Agenda

08:00am - 09:00am - Registration and Networking
09:00am - 09:15am - Opening/Welcome Remarks:
MolenGeek and U.S. Embassy Brussels
09:15am - 09:45am - Ice Breaker
09:45am - 10:15am - Brainstorming Session. Brainstorm/discuss shared challenges and experiences in their topic of choice (pick one topic):
- Education/Media Literacy
- Debunking/Stopping the Spread of Fake News
- Identifying Reliable Sources
- Creating Policy
10:15am - 10:30am - Each group presents top challenge
10:30am - 10:45am - Coffee and Tea Break
10:45am - 10:55am - Explanation of Speed-geeking
10:55am - 12:00pm - Speed-geeking, Getting to the right strategy to solve these challenges

Team Number	Topic	Subject Matter Expert
1	Strategies to Build Trust with Audiences	Beata Biel, Fundacja Reporterów (Reporters’ Foundation)
2	Debunking Stories and Websites on Social Media	Peadar Grogan, Storyful
3	Live reporting and verification in real time/collaboration and workflow	Douglas Arellanes, SourceFabric
4	Digital Storytelling: Video and Social Media	Marko Zoric, BBC
5	Uncovering the Truth: Investigative Journalism and Fact Checking	Lejla Camdzig, OCCRP and Olga Iurkova, StopFake
6	Techniques in Fake News	Maarten Schenk, Trendolizer/Lead Stories
7	Metrics in Digital Journalism	Esra Dogramaci, Deutsche Welle

12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - 1:10pm - Interactive Discussion Explained
1:10pm - 2:30pm - Interactive Discussion 1 (choose one topic from table above): TechForum Attendees will join the most relevant discussion. This will be an opportunity to share their own experience while also gaining exposure to a showcase of interesting case studies.
2:30pm - 2:45pm - Coffee and Tea Break
2:45pm - 4:05pm - Interactive Discussion 2 (choose one topic from table above)
4:05pm - 4:15pm - What is a Challenge Statement?
4:15pm - 5:15pm - Group Brainstorming & Challenge Development : TechForum Attendees will select one topic and each group will define an actionable challenge that they will further develop as a team.
5:15pm - 5:30pm - Day 1 Wrap Up
7:30pm - Networking Dinner

8:30am - 09:00am - Registration and Networking
09:00am - 09:15am - Day 2 Announcements
09:15am - 09:45am - Present challenge statements
09:45am - 12:00pm - Work on Solutions: Teams work together to map out a potential solution to their actionable challenge; suggesting possible tools that could be used and defining a strategy for implementation.
10:45am - 11:00am - Optional Coffee and Tea Break
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - 2:45pm - Work on presentations
2:45pm - 3:00pm - Coffee and Tea Break
3:00pm - 4:00pm - Final Presentations
4:00pm - 4:15pm - Survey
4:15pm - 4:30pm - Closing Remarks
4:30pm - 4:40pm - Group Photo!