Monday afternoon, 30 March 2020

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13:30 – 14:30

 

Registration & Welcome coffee

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14:30 – 18:30

 

Enlarged Media Literacy Expert Group & Presentation of Pilot projects of the European Commission’s Call for Proposals “Media Literacy for All”

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19:30 – 21:00

 

Welcome cocktail party

Conference Day 1  – Tuesday, 31 March 2020

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08:30 – 09:30

 

Registration & Welcome coffee

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09:30 – 09:45

 

Opening speech by European Commission

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09:45 - 10:00

 

Welcome address – Minister of Culture, Croatia

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10:00 – 10:40

 

Setting the scene: Life in the Digital Media World

by Renee Hobbs – founder of the Media Education Lab and professor of Communication Studies at the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island

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10:40 – 11:00

 

Presentation by Junior Ambassadors to the EU and for the rights of children and youth – UNICEF (Croatia Office)

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11:00 – 12:30

 

Panel discussion 1: “All about skills?” – Navigating between information overload and fake news

Moderator: Sally Reynolds (Media & Learning Association, Belgium)

  • Renee Hobbs, Media Education Lab, University of Rhode Island
  • Brian O’Neill, Director of Research at Technological University Dublin
  • Igor Kanižaj, University of Zagreb, Faculty of political science
  • Stephen Turner, Twitter Belgium, Head of Public Policy, Government and Philanthropy

 

 

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12:30 – 14:00

 

Networking lunch

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14:00 – 14:30

 

Keynote: Ingredients for an effective Media Literacy Strategy

Divina Frau Meigs (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, UNESCO Chair for “Savoir-Devenir in sustainable digital development: mastering information cultures”)

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14:30 – 14:55

 

Presentation: Cutting Edge: The Finnish National Policy for Media Literacy

Saara Salomaa (National Audiovisual Institute Finland – KAVI)

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14:55 – 15:30

 

Keynote: Media Literacy Projects

(The importance of collaboration, creation of a platform for financing and gathering of stakeholders)

Martina Chapman (independent consultant in Media Literacy and Digital engagement)

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15:30 – 15:45

 

Coffee & tea

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15:45 – 17:15

 

Panel discussion 2: The importance of National Media Literacy  strategies and cross-border cooperation

Moderator: Martina Chapman (independent consultant in Media Literacy and Digital engagement)

  • European Commission representative
  • Maria Donde – Vice-Chairperson, European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA)
  • Andy Demeulenaere – coordinator of Mediawijs, the Flemish Knowledge Centre for Digital and Media Literacy
  • Louise Haxthausen, UNESCO, Director Liaison Office Brussels
  • Valensiya Dresvyannikova, Policy and Research Officer, TheInternational Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
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20:00 - 22:00

 

Dinner

Conference Day  2 –  Wednesday, 1. April 2020

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9:00 – 10:00

 

Registration and Coffee

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10:00 – 10:40

 

Setting the scene: New global media ecosystem

Claes de Vrees – University of Amsterdam and founding Director of the Center for Politics and Communication

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10:40 – 11:00

 

Keynote speech: The Importance of High-quality Journalism for Preservation of Democracy

Noel Curran -Director General of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

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11:00 - 11:15

 

Presentation: IJ4EU Fund: Supporting investigative journalism for stronger democracies

Scott Griffen – deputy director at the International Press Institute (IPI)

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11:15 - 11:30

 

Coffe & tea

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11:30 - 13:00

 

Panel discussion 3: “Entitled to quality?”:  Media Diversity and Findability in the Digital space

Moderator: Mark D. Cole – professor of media and telecommunications law at Luxembourg University and director for Academic Affairs at the Institute of  European Media Law

  • Anna Herold, Head of Unit Audiovisual and Media Services Policy, DG Connect, European Commission
  • Krešimir Partl, State Secretary, Croatian Ministry of Culture
  • Guillaume de Posch, President of The Association of Commercial Television (ACT)
  • Christophe Deloire, Director general of Reporters Without Borders
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13:00 – 14:15

 

Networking lunch

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14:15 – 14:35

 

Keynote speech on AI and algorithms, influence on creative and AV industry, regulatory issues around AI, prominence, findability…

Julio Talavera Milla, film and audiovisual analyst, European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO)

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14:35 – 16:00

 

Panel discussion 4: “Algorithms – friend or foe”: Shaping demand and promoting European works in an era of platform concentration and artificial intelligence

Moderator: Julie-Jeanne Régnault, Secretary General, European Film Agency Directors (EFAD)

  • Chris Marcich (CEO of the Croatian Audiovisual Center – HAVC)
  • L’ubos Kukliš, Board member, European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA)
  • Dariusz Jablonski, film director and producer, Apple Film Productions
  • Julio Talavera Milla, film and audiovisual analyst, European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO)
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16:00 – 16:15

 

Closing remarks from the Croatian Presidency and the European Commission