An Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) Conference
Deception, lies and disinformation
Fulbright alumni responses to Global Challenges of the Post-truth era
Day 1: Thursday, 23 January 2025 (moderator for the whole day Mila Moralić)
09:00 – 10:00 Registration, Coffee and Networking
10:00 – 10:30 Welcome addresses
- Luka Boršić, President of the Croatian Fulbrighters
- Staša Skenžić, Representative of the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth
- Nives Zvonarić, Representative of the Minister of Culture and Media
- Trey Lyons, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i, Representative of the US Embassy in Croatia
10:30 – 11:00 Keynote lecture: Derek Bowler (Head of Social Newsgathering, European Broadcasting Union, Switzerland): The Power of Collaboration in the Fight Against Disinformation
11:00 – 12:30 Panel 1: The “post-truth” era, how we got here?
- Moderator: Mila Moralić
- Panelists:
- Marita Brčić Kuljiš
- Oriana Ivković Novokmet
- Ivana Dragičević
- Adam Santovac
- Tamara Štefanac
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break
14:30 – 16:00 Panel 2: Disinformation at work – young voices: what are they telling us vs. what we want to hear
- Moderator: Antonija Petričušić
- Panelists:
- Kaja Pavlinić
- Marko Matijević
- Jure Topić
- Katarina Beširević
- Vukašin Zorić
Day 2: Friday, 24 January 2025 (moderator for the whole day Maja Čakarun)
09:30 – 10:30 Coffee
10:30 – 11:00 Keynote lecture: Madalina Botan (National School of Political Science and Public Administration, Romania): Electoral Disruptions in Romania’s 2024 Elections – The Transformative and Contested Role of Digital Platforms
11:00 – 12:30 Panel 3: Democracy disrupted, building resilience towards politics of deception and foreign interference
- Moderator: Andrea Čović Vidović
- Panelists:
- Danilo Kalezić
- Božo Kovačević
- Tvrtko Jakovina
- Đana Luša
- Milan Vujić
- Zorica Trajkova Strezovska
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:30 – 16:00 Workshops
- Disinformation at work – Climate change
- Moderator: Zvonimir Anić, Petar Vidov, Ivan Güttler, Dubravka Vitali Čepo
- Disinformation at work – Medicine and Biomedicine
- Moderators: Koraljka Gall Trošelj and Tomislav Meštrović
- Disinformation at work – Understanding and recognizing fake news
- Moderators: Luka Boršić, Viktor Ivanković, Nino Kadić, Marko-Luka Zubčić
16:30 Closing remarks
