The Cambridge Disinformation Summit, 27-28 July 2023, is designed to facilitate interdisciplinary research to advance our understanding of the societal impact of strategic disinformation, methods used to disseminate disinformation, the psychology of belief systems, why disinformation is effective at changing human behaviour, and sustainable methods to mitigate disinformation efficacy.
The Summit features a dinner keynote, in Cambridge University's gothic King's College Hall, from Frances Haugen, the Facebook whistleblower. Other confirmed speakers include:
Abdullahi Alim, Head of Project 2030 at the International Chamber of Commerce
Diane Benscoter, Founder, Antidote and former religious cult leader and deprogrammer
Christabel Cowling, EY UK&I Audit Partner and UK Head of Regulatory and Public Policy
Alexandra Geese, member of EU Parliament and sponsor of the Digital Services Act
Julie Inman Grant, Australian eSafety Commissioner
Todd Helmus, Senior Behavioural Scientist, RAND Corporation
Agne Kaarlep, Head of Policy at Tremau & Former Policy Officer at European Commission
Dessi Lange-Damianova, Chief Operating Officer of Bellingcat
Mark Manning, Sustainable Finance and Stewardship Specialist, Financial Conduct Authority
Lee Mwiti, Chief Editor of Africa Check
Raju Narisetti, Global Publishing Leader, McKinsey & Company
Gabriella Stern, Director of Communications, World Health Organization
Jussi Toivanen, Head of Communications, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, National Cyber Security Centre
If you'd like to attend in person, please register at:
https://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/conferences-and-events/cambridge-judge-business-school/cambridge-disinformation-summit/cambridge-disinformation-summit
To apply for a need-based registration fee discount: CFRA@jbs.cam.ac.uk.
The Summit is hosted by the Cambridge Centre for Financial Reporting & Accountability, the Cambridge Psychometrics Centre, the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business, The University of Notre Dame Centre for Accounting Research & Education, the University of Zurich, and the Journal of Financial Reporting.
For more information, including the tentative schedule, full list of confirmed speakers, and links to prior and future webinars, please visit: https://www.jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-research/centres/cfra/conferences-events/cambridge-disinformation-summit/.
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Mark de Rond
Professor
Judge Business School, Cambridge U
Cambridge
+44 12 23 764135
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