Gabriela Hrabanova
Director
Ixelles
Biography
Organisation
European Roma Grassroots Organization Network (ERGO)
Speaker session
Session 7 : Safeguarding the information environment around elections and countering disinformation
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: Online and offline manipulative interference in the democratic debate and electoral process can be relatively cheap to carry out. Everyone has a role to play in combatting disinformation and other interference which can manipulate the electoral process. This session will discuss challenges and best practices in this area.
SPEAKERS:
- Marisa Jimenez Martín, Public Policy Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs at Meta
- Giovanni Zagni, Executive Board of European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO)
- Fatih Yilmaz, Director of Projects & Partnerships at Beyond the Horizon
MODERATOR: Julien Mousnier, Director for Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights and Democracy, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Marisa Jimenez Martin
Public Policy Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs
Brussels
Biography
Spanish lawyer by the University of Zaragoza, Marisa Jiménez is specialised in EU law by the Europa Institut of Saarbruecken, Germany. Marisa has 24 years of public policy experience: she worked for the EU Commission at the beginning of her career and held various positions at Time Warner and Deutsche Post World Net Brussels Corporate public policy offices, dealing with a variety of public policy matters, focusing on Privacy and Data Protection, Internet and RFID policy related issues. Before joining Facebook, Marisa led Google's privacy public policy strategy both in Brussels, Belgium and Mountain View, California. Marisa joined Facebook in February 2018 as Director of Public policy and Deputy Head of EU Affairs. She is based in Brussels, Belgium.
Organisation
Meta
Speaker session
Session 7 : Safeguarding the information environment around elections and countering disinformation
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: Online and offline manipulative interference in the democratic debate and electoral process can be relatively cheap to carry out. Everyone has a role to play in combatting disinformation and other interference which can manipulate the electoral process. This session will discuss challenges and best practices in this area.
SPEAKERS:
- Marisa Jimenez Martín, Public Policy Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs at Meta
- Giovanni Zagni, Executive Board of European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO)
- Fatih Yilmaz, Director of Projects & Partnerships at Beyond the Horizon
MODERATOR: Julien Mousnier, Director for Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights and Democracy, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections
Vera Jourova
Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency
Biography
Organisation
European Commission
Speaker session
Session 7 : Safeguarding the information environment around elections and countering disinformation
- Closed session
- Closed session
TOPIC: Online and offline manipulative interference in the democratic debate and electoral process can be relatively cheap to carry out. Everyone has a role to play in combatting disinformation and other interference which can manipulate the electoral process. This session will discuss challenges and best practices in this area.
SPEAKERS:
- Marisa Jimenez Martín, Public Policy Director and Deputy Head of EU Affairs at Meta
- Giovanni Zagni, Executive Board of European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO)
- Fatih Yilmaz, Director of Projects & Partnerships at Beyond the Horizon
MODERATOR: Julien Mousnier, Director for Rule of Law, Fundamental Rights and Democracy, DG Justice and Consumers
Interventions by Members of the European Cooperation Network on Elections