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
24
Breakwater Festival
The festival unites journalists from Poland, the Nordics and Central and Eastern Europe.
29
AI POLICY SUMMIT 2026
The 7th AI Policy Summit continues the multi-stakeholder dialogue with leading experts in exploring the use of public policy and societal engagement to capture the benefits of artificial intelligence, minimize its risks, and enhance its adoption.
29
Connect4Cyber
Connect4Cyber is an international cybersecurity networking event focusing on EU funding opportunities and strengthening cooperation with other European actors.
29
Behind the Influence: Disrupting Influence Operations and Strengthening Democratic Resilience
Behind the Influence will bring together policymakers, civil society, researchers, journalists and experts to look inside influence operations: how they are detected, how they work, who is behind them, and what can be done to disrupt them.
October 2026
01
Unveil The Truth
This year’s conference will explore the growing challenges facing information integrity and democratic resilience in an increasingly complex information environment shaped by artificial intelligence, information manipulation, and authoritarian influence.
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.
14
International AI Summit
Under the theme ‘Harnessing AI to Revolutionise Europe’s Competitiveness’ the International AI Summit will set out Europe’s path to global leadership in applied, trustworthy AI.
14
Horizon Europe info days—Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space
Are you looking for research & innovation funding opportunities to develop a competitive, digital, low-carbon and circular industry?
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.
21
Africa Fact Summit
The fifth edition of the Africa Facts Summit will convene fact-checkers, journalists, researchers, policymakers, technologists and civil society actors in Kenya on 21 and 22 October 2026.
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.
11
FACTCHECK Final Conference
Knowledge Is Power in the Age of Information Disorder. Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Diminish Fake News Spread and Susceptibility
18
Slush 2026
The venture capital gathering, inviting the startup ecosystem and investors, will be held in Helsinki.
March 2027
03
Global Outcome Conference on Countering Election-Related Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
This event is a two-day global conference on Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) in electoral contexts and democratic resilience. The conference will serve as the culminating global exchange for a project implemented by International IDEA with support from Global Affairs Canada, aimed at reinforcing democratic resilience against election-related FIMI in Moldova, North Macedonia, Ivory […]
June 2027
21
FAccT Conference
FAccT (Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency) is a computer science conference with a cross-disciplinary focus that brings together researchers and practitioners interested in fairness, accountability, and transparency in socio-technical systems.