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- Creator Economy Panel 9 December 12:15 - 12:35PM
Youth and Creators as the New Cultural Superpowers
Across the world, young creators are shaping culture faster than the legacy institutions that did so ages before them. Their videos quickly shape identity, shift perceptions, and sometimes influence markets or diplomacy before traditional actors react. As audiences trust themselves and peers more to surface truth, this new generation is emerging as a global soft-power force capable of building bridges, or widening divides. This conversation explores how youths and creators are turning authenticity into influence, how their stories travel across borders, and how governments, technology and new media formats, and investors can partner with them to design information ecosystems that elevate dignity, connection, and meaning.
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- Media Panel 10 December 2:35 - 2:55PM
Building a New Backbone for Journalism
In a fragmented information landscape where politics is both a content and commodity, the role of a journalist is being fundamentally rewritten. Veteran broadcaster Chuck Todd and award winning correspondent turned tech startup founder Jane Ferguson, reflect on how platforms, algorithms, and polarization are reshaping the craft of reporting, and what it will take for political journalism to remain credible and relevant in an era of speed, spectacle, and suspicion.
Forum Stage - Picture Panel 9 December 12:00 - 12:20PM
Presence Is the Actor’s Invisible Chemistry
Presence is the actor’s invisible chemistry, the fusion of emotion, awareness, and truth that makes fiction feel real. In this conversation, we explore how stillness, conviction, and empathy can dissolve performance into presence, transforming the craft of acting into a quiet form of alchemy.
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- Technology Presentation 10 December 10:20 - 10:50AM
How To Tell Your Best Stories Ever
What happens when the ancient craft of storytelling collides with the most powerful creative tools ever built? A KAIRO Talk powered by Google, this presentation shows how AI expands creative possibilities while keeping storytelling fundamentally human. Through an AI-generated short film and a behind-the-scenes breakdown, the speakers show how ideas move from insight to strategy to fully realized worlds using today’s AI tools. Mood boards, characters, storyboards, and cinematic choices can now be created in minutes, yet still depend on human taste and imagination.
Academy Stage - Media Workshop 10 December 1:15 - 1:55PM
Do you trust the media?
Explore how trust in traditional media is falling as social platforms rise and why users now prefer “influencers” over “editors.” This session then reveals how credibility has changed in the platform era and offers practical steps to rebuild it through transparency, timely action, and human‑centered communication. Trainer: Firas Al Ali, Al Ain News
IMI Academy - Media Workshop 8 December 2:30 - 3:30PM
MOJO
This introductory session in Mobile Journalism (MOJO) equips participants with the essential skills to produce professional news content using only a smartphone. Through hands-on exercises, attendees learn how to capture high-quality video and audio, conduct interviews, edit stories on mobile apps. The course is ideal for journalists, content creators, and communication professionals eager to embrace fast, flexible, and cost-effective storytelling tools.
Workshop Room 2
