Alexandra
Xanthaki
Alexandra Xanthaki
Professor of Law, UN Special Rapporteur in the field of Cultural Rights
Brunel University London
Biography
Alexandra Xanthaki is a Professor of Law at Brunel University London and the UN Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights. She led her University’s participation in the ITFLOWS Horizon project on predicting migration using technological tools. Her UN report to be presented before the UN Human Rights Council in March 2024 is on the right to participate in science.
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Speaker session
THEMATIC PANEL
Free and fair elections – participation, representation, disinformation
- Protecting democracy and civic space in Europe
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
Free and fair elections are key for holding politicians to account and countering authoritarian trends. With several major elections this year, including for the European Parliament on 6-9 June, this panel will focus on ensuring free and fair elections in the digital age. It will zoom in on ways to build trust and engagement in electoral processes, ensure greater transparency and counter disinformation online.
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau
Alma Zadić
Federal Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice, Republic of Austria
Biography
Alma Zadić is Austrian Federal Minister of Justice. She was previously a member of the Austrian Parliament and worked as a lawyer in an international law firm. She also held roles at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Organization for Migration and was a research scholar at the Harriman Institute (Columbia University).
Country
Speaker session
THEMATIC PANEL
Free and fair elections – participation, representation, disinformation
- Protecting democracy and civic space in Europe
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
Free and fair elections are key for holding politicians to account and countering authoritarian trends. With several major elections this year, including for the European Parliament on 6-9 June, this panel will focus on ensuring free and fair elections in the digital age. It will zoom in on ways to build trust and engagement in electoral processes, ensure greater transparency and counter disinformation online.
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau
Julia Zasada
Master’s student (intern at Wave)
Global Campus
Country
Speaker session
THEMATIC PANEL
Free and fair elections – participation, representation, disinformation
- Protecting democracy and civic space in Europe
Forum stage / Festsaal - livestream
Free and fair elections are key for holding politicians to account and countering authoritarian trends. With several major elections this year, including for the European Parliament on 6-9 June, this panel will focus on ensuring free and fair elections in the digital age. It will zoom in on ways to build trust and engagement in electoral processes, ensure greater transparency and counter disinformation online.
Moderator:
Damla Hekimoglu
Journalist and Newsanchor
ARD,Tagesschau