18:00 - 19:30 - Digital Communication Network (DigiComNet) Meetup: New Media Startups & Combating Disinformation
Venue: HubHub | More Information: Facebook Event
08:00 - 08:30 - Transportation from hotel to Brain Embassy
08:30 - 09:00 - Registration & Networking Over Coffee & Tea
09:00 - 09:20 - Welcome Remarks - U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Poland Paul W. Jones; President of Information Society Development Foundation, Jacek Królikowski; President of Digital Communication Network, Nino Macharashvili
09:20 - 09:30 - TechCamp Reconnect Overview & Introduction to the TechCamp Ambassadors Initiative - Meredith Gloger, U.S. Department of State TechCamp Team
09:30 - 10:30 - Networking & Project Showcase Activity - Jamie Findlater, U.S. Department of State TechCamp Team
**Coffee & tea to be served concurrently
10:30 - 12:00 - Top Off Your Tech Knowledge: Interactive Training Sessions (each participant will select one topic from the table below)
| Topics | Experts |
|---|---|
| Social Media Verification | Beata Biel, Fundacja Reporterów (Reporters' Foundation) and Konkret24/TVN24, Poland |
| Marketing & Business Strategies | Kasia Dorsey, Yosh.AI, Poland |
| Live Reporting in Real Time | Douglas Arellanes, SourceFabric, Czechia |
| Mobile Journalism | Maciej Słomczyński, TVN24, Poland |
| Techniques in Fake News/Online Fact Checking | Maarten Schenk, Lead Stories LLC/Trendolizer, Belgium & Stanislaw Skarzynski, OKO.Press, Poland |
| Telling Stories with Data | Andrii Gazin, Textura, Ukraine & Eric Barrett, Data Journalist, Georgia |
12:00 - 12:45 - Lunch
12:45 - 13:45 - Consolidating Knowledge on Tech Tools to Counter Disinformation - Douglas Arellanes, Sourcefabric; Beata Biel, Fundacja Reporterów (Reporters' Foundation) and Konkret24/TVN24; & Maarten Schenk, Lead Stories LLC/Trendolizer
13:45 - 14:15 - Refine Your Strategy: Working Groups Explained - Jamie Findlater, U.S. Department of State TechCamp Team & TechCamp Reconnect Experts
14:15 - 16:55 - Refine Your Strategy: Working Groups (each participant or project team will select one working group track from the table below and join the most relevant session)
**Coffee & tea to be served concurrently
| Working Group Tracks & Topics | Experts |
|---|---|
| Working Group #1 - Design & Tech Support | |
| Digitizing Your Newsroom | Douglas Arellanes, SourceFabric, Czechia |
| Mobile Journalism Strategies | Maciej Słomczyński, TVN24, Poland |
| Building Out Your Idea with Digital Technologies | Maarten Schenk, Lead Stories LLC/Trendolizer, Belgium |
| Working Group #2 - Marketing | |
| Creating Compelling Marketing Content to Target the Right Audience | Eric Barrett, Data Journalist, Georgia Andrii Gazin, Textura, Ukraine |
| Crowdfunding & Branding | Mirella Panek-Owsiańska, CSR, Diversity & Female Leadership Expert, Poland |
| Working Group #3 - Business Strategy & Sustainability | |
| Business Models for Journalism | Beata Biel, Fundacja Reporterów (Reporters' Foundation) and Konkret24/TVN24, Poland Stanislaw Skarzynski, OKO.Press, Poland |
| Scaling Up Your Business Plan | Kasia Dorsey, Yosh.AI, Poland |
| Strategic Planning & Impact Measurement | Aleksandra Goldys, Social Challenges Unit at The University of Warsaw, Poland |
16:55 - 17:25 - Tell Your Story: Pitch Preparation - Kasia Dorsey, Yosh.AI & Jamie Findlater, U.S. Department of State TechCamp Team
17:25 - 17:30 - Day 1 Wrap-Up
19:00 - 22:00 - TechCamp Reconnect Networking Dinner & Reception
09:00 - 09:05 - Day 2 Opening Announcements
09:05 - 10:00 - Taking the TechCamp Program to the Next Level: Discussion on the TechCamp Ambassadors Initiative - Meredith Gloger & Jamie Findlater, U.S. Department of State TechCamp Team
**For American Spaces Coordinators: Advancing Media Literacy Through American Spaces: Feedback Session with U.S. Embassy Warsaw - Alice Chu, U.S. Embassy Warsaw
10:00 - 11:30 - Continue to Refine Your Strategy & Shape Your Project Pitch: Mentoring Sessions
**Coffee & tea to be served concurrently
11:30 - 12:45 - Showcase Your Strategy: Project Pitches & Expert Feedback
12:45 - 13:00 - Next Steps & Connecting to Opportunities - Meredith Gloger, U.S. Department of State TechCamp Team & Nino Macharashvili, Digital Communication Network
13:00 - 13:30 - Closing Lunch