#sharethetruth: Conference on Media Literacy to Combat Disinformation

Date: December 5, 2024 – Thursday

Time: 09.00-17.00

Place: santralistanbul Campus E1-301

The Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye is organizing the second Conference on Media Literacy to Combat Disinformation in cooperation with Istanbul Bilgi University on 5 December 2024 to promote media literacy and contribute to the fight against disinformation. The conference, which will be held at santralistanbul Campus, aims to bring together media, academia, fact-checking organizations, digital platform representatives and artificial intelligence experts to promote media literacy, discuss effective strategies to combat disinformation, and discuss artificial intelligence, one of the most trending topics of recent years. The event, which will start with the opening speeches of Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan, will feature Ahmed Arpat from NTV, Selçuk Tepeli from NOW TV, Timur Altop from Youtube Türkiye, as well as representatives of fact-checking platforms, academics, journalists and digital platform representatives.

At the end of the conference, where simultaneous interpretation service will be provided, students will be presented with their certificates. The conference will end with a surprise gift draw among the participants who follow the program throughout the day.

Program

09:00-09:30     Registration

09:30-10:00     Opening Remarks

                        Prof. M. Ege Yazgan

Rector, İstanbul Bilgi University

Ambassador Thomas Ossowski

Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye

10:00-10:30     Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan

Author, Founder of acikbeyin.com

10:30               Group Photo Shooting

10:30-12:00     Panel 1: Truth and Lies in the Digital Age: The Role of Media Literacy

Moderator: Dr. Lale Şıvgın Dündar,

Strategic Communication Officer at Delegation of the European Union to Türkiye

Panelists:

·       Ahmed Arpat, NTV Anchor

·       Prof. Emre Erdoğan, Faculty Member at İstanbul Bilgi University Department of International Relations

·       Ömer Faruk Görçin, Anadolu Agency Verification Line Director

·       Timur Altop, Country Manager, YouTube Türkiye

12:00-13:30     Lunch

13:30-15:00     Panel 2: Methods and Tools for Combating Disinformation: New Technologies and Approaches

Moderator: Prof. Pınar Uyan Semerci,

İstanbul Bilgi University, Dean of Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

Panelists:

·       Assoc. Prof. Akın Ünver, Faculty Member at Özyeğin University Department of International Relations

·       Ezgi Toprak, teyit.org Editor

·       Selçuk Tepeli, NOW TV News Anchor

·       Yunus Çağlar, dogrula.org Director

15:00-15:15     Coffee Break

15:15-16:45     Panel 3: Artificial Intelligence: Risks and Opportunities

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Elif Posos Devrani,

Faculty Member at Turkish-German University, Department of Culture and Communication

Panelists:

·       Barçın Yinanç, Journalist, Foreign Policy Analyst at T24

·       Assoc. Prof. Cihangir Tezcan, METU Head of Department of Cyber Security

·       Resul Kunt, dogrulukpayi.com Editor

·       Assoc. Prof. Şebnem Özdemir, Head of Department of Management Information Systems at İstinye University, Artificial Intelligence Policies Association (AIPA) Board Member

16:45 -17:00    Closing Remarks

                        Distribution of Certificates and Gift Draw