Disinformation and the future of democracy. The case of Great Britain and Ukraine
Date and time:
Thursday 17 October, 2019
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
What is the impact of the abundance of information and spread of fakes on democracies, well-established like Great Britain, and fragile, like that of Ukraine? How are news and information environments changing in the face of the spread of social media and campaigns conducted by malign state and private actors? Are mainstream media prepared to stand to this challenge? Is there something Great Britain can learn from Ukraine from its five-year experience being on the frontline of the information war?
The event will be moderated by Marina Pesenti, Director, Ukrainian Institute London.
The discussion will be followed by a wine reception.
This event will be in English.
£10 standard / £7 student
Speaker
Nataliia Popovych
Nataliia Popovych is an entrepreneur, international communications expert and civic activist. She is the Co-Founder of Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC), Head of the International Programming Board, Centre Anne de Kyiv and Founder of One Philosophy. After the Revolution of Dignity, Nataliya has been at the forefront of Ukraine’s efforts to counter Russian hybrid warfare and cofounded the Ukraine Crisis Media Center. In 2014-2016 Nataliia served in the capacity of an advisor on information policy to the Chief of the President’s Administration. In 2017-2018, Nataliia helped launch two new units of UCMC - the Hybrid Warfare Analytical Group (HWAG) and UChoose.info. She is a member of the senate of the Ukrainian Catholic University and one of the co-founders of the Ukrainian Academies of Leadership.
