
Moderator
Nina Berman
Professor, Columbia Journalism School
PANEL
60 min
12:00 - 13:00
28 Sep.
Surviving the “Attention Economy”: Alternative media models and sustainable innovation
Juan Carlos Van Meek
Director of Digital Innovation and Programming, Al-Jazeera Media Network
Paul Radu
Co-Executive Director, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)
Styli Charalambous
Founding CEO, Publisher, The Daily Maverick
Tolulope Adeyemo
Senior Programme Manager, Code for Africa
Moderator
Panagiotis Menegos
Content & Production Manager iMEdD Podcasts, Journalist
PANEL
60 min
13:00 - 14:00
28 Sep.
Community-led design: Τhe future of journalism
Amira Hayat
Journalism Student, Cardiff University
Rhiannon White
Co-founder, Co-director, Common Wealth
Shirish Kulkarni
News Innovation Research Fellow, Media Cymru
Moderator
Cristian Lupșa
Journalist
CASE STUDY
30 min
15:30 - 16:00
28 Sep.
How we are using TikTok (and Shorts and Reels) to counter misinformation
Carmella Boykin
TikTok Host, Producer, The Washington Post Universe
Enrique Anarte Lazo
TikTok Lead, Thomson Reuters Foundation
CASE STUDY
30 min
16:00 - 16:30
28 Sep.
Linking the climate crisis to the responsibilities of oil companies - A case study based on the investigation: “Iraq without water”
Daniela Sala
Photographer, Journalist
Sara Manisera
Independent Journalist, FADA Collective
PANEL
60 min
16:30 - 17:30
28 Sep.
Managing expectations, seizing opportunities: A candid conversation between journalism funders and grantees
Lolly Bowean
Program Officer, Ford Foundation
Marcia Parker
Vice President, Philanthropic Partnerships, The New York Times
Marina Walker Guevara
Executive Editor, Pulitzer Center
Peter Matjašič
Executive Director, Investigate Europe
Moderator
Bridget Gallagher
Principal, Gallagher Group LLC
LIGHTNING TALKS
60 min
18:00 - 19:00
28 Sep.
Small Newsrooms, Big Gems
Asraa Mustufa
Managing Editor, The Examination
Mansir Muhammed
Senior OSINT Specialist, HumAngle
Miguel Dobrich
Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Amenaza Roboto
Paul McNally
Founder, Develop Audio & Develop AI
Sarah Conway
Senior Reporter, Special Projects Manager, City Bureau
Moderator
Kelly Kiki
Project Manager iMEdD Lab, Data Journalist
OTHER
20 min
19:00 - 19:20
28 Sep.
Students pop up newsroom: Young journos covering the Forum
Moderator
Aggelos Petropoulos
Content Director, iMEdD
OTHER
10 min
19:20 - 19:30
28 Sep.
Closing remarks
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou
iMEdD Co-founder and Managing Director, SNF Dialogues Executive Director, Journalist
Stratis Trilikis
iMEdD Co-founder & Programs Director, Journalist

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