09.30 am – 10.15 am

Inauguration

Welcome: Prof. (Dr.) M. Manoharan (Director, School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences.)
Presidential Address: Prof. (Dr.) M. Nasser (Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Calicut)
Inauguration: Prof. (Dr.) M.K.Jayaraj (Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, University of Calicut)
Guest of Honour:Prof. (Dr.) Rajan Gurukkal.P.M (Vice Chairman, Kerala State Higher Education Council)
Keynote Address: Sri. Mir Mohammad Ali IAS, (Secretary to Chief Minister)
Brief Outline of the Programme:Dr Lajish V.L
Felicitation:
Prof.M.M Narayanan, Member,Syndicate
Sri. K.K Haneefa, Member, Syndicate
Dr. Vinod Kumar K P, Member, Syndicate
Prof. (Dr)E K Satheesh, Registrar, University of Calicut
Vote of Thanks:Ms. Manjula K.A, Head, Department of Computer Science, University of Calicut.

Session 1

10.30 am - 11.30 am

Sri. Venkitesh Ramakrishnan

Senior Associate Editor, FRONTLINE
Topic: Media Literacy and Critical Thinking.

Session 2

11.30 am - 12.30 pm

Prof. Kanchan Kaur

Dean, Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media, Bangalore
Topic: Making sense of the news is more important than ever/Why we fall for fake news

Session 3

2.30 pm - 3.30pm

Mr.Eoghan Sweeny

Independent Consultant and Trainer
Topic: OSINT in Fact Checking and Verification

Session 4

3.30 pm - 4.30pm

Christine Czerniak PhD

Technical Officer, Global Infectious Hazards Preparedness Department, WHO Health Emergency Programme
Topic: Infodemic Management for Better Health

Session 5

10.00 am - 11.00 am

Ms. Irene Jay Liu

Google News Lab Lead, APAC, Singapore
Topic: How Google News Initiatives is Fighting Against Misinformation

Session 6

11.15 am - 12.15 pm

Ms. Shruthi Menon

Journalist, Reality Check, BBC
Topic:Mis/Dis information Spreading through Whatsapp in India

Session 7

2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

Sri.Pratik Sinha

Co-founder, Alt News
Topic: Elements of Fact Checking and Verification

Session 8

3.30 to 4.00 pm

Dr. S.R. Sanjeev

Asst. Professor and Head, Dept. of Journalism, Mar Ivanios College, Thiruvananthapuram
Topic: Mis / Dis Information Spread in India during Pandemic