Media Literacy for Democracy: Final Conference

The Media Literacy for Democracy project focuses on promoting an effective media literacy strategy based on the multidisciplinary approach and cross-sector cooperation to tackle disinformation, empower citizens to make informed decisions, and protect democratic values.

In this project’s final conference, we will present our contribution to defining an effective European strategy to promote media literacy in the Member States, a set of policy recommendations addressed to civil society, media workers and local and international institutions.

Program

09.30-10.15: Welcome and opening remarks

• Jesús Ruiz-Huerta 
  Director of the Laboratory of Public Policies Fundación Alternativas
• Olena Goroshko
  Expert on disinformation regarding the war in Ukraine and Professor at the National Technical University (Ukraine)
• Eugenia de la Rosa
  Press Officer at the Representation of the European Commission in Spain

10.30-11.30: Project Results

• Eleonora Mongelli
  Vice President of FIDU and MLFD coordinator

• Maria Rachinska
  Manager of FECE

• Sara Singelton
  Senior Researcher  Social Inclusion

• Svilena Kostadinova
  Communication Officer of FECE

• Ramón Ruiz Ruiz
  Chair of Philosophy of Law, University of Jaén

• Maria Ochwat
  Uniwersytet Szczecinski

Moderation

• Isaac Pozo
  Project Manager Fundación Alternativas

11.30-12.30: Roundtable

• Gian Marco Passerini
  ‘Content Creator at Luiss Data Lab – Italian Digital Media Observatory (Italy) and expert on disinformation in electoral context?’
• Coral García Dorado
  International Alliances Officer at Maldita.es and expert on disinformation

• Víctor Ventura
  PhD researcher in disinformation regarding cryptocurrencies at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Spain)

Moderation

• Inés Ferreirós
  Coodinator of the Laboratory of Public Policies Fundación Alternativas