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Morana Kasapović earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University in Zagreb and her master's degree from the same faculty in the post-graduate programme International Relations. The topic of her master's thesis was 'Reasons for the Emergence of Republika Srpska'. She has been an employee of the Croatian Radio Television since 1993, for most of the time in the Foreign Affairs Department. As a reporter, she has covered a number or international events, including the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the declaration of independence of Kosovo, the terrorist attacks on the USA, the beginning of the Iraq war, and parliamentary elections in Germany and Austria on several occasions. She is the author of several documentary films and has interviewed a number of world leaders, Croatian officials, and other high-profile individuals. She was the editor and presenter of several news programmes on HRT, including the central news programme Dnevnik, Odjeci dana, and Vijesti. She was the author, editor and presenter of the foreign affairs magazine "Paralele" (2008-2015), the talk-show "Uvijek kontra" (2015-2016), and the magazine Puls (2018-2022). As of 2022, she is editor and presenter of the talk-show "Razgovor s razlogom", whose guests have included intellectuals, artists, and scientists. She speaks English and German. 

Mato Franković has been the Mayor of Dubrovnik since 2017. He was born on 23 February 1982 in Dubrovnik. Graduated from the American College of Management and Technology in Hotel and Resort Management acquiring the degree of Associate in Applied Science. Franković is an ex-director of ACIM Marina Dubrovnik, state-owned company for marine management, and throughout his life, he has been working in tourism.

Nina Obuljen Koržinek, currently Minister of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia in her third consecutive term, has had more than 25 years of professional experience in the fields of international relations, culture and media policies. She graduated from the Academy of Music and Faculty of Philosophy and obtained her Ph.D. from the Faculty of Political Sciences. Prior to her appointment as the Minister of Culture in 2016, she was working as a research associate at the Institute for Development and International Relations in Zagreb. She has been publishing books and articles as well as expert studies in Croatian and international journals and teaching at the University of Zagreb.

Former Assistant Minister and State Secretary, she was a member of the negotiating team for the Croatian accession to the EU responsible for the fields of culture and education as well as information society and media. She was also the head of the Croatian delegation for the negotiations on the UNESCO 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Her consultancy and expert engagements include work for UNESCO, Council of Europe, European Cultural Foundation, UNDP, European Parliament etc. She received the European Cultural Policy Research Award for her research on the impact of the EU enlargement on cultural policies that was published in the book Why we need European Cultural Policies: impact of EU enlargement on countries in transition, Amsterdam, 2006.

Director-General of UNESCO since 2017, Audrey Azoulay launched a vast Strategic Transformation programme for the Organization with a view to position UNESCO at the heart of emerging challenges in the XXI century. In this spirit, the Director-General launched several major projects on the protection of cultural heritage, through the initiative “Revive the Spirit of Mosul” in Iraq, on the achievement of universal quality education, in particular for girls and women, as well as on UNESCO's role as a global laboratory of ideas on issues such as sustainable development and the ethics of artificial intelligence. A former student of the Ecole Nationale d'Administration, Audrey Azoulay is a graduate of the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and holds a Diploma of Business Administration from the University of Lancaster (United Kingdom). Active in the cultural sector from the outset of her career, she worked, among other things, on the financing of the French public audiovisual sector and on the reform and modernisation of the French public aid systems for the film industry. As the French Minister of Culture, she was very strongly committed to the protection of endangered heritage, particularly in the Middle East. She was also dedicated to the facilitation of children’s access to culture by launching artistic and cultural education programmes (the "Création en cours" programmes and innovative cultural infrastructures "Microfolies"). Audrey Azoulay is committed to positioning UNESCO as a platform for humanist cooperation, as a standards-producing arena and as an agency of experts that helps to disseminate knowledge and know-how throughout the world to the greatest number of people."

Dr. Tawfik Jelassi has been Assistant Director-General at UNESCO, in charge of Communication and Information since 2021. In this capacity, he oversees UNESCO’s initiatives aimed at promoting freedom of expression, leading digital transformation, strategizing the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in education, and fostering inclusive knowledge-based societies.

Dr. Jelassi holds a Ph.D. degree from New York University, along with postgraduate diplomas from the University of Paris Dauphine. His career includes serving as the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Information & Communication Technologies in Tunisia. Additionally, he has held positions as Dean and Professor at leading educational institutions such as IMD (Lausanne), INSEAD (Fontainebleau) and Ecole des Ponts (Paris). He also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of a leading telecom operator.

Latifa Akharbach was appointed President of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) of the Kingdom of Morocco on December 3, 2018. She formerly served as Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Ambassador to Tunisia and Ambassador to Bulgaria and Macedonia. She also served as Director of the Moroccan National Radio and of the High Institute of Information and Communication where she had been Professor and researcher for more than 20 years. She is an experienced international consultant in the field of journalism, communication and journalists training. She published several articles, studies and books on media, communication and women’s rights. She holds a PhD in Information Sciences and Communication. 

Stanislav Matějka was elected as EPRA Vice-Chairperson at the 57th EPRA Meeting on 1^st June 2023 for a mandate of two years. He is the Head of the Analytical Department at the Slovak Council for Media Services (CMS), the national regulatory authority for audiovisual media that he joined in 2020.  

He is also actively involved in ERGA, the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services, and serves as a Chair of Subgroup 3 dedicated to countering disinformation and strengthening democracy in the digital environment. 

He previously served as a Hybrid Threats and Strategic Communication expert at the Slovak Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and as an analyst focusing on trends in terrorism studies within GLOBSEC Policy Institute, a Slovak think-tank.  

Camilla Bustani is Director, International at Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, where she is responsible for Ofcom’s international strategy across the sectors it regulates. She has been actively engaged in European and global regulatory debates in the communications sectors for nearly 20 years, with a particular interest in models of regulation and the development of multilateral regulatory networks. Prior to Ofcom, she worked as a lawyer at Clifford Chance LLP in London, where she advised governments and regulators in developing countries on regulatory reform in the telecoms sector. She has a bachelors’ degree from Harvard University and a masters’ degree from Columbia University, and a law degree from Oxford University.

Mònica Duran Ruiz is the Executive Secretary of the Platform of Regulators of the Audiovisual Sector of Iberoamerica (PRAI) and the International Relations Responsible at the Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC). In her role at the CAC, she represents the council in various international exchange platforms of regulatory bodies, including the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA), the Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities (MNRA), and PRAI. She is a member of the steering committee of the EPRA EMIL network and coordinates the Media and Information Literacy (MIL) working groups within both the MNRA and PRAI networks. Additionally, she co-coordinates the gender and media working group at the MNRA. 

Mònica is an active participant in numerous international workshops and seminars, including the UNESCO MIL Global Week. At the European level, she engages in various events organized by networks of regulatory bodies and key stakeholders in the audiovisual and related digital sectors. She also serves as a guest speaker at the Master of Arts in Communication Management program at UPF Barcelona School of Management, where she teaches a course on communication policies and media regulation.

Jeff Allen is a former physicist and astronomer who left academia for data science in 2013. Since then, he has worked on multiple sides of the internet information ecosystem: on publishers who are trying to maximize the traffic they get from platforms, on platforms themselves, and on political organizations and campaigns just trying to navigate the online spaces.

While at Facebook, he worked on tackling systemic issues in the public content ecosystems of Facebook and Instagram, developing strategies to ensure that the incentive structure that the platforms created for publishers was in alignment with Facebooks company mission statement.

Jeff is the co-founder and Chief Research Officer for the Integrity Institute. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Kolo graduated from the University in Tirana with a degree in Philosophy and has been working interchangeably between media and non profit sector for the last 30 years. Kolo has worked in almost all types of media (TV, radio, print, online) during the last 2 decades, and has served as the Chairman of the Albanian Media Council since 2017. In this capacity, between 2018 - 2021, he led the protests of Albanian journalists against the infamous anti-defamation page, which would regulate the online sector. He is a lecturer in the Faculty of Journalism and has produced  (as a writer/director) several documentaries, recently, "The Media Stereotypes" (for UN Albania) and “3 Days of Freedom in Spaç Prison” for the Council of Europe and the Authority for the Dossiers of Communism. 

Iná Jost is Head of Research of Freedom of Expression at InternetLab, a Brazilian think tank focused on studying the intersection between law, technology and human rights.  

Iná graduated in Law from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She holds a master’s degree in International Relations and Human Rights from Sciences Po, with a focus in law and technology, freedom of expression, journalism and Latin America. She formerly worked as a Project Officer in the electoral department of the Organization of American States, as well as visiting scholar at Latinno, an initiative that maps democratic innovation in Latin America, hosted by the WZB social science research center in Berlin.  

Amrita is the Research and Programme Lead at the , a non-profit organisation that undertakes interdisciplinary research on internet and digital technologies from policy and academic perspectives. Her research interests and work lie in the areas of gender and technology, ethics in research methods, digital access and inclusion, algorithmic biases and tech design, digital governance and sustainability and tech. In the past, Amrita has worked in managing and implementing large scale people practices, diversity and inclusion in the workplace, as well as in conducting and leading long-form research on impacts of tech on businesses and society, with both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. This year, Amrita is also contributing as a , at the .

Christophe Gauthier is lead coordinator of the I4T Global Knowledge Network. He is part of Radical Xchange, in charge of the "At work" Lab. He is part of #leplusimportant, in charge of AI regulation towards social progress.

As project director at Secafi, he is in charge of engagements across the media Industry to help business models and organizations adapt to the digital infospace.

Christophe Gauthier graduated as a telecom engineer from IMT Atlantique, and holds a MSc from UCL.

Łukasz Gabler is a graduate of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan (International Relations and Political Marketing) and Linköping University in Sweden(Gender Studies). He is a scholarship holder at the Complutense University in Madrid and The New School in New York. Łukasz has 15 years of experience working in government, diplomacy (London, Copenhagen) and Public Affairs. He is an expert in strategy building and long-term relations with stakeholders at the central and regional level. As an advisor, he contributed to the Responsible Digital Leadership project run by Stanford University. He loves travelling, taking photos and reading - especially magic realism - and is a novice in urban sketching. 

Gabrielle Guillemin joined the Meta Human Rights Policy team in September 2021 and is based in London. Her work focuses on implementing Meta’s corporate human rights policy, human rights due diligence and disclosure. Prior to Meta, Gabrielle worked as a senior lawyer at ARTICLE 19, an international free speech organisation, where she led the work on digital rights issues, including platform regulation and content moderation. Gabrielle was also a lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights.

Miriam Estrin is Senior Policy Manager at Google, leading work on content regulation around the world. Prior to joining Google, she worked as Policy Director in the U.S. Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL. She has also served at the U.S. Department of State in the Office of the Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations and the President’s Special Envoy to Sudan, and worked at the Brookings Institution in Foreign Policy Studies. She was a Yale World Fellow and a Yale Law School Heyman Fellow. She has written on conflict, counterterrorism, proxy wars, and fragile states for Foreign Policy, the Journal of National Security Law and Policy, and Brookings Institution Press. 

Ramsha leads policy advocacy and communications at the Global Network Initiative, the leading multistakeholder forum for accountability, shared learning, and collective advocacy on government and company policies and practices at the intersection of technology and human rights. As an award-winning journalist from Pakistan, Ramsha has extensively reported and researched technology and human rights for national and international news outlets. Ramsha has a joint Erasmus Mundus M.A. in Journalism, Media and Globalisation from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in The Netherlands, and Aarhus University in Denmark. 

Jamie Susskind is the bestselling author of The Digital Republic: On Freedom and Democracy in the 21st Century (Bloomsbury 2022) and the award-winning Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech (Oxford, 2018), an Evening Standard and Prospect Book of the Year. Future Politics was awarded the 2019 Estoril Global Issues Distinguished Book Prize. 

Jamie is an author and barrister. He has held fellowships at Cambridge and Harvard Universities. His work is at the crossroads of technology, politics, and law. 

Jamie speaks around the world. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, The Times, The Guardian, Wired, the Daily Telegraph, Fast Company, the New Statesman, and elsewhere. 

Milton Arturo Ordóñez Amoroso received his law degree from the University of Azuay, Faculty of Legal Sciences. Additionally, he holds a master's degree in Democracy and Good Governance from the University of Salamanca and has a Diploma in Governance and Public Innovation from the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) - Escuela Superior Politécnica de Litoral. 

Professionally, he serves as the General Coordinator of Information and Communication Development at the Council for Information and Communication Development and Promotion. He is also a lecturer in the fourth-level titration and research unit at the University of the Hemispheres. Moreover, he is the Academic Coordinator and Ecuador's delegate at the Youth and Democracy Foundation (United States - affiliated with the Organization of American States). 

Rahmat Bagja was appointed as the Chairman of the Election Supervisory Body of the Republic of Indonesia in 2022. His previous role as a Commissioner from 2017 to 2022 was marked by significant contributions. He holds a master's degree in Law from Utrecht University and has been an expert in electoral issues since 2012. His expertise is further evidenced by his five publications, books, and essays on electoral disputes and the election supervisory body's role in ensuring transparency and justice in electoral processes. 

Anida Sokol is a media researcher and editor from Mediacentar Sarajevo. She is the author of research studies on media policies, regulatory and self-regulatory frameworks, harmful content online in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region. She led the three-month monitoring of harmful content online during the General Elections in BiH in 2022 and has been involved in preparing the Guidelines for Media Reporting on Elections for online and print media in BiH. She is the editor of Media.ba, online magazine dedicated to ethical standards in journalism, media policies and regulation. She holds a PhD in History of Europe at Sapienza University of Rome, and was a lecturer of Media and Politics and Political Communication at Burch University in Sarajevo and SSST. 

Gustavo Gomez is an Uruguayan researcher and consultant. He is an international specialist in freedom of expression and in the regulation and public policies of media, telecommunications and the Internet. 

He is the executive director of OBSERVACOM (Latin American Observatory of Regulation, Media and Convergence). He was National Director of Telecommunications and Communication Services Audiovisual Ministry (DINATEL) and advisor to the Secretariat of the Presidency of Uruguay in regulation and public policies of audiovisual media and telecommunications during the Presidency of José Mujica (2010-2014).

Lena Slachmuijlder is the Co-Chair of the Council on Tech and Social Cohesion, which brings together technologists, academics, policy advocates and peacebuilders to incentivize the design and deployment of technology for social cohesion. She is also the Executive Director of Digital Peacebuilding at Search for Common Ground, where she supports and elevates the use of digital tools for conflict transformation across Search’s programs. She has 30 years of experience working for peaceful social change, starting as a journalist with anti-apartheid media in South Africa, and pioneering creative media tools for peacebuilding over the last two decades. Lena is a graduate of Stanford University, an alumni of Amsterdam's THNK School for Creative Leadership and Brandeis University’s fellowship on Arts and Reconciliation. In 2020, Lena gave a TEDx talk entitled She lives in Brussels. 

Jenna Omassi is an International Policy Manager at Ofcom. Jenna manages the regulator’s international engagement on online safety, including on issues of hate and terrorism, child sexual abuse, and violence against women and girls. With Ofcom taking on the Chair of the Global Online Safety Regulators Network in 2024, Jenna currently leads the Secretariat for the Network.

Frédéric Bokobza has been serving as Deputy Director General at the French Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Arcom – Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel until 2021) since 2016.

Previously (2003-2016) he held various managing positions in the fields of media, telecommunications and culture within the French Government’s administration.

Before that he had been working as a senior consultant at the Boston Consulting Group’s Paris Office (2002-2003), after being in charge of several IT projects at the Ministry of Interior (1996-2001).

Frédéric hold degrees from École polytechnique and Télécom Paris, two French engineering schools.

After having acted for two years as Vice-Chair of ERGA (European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services), Karim Ibourki has been elected as ERGA Chair from 2021 to 2022. Since then, he is Board Member of ERGA. Since November 2017, he is the Chair of CSA (Conseil Supérieur de l’Audiovisuel). He holds a Bachelor Degree in Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He also obtained, from the same University, two Master of Science: one in Journalism and Communication and another one in Political Science. Before to join the CSA, he was Chief of Staff of the Cabinet of the Minister President of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (2012-2015) and Deputy Chief of Staff of the Cabinet Chief of Staff of the Cabinet of the Minister President of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (2007-2012). 

Menno Cox is Head of Sector for the global aspects of Digital Services in the European Commission´s Directorate overseeing the enforcement of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. His role involves interfacing with regulators and civil society globally on the topic of online platform regulation, covering both content moderation by digital services such as social media, as well as the contestability and fairness of digital markets controlled by gatekeeper platforms. Menno previously worked for the Directorate-General of Competition of the European Commission, and before that he was a lawyer in Amsterdam, dealing with a EU competition law among other matters.

Izak Minnaar is a media and elections consultant and trainer, currently focusing on the sustainability of journalism, election reporting, access to information, digital rights, media regulation and related causes in South Africa and around the continent. His journalism career has spanned over 40 years in editorial coverage and newsroom leadership roles at print, broadcast and online media. He worked at the South African Broadcasting Corporation as Editor: SABC Digital News until 2019. He is a council member of the SA National Editors' Forum and the SA Press Council and was on the drafting teams for the 2019 Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa and the 2017 Guidelines on Access to Information and Elections in Africa, issued by the  African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights.

Dr. Samantha Torrance is Head of Access Partnership’s Global Government Advisory practice. She leads a global team that advises government and multinational organisations on the design, implementation and evaluation of tech and digital policies and regulation to support digital transformation objectives and enhance the digital economy. Her work includes strategic support on areas such as digital platform regulation, connectivity and emerging technologies, including AI. On AI specifically, she is working with governments and the private sector to develop responsible AI frameworks and undertake readiness assessments that contribute to the developing regulatory ecosystem. Dr. Torrance and her team help regulators engage on these matters both within and outside of their domestic markets. 

María Paulina Baena is a Colombian journalist and political scientist. She was co-creator and presenter of La Pulla, an opinion program of the newspaper El Espectador that today has 1.35 million subscribers on YouTube. She was the winner of the Simón Bolívar Prize for Journalism and listed as one of the five best young journalists in the world by the One Young World organization in England. She acted in the play “Ya que hps,” a bet on stage journalism that told cruel and pathetic realities of Colombia in the middle of the electoral season. Currently, she records a historical comedy podcast called ¿Por qué somos así? (Why Are We Like This?) and is one of the actresses in the play “Las Enamoradas”, an adaptation of “The Aliens” by Annie Baker.

Mariana López Lima is a lawyer and communicologist. She currently coordinates the international and gender project in the area of Political Advocacy at Redes por la Diversidad, Equidad y Sustentabilidad AC, where she works on the creation of regulatory frameworks and public policies that allow the development of indigenous communication in Latin America. 

Chief for Media Development and Media in Emergency Situations at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ms. Lourenco is responsible for promoting pluralism and diversity in the media, as well as formulating media responses to issues such as climate change, terrorism, migration, natural disasters, and other crisis situations. She is also in charge of the global coordination of World Radio Day on February 13, an international UN day she helped to establish in 2011.

Before joining UNESCO, Mirta held various positions in the field of mass communication strategies, both in the private sector and for non-profit organizations. She holds a DESS (Diploma of Specialized Higher Studies) in Social and Political Communication from Sorbonne University, a Master's and a post-Master's in Communication and Information from Stockholm University, and a Master's from the University of Buenos Aires. She speaks five languages and is the author of several articles.

George Sarpong is a journalist and a lawyer. His expertise spans different fields including governance, peace building public service reforms, law, development statistics, media and communications policy and regulation.

He is currently the Chief Executive Officer (Executive Secretary) of Ghana’s National Media Commission where he oversees media regulation as well as coordinates the appointments of the Chief Executives and Boards of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, the Graphic Communications Group Ltd, the Ghana News Agency and the New Times Corporation.

He is the Founding Executive Director of the youth network for human rights &

democracy (you-net) and the Youth Leadership Training Programme in Ghana

George previously taught at the University for Media, Arts & Culture in Ghana; the Accra Technical University and the University of Ghana.

Cecilia W. Yu is an Australian of British Hong Kong Chinese ancestry and serves as an Ambassador to the UN for PEPA L’Humanitaire NGO in special consultation with UN ECOSOC. As a Sustainability Economist, she specializes in super macro development and economic strategies, leveraging her global network.

As Executive Director of the UNSDG Action Hub in Kenya, Cecilia leads research and initiatives to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, working closely with the UN Nairobi Civil Society to continue the legacy of Nobel Peace laureate, IPCC Scientist Professor Ezekiel Okemwa. She holds an Honorary Doctorate in Sustainable Economic and Cultural Development from Alfred Nobel OBS and is a Teacher at the Nobel Museum.

Consulting for UN agencies such as UNFCCC, PACJA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCO #internet4trust, UNECOSOC. She provided strategic expertise to various Nobel Laureates & Foundations (2022, 2010, 2007, and 1994). As an expert, she has contributed to Global South #Climatejustice advocacy. Her San Francisco-based NGO fiscal sponsored the launch of Nobel Women Initiatives in 2012 via the Inspiring Women Summit.

An international visual artist, Cecilia’s works are exhibited globally, with a permanent display in a £20 million art facility in Japan. Her art participated in the Beijing and London Olympics and received accolades, including as Artist of the Year Scotland. She combines culture with sustainability for social and economic development.

Cecilia has led significant fundraising, including raising £3 million for colorectal cancer research with support from Nintendo and top cyber entrepreneurs. She has authored over 1.2 million distribution editorials and numerous publications, including "In focus: UNGA78 United Nations General Assembly 2023 Roundtable CSO Report " with co-authors from UNESCO, UN Biodiversity, UNFCCC, WEF, WHO, G7, T7, G20, and EU Climate Pact.

Her recent award was "Wall of Inspiration" 2023 - EWIS Elevate Women in STEM in Hawaii. Her expert affiliations include the Scottish Green Party, European Research Council (ERC), UNDP The SDG Integrated Policy Practitioners' Network (IPPN), International Olympic Academy (IOA), International Association of Sports Economists (IASE), San Francisco: Declaration on Research Assessment (SF DORA), United Arts Club, Dublin, and The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA).

Ingrid Volkmer is the Professor of Digital Communication and Globalization at the University of Melbourne. She has a strong interest in leadership roles in academia, public policy and/or corporations. She has experience in consultancy with leading media organisations, public policy, as member of national commission to UNESCO, and in leadership positions in academia.

Barbara Einhäuser works since 2018 at the European Commission’s Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) on crisis response, conflict prevention and peacebuilding. In the unit “Rapid Response – Africa & Middle East”, Barbara is currently responsible for the Gulf region, for tackling disinformation and FIMI as well as the EU’s collaboration with the United Nations and the World Bank on post-crisis needs assessments. Barbara has worked on European Common Foreign and Security Policy and Development Cooperation for more than 15 years, focusing mainly on East Africa. She speaks German, English, French and Dutch and has basic knowledge in Kiswahili.

Guilherme Canela holds the position of chief of the section of Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. For 8 years, he held the position of Communication and Information Regional Adviser for Latin America and the Caribbean at UNESCO Montevideo Office. During those years, he performed as Regional Coordinator of the UNESCO Initiative for the Promotion of Democracy and Freedom of Expression in judicial systems in Latin America. He was also the Secretary of the Regional Committee of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, and focal point of the Organization for issues related to the safety of journalists. He has a B.A. in International Relations from the University of Brasília (UNB) and a Master’s Degree on Political Science from the University of São Paulo (USP). For 8 years (2000-2008), Guilherme coordinated the media and journalism research area of the News Agency for Children’s Rights (ANDI). In this period, he was responsible for several surveys that evaluated the news media coverage on issues such as children’s education, rights, violence, health, sexual abuse, human and social development, drugs, participatory democracy, entrepreneurial social responsibility, human rights, among others.

Julia Haas is an international law and human rights expert who has focused on international relations, the intersection of technology and human rights, and the prevention of marginalization. As Adviser to the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, she works on policy research and development in the field of internet governance and digital participation, with a particular emphasis on the impact of artificial intelligence on freedom of expression, digital and legal safety of journalists, gender and online pluralism. Previously, she worked as legal officer and human rights adviser at the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Julia sits on the advisory board for the Vienna Forum for Democracy and Human Rights, holds a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Vienna, an Information and Media Law LLM and is a PhD candidate on the impact of digital innovations on freedom of the media. In 2023, she received the OSCE Gender Focal Point award.

Ana Toskić Cvetinović is a human rights lawyer with over 15 years of experience in the Western Balkans. Since 2010, Ana has been working for Partners Serbia, where she has specialized in privacy law, access to information and legal aspects of information management. She develops and implements training programs, research and advocacy campaigns aimed at legislative framework and practices in these areas. She is the founder of “Privacy Week”, annual regional conference that centers around discussions on privacy and data protection issues with experts from the civil, private, and public sector. She is one of the editors of the recent report on regulatory and institutional preconditions for implementation of Digital Service Act in the Western Balkans.

Juan Sebastián Salamanca Calle is a lawyer from the National University of Colombia with a master's degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia in Canada. He led teams of Civil Society Organizations in Mexico and Colombia that provide legal assistance to journalists who are victims of censorship. He has experience in the field of security for human rights defenders and journalists. Additionally, he has trained journalists, judicial operators, and members of CSOs in various Latin American countries on standards for freedom of expression. He is a member of the advisory council of the Global Reporting Center at the University of British Columbia in Canada. Currently, he works at UNESCO as a coordinator for Colombia of the project Social Media 4 Peace.

Chantal Joris is a Senior Legal Officer at ARTICLE 19, an international human rights organisation which works around the world to protect and promote the right to freedom of expression and information. Chantal’s work focuses on digital rights and platform regulation, freedom of expression in armed conflicts and freedom of expression issues relating to national security and privacy. Prior to joining ARTICLE 19, Chantal worked at a public international law firm, where she represented States and private entities before international and domestic courts and tribunals, including the International Court of Justice, and advised on public international law matters (including state and diplomatic immunity, reparations, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, (maritime) boundary delimitation and international investment law).

Alexis Chapelan works as a project officer at the UNESCO Section of Global Citizenship and Peace Education, where he coordinates training, research and policy guidance on antisemitism. He is also a P.h.D candidate at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris and at the University of Bucharest. Between 2021 and 2024, he was a researcher at TU Berlin’s Center for Research on Antisemitism (ZfA). His work, which is featured in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Austria, Germany and Romania, focuses on understanding and combatting political extremism, hate speech and disinformation, as well as on the new informational digital ecosystem.

Bojana Kostić is a human rights and tech researcher focusing on freedom of expression, platform and media regulation and technology-related social harms. Bojana uses participatory research to explore the impact of digital artifacts on human rights and works as a trainer to support journalists and human rights defenders. Bojana's mission is to drive change through community-building and inclusive media policy design. She is a co-founder of Pen to Paper and lives and works (in between) the Netherlands and the Balkan countries.

As Associate Programme Officer at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA), Bianca Canevari is dedicated to supporting sustainable democracy worldwide. Working within the Electoral Processes (EP) Team, Bianca focuses on the intersection of digitalisation and democracy, specifically protecting electoral processes in the digital age.

Albertina Piterbarg is an electoral expert and journalist at the UNESCO Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists section. She has more than 20 years of experience working in elections in the areas of communication for development, electoral-related conflict prevention, and women’s political participation. She has served in diverse capacities across international organizations such as the Organization of American States (OAS), UN Peacekeeping Operations, UNDP, UN Women, and UNOPS, ranging from head of office, team leader, field officer, government advisor, and independent consultant. Throughout her career, Albertina has undertaken numerous missions across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, including countries such as Niger, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Libya, East Timor, New Caledonia, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Venezuela, among others.

Albertina studied Philosophy and Literature at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and a master’s in Journalism at Saint Andrews University in Argentina, where she was bestowed with the Outstanding University Graduate Award 2018. 

Musah Inuwa has a strong background in leveraging technology for social impact. As the Executive Director of Voice for Peace in Ghana and President of IoTeedom in Canada, he is committed to using data and technology to promote peace and justice in communities around the world.

In his role, Musah Inuwa is responsible for leading the development of the IoTeedom platform, which aims to collect and analyze data to measure sustainable business practices and drive positive social change. By fostering partnerships and promoting community conversation, Inuwa and his team are working to address the increasing demands on resources and social support in regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.

With his extensive experience in digital journalism, communication, and information technology, Musah Inuwa brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his work. He is dedicated to using technology as a tool for building a more peaceful and just world, and his leadership at Voices for Peace and IoTeedom reflects his commitment to making a positive impact on a global scale.

Maja Ćalović is a digital media expert and trainer at Mediacentar Sarajevo. She has over a decade of experience writing about and analysing digital media trends, as well as developing educational programmes and materials in media and digital literacy. She is also a digital rights advocate, actively involved with internet governance initiatives in the Southeast Europe region and a co-author of the report "Regulation of harmful content online in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Between freedom of expression and harms to democracy". She is currently working on coordinating the work of the Coalition for Freedom of Expression and Content Moderation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Victor is a lawyer and a Trustee of KICTANet and is keen on research, advocacy and engagement on emerging public policy issues and how they intersect with ICTs and human rights in areas such as internet freedom, governance, privacy and cybersecurity. He also manages Lawmark Partners LLP and is a Researcher for the annual CIPESA State of Internet Freedom in Africa series. He is the Vice-Chairperson of Youth Alive! Kenya, and a member of the Law Society of Kenya and the Kenyan Section of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ Kenya). Victor also represents KICTANet in the Advisory Network of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC-AN).

Rosa M. Gonzalez is currently UNESCO's Regional Adviser in Communication and Information for Latin America and the Caribbean, based in Montevideo, Focal Point for the UN Plan of Action for the safety of journalists in the region, and Secretary of the Memory of the World Committee in Latin America and the Caribbean (MOWLAC).  

She was Secretary to the Programme and External Relations Commission of UNESCO’s Executive Board in 2020-2021 and Deputy Secretary of UNESCO's International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) in 2014-2020, managing projects promoting freedom of expression, access to information and the safety of journalists worldwide. Prior to that, she was UNESCO’s Communication and Information Adviser for Southeast Asia in 2012-2014 and UNESCO’s Communication and Information Adviser for the Andean countries in 2008-2012. Rosa M. Gonzalez holds a Master's Degree in Communication and has edited numerous publications on freedom of expression, access to information and media development. 

Mauricio Vera is the Commissioner of the Commission for the Regulation of Communications in Colombia CRC - Audiovisual Content. 

He holds a Ph.D. in Social Studies from the Universidad Externado de Colombia and a degree in Social Communication from the same institution, with postgraduate studies in Television from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana and in Aesthetics from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. He was a scholar of the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD Germany) and the Instituto Europeo de Diseño (IED Spain). He has worked as a consultant and researcher on audiovisual content and regulation issues in both public and private entities, with several publications on the subject. Additionally, he has held managerial and teaching positions at various universities in Colombia and other countries. He is Vice President and a member of the boards of directors of the Colombian Association of Communication Faculties and the Academic Network of Design RAD Association. He is the Director of the Saber Pro AFACOM-ICFES project and an academic peer of the Ministry of Education and Minciencias.

Lorena Penjean Cárdenas is a journalist from the University of Chile and currently works as Director of Communications of the National Television Council of Chile. With training in journalism, she has held positions in both public and private institutions. She has also been a media director and has contributed to international film and television projects alongside figures such as Pablo Larraín and Sebastián Lelio. Beyond her roles as a researcher, scriptwriter and producer, she also shares her experience as an academic at the Catholic University of Chile. 

Julian Ringhof is a Policy Officer at the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European Commission. At the Directorate for Platforms Policy and Enforcement, he is responsible for the directorate’s international engagement on digital services and digital markets regulation, in particular the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. Before joining the European Commission, Julian Ringhof worked inter alia as a Policy Fellow for the European Council on Foreign Relations where his work focused on the geopolitics of digital and emerging technologies. Julian Ringhof holds a Master of Philosophy in Technology Policy from the University of Cambridge and a dual Bachelor of Sciences and Bachelor of Arts in Mechanical Engineering from the University of San Diego.

Veronika Pelle is an expert on media literacy at the National Media and Infocommunications Authority in Hungary and an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Communication and Media Science at Corvinus University of Budapest. As a researcher, her interests focus on digital parenting, the theory and practice of media and digital literacy as well as formal and informal media education. Besides other publications, she is the co-author of Médiabefolyásolás – Az új kislexikon (Media Influence – The New Small Encyclopaedia, 2016). She was part of the expert group established to develop the framework and methodology of the first national media literacy competence measurement tool in Hungary. She is a member of the European Commission's Media Literacy and Safer Internet for Children Expert Groups and, from 2023, she has been chairing the Media Literacy Action Group of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA). 

Lea Čengić is an expert in media and information literacy (MIL) and media regulation, with a focus on the regulation of new media services, protection of minors, digital citizenship, and socially responsible communication. In the past fifteen years, Lea has led numerous initiatives in media policy development, research, and project management, and has developed curricula and conducted training sessions for various target groups. Currently serving as Head of Media Literacy at the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lea oversees the agency's strategic MIL activities, including research, policy development, and educational campaigns. She has played a pivotal role in establishing a national MIL network, launching an educational platform, and conducting extensive research on adults' and children's MIL. She actively engages in international MIL working groups and task forces. 

Adeline Hulin is Head of Unit for Media and Information Literacy and Digital Competencies at UNESCO Headquarters. She previously worked as the global coordinator for the UNESCO Social Media 4 Peace project that aims to curb harmful content on social media while promoting freedom of expression in conflict prone environment. During this time, she was based in the UNESCO Liaison Office in Brussels, where she was also in charge of the partnership with EU Institutions in relation to Freedom of Expression and digital issues. She previously worked for the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in Vienna where she was, among others, responsible for programs promoting media self-regulation and ethical standards. Her educational background includes a PhD in Political Science from the University Paris II Panthéon Assas, a Master Degree in Journalism from the University Paris Dauphine and a BA in Political Science from the Bordeaux Institut d'Etudes Politiques. She authored a RSC Working Paper for the European University Institute,  and wrote the monograph .

Teona Dalakishvili represents International Research and Exchange Board as a Senior Program Officer of Transform in Georgia. Teona has 15 years experience of working  with Civil society and development sector in Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. Teona is closely working with Civic Tech sector as mentor and educator in both, formal and non formal educational settings. 

Nina Agladze is the communications manager of "Sapari" organization, and works on Safe You application maintenance and development. The  mission of Safe You app is to create and maintain a sustainable virtual safe space where women are able to seek out help from their community, in a secure and supportive environment.

Nina is a master's student, studied global journalism in Norway for one semester and joined the core team of Sapari in October 2023 after returning from Norway.

Nino Macharashvili is a co-founder and director at ForSet, a data-driven communications organization based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Before this, she worked as a data journalist and projects coordinator at JumpStart Georgia for almost five years. She holds a BA in Journalism and an MA in Creative and Media Enterprises. With a passion for connecting data enthusiasts from various professional backgrounds and sectors, she founded DataFest Tbilisi in 2017, the first annual international data conference in the South Caucasus. Nino has a keen interest in election reporting using data and technology, she has co-authored several tech tools and also conducted a study in Georgia about using personal data in elections as part of her fellowship at Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility.

Elene Koridze, a psychologist, and Mental Health Specialist, serves as the co-founder and manager of the Digital Psychoeducational Space AISI at GCRT.

With over a decade of experience in the mental health field, Elene is dedicated to raising awareness through dynamic campaigns, adept project management, and comprehensive training on various mental health topics. Her commitment to innovation is evident in her keen exploration of the intersection between mental health and advanced technologies, where she actively contributes.

Within AISI, Elene leads the preparation and execution of cutting-edge mental health initiatives, firmly rooted in evidence-based practices. Her determined focus on visualization and development underscores her deep commitment to leveraging advanced technologies for enhancing the accessibility of mental health resources.

Kaylee Williams is a research associate with the International Center for Journalists, as well as a Ph.D. student at the Columbia Journalism School. Her research focuses on online violence against women journalists, as well as generative AI and synthetic media as tools of gender-based violence. Before joining ICFJ, she served as a research fellow at Harvard University’s Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics & Public Policy. When time permits, she also covers tech policy, social media platforms, and digital culture as a freelance journalist. She holds an MA in Political Science from Columbia University.

Elodie Vialle is a journalist and an Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard, focusing on building escalation channels with social media platforms for journalists and human rights defenders facing online attacks. Before that, she was a Fellow at the Institute for Rebooting Social Media, a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan, and the Head of the Technology Desk at Reporters without Borders.

Ela Stapley is a digital safety advisor working internationally to support journalists with their digital security needs. She works with the International Women’s Media Organisation as lead consultant on their online harassment initiative where she manages and shapes projects that focus on bolstering the security of women journalists online. Ela is the founder and director of Siskin Labs, a consulting firm that works with the media and non-profit organizations to find practical ways to increase their digital safety. Ela has an MA in International Journalism from Cardiff University, UK.

Mr. Draško Milinović has held the position of General Director of the Communications Regulatory Agency since July 14, 2020. He earned the title of graduate journalist at the Faculty of Philosophy in Banja Luka, and the title of Master of Laws at the Faculty of Law in Banja Luka. In the period from 1997 to 2006, he worked as an editor and presenter at several local radio stations in Prijedor, and several editorial offices of Radio and Television of the Republic of Srpska (RTRS). After that, until 2014, he performed the duties of advisor to the President of the Republic of Srpska, advisor to the President of the Republic of Srpska, head of the Cabinet of the President of the Government of the Republic of Srpska, and head of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic of Srpska, when he assumed the position of general director of the Radio and Television of the Republic of Srpska (RTRS), one from public services in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ms. Amela Odobašić is the Director of Broadcasting at the Communications Regulatory Agency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since September 2019. Additionally, on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Amela is the Rapporteur for Study Group 1 Question 7 “Access to Telecommunications/ICT Services by Persons with Disabilities and Other Persons with Specific Needs” at the International Union of Telecommunications (ITU) for the mandate 2022-2025. Starting in 2001, she was the head of Public Affairs at the Agency. Amela is a fervent advocate for the promotion and protection of fundamental human rights – access to information and freedom of expression. 

Ms. Sunčica Bakić has been working in the field of media regulation for 20 years. She holds an MA in the field of independent regulation and currently serves as a Director of the Agency for Electronic Media of Montenegro. Previously, she held the position of the Head of the Media Monitoring Sector. Ms. Bakić excels in the fields of regulation of AVM service providers and audiovisual legislation. She is experienced in researching and collecting data in programming and advertising standards and is particularly interested in the field of implementation freedom of expression rights and the right to privacy, hate speech and disinformation. Her current areas of interest related to the role of media during election processes.

Zoran Trajchevski is the Director of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (AVMU) of Republic of Macedonia and a lecturer at FIMEK, Novi Sad. He holds a Master’s degree in mechanical science and energy efficiency and a PhD degree in economy, national and international trade (electronic communications market liberalization and companies’ management). He has held managerial positions at Makedonski Telecom, the National Telecommunications Office, Macedonian Broadcasting, Macedonian Postal Services, and was an advisor to the Minister of Transport and Communications (2006-2007). 

Emilija Petreska-Kamenjarova is the Assistant Head of the Programme Affairs Department at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (AVMU) of the Republic of Macedonia. She holds an MA in communications and a BA in journalism and has worked at the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services of the Republic of North Macedonia since 2002 on issues such media and gender, freedom of expression, hate speech, human rights, programs accessibility, media literacy, elections, etc. She has also worked as a journalist in radio, TV and news agencies. She has published a number of papers on gender in the media, hate speech, the position of the Macedonian media, citizen journalism. 

Working as a senior legal advisor at the Serbian Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), providing opinions and interpretations of the provisions and application of laws and by-laws based on the decision of the Council, as well as at the request of media service providers; providing a written and reasoned proposal regarding the harmonization of the Regulator's regulations with EU regulations in the field of electronic media; drawing up requests for initiation of misdemeanor proceedings, criminal charges and other acts that initiate the appropriate proceedings; drafting by-laws related to the obligations of media service providers; Regulator‘s media literacy team member.

Mr. Saša Simović is an experienced legal professional specializing in media regulation and compliance. He ensures adherence to national and international media laws, maintaining the integrity of the regulatory framework. He also provides expert legal advice to Council and stakeholders on regulatory issues, policy development, and legislative changes, and manages a variety of legal documents. Mr. Simović leads initiatives to update and improve existing regulatory frameworks, enhancing operational efficiency and compliance standards, and represents the regulatory authority in legal proceedings, public consultations, and meetings with industry stakeholders, advocating for regulatory best practices. Lastly, he is of author of several articles on the legal regulation of video sharing platforms in the revised Audiovisual Media Services Directive and On-Demand Services, and European Audiovisual works in the European Media Environment. 

Oleksandr is currently a member of the National Council of Ukraine for Television and Radio Broadcasting, the Ukrainian media regulator. Prior to being elected there by the parliament in 2021, he had 20 years of experience working as a lawyer and executive for local media and civil society organizations, consulting media and journalists, engaging in legislative work, representing clients in courts, including in the European Court of Human Rights, and providing expert services for the Council of Europe, OSCE, and the Venice Commission.

Maksym is the Head of Digital Rights for Digital Security Lab Ukraine, an NGO advocating for a human-rights-centered digital environment in Ukraine. He is involved in several working groups drafting Ukrainian media and digital rights legislative amendments, from the DSA implementation to online political ads regulation. Most recently, he co-drafted the Law on Media, an all-encompassing piece of legislation aimed at approximating Ukrainian media legislation to the EU and CoE standards. Internationally, he advocates for pushing Big Tech to amend its approaches to content governance in times of crises and for amending the international legal framework on information weaponization. Previously, he worked as a parliamentary assistant to the Chair of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Information Policy Committee and interned in the Parliament of Canada.

Cristina is the project manager and defender of the journalists’ rights and legitimate interests, whose expertise is backed by law licensure, media legislation training and practice-area expertise spanning the freedom of speech defense. She is experienced in researching and carrying out analyses of the legal framework governing the right of access to information and the freedom of speech. Since 2019, she has acted as legal advisor for the Independent Journalism Center’s Media Legislation Program. She has also acted as member of the Parliamentary Advisory Working Group for the Improvement of Media Legislation and instructor at Journalism School of Moldova.

Eliška works as Senior Policy Analyst and the Global freedom of expression lead at Access Now, the international human rights organization that defends and extends digital rights of online users at risk around the world. As a member of the European Access Now team, she leads the work on freedom of expression, content governance and platform accountability. She is a human rights lawyer by education and training, with previous experience working for international organizations and as a legal researcher. She has acted as an independent expert for international organizations, including the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on Combating Hate Speech.