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Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021: Feature Conference

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Part of Global Media and Information Literacy Week

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Monday, 25 October 2021

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CEST)

  • High-level Opening Session: Placing Media and Information Literacy on the International Development Agenda
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director General, UNESCO
    • President Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa
    • Ms Ursula Von Der Leyen, President, European Commission (TBC)
    • Ms Nada Al Nashif, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
    • Moderator: Mr Firmin Matoko, Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations, UNESCO

3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (CEST)

  • High-level First Plenary Session: Advancing regional cooperation on media and information literacy
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Vera Jourova, Vice President and Commissioner, European Commission
    • Mr Pornchai Danvivathana, Secretary General, Asian Cooperation Dialogue
    • Ms Samia Bibars, Minister Plenipotentiary and Director, Monitoring & Crisis Management Department Media & Information Sector, Arab League (speaking on behalf of the Secretary General)
    • Mr Mahamat Ouédraogo, Director, Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), African Union Commission (speaking on behalf of the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union)
    • Moderator: Mr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

Tuesday, 26 October 2021

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: Leave no one behind in media and information literacy: Mobilising resources for real impact
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Lars Amréus, Chairperson, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Sweden
    • Mr Matt Cooke, Head, Google News Lab, United Kingdom
    • Ms Samia Bibars, Minister Plenipotentiary and Director, Monitoring & Crisis Management Department Media & Information Sector, Arab League
    • Ms Wera Helstrøm, Senior Adviser, Section for Human Rights, Democracy and Gender Equality, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
    • Mr Jun Sakamoto, Professor, Department of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies, Hosei University, Japan (speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)
    • Moderator: Ms Marielza Oliveira, Director for Partnerships and Operational Programme Monitoring, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: State-linked response on media and information literacy policies and strategies
  • Speakers:
    • H.E. Angelina Angie Matsie Motshekga, Minister of Basic Education, Republic of South Africa
    • Ms Mercy Wanjau, Director General, Communications Authority of Kenya, Kenya
    • Mr Alexey Nikolov, Managing Editor, RT, Russian Federation
    • Mr Serge Barbet, Director, Center for Media and Information Literacy, France
    • Ms Latifa Akherbach, President, High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, Morocco
    • Mr Diosdado San Antonio, Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction, Department of Education, Philippines
    • Moderator: Mr Guy Berger, Director for Strategies and Policies in the field of Communication and Information, UNESCO

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CEST)

  • Parallel Session 1: Media and information literacy for people with disabilities
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Vedabhyas Kundu, Programme Officer, Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti, India
    • Mr Gulshan Gupta, Research Scholar, University School of Mass Communication, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India
    • Ms Colleen Starkloff, Founder, Starkloff Disability Institute, United States of America
    • Ms Betty Najjemba, Engagement Officer, African Disability Forum, Uganda
    • Mr Rejaul Karim Siddiquee, Engagement Officer, International Disability Alliance, Bangladesh
    • Moderator: Ms Ana Lucia Arellano, Chair, International Disability Alliance, Ecuador
  • Closed Session: Second United Nations Roundtable on Media and Information Literacy
    • Moderator: Mr Eric Falt, Director, UNESCO New Delhi Office

2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (CEST)

  • Parallel Session 2: Media and information literacy: an enabler for media viability and digital platforms' transparency
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Stephanie Comey, Vice-Chairperson, European Platform of Regulatory Authorities, Ireland
    • Ms Alison Preston, Co-director, Making Sense of Media (MSOM) Ofcom, United Kingdom
    • Mr Alexandre Le Voci Sayad, CEO of ZeitGeist, and Co-Chair of the International Steering Committee of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, Brazil
    • Ms Mradulah Singh, Founder & CEO, Nexschools, India
    • Moderator: Ms Sherri Hope Culver, Director, Center for Media and Information Literacy, United States of America

Wednesday, 27 October 2021

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: Dialogue on an international multi-stakeholder framework for private/digital platforms to promote media and information literacy (policies and programmes)
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Ulrik Vestergaard Knudsen, Deputy Secretary-General, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
    • Ms Barbara Lison, President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, Netherlands
    • Mr Eric Valmir, Secretary-General for Information, Radio France, France
    • Ms Asha Kanwar, President and Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth of Learning, Canada
    • Ms Madi van Schalkwyk, Director, A StrangerKind, South Africa
    • Ms Clair Deevy, Director, Public Policy, WhatsApp, Singapore
    • Moderator: Mr Hubert Gijzen, Director, UNESCO Office in Nairobi

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (CEST)

  • Parallel Session 1: Media and information literacy for global citizenship and addressing digital transformation
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Ihron Rensburg, Professor, Chairperson of the South African National Commission for UNESCO and the Ministerial Committee on the Review of the Higher Education, Science and Technology Landscape, South Africa
    • Ms Divina Frau-Meigs, Professor, UNESCO Chair Savoir Devenir in MILID Network, Sorbonne Nouvelle University; Co-Chair, European Sub-Chapter of UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, France
    • Ms Safa Ghnaim, Project Lead on the Data Detox Kit project, Tactical Tech, Egypt
    • Mr Olunifesi Suraj, Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, Nigeria
    • Ms Despoina Anagnostopoulou, UNESCO Chair, Intercultural Policy for an Active Citizenship and Solidarity, University of Macedonia, Greece
    • Mr Paul R. Carr, UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada
    • Moderator: Ms Divina Frau-Meigs, Professor, UNESCO Chair Savoir Devenir in MILID Network, Sorbonne Nouvelle University; Co-Chair, European Sub-Chapter of UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, France
  • Parallel Session 2: Early and late starters: Media and information literacy for children and elderly
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Jelena Perovic, Communication Officer, UNICEF Montenegro
    • Mr Ovidiu Măjină,  Senior Project Officer, Children’s Rights Division, Council of Europe
    • Mr Lee Wing On, Executive Director, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore
    • Ms Phionah Atuhebwe, Regional New Vaccines Introduction Officer, World Health Organization
    • Mr Ronald Ssentuuwa, Regional Programme Development Advisor, SOS Children Villages International, Uganda
    • Ms Deena Newaz, Impact Partnerships Manager at ImpactEd, United Kingdom
    • Moderator: Ms Sheila Webber, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CEST)

  • Parallel Session 1: Presentation of the Global Media and Information Literacy Youth Hackathon winners and outcomes
  • Parallel Session 2: UNESCO MIL Alliance and MIL and Intercultural Dialogue University Network (Dialogue and Recognition)
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Irene Andriopoulou, Media Literacy Expert, National Centre of Audiovisual Media & Communication, and Co-Secretary-General of the International Steering Committee of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, Greece
    • Ms Maarit Jaakkola, Co-Adjunct Professor, Lecturer in Journalism, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences, and Co-Lead for the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue University Network, Sweden
    • Mr Jesus Lau, Director of the USBI VER Library, Universidad Veracruzana and Co-Chair of the International Steering Committee of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, Mexico
    • Mr Daniel Nwaeze, International Coordinator, Youth Committee of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, Afrika Youth Movement, Nigeria
    • Moderator: Mr Alton Grizzle, Programme Specialist, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO

3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: Disinformation about scientific facts: media and information literate responses
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Hanna Hempel, Project Associate, Deutsche Welle Akademie, Germany
    • Ms Tina Pumat, Team Lead, Infodemic Management, World Health Organization
    • Ms Maarit Jaakkola, Co-Director, Nordic Centre for Media Research, Sweden
    • Mr Marco A. Cabero, President and Founder, Andean Road Countries for Science and Technology, Bolivia
    • Moderator: Ms Agnese Davidsone, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences, Head of Communication, Media and Governance Studies, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences, Latvia

Thursday, 28 October 2021

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: Africa Agenda 2063: Media and information literate citizens as change agents (a focus on media and information literacy in Africa)
  • Speakers:
    • Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
    • Mr Wallace Gichunge, Founder, Centre for Media and Information Literacy, Original Representative for Africa UNESCO MIL Alliance, Kenya
    • Mr Chido Onumah, Coordinator, African Centre for Media and Information Literacy, Nigeria
    • Mr Madiba Sillah, Principal Information Officer, Department of Information Services of the Gambia, Gambia
    • Moderator: Ms Dorothy Gordon, Chair, UNESCO Information for All Programme, Ghana

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: Social media regulation and threat to freedom of expression: The media and information literacy alternative
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Sonia Livingstone, Professor, London School of Economics, United Kingdom
    • Mr Kennedy O’Brien, Senior Public Policy Associate, Twitter, Ireland
    • Mr Hopeton Dunn, Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media, Department of Media Studies, University of Botswana, Jamaica
    • Ms Snezana Trpevska, UNESCO Chair in Media, Dialogue and Mutual Understanding, School of Journalism and Public Relations in Skopje, North Macedonia
    • Moderator: Mr Hopeton Dunn, Professor of Communications Policy and Digital Media, Department of Media Studies, University of Botswana, Jamaica

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: Media and information literate youth for a better future
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Emma Theofelus, Councillor of Nalafem, Namibia
    • Ms Julia Blocher, President, International Youth Federation, United States of America
    • Mr Antonio Britvar, Chairperson, Youth Committee, International Youth Media Summit, Croatia
    • Ms Beatrice Bonami, Youth Ambassador for Latin America and the Caribbean, Youth Committee of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, Brazil
    • Mr Joe Elborn, Secretary General, European Youth Forum, Belgium
    • Ms Marianne Beseme, Secretary General, Office franco-québécois pour la Jeunesse, France
    • Ms Juliane Von Reppert-Bismark, Creator, Lie Detectors, Belgium
    • Moderator: Ms Victoria Ibiwoye, Executive Director and Founder, OneAfricanChild Foundation for Creative Learning, Nigeria

3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (CEST)

  • Parallel Session 1: Media and information literacy within youth organizations: Good practices and innovative approaches
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Willice Onyango, Director, Youth Cafe Limited, Kenya
    • Ms Anna Nesladek , Project Manager , European Youth Information and Counselling Agency, Luxembourg
    • Ms Therese Torres, Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, Philippines
    • Mr Mohammed A. Foboi, Executive Director, LIFT Liberia, Liberia
    • Mr Cyrille Guel, Director, EducommunicAfrik, Burkina Faso
    • Mr Mark-Jeffery Deans, Librarian, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
    • Moderator: Ms Hania Bitar, Director General, Palestinian Youth Association for Leadership and Rights Activation, Palestine
  • Parallel Session 2: Media and information literacy knowledge development and international cooperation: Youth as leaders and partners
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Daniel Nwaeze, International Coordinator, Youth Committee of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, Nigeria
    • Ms Gloria Vitaly, President, Assembly of European Regions Youth Regional Network, Norway
    • Mr Egle Janusonytel, Vice-President for External Affairs, International Federation of Medical Students Associations, Morocco
    • Ms Jasmine Anouna, Founder, The Bloom, United States of America
    • Moderator: Ms Victoria Nilsson, Vice Chairperson, Youth Committee, International Youth Media Summit, Sweden

Friday, 29 October 2021

11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (CEST)

  • Parallel Session 1: Media and information literacy to help secure safety of journalists
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Stéphane Hoebeke, Media Literacy Expert, Belgian Public Media, Belgium
    • Mr Younes M'Jahed, President, International Federation of Journalists, Morocco
    • Ms Aralynn McMane, Founding Director, Global Youth & News Media, France
    • Ms Rachel Fischer, Co-Chair, International Centre for Information Ethics, South Africa
    • Mr Arnaud Froger, Head of the Africa desk, Reporters without borders, France
    • Moderator: Mr Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Chief of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
  • Parallel Session 2: Cultural expression and freedom of expression: Bridging the gap with media and information literacy
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Pablo Raphael de la Madrid, Director-General for Promotion and Cultural Festivals and Officer-in-charge of the General Directorate for International Affairs, Culture of Mexico, Mexico
    • Ms Milena Dragićević Šešić, Head of the UNESCO Chair on Interculturalism, Art Management and Mediation, Former President, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia
    • Ms Silvia Bacher, Director, Las Otras Voces, Argentina
    • Ms Rosebell Kagumire, Councillor of Nalafem, Uganda
    • Mr Merlin Naicker, Group Executive, Video Entertainment, South African Broadcasting Corporation, South Africa
    • Ms Claudia Wanderley, Researcher, University of Campinas, Brazil
    • Moderator: Ms Paola Leoncini Bartoli, Director, Cultural Policies and Development, Culture Sector, UNESCO

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CEST)

  • Parallel Session 1: A festival of media and information literacy teaching ideas: Communities of practice
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Ismar de Oliveira Soares, Red Educom, University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • Mr Jose Reuben Q. Alagaran II, President, Association for Media and Information Literacy, Philippines
    • Ms Michelle Ciulla-Lipkin, Executive Director, National Association for Media Literacy Education, United States of America
    • Ms Maja Cappello, Head Department for Legal Information, European Audiovisual Observatory, Italy
    • Mr Jonathan Hernández Pérez, Researcher, Library and Information Research Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
    • Moderator: Ms Lisa Hinchliffe Coordinator, Information Literacy Services and Instruction, University of Illinois, United States of America
  • Parallel Session 2: Media and information literacy in journalism and journalism education
  • Speakers:
    • Ms Ingrid Bachmann, Former Director of Journalism School, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
    • Ms Zhang Kai, Professor, Communication University of China, China
    • Mr Paul Mihailidis, Emerson College, United States of America
    • Ms Dilfuza Mirzakhmedova, Director, Media Data Lab, Uzbekistan
    • Mr Joseph Warungu, Executive Director, AfricaonAir, Kenya
    • Mr Masato Kajimoto, Associate Professor of Practice, Journalism and Media Studies Centre, The University of Hong Kong
    • Moderator: Ms Aralynn McMane, Director, Global Youth & News Media, France

3:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (CEST)

  • Special Event: World Cities Day meets Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2021: MIL Cities to address climate misinformation
  • Speakers:
    • Mr Alton Grizzle, Programme Specialist, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
    • Mr Hussein Orekoya, Civil Engineer, Future of Cities in Africa, Nigeria
    • Ms Thulie Khumalo, Deputy Director-General, Climate Change, Air Quality and Sustainable Development, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa
    • Ms Sheila Webber, Senior Lecturer, University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
    • Mr Felipe Chibás Ortiz, Associate Professor, University of São Paulo, Cuba
    • Moderator: Ms Daniela Calderon Porter, Heritage Conservation Specialist, Historic Centre of Puebla, Mexico

5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. (CEST)

  • Plenary Session: Closing Session
    • Honourable Mr Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, Nigeria
    • Ms Marielza Oliveira, Director for Partnerships and Operational Programme Monitoring, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO
    • Mr Ihron Rensburg, Professor, Chairperson of the South African National Commission for UNESCO and the Ministerial Committee on the Review of the Higher Education, Science and Technology Landscape, South Africa
    • Ms Bushra Ebadi, Youth Ambassador for Europe and North America, Youth Committee of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance, Canada
    • Moderator: Mr Coetzee Bester, Member of the Local Organizing Committee of the Global Media and information Literacy Week 2021, South Africa

Thursday, 11 November 2021

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. (CET)

  • Special Event: Launch of the Global Recommendations on Media and Information Literacy Curriculum Development Guidelines

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

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