AI, Big Tech and the Future of Media Freedom
2025-10-16T13:00:00+00:00
2025-10-16T16:00:00+00:00
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MEP Event AI, Big Tech and the Future of Media Freedom – A Conversation with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa📅 Date:Thursday, 16 October 2025🕐 Time:15:00 – 18:00📍 Location:Room Spinelli 1E2, European Parliament, BrusselsOrganised byAlexandra GEESEMember of the European ParliamentGreens/EFA GroupBündnis 90/Die Grünen (DE) Co-hosted with the Open Markets Institute and Article 19, this event will feature Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa and a distinguished panel of experts and policymakers. Together, we will explore the profound influence of Big Tech on democracy, human rights, and the public sphere, and discuss actionable solutions to safeguard media freedom and empower citizens in the digital age.Special Guest🏆Nobel Peace Prize 2021Maria RESSANobel Peace Prize Laureate 2021Co-founder and CEO, RapplerProgramme15:00Introductory remarksAlexandra Geese – MEP, Greens/EFANicolae Ștefănuță – Vice President EU Parliament, MEP, Greens/EFACourtney Radsch – Director, Center for Journalism and Liberty, Open Markets Institute15:15Keynote and Fireside chat with Q&AEnabling authoritarianism through corporate-government collusion?Maria Ressa – Nobel Peace Prize 2021, Co-founder and CEO, RapplerModerated by Courtney Radsch – Open Markets Institute16:15Panel: AI, Big Tech and the Future of Media FreedomAlexandra Geese – MEP, Greens/EFAMira Milosevic – Global Forum for Media DevelopmentQuinn McKew – Executive Director, ARTICLE 19Dimi Zagorski – Europe Policy Director, WikimediaModerated by Courtney Radsch – Open Markets InstituteTopics: Digital regulation, platform accountability, media pluralism, algorithmic transparency17:30Closing remarksBarry Lynn – Executive Director, Open Markets InstituteSpeakersNicolae ȘTEFĂNUȚĂVice President of the European ParliamentGreens/EFA GroupIndependent (RO) Courtney RADSCHDirector, Center for Journalism and LibertyOpen Markets InstituteMira MILOSEVICGlobal Forum for Media DevelopmentQuinn McKEWExecutive DirectorARTICLE 19Dimi ZAGORSKIEurope Policy DirectorWikimediaBarry LYNNExecutive DirectorOpen Markets Institute
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