Programme

Conference format

The conference was conceived as a space for discussions, co-learning and networking. Both programme days started with keynotes in a plenary session setting the stage for more focused breakout panel sessions. Speakers led discussions on specific subjects within the over-riding themes of the conference, with opportunities for delegates to contribute to and shape the future direction of the conference.

Through this event, we intend to define a shared agenda that may inform a collective response to the challenges of the post-truth society. This agenda will be presented in a post-conference brief and a manifesto.

Click on the programme session titles for further details of plenary and panel topics.

For post-conference updates, see also @3clmt.

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Day One: 10th October
08:15 - 09:00
Registration
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome & Conference Opening
By Alex Grech Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning

The questions we need to answer.
Welcome & Conclusions
Where
Plenary Room 1
09:10 - 09:20
Opening Address: Fake News. So what else is new?
By Evarist Bartolo Minister for Education & Employment, Malta
09:30 - 09:50
The role of Young Political Activists in addressing the Post-truth society
By Vivian Onano Social Entrepreneur & Global Youth Advocate
09:50 - 10:20
The Future of Facts: a Blockchain trust framework for tackling Fake News and other Digital Age Maladies
By Michael J. Casey Author, Educator, Media Entrepreneur

A Blockchain trust framework for tackling fake news and other digital maladies.
Media & Digital Literacies
Where
Plenary Room 1
10:20 - 10:40
Big Data. Better Data?
By Kenneth Cukier The Economist
10:40 - 11.00
Q&A
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 13:00
Panel #1: Media, Journalism & Fake News
By Abeer AlNajjar American University of Sharjah (UAE), Hossein Derakhshan MIT Media Lab, Massimiliano Fusari University of Westminster, Herman Grech Times of Malta , Ruben Brave Entelligence & Make Media Great Again, Michael J. Casey Author, Educator, Media Entrepreneur

Herman Grech - Chair; Hossein Derakhshan - Panelist; Massimiliano Fusari - A Photograph is Worth a Thousand... Lies!; Ruben Brave - Improving news through co-creation - We are building an eco-system to increase trust in media and prevent fake news; Abeer Al Najeer - The Journalism we need in the Arab Post Truth Society; Michael J. Casey - Panelist.
Media & Digital Literacies
Where
Plenary Room 1
13:00 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 16:00
Panel #2: Technology, Conflicts & Self-Sovereignty (parallel session)
By John Domingue The Open University, Michael J. Casey Author, Educator, Media Entrepreneur, Kenneth Cukier The Economist, Athina Karatzogianni University of Leicester, Dan Hughes Learning Machine, Alex Grech Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning

Chair: Alex Grech Panelists: Michael J. Casey; Kenneth Cukier; John Domingue; Dan Hughes & Athena Karatzogianni.
Panel
Where
Plenary Room 1
14:30 - 16:00
Panel #3: Openness, Digital Literacies & Digital Ethics (parallel session)
By Martin Debattista Institute for Tourism Studies, Malta, Lina Zuluaga Georgetown University, Harry Anthony Patrinos World Bank, Toni Sant MediaCityUK, Marina Da Bormida Legal & Ethical Expert to the European Commission

Chair: Martin Debattista. Panelists: Harry Patrinos - The skills that matter in the race between education and technology ; Toni Sant - How Can Wikipedia Save Us All? Assuming good fate from all points of view in the age of fake news and post-truth; Marina Da Bormida - A Data Economy with human values and fundamental rights at heart: exploring the role of ethics and law for safeguarding a democratic and inclusive society; Lina Zuluaga - AI vs JI "Journalistic Intelligence": the ethical choice;
Panel
Where
Room 2
14:30 - 16:00
Panel #4: Government, Post-truth & Architectures of Social Disinformation (parallel session)
By Cedric Mesnage Solent University, Maria Pisani University of Malta, Vivian Onano Social Entrepreneur & Global Youth Advocate, Chiara Capoluongo Public Prosecutor, Tribunale di Palermo

Chair: John Portelli. Panelists: Maria Pisani - Factured: reflections from the academic-activist borderlands; Vivian Onano - panelist; Chiara Capoluongo - Post-truth reflection on jurisdiction: how can we balance the repression of crimes and public opinion?; Cedric Mesnage - Solving the climate crisis - a tree planting campaign.
Panel
Where
David Bruce
16:00 - 17:00
Coffee Break & Networking

Day Two: 11th October
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome to Day Two
By Alex Grech Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning
09:10 - 09:30
The Value of Truth: "Sound Money," Credit, and Human Resilience
By Natalie Smolenski Cultural Anthropologist & Philosopher
09:30 - 09:50
Post-Enlightenment and the Personalization of Public Truths
By Hossein Derakhshan MIT Media Lab
09:50 - 10:20
Leaktivism, Disinformation Architectures, and Ideological Polarisation on Digital Networks
By Athina Karatzogianni University of Leicester
10:20 - 10:40
The Learning Challenge in the 21st Century
By Harry Anthony Patrinos World Bank
10:40 - 11:00
Q&A
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 13:00
Panel #5: Technology Platforms: Transformative or Ripe for Regulation? (parallel session)
By Joe Cannataci University of Malta, Jennifer Baker EU Technology Policy Journalist, John Domingue The Open University, Stefano Ledda Entrepreneur, Chiara Capoluongo Public Prosecutor, Tribunale di Palermo, Michael J. Casey Author, Educator, Media Entrepreneur, Marina Da Bormida Legal & Ethical Expert to the European Commission

Chair: Michael J. Casey. Panelists: Joe Cannataci - Ferreting out the Truth in the Post-truth Society: Surveillance in 2019; John Domingue - How blockchains can transform our view of truth; Chiara Capoluongo - The dangers and the crimes caused by an uncontrolled use of the web; Marina da Bormida - A Data Economy with human values and fundamental rights at heart: exploring the role of ethics and law for safeguarding a democratic and inclusive society; Jennifer Baker - Disrupting disinformation: Why our news media ended up where it did, and how identifying the pressure point in platform programmatic advertising could break the cycle; Stefano Ledda - Panelist.
Panel
Where
MichelAngelo Grima
11:20 - 13:00
Panel #6: Hacking the Post-Truth Society - an Education Fit for Purpose (parallel session)
By Godfrey Baldacchino University of Malta, Lina Zuluaga Georgetown University, Maral Karimi University of Toronto, Josh Lange Education Entrepreneur , Abeer AlNajjar American University of Sharjah (UAE), Maria Pisani University of Malta, Ruben Brave Entelligence & Make Media Great Again

Chair: Godfrey Baldacchino. Panelists: Joshua Lange - panelist; Ruben Brave - The Hero's Journey - Redefining 21st Century Talent; Abeer Al Najeer - Basic Competencies for the Arab Post-truth Learner; Maral Karimi - panelist.
Education
Panel
Where
David Bruce
11:20 - 13:00
Panel #7: Visuality & Visibility - Exploring Visual Truths & Untruths (parallel session)
By Vince Briffa University of Malta, Ġorġ Mallia University of Malta, Hubertus von Amelunxen Philosopher - Art, Photography & Cultural Studies, Natalie Smolenski Cultural Anthropologist & Philosopher, Massimiliano Fusari University of Westminster, Anna Topolska Independent Researcher

Chair: Gorg Mallia. Panelists: Hubertus von Amelunxen - Waiting for Truth, or the Time Before; Vince Briffa - Art is the Lie that Reveals the Truth; Massimiliano Fusani - The Image As Storytelling - a Framework for Visual Communication; Anna Toploska - Between Ideology, Aesthetics and Truth. The Case of War Photography (19th-21st c.); Natalie Smolenski - panelist.
Panel
Where
Vassalli
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
Young People's Summit
By John Portelli University of Toronto

Chair: Prof. John Portelli
Where
MichelAngelo Grima
15:00 - 16:00
Conclusions: A Manifesto in the Making? What Happens Next?
By Alex Grech Commonwealth Centre for Connected Learning

A Manifesto in the Making? What Next? Conference Close - Alex Grech
Where
Plenary Room 1