Event Announcement - Trust and Resilience in the Global Information Environment: IPIE to Hold Expert Briefing during UN General Assembly
Event:
Trust and Resilience in the Global Information Environment
Date & Time:
Tuesday, 24 September 2024, 08:30am-1:00pm (Session I: 9am-10:45am / Session II: 11:15am-1:00pm)
Location:
CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Recital Hall, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016
About the Event:
Join the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) for a vital conversation on trust and resilience in today’s global information environment. With critical elections worldwide, urgent climate challenges, and big questions about the impact of AI on public life, this event brings together global experts to address key trends and opportunities. The event will feature in-depth discussions with leading voices in the field and offer insights into shaping a more resilient information environment for the future.
During the event, the IPIE will present new findings from its 2024 Expert Survey on the Global Information Environment. The Chairs of the IPIE’s Scientific Panel on Global Standards for AI Audits and Scientific Panel on Information Integrity about Climate Science will also summarize the progress of their consensus building deliberations. The event will serve as a platform in which the IPIE will launch its new Scientific Panel on Child Protection and Social Media and present the areas of focus under consideration for future scientific panels.
How to Attend:
Registration via Eventbrite is required for in-person attendance to this event. We expect high demand for this limited-capacity event, so we recommend registering soon.
A virtual live stream of the event will be available. A link will posted on this web page three days before the event.
Program:
08:30 - Welcome & Coffee
Session I: Defining the Global Information Environment
09:00am - About the IPIE, Professor Philip Howard, IPIE President (Canada)
09:15am - Discussion moderated by Professor Safiya Noble
- 2024 Expert Survey Results, Professor Sebastián Valenzuela
- Global Standards for AI Auditing, Professor Wendy Chun
- Intervention I: Mr. Camille Grenier, Executive Director, Forum on Information and Democracy
- Intervention II: TBC
- Q&A
10:45am - Break for Coffee and Small Bites
Session II: Crisis and Opportunity in the Global Information Environment
11:15am - Discussion moderated by Professor Charlton McIlwain
- Child Protection and Social Media, Dr. Selcan Kaynak
- Information Integrity about Climate Science, Professor Klaus Bruhn Jensen
- Intervention I: Ms. Sabine M.R. Rakotomalala, World Health Organization
- Intervention II: Mr. João Brant, Secretary of Digital Policies at the Communication Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil
- Q&A
12:45pm - IPIE Plans for 2025 and Closing Remarks, Professor Philip Howard, IPIE President
1:00pm - Close