Meet the Speakers

A former Executive Director of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy and a retired U.S. senior foreign service officer, Dr. Vivian S. Walker is Co-President of the Public Diplomacy Council of America.

Emmanuel Colombié holds degrees from a management school in Marseille and the Institut Français de Journalisme (IFJ) in Paris.

Jeanne Cavelier is a journalist who started at specialized magazines before working as a Moscow correspondent covering Russia for the French media.

Sandro Gigauri has extensive professional experience in disinformation analysis, fact-checking, media literacy, and media development.

Nino Robakidze is a freedom fighter, advocate for freedom of expression, and media enthusiast. With over 15 years of experience spanning journalism, media management, research and advocacy, civic activism, and project management, Nino has made significant contributions to the field.

Dr. Mamuka Andguladze chairs the Media Advocacy Coalition, which brings together 16 non-governmental organizations working on media-related issues.

Narine Yeganyan is a strategic communications expert and researcher specializing in hybrid threats, FIMI, gendered disinformation, conflict studies, and social solidarity and resilience.

Victoire Rio is the founder and executive director of WHAT TO FIX, a tech policy and accountability nonprofit, and a leading expert on social media monetization and its impact on information integrity.

Etienne Soula is a Brussels-based research fellow with the South and Wider Europe Program at GMF.

Marília Gehrke (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor of Media and Journalism Studies at the University of Groningen.

Artur Papyan is the President of the Yerevan Press Club and previously worked for more than a decade as a journalist and multimedia editor.

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