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Day 1 - June 24, 2023
- 10am – 6pm Screening of videos submitted for MoJo Competition (separate room)
- Exhibition booths (separate area)
Kick-off
Jean MacKenzie, Chief of Party, IREX MEND
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Limited seats! Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis
Welcome Address
Her Excellency Ambassador Julie Chung – United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Limited seats! Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis
Keynote Address : Revolutionizing News: Harnessing MoJo in the AI Era
Glen Mulcahy
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Limited seats! Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis
Panel Discussion: Transforming community members as mobile content creators
Moderator: Benislos Thushan
Speakers: K.C Saranga, N. Manivanan, Maksuda Aziz
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Masterclass: Introduction to MoJo: Everything you need to know to get started
Glen Mulcahy
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Masterclass : Storytelling – knowing your audience
Shanuki De Alwis
(Sinhala)
Jade Room
Talk : The Secrets of Storytelling
Catherine Mackie
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Masterclass: How to become a professional MoJo storyteller?
N. Manivanan
(Tamil)
Jade Room
Panel Discussion : Mobile Phones through successive crisis – the Sri Lankan experience
Moderator: Anuki Premachandra
Speakers: Kalani Kumarasinghe, Rinooza Nawshad, Tharindu Jayawardhana
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Day 2 - June 25, 2023
- 10am – 6pm Screening of videos submitted for MoJo Competition (separate room)
- Exhibition booths (separate area)
Talk : Advanced MoJo: How to craft a captivating story?
Glen Mulcahy
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Talk : Mobile Journalism in Newsrooms - How do we do it?
K.C Saranga
(Sinhala with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Masterclass : Understanding data and knowing your audience
Maksuda Aziz
(English)
Jade Room
Talk : Ethical Reporting - how to tell powerful stories responsibly?
David Hayward
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Masterclass : Shoot, Edit, Share: How to produce the perfect story?
K.C Saranga
(Sinhala)
Jade Room
Talk : How mobile journalism is transforming environmental reporting?
Maksuda Aziz
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Panel Discussion : What’s next for MoJo? The future of mobiles, platforms and what it means for journalism and reporting news
Moderator: David Hayward
Speakers: Catherine Mackie, Andre Howson, Dima Khilchenko (Virtual)
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Closing Remarks
Michael Haines, Deputy Office Director – USAID Sri Lanka and the Maldives
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Limited seats! Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis
Screening of top videos & Awards
Main Hall
Limited seats! Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis
Thank you
Nikita Samaratunga – Deputy Chief of Party, IREX MEND
(English with simultaneous translation)
Main Hall
Limited seats! Seating for sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis
Reception
Foyer
