Public Opinions and Reliable Information in the Age of Digital Diplomacy

The Consulate General of Canada in New York, in partnership with the Digital Diplomacy Coalition, invite you to a moderated panel discussion to explore the theme “Public Opinions and Reliable Information in the Age of Digital Diplomacy”.

This panel will address how government officials, journalists, and communications professionals receive, consume, and share information. This topic is increasingly relevant in light of the fake news phenomenon, as well as the ways in which new digital technologies have shaped governments and policies – and how citizens interact with their leaders.


Wednesday, 29 March 2017

5:30pm – 8:30pm

Venue: Consulate General of Canada in New York | 1251 Avenue of the Americas | Ken & Pat Taylor Room (concourse level) | New York City, NY

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 Speakers:

  • Masha Gindler, Deputy Director for the Mayor’s Office of Digital Strategy in New York City
  • Martha McLean, Deputy Director of Global Advocacy Campaigns & Digital Engagement for the Government of Canada
  • Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President of the Asia Society
  • Hayes Brown, Foreign News Editor/Reporter, BuzzFeed (TBC)
  • Neha Shastry, award-winning journalist and filmmaker (TBC)

Moderator: Janos Tisovszky, Chief of the Information Centres Service at the United Nations Department of Public Information

Welcome remarks by Heidi Kutz, Deputy Head of Mission at the Consulate General of Canada in New York

Registration and networking will begin at 5:30 p.m. The panel will beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. and will be followed by a reception.

 

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Event presented in partnership with the Consulate General of Canada in New York.