Empowering the Digital Citizen: Fireside Chats on Meaningful Digital Participation, Co-Designing Content Policies, Building Safety and Trust Features Online
What is this event about?
Throughout the event, experts and thought leaders from diverse backgrounds will engage in fireside chats to discuss critical topics such as effective engagement with tech platforms, multi-stakeholder approaches to content moderation, bridging cultural and technological gaps, addressing gender-based violence, ethical reporting, and safeguarding elections.
Join us as we navigate the complexities of the digital age and strive to empower every citizen to thrive online. Your presence and contributions are essential in driving meaningful change and shaping a better digital future for all.
Join us as we navigate the complexities of the digital age, equip policy professionals with tech fluency, and foster a collaborative environment where ideas flourish. Your presence and contributions are essential in driving meaningful change and shaping a better digital future for all.
Why join us?
The event will bring a consortium of academics, technologists and civil society professionals working at the intersection of both research and product to create more transparent and trustworthy online communication platforms.
A key purpose of this event is to provide a unique networking opportunity for trust and safety professionals to connect, share knowledge, and collaborate on addressing the pressing challenges in their field. By bringing together experts from diverse backgrounds, the event aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and facilitate the development of innovative strategies and solutions for creating a safer and more trustworthy digital environment.
We invite trust and safety professionals, researchers, policymakers, technologists, and other stakeholders interested in advancing trust and safety online to join us for this engaging event. We can build a strong network of professionals promoting digital rights, trust, and safety in our ever-evolving digital landscape.
Special Thanks To
Ahmed X. Medien (Misinfo Village Chair, Event Chair)
Ahmed X.unite citizens, academia, government and private industry Medien is a movement builder with a mission to bring citizens, academia, government and private industry together for healthier and safer digital public spaces. His organizing work focuses on grand topics in ever-changing policy discourse and shifting resources: Some of his focus is trustworthy internet, building capacity for intersectional disinformation research and cybersecurity policy.
Ahmed is a systems analyst with a strong background in project development, operations, and coalition building for global organizations. His career has been defined by his expertise in research and knowledge production chairing and producing global events such as the MisinfoCon global summit series and similar research and Truth and Trust Online Conference.
Hallie J. Stern (Disarm Foundation, Event Partner)
Hallie is the Director of Digital Rapid Response & Information Strategy with Limbik Inc, a data science and technology company that empowers partners to prepare for, leverage, and respond to information threats at scale.
She’s also a Disinformation Researcher with The Disarm Foundation, and the Founder of Mad Mirror Media, a digital identity and technology consultancy where she leads research & development initiatives around information propogation, teaches courses on disinformation and influence, and investigates anomalies in ad-tech ecosystems and algorithms.
Maia Mazurkiewicz, (Alliance4Europe, Event Partner)
Maia Mazurkiewicz is an expert on countering disinformation and behavioural changes. She has 15 years of experience in political management, foreign affairs, and communication in administration, business and CSOs. She is a speaker, trainer and moderator. She believes that we need to change the way we communicate, to introduce more understanding in between humans.
She is a Co-founder and Head of StratCom of Alliance4Europe where she deals with strategic communication, to build more diverse internet. She co-founded Future Forces Foundation that is working for more impactful business. She is also Vice-President of the Free European Media Association. In 2017 she co-created Keyboard Warriors in Poland, community that debunks disinformation.
Theodora (Theo) Skeadas, (Integrity Institute, Event Contributor)
Theodora Skeadas is a public policy expert, bringing a decade's worth of experience in bridging the spheres of technology, society, and safety. Her recent tenure on Twitter's global Public Policy team saw her taking the helm on a multitude of policy projects, tackling complex issues such as human rights, disinformation, counter-terrorism, and content moderation, among others. Her dedication to community resilience and economic development is further reflected in her concurrent role as the Executive Director of Cambridge Local First, where she champions a robust local economy.
Theodora's journey in public policy has been marked by diverse experiences and noteworthy accomplishments. She has consulted at Booz Allen Hamilton, addressing matters of cyber security and data innovation alongside U.S. Federal Government agencies, and served as an independent political consultant, strategically guiding campaigns for notable positions including the Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor and Cambridge City Council. A proud alumnus of Harvard Kennedy School, she holds a Master's degree in Public Policy, with a focus on International Trade and Finance. Beyond the borders of the United States, she has worked in Turkey as a Fulbright Fellow, collaborated with NGOs in Morocco, and spent a transformative summer with Inspire Dreams in the West Bank, leading a range of programs for Palestinian refugee youths.
