DECEPTION, LIES, AND DISINFORMATION

FULBRIGHT ALUMNI RESPONSES TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF THE POST-TRUTH ERA

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

DRAFT

Day 1 (23 January 2025)

09:00 – 10:00 REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING

10:00 – 10:30 WELCOME ADDRESS

10:30 – 11:30 KEY-NOTE SPEAKER 1

11:30 – 13:00 PANEL 1: Democracy disrupted, politics of deception and foreign interference

13:00 – 14:30 LUNCH

14:30 – 17:00 WORKSHOP SESSIONS

1. Disinformation at work – Climate change
2. Disinformation at work – Biomedicine
3. Disinformation at work – Young voices: what are they telling us vs. what we  want to hear

Day 2 (24 January 2025)

09:30 – 10:00 COFFEE

10:00 – 11:00 KEY-NOTE SPEAKER 2

11:00 – 12:30 PANEL 2: The “post-truth” era, how we got here?

12:30 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:30 – 17:00 WORKSHOP SESSIONS

1. Disinformation at work – AI and spreading disinformation, challenges for the next 20 years
2. Disinformation at work – Critical thinking as a prevention tool
3. Disinformation at work – How to make an impact?

17:00 – 16:30 CLOSING REMARKS

19:00 DINNER