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- Media Panel 9 December 10:40 - 11:10AM
Rebooting Media Education for the Algorithmic Age
As AI and social media rewrite how stories are produced, verified, and shared, journalism and media education face an existential test. A UNESCO survey found that 62% of digital creators skip rigorous fact-checking, while a 2024 YouGov study showed only 27% of young adults feel confident about AI in education. How can schools, platforms, and educators close these gaps — embedding ethics, data literacy, and critical thinking into curricula designed for a world that never stops scrolling?
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- Media Panel 9 December 10:15 - 10:35AM
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Mission-driven stories often struggle to reach the right audiences as platform algorithms favour clicks over credibility. Despite increased philanthropic support for journalism, weak distribution infrastructure limits the impact of quality content. What will it take for funders and media organizations to align and ensure meaningful stories cut through the noise?
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- Media Fireside 10 December 3:10 - 3:25PM
Building a Legacy That Speaks for Itself
Arsène Wenger is more than a name in football; he's a philosophy. In this session, he reflects on how staying true to vision, values, and discipline can build a personal brand that lasts far beyond results or headlines. Through lessons from decades at the highest level, Wenger shares how authenticity, integrity, and consistency create influence that endures long after the final whistle.
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- Technology Presentation 8 December 4:30 - 4:40PM
How AI is Transforming Content Consumption Behavior
A new generation is growing up with AI as their primary interface to the world. From personalized feeds to multimodal searches and generative storytelling, algorithms are no longer curators, they’re shaping what we watch, read, and believe as co-creators. This session explores how AI-native behaviours are redefining attention, creativity, and trust, and what media must do to evolve their formats, distribution, and ethics for an audience that expects intelligence to be built in.
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- Picture Panel 9 December 2:45 - 3:15PM
Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Picture Business
As audiences fragment and production models evolve across borders, the global film and television industry stands at a crossroads of opportunity and complexity. This session gathers leaders from studios, streamers, and emerging markets to explore the future of the picture business, from financing and co-productions to talent mobility and new creative hubs, and what the next decade will demand from creators, producers, and investors worldwide.
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- Media Presentation 8 December 12:30 - 1:00PM
Secret of “The Pharoahs”: Great Discoveries
Dr. Zahi Hawass will present groundbreaking discoveries from inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu and reveal the secret tunnels concealed within the Sphinx. His presentation will unveil a newly discovered pyramid and share insights from his ongoing search for the tomb of Imhotep, the legendary architect and physician. Dr. Hawass will also address the long-debated question of how Tutankhamun died and present findings from the remarkable Golden City excavation. The event will begin with a 9-minute introductory film, followed by Dr. Hawass's 30-minute illustrated presentation.
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