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Programme of the World Forum for Democracy 2019

Wednesday 6 November

 

Time for Facts

09.30-10.30 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

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Opening session

10.30-10.50 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

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Musical break

10.50-11.00 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

“Georgian six” and Guram Kurashvili Choral


Plenary Session 1

11.00-12.30 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

Democracy dies in darkness: do we have all the information we need?

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Lunch break

12.30-14.00


Plenary Session 2

14.00-16.00 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

Restoring trust in news

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Break

16.00-16.30


Plenary Session 3

16.30-18.30 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

Information and Technology: friends or foes?

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18.30 / Palais de l’Europe

Inauguration of Cartooning for Peace’s Fresco

Thursday 7 November

 

FIRST SERIES OF LABS AND FORUM TALKS

9.00-11.00 / Palais de l’Europe

  • Forum Talk 1: Artificial Intelligence and Information
  • Forum Talk 2: Disinformation and Fake News
  • Forum Talk 3: Environmental journalists in danger
  • LAB 1 - Human 2.0. Youth and digital empowerment
  • LAB 2 - Rebuilding trust in institutions
  • LAB 3: The human brain: the ultimate fact-checker?

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Break

11.00-11.30


SECOND SERIES OF LABS AND FORUM TALKS

11.30-13.00 / Palais de l’Europe

  • Forum Talk 4: Information Integrity 
  • Forum Talk 5: Safety of journalists
  • LAB 4 - Building resilience to disinformation
  • LAB 5 - Voting Under the Influence
  • LAB 6 - Gender equality in the media

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Lunch break

13.00-14.30


Film "A Dark Place"

13.00-14.30 / Projection Room of the Council of Europe

Screening and discussion

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THIRD SERIES OF LABS AND FORUM TALKS

14.30-16.30 / Palais de l’Europe

  • Forum Talk 6: Strengthening democracy in the 21st century
  • Forum Talk 7: Fact Checking
  • LAB 7 - MythBusters
  • LAB 8 - Social media freedom and accountability
  • LAB 9 - Local journalism - at the frontline of the information
  • LAB 10 - The search for truth in a ‘post-truth’ world

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Break

16.30-17.00


Carte blanche : Cartooning for Peace

17.00-18.30 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

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17.00-18.30 / Palais de l’Europe, room 1

Conversation with David Patrikarakos

War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century

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Friday 8 November

 

Plenary Session 4

9.00-10.30 / Palais de l’Europe, hemicycle

Freedom of expression and protection of journalists

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Plenary Session 5

10.30-11.30 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle 

A multilateral response

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Closing Session

11.30–13.00 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle

Reporting from the labs and ceremony for the Democracy Innovation Award

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Closing Performance

13.00 / Palais de l’Europe, Hemicycle 



Programme: printable version (04/11/2019)

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Mr Emmanuel MACRON
President of the French Republic

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