april, 2015

16aprallday2015 Al Sharq Youth Conference - Engaging the Future

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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

  • ِِِAbdallah Absi

    ِِِAbdallah Absi

    Zoomal

  • Abdulhafiz Al Sawi

    Abdulhafiz Al Sawi

  • Ahmet Uysal

    Ahmet Uysal

    Marmara University

  • Antoine Laurent

    Antoine Laurent

  • Basheer Nafi

    Basheer Nafi

  • Cemalettin Hasimi

    Cemalettin Hasimi

    Turkish Prime Ministry

  • Clayton Swisher

    Clayton Swisher

  • Dan Gillmor

    Dan Gillmor

  • Erdal Karagol

    Erdal Karagol

  • Erol Ozvar

    Erol Ozvar

  • Galip Dalay

    Galip Dalay

  • 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

  • Ibrahim Turhan

    Ibrahim Turhan

    MP, Former CEO - Istanbul Borsa

  • Inga Thordar

    Inga Thordar

  • Jacques Rosselin

    Jacques Rosselin

  • Mamdouh Elwali

    Mamdouh Elwali

  • Peter Oborne

    Peter Oborne

  • Riyaad Minty

    Riyaad Minty

    Digital Manager - TRT International

  • Sami Zeidan

    Sami Zeidan

    Senior Presenter at Al Jazeera English

    Senior Presenter at Al Jazeera English

    Senior Presenter at Al Jazeera English

  • Serah Rono

    Serah Rono

    Code Of Africa

  • Wadah Khanfar

    Wadah Khanfar

    Al Sharq Forum President

    Al Sharq Forum President

  • 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 Elwali

    • 17:00 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 Hilalah

    • 11:30 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

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