In our view there is no better way to launch The European Trust Alliance, than by inviting Eliot Higgins to share with us his thoughts on European polarization and political destabilization from mass misinformation. Eliot – founder of Bellingcat – has been a frontrunner for years to make sure people have acces to verified information, and he is known to be a very eloquent speaker.
Launch program
16:15 – 16:30: Walk-in
16:30 – 16:45: Opening and introduction by Rob van Beek, THETA initiator and Roos Moggré, moderator
16:45 – 17:15: Opening Keynote
Information disorder, deep distrust and the empowerment of the peer to peer information society.
Speaker: Eliot Higgins, Founder Bellingcat
17:15 – 18:00: Short panel sessions on THETA’s 3 pillars
News and information
Jan Müller, director RPO and Irene Costera-Meyer, VU Amsterdam
Autonomous data
Julia Janssen, data protection foundation and Dr. Johan Oomen, Beeld & Geluid
Applied media technology
Rufus Baas, director OASIS and Valerie Frissen, director SIDN
18:00 – 19:00
Drinks and opening toast: Gerhard van den Top, mayor of the city of Hilversum.
