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.
September 2026
03
OSINT Night
In 2026, the OSINT Night is coming to the French-speaking part of Switzerland for the first time. This event aims to gather OSINT enthusiast all across the country.
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).
09
DE FACTO 2.0 Final Conference
This meeting will bring together DE FACTO consortium partners, researchers, journalists and experts to share the project’s progress, analyse the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and misinformation, and discuss democratic issues related to the flow of information.
24
Breakwater Festival
The festival unites journalists from Poland, the Nordics and Central and Eastern Europe.
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.
07
World Summit AI
During this event held in Amsterdam, leaders and researchers in the AI field will be able to discuss economic, technological and ethical dialogues driving the new paradigm of AI.
21
DSI Digital Publics Conference
The DSI Community Digital Publics will be hosting its first inaugural Digital Publics Conference on 21–23 October 2026 in Zurich.
26
Investigative Journalism Week
The Investigative Journalism Week (IJ WEEK) is a new, multi-day online gathering of journalists held by the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), featuring more than 35 panels, workshops, and networking sessions with over 100 speakers. The sessions will be devoted to various themes, including tech, the environment, corruption, and money laundering, to name a few.
November 2026
09
Web Summit
Web Summit runs the world’s largest technology events, connecting CEOs, founders, investors, media, politicians and cultural figureheads. This tech conference will be held in Lisbon, Portugal.
09
Youth Facing Disinformation Event
As one of the opportunities of the Youth Facing Disinformation – Why Journalists Matter initiative, this event will bring together selected grantees, young participants, journalists, media creators, policymakers and experts. It will combine a high-level conference with thematic workshops on disinformation, media literacy, journalist safety and youth engagement.
18
Slush 2026
The venture capital gathering, inviting the startup ecosystem and investors, will be held in Helsinki.