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Main Hall

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

TAKING PLACE IN THIS ROOM:

FULL AGENDA
OTHER
10 min
10:00 - 10:10
28 Sep.
Opening remarks
Bousdoukou Anna-Kynthia
iMEdD Managing Director/SNF Dialogues Executive Director/Journalist
Trilikis Stratis
iMEdD Co-founder & Programs Director/Journalist
PANEL
40 min
10:10 - 10:50
28 Sep.
Conclusions of international fact-finding mission: Taking the pulse of press freedom in Greece
De Zeeuw Jasmijn
Researcher/Legal Adviser, Free Press Unlimited
Mong Attila
Europe Representative, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Moratti Massimo
Senior Research Affiliate, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa
Wiseman Jamie
Advocacy Officer, International Press Institute (IPI)
Moderator
Bousdoukou Anna-Kynthia
iMEdD Managing Director/SNF Dialogues Executive Director/Journalist
PANEL
50 min
11:00 - 11:50
28 Sep.
Journalism & Disability: A conversation on how newsrooms can better serve the disability community
Cassidy Johny
Journalist, BBC
Crawford Joanna
Multimedia Reporter, Times Radio
Theodorakaki Korina
Retired Journalist
Moderator
Wise Hannah
Assistant Managing Editor for Engagement & Innovation, The Kansas City Star
KEYNOTE
10 min
12:00 - 12:10
28 Sep.
Narrative investigations: Reporting and writing migration stories people actually read
Stevis-Gridneff Matina
Brussels Bureau Chief, The New York Times
PANEL
40 min
12:10 - 12:50
28 Sep.
Investigative journalism and migration: The costs of fighting impunity
Mzalouat Haïfa
Journalist/Editor, Inkyfada
Stevis-Gridneff Matina
Brussels Bureau Chief, The New York Times
Truax Eileen
Journalist/Content Director, Migration Journalism Conference
Moderator
Rodríguez-Alarcón Lucila
Director, porCausa Foundation
KEYNOTE
20 min
13:00 - 13:20
28 Sep.
Team Jorge (Story Killers) & DaaS: Going undercover to uncover the dark world of disinformation-as-a-service
Benjakob Omer
Investigative Reporter, Haaretz
CASE STUDY
30 min
13:30 - 14:00
28 Sep.
Investigating cyber intimacy - Revenge porn & Telegram
Milivojevic Andjela
Investigative Journalist
PANEL
50 min
15:30 - 16:20
28 Sep.
The toughest two questions: What's Media and what happens if journalists lie
Berković Jelena
Policy Analyst
Borberg Vibeke
Attorney-at-law/Chairman, Danish Media Support Board
Cunliffe-Jones Peter
Course Director/Visiting Researcher, University of Westminster
Jiménez Cruz Clara
Co-founder/CEO, Maldita.es
Moderator
Hernández-Echevarría Carlos
Assistant Director/Head of Public Policy, Maldita.es
ONE-ON-ONE
30 min
16:30 - 17:00
28 Sep.
Inclusive narratives: Making gender part of every story
Anyangwe Eliza
Managing Editor, CNN
Gicheru Catherine Waithera
ICFJ Fellow/Director, Africa Women Journalism Project
PANEL
50 min
17:30 - 18:20
28 Sep.
Funding journalism: A how-to conversation
Das Abhijit
Programme Director, Stichting Democratie en Media
Patel Khadija
Journalist in residence, International Fund for Public Interest Media
Valentine Susan
Director, Media Division OSF Global Program Expression
Moderator
Parker Marcia
Vice President, Philanthropic Partnerships, The New York Times
LIVE JOURNALISM
60 min
19:00 - 20:00
28 Sep.
Inside The Black Box: Live Journalism in action
Kaseva Tuomas
Producer Black Box, Helsingin Sanomat
Lyytinen Jaakko
Producer/Reporter Black Box, Helsingin Sanomat
Nurminen Olli
Visual Producer Black Box, Helsingin Sanomat
Väärämäki Heidi
Producer/Reporter Black Box, Helsingin Sanomat
KEYNOTE
15 min
10:00 - 10:15
29 Sep.
What are news organisations doing with AI?
Tshabalala Tshepo
Manager and Team Lead, Polis LSE
PANEL
45 min
10:15 - 11:00
29 Sep.
AI in the newsroom: A debate on AI's role in the media
Berthier Vincent
Head of the Technology Desk, Reporters sans frontières (RSF)
Huynh Anita
Programs and Outreach Manager, World Press Photo Foundation
Soma Jonathan
Knight Chair of Data Journalism, Columbia University
Van Meek Juan Carlos
Director of Digital Innovation and Programming, Al Jazeera Media Network
Moderator
Tshabalala Tshepo
Manager and Team Lead, Polis LSE
PANEL
50 min
11:10 - 12:00
29 Sep.
Tomorrow's newsroom: Essential competences and educational challenges for young journalists
Panagiotou Nikos
Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Media Communication, Aristotle University
Rigou Marina
Assistant Professor/Journalist
Vatikiotis Pantelis
Assistant Professor, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
Kratsas Odysseas
University Student, Department of Communication and Media Studies, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Spiliopoulou Αthanasia
Journalism Student, Panteion University of Social & Political Sciences
Vardaki Eleni
Recent Graduate, School of Journalism & Mass Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
KEYNOTE
10 min
12:10 - 12:20
29 Sep.
News brands are on TikTok - but where are the journalists?
Smith Galer Sophia
Journalist/Author and TikTok Creator
PANEL
40 min
12:20 - 13:00
29 Sep.
Storytelling in vertical video: How news can use TikTok (and all the apps that are copying it)
Anarte Lazo Enrique
TikTok Lead, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Boykin Carmella
TikTok Producer, The Washington Post
Moderator
Smith Galer Sophia
Journalist/Author and TikTok Creator
PANEL
50 min
13:10 - 14:00
29 Sep.
Women and investigative journalism: Tips on leadership
Apostolou Nikolia
Resource Center Director, Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Díaz-Struck Emilia
Executive Director, Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
Ganguly Manisha
Investigative Journalist/Academic
Turati Marcela
Reporter/Co-founder, Quinto Elemento Lab
Moderator
Manuli Gabriela
Deputy Director, Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN)
KEYNOTE
30 min
15:30 - 16:00
29 Sep.
iMEdD incubator presentation: Climate inequity stories
Avramidis Alexandros
Photojournalist
Bormpoudakis Dimitris
Post-doctoral Researcher, National Observatory of Athens
Canaj Enri
Freelance Photographer
Christides Giorgos
Journalist/Board Member, Foreign Press Association
Drakou Evangelia
Assistant Professor of Environmental Geography, Harokopio University of Athens
Kalaitzi Alexia
Journalist, ΕRΤ/Kathimerini
Tiwari Sadhika
Journalist, Deutsche Welle TV
Moderators
Aronis Nikolas
Project Manager iMEdD ideas zone & incubator/Journalist
Bounias Dimitris
Project Manager iMEdD ideas zone & incubator/Journalist
PANEL
50 min
16:10 - 17:00
29 Sep.
Extreme weather: Newsrooms' strategies at the forefront of climate change coverage
Baker Aryn
Senior Correspondent, Time
Mychasuk Emiliya
Climate Editor, Financial Times
Moderator
Faleiros Gustavo
Environmental Investigations Editor, Pulitzer Center
KEYNOTE
10 min
17:30 - 17:40
29 Sep.
Media freedom in the era of fake news industry
Szalai Pavol
Head of EU-Balkans Desk, Reporters sans frontières (RSF)
PANEL
40 min
17:40 - 18:20
29 Sep.
Transformative impact of investigative journalism: The case of Greece
Chondrogiannos Thodoris
Investigative Reporter
Howden Daniel
Founder/Director, Lighthouse
Triantafillou Εliza
Journalist
Moderator
Szalai Pavol
Head of EU-Balkans Desk, Reporters sans frontières (RSF)
LIGHTNING TALKS
90 min
18:30 - 20:00
29 Sep.
Reflections on press freedom or lack thereof
Arsu Sebnem
Journalist, Der Spiegel
Damen Rawan
Director General, Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ)
Mong Attila
Europe Representative, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Soyombo Fisayo
Founder/Editor-in-Chief, Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
Turati Marcela
Reporter/Co-founder, Quinto Elemento Lab
Varadarajan Siddharth
Founding Editor, The Wire (India)
Moderator
Bounias Dimitris
Project Manager iMEdD ideas zone & incubator/Journalist
KEYNOTE
50 min
10:00 - 10:50
30 Sep.
Mercenary spyware: Defending against what's next
Marczak Bill
Senior Researcher, The Citizen Lab
PANEL
50 min
11:10 - 12:00
30 Sep.
Under the canopy, down the river: Investigative journalism in the forests of the Amazon and Southeast Asia
Flynn Gerald
Staff Writer, Mongabay
Mendonça Elisangela (Lili)
Environment Reporter, Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ)/Rainforest Investigations Network Fellow
Moderator
Faleiros Gustavo
Environmental Investigations Editor, Pulitzer Center
LIGHTNING TALKS
50 min
12:10 - 13:00
30 Sep.
Making news together
Bragg Ko
Investigative Editor, The Markup
Dawes Nicholas
Executive Director, THE CITY
Hamada Rachel
Community-Led Investigations Lead, Bureau of Investigative Journalism
Rodríguez Altube Florencia
Data Editor, La Nación
Silva Michele
Co-founder, Fala Roça
Moderators
Aronis Nikolas
Project Manager iMEdD ideas zone & incubator/Journalist
Voutsina Katerina
Project Manager iMEdD ideas zone/Journalist
KEYNOTE
10 min
13:10 - 13:20
30 Sep.
Media sustainability models: The Mediapart case
Fouteau Carine
Chief Editor, Mediapart
PANEL
40 min
13:20 - 14:00
30 Sep.
Sustainability models in an era of digital revolution
Poulis Konstantinos
Editor-in-Chief/Journalist, The Press Project
Sánchez Inzunza Alejandra
Director, Dromómanos
Varadarajan Siddharth
Founding Editor, The Wire (India)
Moderator
Fouteau Carine
Chief Editor, Mediapart
PANEL
50 min
15:30 - 16:20
30 Sep.
The digital transformation: Completed, yet ever-evolving
Luu Chieu
Director of Video, South China Morning Post
Nessa Shazna
Journalist and Media Executive/Recent Global Head of Visuals and Masthead Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Peralta Ramos Angelica (Momi)
Multimedia Development Manager and Data Journalism Team Leader, La Nación
Moderator
Egger Terry
Former CEO/Publisher, Philadelphia Media Network Inc
SPECIAL HEARING
60 min
16:30 - 17:30
30 Sep.
Unveiling "TRAUMA": A deep dive into iMEdD's audio documentary
Aronis Nikolas
Project Manager iMEdD ideas zone & incubator/Journalist
Fronista Phoebe
Producer/Journalist, iMEdD
Koukoumakas Kostas
Journalist
Menegos Panagiotis
Content & Production Manager iMEdD Podcasts/Journalist
Moumtzaki Anastasia
Project Manager iMEdD Bridge/Content & Production Manager SNF Dialogues
Schinas George
Journalist, iMEdD
Voutsina Katerina
Project Manager iMEdD ideas zone/Journalist
KEYNOTE
10 min
18:00 - 18:10
30 Sep.
The strike at Le Journal du Dimanche
Malo Antoine
Senior Reporter
PANEL
40 min
18:10 - 18:50
30 Sep.
We need to talk about the far-right, but how?
Bidelas Lefteris
Managing Editor, Kathimerini.gr
Garamvolgyi Flora
Journalist
Malo Antoine
Senior Reporter
Psarras Dimitris
Journalist
Moderators
Koukoumakas Kostas
Journalist
Menegos Panagiotis
Content & Production Manager iMEdD Podcasts/Journalist
LIVE JOURNALISM
60 min
19:00 - 20:00
30 Sep.
EPPisodes: Odyssey edition
Bakogianni Katerina
Co-founder, Melon Media/Head of Podcasts, Alter Ego Media
Boni Katarzyna
Writer/Reporter
Gashi Ilir
Journalist
Papadopoulos Ioannis
Reporter, Kathimerini
Park Jacqui
Journalist/Media Strategist
Stancu Elena
Independent Journalist