Experts and professionals of Europe’s counter-disinformation community will convene in the premises of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to discuss the challenges of countering disinformation in changing times. Additionally, the event will spotlight EMIF's projects and the fund’s impact on sustaining and strengthening the resilience of the European information landscape.
The European Media and Information Fund (EMIF) is pleased to invite you to participate in our flagship Summer Conference, taking place on 15-16 July 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal.
Experts and professionals of Europe’s counter-disinformation community will convene in the premises of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to discuss the challenges of countering disinformation in changing times. Additionally, the event will spotlight EMIF's projects and the fund’s impact on sustaining and strengthening the resilience of the European information landscape.
Programme:
Day 1: Tuesday, 15 July (09:30 to 16:30 WEST)
09:30 – 10:00
Coffee and registrations
10:00 – 10:10
Welcome and institutional remarks
Cristina Casalinho, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Trustee
10:10 – 10:40
Presentation of the EMIF Annual Progress Report for Year 4 of implementation
Pedro Calado, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
Fabrizio Tassinari, European University Institute
Joanna Krawczyk, CORRECTIV.Europe
10:40 – 11:45
The Truth Effect Documentary Screening
Youssef Zeineddine, European University Institute
Andrii Pichyienko, European University Institute
11:45 – 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:15
Panel Discussion: The Evolving Impact of AI on Information Integrity
Impulse talk by Michael Meyer-Resende, Democracy Reporting International
Moderated by Christos Gavalas, Athens Technology Center (ATC) / CNN Greece
Jochen Spangenberg, Vera AI
Pascaline Gaborit, AI4Debunk
Riccardo Gallotti, AI4TRUST
Francesco Saverio Nucci, TITAN
13:15 – 14:30
Networking Lunch
14:30 – 15:30
Roundtable: Countering Disinformation in a Time of Geopolitical, Regulatory and Technological Changes
Moderated by Fabrizio Tassinari, European University Institute
Karol Zgódka, Polish Ministry of Culture
Vladimir Sucha, European University Institute
Nicole Romain, European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)
Adam Fivenson, American University
15:30 – 16:30
Panel Discussion: Implementing the New Code of Conduct – Access to Data
Moderated by Paolo Cesarini, European University Institute
Emmanuel Vincent, Science Feedback
Lisa Ginsborg, European University Institute
Katarína Klingová, GLOBSEC
Sally Reynolds, The Media and Learning Association
16:30 – 18:00
Networking Reception
Day 2: Wednesday, 16 July (09:30 to 14:00 WEST)
09:30 – 10:00
Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 11:15
Panel Discussion: Pre-bunking Approaches to Enhance Citizens' Cognitive Resilience
Moderated by Joanna Krawczyk, CORRECTIV.Europe
Karolina Zbytniewska, Euractiv Poland
Erik Longo, University of Florence
Ed Hodgson, More in Common
Tito de Morais, Agarrados à Net
11:15 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15
Townhall: Evolving Challenges for the Counter-disinformation Community
Facilitated by Rolf Nijmeijer, European University Institute
Adam Fivenson, American University
12:15 – 12:30
Closing Remarks
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
European University Institute
12:30 – 14:00
Networking Lunch
14:00 – 16:00
Visit to the Centro de Arte Moderna Gulbenkian (CAM)
Free access for participants
Register