Technology in the fight against fake news and disinformation is the theme of the episode, which is produced in partnership with the Out Loud Foundation
The new edition of Tech Park Talks – The Guardians: Science and Technology Protecting The Truth will focus on one of the most pressing and important problems of modern society – fake news and online disinformation, as well as the role of science and technology in preventing the spread of malicious information and counteracting its effects.
The fourth episode of the series on technology, business and science of Sofia Tech Park – Tech Park Talks will be held on October 31, 2024 at 19:00 in the innovation forum “John Atanasov” of the science and technology park.
Speakers at the event will be the leading Bulgarian specialists in cyber security, information and communication technologies, journalists and media experts:
- Dr. Georgi Sharkov – head of the cyber security laboratory of Sofia Tech Park, director of the European Software Institute – Eastern Europe Center and member of the Advisory Board of the Bulgarian Association of Software Companies – BASCOM;
- Antoineta Nikolova – communications expert and journalist with many years of experience in the field of international and European affairs and media legislation and online regulations, director of the Advisory Council of the media organization Balkan Free Media Initiative (BFMI);
- Nikolay Nikolov – a multimedia journalist and filmmaker who explores the new frontiers of visual content at The New York Times;
- Dobroslav Dimitrov – chairman of the Advisory Board of the Bulgarian Association of Software Companies (BASCOM) and chairman of the Bulgarian Employers Association of Innovative Technologies (BRAIT);
- Krasimir Kotsev – cyber security specialist, the so-called “white hacker”, founder and executive director of one of the most successful Bulgarian cyber security companies SoCyber and the startup Kikimora.io;
- Vladislav Venev – Director “Security of Information and Communication Technologies” at bTV Media Group, expert in information and cyber security with over 20 years of experience, member of “Bulgarian Association for Corporate Security (BAKS)” and “International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2 );
- Polya Alexandrova – journalist and PR manager, head of the “Corporate Communications” department at “Philip Morris Bulgaria”.
Tech Park Talks The Guardians: Science and Technology Protecting The Truth will be hosted by the host of 120 minutes on bTV, Svetoslav Ivanov.
In the high-tech era, it is extremely important that the public is familiar with the methods of identifying fake news, with the skills to recognize manipulative texts and visual materials, as well as with the most effective technological and other tools for countering disinformation. The aim of Tech Park Talks I The Guardians: Science and Technology Protecting The Truth is to put the topic on the agenda and discuss it systematically and consistently at an expert level, in order to maintain public trust in traditional and new media, and for citizens to receive reliable , reliable and true information, without the risk of being misled and manipulated. Among the highlights of the format will be the topic of how conflicting data create delusions that affect wide circles of society around the world, create information chaos and uncertainty, and whether they effectively counter specialists from one of the new professions of the 21st century – fact-checkers – in the fight against online disinformation.
In the context of rapidly developing technology and global information overload, Tech Park Talks will also touch on the topic of cybersecurity, which is essential to protect personal data and other growing threats online.
Tech Park Talks is a series of motivational, educational, informative and discussion events, which aims to create a platform for dialogue between professionals from different industries, encouraging the sharing of knowledge and experience.
The co-organizers of the format are Out Loud Foundation and Ivan Radev Studio.
Media partners of Tech Park Talks I The Guardians: Science and Technology Protecting The Truth are bTV Media Group, Bulgarian Telegraph Agency and “24 Chasa”.
The event is realized with the support of “Philip Morris Bulgaria” and is intended for persons over 18 years of age.
The initiative is within the framework of Sofia Tech Park’s participation in the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) under InnoForward project #101052626, co-financed by the European Commission.
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