COMMUNICATIONS, MEDIA AND EDUCATION IN THE PARADIGM OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

October 24th, 2024 (Thursday) 

10:00 h (UTC + 03:00) –  Opening speech by the Dean of the Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” Prof. Dr. Vesselina Valkanova

10:10 h (UTC + 03:00) – Greetings by Mrs. Nadia Vissers, Director of the European Journalism Training Association (EJTA)

10:20 h (UTC + 03:00) – Greetings by Mr. Fernando Ojea, Secretary General of CIRCOM Regional

Plenary Session – Beginning 10:25 h (UTC + 03:00)

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manuela Manliherova

 (working language – English)

Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: Transformation of the Media Environment

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Simeon Vasilev

(working language – Bulgarian)

Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: Communication in the Age of AI

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nikolai Mihailov

 (working language – English)

Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: Media and Education Process

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kalin Kalinov

 (working language – English)

Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: New Media Technologies and AI

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Maria Popova

 (working language – Bulgarian)

October 25th, 2024 (Friday) 

Morning session – beginning 10:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel:  New Paradigms in Journalism

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maya Vasileva

 (working language – English)

Morning session – beginning 10:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: New Trends in the Traditional and Online Journalism

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Orlin Spasov

 (working language – Bulgarian)

Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: Media Aspects of War as Contemporary Social Phenomenon

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Svetlozar Kirilov

 (working language – English)

Afternoon session – beginning 13:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: Communication Influence and Public Sphere

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mila Serafimova

(working language – Bulgarian)

Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel:  Social Networks and Media Content

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Svetlana Stankova

 (working language – English)

Afternoon session – beginning 15:00 h (UTC + 03:00)

Panel: Ethical Regulation and New Media Environment

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nikolai Mihailov

 (working language – Bulgarian)