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Most of the program will unfold in the Main Hall, which will host various discussion panels, keynotes, and case studies.

TAKING PLACE IN THIS ROOM:

FULL AGENDA
OTHER
15 min
18:00 - 18:15
25 Sep.
Opening remarks
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou
iMEdD Co-founder & Managing Director, SNF Dialogues Initiative Executive Director, Journalist
Stratis Trilikis
iMEdD Co-founder & General Director, Journalist
PANEL
75 min
18:15 - 19:30
25 Sep.
Navigating the age of doubt
Justin Arenstein
Founder & Chief Strategist, Code for Africa (CfA) & Co-CEO, ICFJ+
Charlie Beckett
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Jelani Cobb
Dean & Henry R. Luce Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
Sandrine Rigaud
Program Director, Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
María Teresa Ronderos
Director, Latin American Centre for Investigative Journalism (CLIP)
Moderator
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou
iMEdD Co-founder & Managing Director, SNF Dialogues Initiative Executive Director, Journalist
PANEL
60 min
11:00 - 12:00
26 Sep.
In a changing information environment, what is "news" and who gets to decide?
Nicholas Dawes
Executive Director, THE CITY
Joy Mayer
Executive Director, Trusting News
Mitali Mukherjee
Director, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, University of Oxford
Max Tani
Media Editor & Co-host "Mixed Signals" podcast
Moderator
Kirsten Eddy
Senior Researcher, Pew Research Center
KEYNOTE
15 min
12:15 - 12:30
26 Sep.
[CANCELLED] Verification, Deliberation, Accountability: Rebuilding democracy in the age of disordered discourse
Eliot Higgins
Founder and Creative Director, Bellingcat
PANEL
60 min
12:30 - 13:30
26 Sep.
Beneath the Cloud, AI at the ground level: How to report on the impact of data centers terraforming the planet
Pablo Jiménez Arandia
Investigative Reporter
Joanna Kao
Senior AI Editor, Pulitzer Center
Laís Martins
Investigative Reporter, Intercept Brasil
Moderator
Daniel Howden
Founder & Director, Lighthouse Reports
CASE STUDY
15 min
15:00 - 15:15
26 Sep.
That "fish" on the menu? In Brazil’s schools and prisons, it’s often shark
Philip Jacobson
Senior Editor, Mongabay
Karla Mendes
Investigative Reporter, Mongabay & Vice President, Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ)
CASE STUDY
15 min
15:15 - 15:30
26 Sep.
Demolition Atlas Europe
Danai Maragoudaki
Journalist, Solomon
Marius Münstermann
Reporter, CORRECTIV.Europe
CASE STUDY
15 min
15:30 - 15:45
26 Sep.
Tracking labor abuse to your plate
Martha Mendoza
Correspondent, FRONTLINE
KEYNOTE
15 min
15:45 - 16:00
26 Sep.
Silent censorship: Trauma, burnout and press freedom
Bruce Shapiro
Executive Director, Global Center for Journalism and Trauma
PANEL
60 min
16:00 - 17:00
26 Sep.
"There's food at home": How news publishers are enticing consumers to get news on their own platforms
Anna Bucks
Executive Producer of Video, The Economist
Jason Koebler
Co-founder, 404 Media
Mari Luz Peinado
Head of Digital Strategy, EL PAÍS
Moderator
Hanaa' Tameez
Staff Writer, Nieman Journalism Lab
PANEL
60 min
17:30 - 18:30
26 Sep.
How the second Trump era is upending global health
Taiwo Adebulu
Features & Investigations Editor, TheCable
Jeffrey Kahn
Andreas C. Dracopoulos Director, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Molly Knight Raskin
Journalist
Moderator
Susan Ferriss
Senior Editor, Pulitzer Center
OTHER
60 min
18:45 - 19:45
26 Sep.
IJ4EU Impact Award Ceremony
Olga Komarova
Senior Communications Officer, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Maribel Königer
Director Journalism and Media, ERSTE Foundation
Timothy Large
Director of Independent Media Programmes, International Press Institute (IPI)
Elena Rodina
Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) Coordinator, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Mira Milosevic
Executive Director, Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
Kolja Weber
CEO, FlokiNET
Moderator
Deniz Bozkurt
IJ4EU Programme & Event Manager, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
PANEL
60 min
10:00 - 11:00
27 Sep.
Reimagining support for journalism: A roundtable discussion on funding and collaboration
Ides Debruyne
Co-founder & Managing Director, Journalismfund Europe
Crystal Logan
Co-Executive Director, The Reva and David Logan Foundation
Mira Milosevic
Executive Director, Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
Bilal Randeree
Chief Program Officer, Media Development Investment Fund
Moderator
Bridget Gallagher
Principal, Gallagher Group LLC
KEYNOTE
25 min
11:00 - 11:25
27 Sep.
Unlocking the power of nano influencers
Justin Arenstein
Founder & Chief Strategist, Code for Africa (CfA) & Co-CEO, ICFJ+
Sharon Moshavi
President, International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) & Co-CEO, ICFJ+
KEYNOTE
20 min
11:25 - 11:45
27 Sep.
How to (not) roll out AI in newsrooms
Clayton Weimers
Executive Director, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) USA
KEYNOTE
15 min
11:45 - 12:00
27 Sep.
Stories you can feel: Why immersive journalism matters
Erin Reilly
Founding Director, Texas Immersive Institute & Professor of Practice, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas
KEYNOTE
15 min
12:15 - 12:30
27 Sep.
YOJO by iMEdD
Aggelos Petropoulos
Executive Editor, YOJO
PANEL
60 min
12:30 - 13:30
27 Sep.
Video-first news: The next frontier
Matthew Cassel
Independent Journalist
Zach Toombs
Executive Director, Evident Media
Vania Turner
Documentary Filmmaker & Journalist
Moderator
Aggelos Petropoulos
Executive Editor, YOJO
KEYNOTE
20 min
15:00 - 15:20
27 Sep.
Gaza and Sudan: The visible and invisible crisis
Dr. Christos Christou
International President, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)
Nicholas Papachrysostomou
Emergency Coordinator, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF Greece)
Christina Psarra
General Director, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF Greece)
KEYNOTE
30 min
15:20 - 15:50
27 Sep.
Against the blackout: +972 and Local Call’s independent, on the ground reporting in Palestine-Israel
Haggai Matar
Executive Director, +972 Magazine
Alaa Salama
Audience Engagement Manager, +972 Magazine
KEYNOTE
10 min
15:50 - 16:00
27 Sep.
She wasn’t just a colleague — She was a target
Rawan Damen
Director General, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)
PANEL
60 min
16:00 - 17:00
27 Sep.
"Unaliving" language online: How modern journalism decodes "algospeak"
Dr. Daniel Klug
Senior Lecturer, Institute for Multimedia Production, University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons
Erika Marzano
Audience Development Manager, Deutsche Welle (DW)
Iris Pase
Founding Editor, Pillow Talk Scotland
Moderator
David Maas
Senior Editorial Director, International Journalists' Network (IJNet)
KEYNOTE
15 min
17:30 - 17:45
27 Sep.
If AI does the storytelling, what will we do? Is it laundry? A Cyberpsychology reflection on AI in the journalists' lives
Wafaa Albadry
Journalist & Founder, Ai.Human.Story
KEYNOTE
15 min
17:45 - 18:00
27 Sep.
How do AI models understand truth?
Carlos Hernández-Echevarría
Assistant Director, Fundación Maldita.es
KEYNOTE
15 min
18:00 - 18:15
27 Sep.
What AI can’t replace
Winny de Jong
Head of Data Journalism, NRC
LIGHTNING TALKS
30 min
18:15 - 18:45
27 Sep.
Students and experts navigate the age of doubt together
Charlie Beckett
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Tamás Bodoky
Editor-in-chief, Átlátszó
Flutura Kusari
Senior Legal Advisor, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF)
Erin Reilly
Founding Director, Texas Immersive Institute & Professor of Practice, Moody College of Communication, University of Texas
Bruce Shapiro
Executive Director, Global Center for Journalism and Trauma
Max Tani
Media Editor & Co-host "Mixed Signals" podcast
OTHER
15 min
18:45 - 19:00
27 Sep.
Closing remarks
Anna Kynthia Bousdoukou
iMEdD Co-founder & Managing Director, SNF Dialogues Initiative Executive Director, Journalist
Stratis Trilikis
iMEdD Co-founder & General Director, Journalist

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