Thursday 23rd March 2023
Programme
8:30 - 9:00 AM
Venue: Entrance Hall
Opening of the Social Media Exhibition
9:00 - 9:30 AM
Venue: Main Hall
Welcome Remarks and Introduction to the Programme
Abaas Mpindi, CEO, Media Challenge Initiative
Anna Reismann, CD, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Uganda & South Sudan
Opening statements from #SMC2023 Partners
9:30 – 11:00 AM
Venue: Main Hall
Main Plenary New Forms of Civic Engagement on Social Media
Moderator: Josephine Karungi, Communications Consultant, Writer, Content Producer
Panelists:
Oleksandr Holubov, Data Analyst and Journalist
Robert Kabushenga, Curator and Host, 360 Mentor
Christine Mungai, Curator, Baraza Media Lab
Anthony Masake, Director Chapter Four Uganda
11:00 - 12:30 PM
Venue: Seminar Room
Workshop ISocial Media, Generative AI and the Future of Storytelling
In cooperation with Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communication
Facilitator: Benson Mutahi Githaiga, Community Manager AKU Media Innovation Centre
11:00 - 12:30 PM
Venue: Main Hall
Expert Roundtable ISocial Media, the Promise of the Digital Economy and the Future of Work
In cooperation with Pollicy.org
Moderator: Bonnita Nyamwire, Research Manager, Pollicy.org
12:30 - 14:00 PM
Venue: Seminar Room
Workshop IIBuilding Social Movements and Connected Communities for Social Impact
In cooperation with Global Shapers and 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation
Facilitators:
Esther Kalenzi, Founder, 40 days over 40 smiles Foundation
Rebecca Karagwa, Curator, Global Shapers Kampala
12:30 - 14:00 PM
Venue: Main Hall
Expert Roundtable II Open Government and Declining Institutional Trust: Can social media fix the gap?
Moderator: Awel Uwihanganye, Founder and Senior Director, LéO Africa Institute
14:00 - 15:30 PM
Venue: Main Hall
Main Plenary IIFighting AI Bias and Data Colonialism on Social Media
Moderator: Shem Opolot, Data Scientist
Panelists:
Dr. Ernest Mwebaze, Executive Director, Sunbird AI
Mwende Mukwanyaga, Senior Data Journalist, Odipo Dev
Amber Sinha, Director of Research, Pollicy
Bernard Sabiiti, Senior Strategic Partnerships Manager, Development Initiatives
15:30 – 17:00 PM
Venue: Seminar Room
Workshop IIISocial Media, IP and the Case of Unprotected Creators In cooperation with KQ Hub Africa
Facilitator: Andrew Wandera, Associate IP and TMT (Tech, Media and Telecommunications Department) Ortus Advocates
15:30 – 17:00 PM
Venue: Main Hall
Expert Roundtable IIIDigital Privacy and Protection: Drawing the Line for Digital Ethics and Data Governance
In cooperation with National Data Protection Office
Moderator: Sandra Aceng, Digital Rights and Data Researcher
17:00 - 18:30 PM
Venue: Main Hall
Main Plenary III Getting Ahead of Fake News and Disinformation on Social Media
Moderator: Henri Bohnet, Policy Advisor for Southern Africa, Media & Political Parties, KAS
Panelists:
Natalia Antelava, Journalist and Co-Founder Coda Story
Vincent Ngethe, Writer and Columnist, Debunk Media
Communication specialist, Twitter Account @DefenceU (TBC)
Grace Linda Nabatanzi, Behavioural Pyschologist
Raymond Mujuni, Deputy ED, African Institute for Investigative Journalism (AIIJ)
18:45 - 19:15 PM
Venue: Seminar Room
Closing Ceremony
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