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Interpretation from Icelandic to English will be available for all Icelandic parts of the conference

Programme

09:00 - 09:15 Opening Address

Logi Einarsson, Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, Minister for Nordic Co-operation

09:15 – 09:45 Democracy Under Threat: Turning the Tide

Janis Sarts, Director of the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence (NATO StratCom CoE)

Marc-Antoine Brillant, Director of VIGINUM, the French Government agency for vigilance and protection against foreign digital interference

09:45 – 10:15 Fireside Chat

A conversation with Janis Sarts and Marc-Antoine Brillant

Moderated by Erlingur Erlingsson, Military Historian

10:15 – 10:40 Coffee Break

10:40 – 11:00 Democratic Resilience in Iceland: Research, Challenges, and Responses

Hulda Þórisdóttir, Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland

Skúli Bragi Geirdal, Head of Division at Netvís (Safer Internet Center in Iceland)

11:00 – 12:00 Navigating Future Challenges to Democracy

Lightning round

The Democratic Role of Media in a Digital World

Freyja Steingrímsdóttir, Managing Director of the Icelandic Journalists' Association

The Democratic Duties of Parliamentarians and Government

Vilhjálmur Árnason, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Panel Discussion: Jón Gunnar Ólafsson, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Iceland, Elfa Ýr Gylfadóttir, Director of the Media Commission Iceland, Finnbogi Jónsson, Assistant Chief Superintendent at the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police (National Security Unit), Vilhjálmur Árnason, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, Freyja Steingrímsdóttir, Managing Director of the Icelandic Journalists' Association

Moderated by Ingólfur Bjarni Sigfússon, Journalist at RÚV

12:00 – 12:15 Closing Remarks Kristrún Frostadóttir, Prime Minister

The conference is organized by the National Security Council in cooperation with the Institute of International Affairs at the University of Iceland, the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, the Ministry of Industries, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Infrastructure, the Office of the National Commissioner of the Police, the Media Commission, the Electronic Communications Office, and the Cooperative Committee of the Higher Education Level