Events
We regularly participate in events and webinar to shed the light on our work and projects, together with partners, NGO, policy makers, journalists and other stakeholders tackling disinformation. Here are every details about our agenda, but also upcoming and past disinformation related events from our partners.
April 2026
14
Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum
For the first time, the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum will be held in a French-speaking country, under the theme ‘Building Inclusive and Resilient Digital Futures’.
14
Workshop: “Exploring Disinformation Through Vulnerabilities: Credibility, Accountability and Inequalities”
EDMO BELUX will be hosting a workshop including reflections on narrative formats through the case of documentary practices, analyses of legal breaches and regulatory responses, and work on the relationship between disinformation and inequalities.
15
International Journalism Festival
The city of Perugia, Italy, will be hosting the International Journalism Festival on 15-18 April.
16
Global Forum: FIMI & Hybrid Threats
This online forum will bring together two focused days of expert-led sessions on FIMI trends, Chinese influence operations, hybrid warfare, and cyberattacks. It will feature 15+ speakers from leading research institutions, governments, and the security sector.
23
Webinar: Case Study – Decoding Russian intelligence: What medals and insignia reveal
In a webinar hosted by EU DisinfoLab, Hervé Letoqueux, Check First’s CEO, will present the results of two recent investigations: ‘Unveiling FSB’s 16th Center SIGINT Capabilities’ and ‘Unveiling GRU’s Information Operations Troops’. Both of these studies feature research into Russian cyber units by combining phaleristics (i.e. the academic study of medals and military decorations) and […]
25
European Public Policy Conference
The 2026 European Public Policy Conference will serve as a platform for dialogue and collaboration to strengthen the EU’s collective resilience against election interference, misinformation and cyberattacks.
May 2026
05
RightsCon 2026
The 14th edition of RightsCon will take place in Lusaka, Zambia and online from Tuesday, May 5 to Friday, May 8, 2026.
06
Protect NGO’
Foundations, nonprofits, cities, corporations and volunteers will be gathering in this event to learn why cyber protecting nonprofits matters and what they can do about it.
20
Cybersec Europe
Cybersec Europe is a cybersecurity event bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers to tackle today’s biggest digital risks and opportunities.
31
OSMOSIS Conference
OSMOSIS is a US association of OSINT professionals. Its annual conference will be held in Florida, USA.
June 2026
03
Riga StratCom Dialogue 2026
The 2026 StratCom Dialogue invites policymakers, strategists, communicators, and thinkers to discuss strategic communication.
03
IIC France Chapter meeting: Key Pillars of the Digital Networks Act
Held in Paris, this breakfast discussion will explore the key pillars of the Digital Networks Act, focusing on the evolution of the Single Market and authorization frameworks, as well as the convergence between telecom, cloud, and data centre ecosystems.
15
Disinformation Summer Institute
This 4-day event will take place June 15-18, 2026 at the IslandWood Retreat on Bainbridge Island near Seattle.
17
Media & Learning 2026: Co-Creating the Future of Learning
Media & Learning 2026 will take place in Provinciehuis, Leuven, Belgium from Wednesday, 17th to Thursday, 18th June 2026. Call for proposals is open until 31 January 2026.
17
Global Fact 2026
This year, the global fact-checking summit will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania. Call for speakers is open until Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 11:59 Eastern time.
29
Summer Course on European Platform Regulation 2026
This event held in Amsterdam will offer a deep dive into the law and policy of the Services Act, as well as other legislation aiming to reform the laws for online intermediation and the digital economy (e.g. the Digital Markets Act).
September 2026
07
Harmful Visuals Preconference 2026
This preconference will be focusing on visual harms such as sexting, revenge porn, and online hate. Call for papers is open until Tuesday, 31 March at 23:59 CET.
07
EDMO BELUX 2.0 Final Conference
EDMO BELUX 2.0 will hold its final conference in Brussels, on 7-8 September. Call for papers, panels and workshops is open until March 8, 2026, 23:59 (Brussels/Luxembourg time).
October 2026
06
#Disinfo2026
The EU DisinfoLab’s annual conference will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania.
06
Political Communication Summit
Europe’s leading voices in political messaging, public affairs, and institutional communications will gather in Vienna, Austria, on 6-7 October. The Political Communication Summit is powered by Partisan, the team behind the Political Tech Summit.