Countering disinformation as a global challenge

This international conference will discuss the main aspects of disinformation as a global challenge. It has been organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Rome in cooperation with the Embassy of Estonia in Rome; the Embassy of Republic of Latvia in Rome; the Embassy of Republic of Lithuania in Rome; the Embassy of Ukraine in Rome; the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR); the Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU) and the Rome Polish Institute.

Agenda

• Alberto Barachini – Sottosegretario di Stato alla Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri
  “Rafforzare gli anticorpi della società: le politiche pubbliche a sostegno dell’integrità del sistema informativo e del pluralismo” 
• Alessandro De Pedys – Direttore Generale per la Diplomazia Pubblica e Culturale, Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale
  “Processi elettorali e manipolazione informativa: la disinformazione nel 2024, anno di ‘super elezioni”
• Stefania Battistini – giornalista, inviata del Tg1 RAI
  “L’impatto della propaganda sulla libertà di stampa” 
• Mattia Caniglia – analista, Global Disinformation Index
  “From Moscow with Deception: Russian covert influence strategy in Africa” 
• Matteo Pugliese – analista, debunk.eu
  “Moldova a textbook case of Russian FIMI and active measures” 
• Tiina Ilsen – stratcom expert, PractNet, Estonia
  “Impact of societal resilience in countering disinformation: Lessons learned from Georgia” 
• Viktor Denisenko – Head of Centre for Communication Influences and Propaganda Research, Vilnius University, Faculty of Communication
  “Inside the chaos of disinformation: the essence of modern Russian propaganda”
  
  
• Viktors Makarovs – Special Envoy on Digital Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
  “From Disinformation to Information Integrity: A Look Back and Look Ahead”

MODERA: Teresa Coratella, European Council on Foreign Relations