Plenary Session 1 - Elections and Value Divides
6 November 2024 - 11.30-13.00 / Hemicycle, Palais de l’Europe
INTERPRETATION: FR/EN
Introductory Address by Ervin IBRAHIMOVIĆ, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro
Moderator:
Annette Gerlach from Berlin is a bilingual journalist and TV host for ARTE, the European cultural channel she joined when it was founded in 1992. She presents the daily news programme as well as prestigious live music events from La Scala in Milan, La Fenice in Venice, the Paris Opera, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Salzburg Festival, and the Savonlinna Festival in Finland. She is also in charge of developing Educ'ARTE and ARTE Campus in Germany, ARTE's educational tools for schools and universities. Annette Gerlach is a regular speaker at conferences, round tables, symposia or award ceremonies for the Council of Europe or the European Parliament, among other institutions and associations. She also does coaching for television and stage presentations.
Alex Taylor is a European journalist. He has produced and presented TV and radio programmes for 30 years, mainly on French TV and radio (France Télévisions, France Inter), but also for international broadcasters (Euronews, TV5 Monde, ARTE, BBC). He was Programme Director for Radio France Internationale in charge of implementing the current 24 hours news format. Parallel to journalism, he has hosted some 1 500 international conferences on a wide variety of topics, especially environmental issues. He has also written a best seller on his passion, languages, of which he speaks (more or less) 7. He also once worked as a camel trainer in a circus.
Panel:
Mantas ADOMĖNAS. Secrétaire Général, Communauté des Démocraties
Afia Asantewaa Asare-Kyei is an inaugural member of the Oversight Board, an independent group of freedom of expression and human rights experts dedicated to improving how Meta moderates content on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads. She previously served as Director for Justice & Accountability at the Open Society Foundations-Africa and has worked with the UN, Save the Children, and USAID. Afia is a human rights lawyer and development professional with extensive experience in strategy development, program design, and stakeholder engagement across Africa. She specializes in legal advocacy and social programs focused on accountability, human rights, and the empowerment of marginalized groups. Passionate about Africa's development, she has deep knowledge of regional mechanisms and institutions.
Jasmine FITZPATRICK, University of Mainz, Germany
Dr. Jasmin Fitzpatrick is a Senior Researcher in the Department of Political Science at JGU Mainz, focusing on the intersection of political organization, participation, and communication in the context of digital technologies. She is the Vice-Chair of the COST Action RELINK², a European research initiative aimed at reconnecting citizens with political organizations and public institutions. Additionally, she serves as a Board Member of the Working Group on Digitization and Politics within the German Political Science Association, where she contributes to advancing research on digital transformations in political processes and civic engagement.
Ervin IBRAHIMOVIĆ, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro
Vladimir MISEV, Senior Adviser on New Voting Technologies, OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
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