EU DisinfoLab 2025 Annual Conference
15-16 October, Ljubljana, Slovenia
This year, we received over 200 proposals for topics, workshops, and presentations – three times the number from last year. Thank you all for your interest and your willingness to be part of this community!
We’ll be updating the programme with more details soon.
Programme
Day 0 - 14 October
Pre-conference workshops
Kicking off #Disinfo2025, the Day Zero workshops offer participants a chance to dig deeper into critical topics in a smaller, more hands-on setting. These sessions are designed for focused, three-hour exchanges – giving space for practical learning, open discussion, and fresh perspectives without the usual time pressure.
One confirmed workshop, led by Protection Group International, will simulate the challenge of protecting an election under threat. Through an interactive wargame scenario, participants will explore the real-world dynamics of hybrid threats, strategic influence operations, and electoral resilience – all drawn from real tactics and cases.
Places will be limited, and access will be free to registered conference participants. More details coming soon.
Informal gathering
Get ready to dive into the conference spirit! Join us for a casual pre-conference gathering to connect with fellow attendees and make new connections.
Day 1 - 15 October
Plenary: Welcome & opening
We’ll kick off the conference and set the stage for two days of discussion, exchange, and fresh insights.
Parallel sessions: 4 tracks
Four thematic tracks running in parallel – see below for more on each.
Social event
Join us for a walking tour of Ljubljana, followed by drinks and informal exchanges – a relaxed way to explore the city and connect with fellow participants.
Day 2 - 16 October
Parallel sessions: 4 tracks
The second day continues with diverse sessions across four tracks.
Plenary: Conclusions & closing
We’ll wrap up with shared takeaways, reflections, and a look ahead at what’s next.
#Disinfo2025 tracks
To reflect the diversity and volume of submissions, this year’s programme will feature four parallel tracks. This will allow us to showcase a wider range of voices, formats, and topics.
This track explores how disinformation, foreign influence, and security threats manifest across various geographical, cultural and political contexts. Sessions will analyse regional case studies covering Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, examining evolving tactics and countermeasures, offering insights into how disinformation operates within specific political, cultural and social environments.
From AI-powered troll farms and encrypted platforms in Russia, to electoral interference in Europe, cross-border propaganda infrastructures in Africa and Asia, and influence operations in the Middle East, the track spotlights both emerging threats and grassroots resilience. Through global case studies and insights into national experiences, sessions in this track examine the dynamic interplay between domestic vulnerabilities and transnational influence campaigns.
This track explores how investigative communities, civil society organisations and strategic actors develop and apply practical methodologies to build resilience and respond effectively to information manipulation and digital threats.
With a focus on high-risk and crisis environments, it examines approaches to psychological preparedness, legal risks, and operational coordination in the face of evolving disinformation tactics. The sessions will highlight community-driven models for collective response, tools for scenario-based planning and simulation, and innovative uses of AI to anticipate and counter digital interference.
From threats targeting healthcare systems and public services to the challenges of encrypted communication spaces, the track promotes practical, inclusive, and data-driven strategies that enable communities to effectively counter foreign manipulation and interference (FIMI). Through real-world case studies and methodological insights, it aims to equip participants with frameworks for preparedness, collaboration and strategic responses.
This track unpicks the role of digital platforms and evolving technologies in enabling disinformation and undermining democratic institutions in Europe. As authoritarian regimes intensify their programmes of manipulation of public discourse, they find, at least, wilfully unwitting allies in platforms whose business models reward amplification over accountability.
We will examine the regulatory responses taking shape across the EU, the structural challenges of platform governance, and the influence of algorithms and AI on information flows. With Europe at the forefront of efforts to defend democratic integrity, this track will spotlight how law, research, and public pressure can work together to disrupt disinformation ecosystems before it’s too late. The challenge is urgent – but not insurmountable, if we act with clarity and purpose.
This track takes a fresh, unfiltered look at some of the most pressing challenges in the disinformation landscape. Through the voices of those who confront these realities firsthand, we’ll uncover hidden dynamics, reveal how old falsehoods are resurfacing in new digital forms, and spark debates around the ethics and impacts of emerging technologies.
We will uncover foreign interference that often flies under the radar, examine how disinformation threats are reloading and evolving, and investigate influence campaigns that fuel instability – from acts of violence to financial manipulations shaking public trust. We’ll also challenge the craziest conspiracy theories and dissect the dynamics of both unmoderated and moderated platforms.
To round off the journey, we’ll focus on first-hand strategies to counter flood-the-zone tactics, equip us with ‘Think to Win’ techniques, and highlight the critical role fact-checkers play in building resilience against disinformation.
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