At this event, experts from academia, private sector, government, and media provided insights and practical recommendations for NATO civilian/military personnel.
The seminar was a forum where the main issues concerning the evolution of social media was discussed with high-level experts coming from different fields. This contributed towards improved awareness of the relevance of social media for Strategic Communications.
Panel 1: Social media as an effector.
Speakers: Dr. Cristina Archetti, Mr. Edward Lucas, Mr. Bartosz Filip Malinowski, Ms. Susanne Kiefer
Moderated by Ms. Beata Biały, NATO StratCom COE
The social and political processes behind information bubbles and disinformation – Does professional journalism have a future in the age of post-truth politics? – European institutions and the value of truth – The role of crowdsourcing and P2P mechanisms in processing large amounts of information
Panel 2: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures in the Social Media environment.
Speakers: Mr. Huan Liu, Dr. Rebecca Gooslby
Moderated by: Dr. Rolf Fredheim, NATO StratCom COE
Botnets: automated processes as force multipliers – Information spetsnaz: trolls and propagandists – Socio-psychological perspectives on manipulation in the online communities
Panel 3: Scanning the horizon.
Speakers: Mr. Jake Tupman, Mr. Ryan Bell, Ms. Carolin Busch.
Moderated by Mr. Benjamin Thomas Heap, NATO StratCom COE
The relevance of video content for social media – Real time communication: is live video streaming the next big thing? – Virtual reality and augmented reality: beyond the doors of perception
Panel 4: Big data.
Speakers: Dr. Nitin Agarwal, Ms. Donara Barojan, Mr. Chris Ryder.
Moderated by Mr. Giorgio Bertolin, NATO StratCom COE
Model-led analytics vs analytics-led models – From quantitative analysis to decision making – Digital forensics: investigations in the cyber domain