19:00 – 21:00 WELCOME COCKTAIL -  Republic Restaurant
6, First Republic Square 0108  Tbilisi, Georgia (in front of the Radisson Blu Hotel)

09:00 – 09:20 Opening
Eric Scherer – Chair, EBU News Committee, FRTV
Noel Curran – Director General, EBU
Tinatin Berdzenishvili – Director General, GPB

09:20 – 10:10 SESSION 1: WHAT IS IT TO BE PSM JOURNALIST?
Many EBU members face increased political or financial pressure, and threats to their physical or cyber security. They’re also covering the upsurge of armed conflicts, the climate crisis and rapid adoption and progress of AI. 2024 will see more than half of the globe 4.2bn people voting in 70 elections. Yet more elections does not always mean more democracy. The world is being geopolitically reshaped. So how do we protect the values of public service journalism in the face of these challenges? And what impact does it have on the staff, our organizations and the audiences we serve? 

Moderator: George Gvimradze – Head of News, GPB

WINDOW ON RTVS: Manica Ambrozic – Editor & TV Presenter, RTVS

Panel:

• Noel Curran – Director General, EBU
• Martin Reznicek – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, CT
• Charlotta Friborg – Head of Programming & Editor-in-Chief, SVT
• Pierre-Olivier Volet – Editor-in-Chief, RTS
• Manica Ambrozic – Editor & TV presenter, RTVS
• Asun Gomez-Bueno – Director International Relations, RTVE

10:15 – 11:00 SESSION 2: REPORTING THE WAR IN UKRAINE
Hear how different EBU Members and the Eurovision News Exchange are covering the war nearly two years on. What are the current challenges of reporting from Ukraine and of keeping audiences interested, and how are they being tackled?

Moderator: Eimear Lowe – Foreign Editor, RTE

WINDOW ON UA:PBC: Angelina Kariakina, Advisor to the Head-of-Board, UA:PBC

Panel:

• Laurentiu Ciocazanu – News Director, TVR
• Aslaug Henriksen – Head of Foreign News, TV2 Norway
• Emilio San Pedro – Head of Eurovision News Exchange, EBU
• Angelina Kariakina – Advisor to the Head of Board, UA:PBC
• Guadalupe Megias – Correspondent, RTVE (remote)
• Iveta Elksne -- News Director, Latvian Television LTV

11:00 – 11:30 COFFEE BREAK

11:30 – 12:40 EUROVISION NEWS ACTIVITY REPORT
Presentation of the activities and initiatives of the News Committee and Eurovision News department in 2022/23 by Liz Corbin, Deputy Media Director and Head of News, EBU
Includes:

WINDOW ON CLIMATE JOURNALISM: News Committee Members Giuseppe Solinas – RAI and Esther Bootsma – NOS

WINDOW ON UKRAINE WAR ARCHIVE: Albert Lewitinn – Project Manager, EBU

WINDOW ON EVN TECH: Piotr Kaszynski – Senior Engineer, EBU

12:40 – 14:00 LUNCH

14:00 – 14:50 SESSION 3: REPORTING THE WAR IN ISRAEL AND GAZA
The outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, has brought trauma right to the heart of our newsrooms. The extremes of public reaction and weaponisation of social media have made this complex and heartbreaking story deeply challenging on many levels. We discuss how Members have responded and what they’ve learned from the first six weeks of this war.

Moderator: Martin Reznicek – Deputy Editor-in-Chief, CT

Panel:

• Jon Williams – Board Member, Committee to Protect Journalists
• Caroline Hick – Foreign Editor, RTBF
• Margaret Evans - Senior International Correspondent, CBC Jerusalem (remote)

14:50 – 15:00 WINDOW ON SNRT: Abderrahmane Naji – Director of Al Maghribia Channel & TV News Coordination, SNRT

15:00 – 15:20 COFFEE BREAK

15:20 – 17:15 SESSION 4:  GENERATIVE AI & FUTURE OF NEWS – Let's PROMPT !
GenAI is the trending topic of 2023. How is the EBU, its members and the wider news industry responding to opportunities and challenges posed by the exponential rise of Artificial Intelligence technologies? How can journalists ensure they don’t lose their jobs to AI?

Moderator: Justyna Kurczabinska – Head of News Strategy & Transformation, EBU

GenAI and EBU News Community
EBU News Community & AI : Eric Scherer – Chair, EBU News Committee.
GenAI Deutsche Welle: Ruth Kühn – Senior Technology Manager, IT & Media Systems, DW (remote)
GenAI Swedish Radio: Olle Zachrison – Head of News Strategy & AI, SR (remote)  

GenAI at Work, Let’s Prompt Together – Interactive session
The Art of Prompting:  Kalle Kovács – Digital Journalist, SR (remote)
Navigating PSM News with Neo in the NewsDeck: Sebastien Noir, Head of Software Development (remote)

WINDOW ON NEWS VALUE & PLATFORMS:
Paying for news: what Google and Meta owe US publishers & what can we learn for the future: Dr Haaris Mateen – University of Houston (remote)

WINDOW ON “PROJECT ORIGIN”: Judy Parnall – Head of Standards & Industry, BBC (remote)

WINDOW ON "A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE": Justyna Kurczabinska – Head of News Strategy & Transformation, EBU

17:15 – 17:30 GUNNAR HØIDAHL AWARD
Awarded to an individual EBU Member or Sublicensee for excellence in the Eurovision News Exchange.
Emilio San Pedro – Head of the Eurovision News Exchange, EBU, will introduce the nominees and the award will be presented by Eric Scherer – Chair, EBU News Committee.

17:30 END OF DAY 1

18:30 BUSES DEPART FOR GALA DINNER

09:00 – 09:10 OPENING DAY 2
Eric Scherer – Chair, EBU News Committee

09:10 – 10:00 ROS ATKINS – KEYNOTE ON "THE ART OF EXPLANATION”
Followed by Q&A moderated by Kate de Pury, Head of EBU Moscow

10:00 – 10:45 SESSION 5: THE FUTURE OF THE NEWS BULLETIN: REPORT LAUNCH
“Legacy” productions and aging audiences, but predictions of the imminent demise of the news bulletin are overstated. It remains high profile, with loyal viewers and the focus for key stakeholders and decision-makers. So how is it adapting to the demands of current and future audiences? The News Committee commissioned an inspirational report featuring 10 EBU Member case studies.

Moderator: Pierre-Olivier Volet – Editor-in-Chief, RTS

Presentation of key findings: Maike Olij – Author of the News Report

Panel:

• Anvar Samost – Head of News and Sports, ERR
• Krista Taubert – Head of World News and Current Affairs, YLE
• Ros Atkins – Analysis Editor, BBC
• Esther Bootsma – Head Foreign Newsdesk, NOS
• Maike Olij – Independent Journalism Consultant & Author of the News Report

10:45 – 11:15 COFFEE BREAK

11:15 – 12:50 NEWS COMMITTEE ELECTIONS
Presentation of the candidates following by voting for the Chair, 3 Vice-Chairs and 9 Members.
Hosted by: Liz Corbin – Deputy Media Director and Head of News, EBU
List of candidates

12.50 – 13.00 CLOSING NEWS ASSEMBLY
New Chair of the News Committee

13:00 – 14.30 CLOSING LUNCH

14:30 BUSES DEPART FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMME

18:00 BUSES BACK AT THE HOTEL