april, 2015
16aprallday2015 Al Sharq Youth Conference - Engaging the Future
Event Details
Al Sharq Youth Conference is the yearly convention for the network. It brings together all key members and partners of the network and sets the agenda for the coming year. Overview:
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Event Details
Al Sharq Youth Conference is the yearly convention for the network. It brings together all key members and partners of the network and sets the agenda for the coming year.
Overview:
Al Sharq Youth hosted its annual conference between April 16–19, 2015. The Conference targeted about 300 active youth from Al Sharq region. The event mainly tackled topics related to the fields of media, politics/strategy, and economy, it was divided into open panels that discussed the important transformations on the network’s areas of focus.
In addition, a pre-event activity was held: a media/technology Hackathon, where seven teams of media, technology and design experts participated. In the closing ceremony Al Sharq Youth awarded the winning team in the Hackathon program.
Time
april 16 (Thursday) - 19 (Sunday)
Location
Istanbul
Speakers for this event
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ِِِAbdallah Absi
ِِِAbdallah Absi
Zoomal
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Abdulhafiz Al Sawi
Abdulhafiz Al Sawi
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Ahmet Uysal
Ahmet Uysal
Marmara University
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Antoine Laurent
Antoine Laurent
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Basheer Nafi
Basheer Nafi
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Cemalettin Hasimi
Cemalettin Hasimi
Turkish Prime Ministry
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Clayton Swisher
Clayton Swisher
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Dan Gillmor
Dan Gillmor
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Erdal Karagol
Erdal Karagol
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Erol Ozvar
Erol Ozvar
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Galip Dalay
Galip Dalay
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Haroon Meer
Haroon Meer
Security Geek at Thinkst. We build -
Ibrahim Kalin
Ibrahim Kalin
Presidential Spokesperson, Ambassador, Deputy Secretary-General of the Presidency and Special Adviser to the President of Turkey
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Ibrahim Turhan
Ibrahim Turhan
MP, Former CEO - Istanbul Borsa
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Inga Thordar
Inga Thordar
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Jacques Rosselin
Jacques Rosselin
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Mamdouh Elwali
Mamdouh Elwali
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Peter Oborne
Peter Oborne
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Riyaad Minty
Riyaad Minty
Digital Manager - TRT International
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Sami Zeidan
Sami Zeidan
Senior Presenter at Al Jazeera English
Senior Presenter at Al Jazeera English
Senior Presenter at Al Jazeera English
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Serah Rono
Serah Rono
Code Of Africa
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Wadah Khanfar
Wadah Khanfar
Al Sharq Forum President
Al Sharq Forum President
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Yaser Abu Hilalah
Yaser Abu Hilalah
Al Jazeera
Schedule
- Day 1
- Day 2
- Day 3
- Day 4
- April 16, 2015
9:00 Media Hackathon in partnership with GEN9:00 - 22:00Media Hackathon in partnership with GEN
- April 17, 2015
9:00 Media Hackathon in partnership with GEN9:00 - 22:00Media Hackathon in partnership with GEN
- April 18, 2015
9:00 Introduction & Opening Remarks9:00 - 9:30Introduction & Opening Remarks Speakers: Wadah Khanfar
9:30 Panel 1: The Middle East between regional dynamics and popular aspirations.9:30 - 11:00The Middle East between regional dynamics and popular aspirations.Speakers: Basheer Nafi, Peter Oborne, Sami Zaidan, Wadah Khanfar
11:30 Politics: Soft power, public diplomacy and the premises of a new foreign policy11:30 - 12:00Politics: Soft power, public diplomacy and the premises of a new foreign policySpeakers: Cemalettin Hasimi
12:00 Censorship 2.0 - User generated content vs sock puppets12:00 - 12:30Media: Censorship 2.0 - User-generated content vs sock puppets.Speakers: Haroon Meer
12:30 Starting data journalism in a newsroom 12:30 - 13:00Media: Starting data journalism in a newsroom Speakers: Antoine Laurent
15:00 A vision for regional economic integration.15:00 - 16:30Panel 2: A vision for regional economic integration.
Moderator: Galip DalaySpeakers: Erdal Karagol, Erol Ozvar, Mamdouh Elwali17:00 Investigative journalism in the age of information.17:00 - 17:45Media: Investigative journalism in the age of information. Speakers: Clayton Swisher
17:45 Crowdfunding for media startups. 17:45 - 18:30Media: Crowdfunding for media startups. Speakers: ِِِAbdallah Absi
- April 19, 2015
9:30 In the Era of State Surveillance, Who Controls the Media?9:30 - 11:00Panel 3: In the Era of State Surveillance, Who Controls the Media?
Moderator: Sami Zeidan Speakers: Dan Gillmor, Peter Oborne, Yaser Abu Hilalah11:30 Arab Spring Future: a transitional phase from old style authoritarianism to a new style authoritarianism or the breakout of a continuing generational transformation?11:30 - 13:00Politics: Arab Spring Future: a transitional phase from old style authoritarianism to a new style authoritarianism or the breakout of a continuing generational transformation? Speakers: Ahmet Uysal
11:30 Economic features of the regional projects in the region11:30 - 13:00Economy: Economic features of the regional projects in the regionSpeakers: Abdulhafiz Al Sawi
11:30 Hyperlocal News: the latest trends from around the world11:30 - 13:00Media: Hyperlocal News: the latest trends from around the world Speakers: Jacques Rosselin
11:30 Developing a digital strategy for youth11:30 - 13:00Media: Developing a digital strategy for youth Speakers: Inga Thordar
15:00 The future, and opportunities of regional economic integration15:00 - 15:30The future, and opportunities of regional economic integration.Speakers: Ibrahim Turhan
15:30 Regional integration, world examples, and what relevance for MENA?15:30 - 17:00Politics: Regional integration, world examples, and what relevance for MENA? Speakers: Galip Dalay
15:30 Going viral online: engagement and the impact of video15:30 - 17:00Media: Going viral online: engagement and the impact of video.Speakers: Riyaad Minty
15:30 The rise of Global South startups and how to network15:30 - 17:00Media: The rise of Global South startups and how to network.Speakers: Serah Rono
18:00 Closing Remarks18:00 - 19:00Closing Remarks
