Dňa 13. februára 2019 sa Grigorij Mesežnikov zúčastnil v Tbilisi na medzinárodnom fóre Krajiny Východného partnerstva a V4 proti dezinformáciám, ktoré v rámci projektu podporeného Medzinárodným Visegrádskym fondom (IVF) zorganizoval Inštitút pre občiansky rozvoj a výskum (CDRI), Gruzínsko. IVO je partner projektu spolu s ďalšími organizáciami z krajín V4 a VP.
Vo svojom vystúpení a následnej diskusii v rámci panelu, venovaného šíreniu falošných správ a postojom verejnosti voči dezinformáciám, sa sústredil na historické a politické naratívy, ktoré využívajú autoritárske štáty v regióne strednej a východnej Európy.
Program konferencie:
EaP&V4 Countries Countering Disinformation
FORUM
Date: February 13, 2019
Venue: Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel
Tbilisi, Georgia
Programme
08:45 – 09:40 Registration
09:40 – 10:00 Official Welcome
Keynote Speakers
H.E. Ihor Dolhov, Ambassador of Ukraine to Georgia
Mr. Jíři Preclík, Chargé d’Affaires, Embassy of the Czech Republic to Georgia
10:00 – 11:30 Session 1: Disinformation - Global Threat to Democracy?
Moderator: Vasil Sikharulidze, Chairman, Atlantic Council of Georgia
Speakers:
Ø Nino Bolkvadze, Director, Information Center on NATO and EU, Georgia
Ø Giorgi Badridze, Senior Fellow, Rondeli Foundation, Georgia
Ø Shota Gvineria, Senior Fellow, Economic Policy Research Center, Georgia
Ø Peter Kreko, Director, Political Capital, Hungary
11:30 – 12:00 Coffee Break
12:00 – 13:30 Session 2: Impact of Disinformation on the EaP&V4 Communities
Moderator: Irakli Porchkhidze, Vice-President, Georgian Institute for Strategic Studies
Speakers:
Ø Jakub Janda, Director, European Values Think Tank, Czech Republic
Ø Mateusz Bajek, Analyst, Global Lab., Poland
Ø Tamar Kintsurashvili, Executive Director, Media Development Fund, Georgia
Ø Alexandru Platon, Research Fellow, Institute of Public Policy, Republic of Moldova
Ø Ahmad Shahidov, Chairman, Azerbaijan Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, Azerbaijan
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Session 3: Fake News and General Public: How to Stand Up to Disinformation?
Moderator: Giorgi Kldiashvili, Executive Director, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information
Speakers:
Ø Giorgi Targamadze, Founder, Georgian Strategic Analysis Center, Georgia
Ø Galyna Petrenko, Director, NGO Media Detector, Ukraine
Ø Grigorij Mesežnikov, President, Institute for Public Affairs, Slovak Republic
Ø Paata Gaprindashvili, Director, Georgia’s Reforms Associates (GRASS), Georgia
Ø Narine Khachatryan, Executive Director, Media Education Center, Armenia
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00 Session 4: Disinformation and the Youth Resilience: Forging a New Generation of Leaders
Moderator: George Melashvili, President, Europe-Georgia Institute
Speakers:
Ø Eto Buziashvili, International Security Expert, Georgia
Ø Artsiom Sizincau, Journalist, Civil Society Research Center, Belarus
Ø Zviad Adzinbaia, Founder and Visionary at Temocracy, Georgia
Ø Jonas Syrovatka, Project Coordinator, Prague Security Studies Institute, Czech Republic
Ø Polad Muradli, Baku-based Independent Experts, Azerbaijan
