Chamber of Deputies Event: Defunding Disinformation | 29 February, 11:00 am – 13:00 pm
The President of the Italian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Hon. Lorenzo Cesa, together with the Balkan Free Media Initiative (BFMI), is pleased to invite you to an exclusive event on "Defunding Disinformation: Strategies Against Toxic Content."
The event will focus on the underlying economy of disinformation and propaganda, highlighting the need for democratic societies to dismantle these dynamics and establish protective norms for democratic resilience.
The meeting will be held at the Chamber of Deputies, Giacomo Matteotti Hall — Theodoli Bianchelli Palace, featuring prominent international experts ready to discuss the impact of disinformation on democracy and stability in Italy and Europe, in the election year.
Scheduled speakers include:
Giacomo Lasorella, President of the Authority for Guarantees in Communications;
Peter Horrocks CBE, from Ofcom and former Director of the BBC;
Gianni Riotta, from LIUSS Data Lab;
Sarah Kay Wiley, from the Check My Ads Institute, USA;
Alberto Barachini, from the Presidency of the Council, Information and Publishing Sector;
Stefano Mele, from the Italian Atlantic Committee;
Alessio De Giorgi, journalist.
The event will be moderated by Andrea Bonanni (La Repubblica).
Please register here to confirm your participation. Registration is mandatory for those wishing to attend in person, due to the limited availability of seats.
We remind you that access to the Chamber of Deputies requires formal attire.
The Balkan Free Media Initiative (BFMI) is an international organization committed to monitoring threats to democracy and peace in Southeast Europe, caused by interference in free media, the abuse of legal systems to suppress them, and the use of discriminatory legislation and practices. It consists of authoritative figures from the diplomatic and media worlds. For more information, visit balkanfreemedia.org.
