After more than four years of intense activity, our project is coming to an end in March 2021. The past four years have not been easy ones: regional conflicts flared up, the recent pandemic brought everything to a halt, and protests started and are continuing in the region. Despite all these, we brought together a large community of civil society organisations and activists.
Our final conference brought together our partners and beneficiaries, as well as other civil society representative from the region and the EU. For us it was a great opportunity to have an engaging discussion on the current and future trends in region. It brought together at the ‘virtual table’ panellists with very diverse experiences and interests: from a neuroscience professor to the editor of a known cultural magazine.
If you did not manage to connect to the discussion live or watch our livestream on Facebook, you can have a look at our discussions here:
‘New Leaders in Turbulent Times’
Moderator: Ken Godfrey, Executive Director of the European Partnership for Democracy
- Lawrence Meredith, Director, Directorate-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, European Commission
- Alina Inayeh, Director of GMF Bucharest Office and Head of Black Sea Trust
- Paula Erizanu, Journalist, Culture Editor of The Calvert Journal
- Ryhor Nizhnikau, Senior Researcher Fellow in the EU’s Neighbourhood and Russia Programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
‘What are the Ethical Limits of CSO Practices in Using New Technologies?’
Moderator: Monica Bucurenciu, Team Leader, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility
- Nikolaos Dimitriadis, Head of Neuro Consulting Services, Optimal HR Group
- Gry Hasselbalch, Senior Researcher on Data Ethics and AI Ethics, Co-founder of DataEthics
- Varoon Bashyakarla, Data Scientist, Tactical Tech
‘The Dark Side of Civic Tech’
Moderator: Iryna Velska, Key Expert on New Digital Content, Eastern Partnership Civil Society Facility
- Jaanika Merilo, Advisor to Minister of Digital Transformation and Deputy Prime Minister, Ukraine
- Isaac Mao, Creator, Musicoin Project
- Aral Balkan, Сo-founder, Small Technology Foundation
- Justin Arenstein, Founder, Code for Africa
