Manipulative actors of all types have capitalized on the global COVID-19 crisis, mobilising with the goal of spreading fear and panic across social media, tapping into every possible facet of social and economic narratives. Our MEPs will discuss with experts about shaping the EU's response strategy to increase preparedness and strengthen the resilience of our democracies to the current pandemic of disinformation.
Vice-President, Values and Transparency, European Commission
Panel 1: Has COVID19 also brought an infodemic crisis?
Nathalie Loiseau
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Javier Lesaca
Visiting Scholar, School of Media & Public Affairs, Columbian College of Arts & Sciences
Jose Miguel Cansado
Head of Global Accounts & Consulting, Alto Data Analytics
Rudy Reichstadt
Founder, Conspiracy Watch
Patrick Penninckx
Head, Information Society, Council of Europe
Panel 2: What responses to the disinformation crisis?
Ondřej Kovařík
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Ana Brakus
Journalist, Faktograf.hr, Participant, CoronavirusFacts Alliance, International Fact-Checking Network
Maximilian Schubert
President, EUROISPA
Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck
Founder & CEO, Lie Detectors
Q&A
Panel 3: How to impose costs on states conducting disinformation campaigns against the EU?
Bart Groothuis
MEP, Renew Europe Group
Jakub Kalenský
Senior Fellow, Digital Forensic Research Lab, Atlantic Council
Patryk Pawlak
Brussels Executive Officer, Project Coordinator 'EU Cyber Direct', European Union Institute for Security Studies (EUISS)
Q&A
Closing Remarks
Bart Groothuis
MEP, Renew Europe Group
About Renew Europe Group
Renew Europe is the third largest group in the European Parliament with 98 MEPs from 22 EU countries defending European values and liberal principles.
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