Webcast 16: GLOBAL DISINFORMATION - THE WAR ON FAKE NEWS
The plague of disinformation is a rapidly growing problem for society and investors alike. From influencing election outcomes and moving markets, to emboldening anti-vax, anti-mask, and flat-earthers, stories are designed to maximise advertising revenue or create social conditions of unrest. We see narratives seeded with half-truths, which crescendo into full blown disinformation campaigns; a central and divisive issue in the US in the lead up to the election.
Your presenter
CLARE MELFORD
Clare is an experienced CEO in the commercial and not for profit sectors. She is an expert in building and managing cross-sector coalitions. Clare was formerly CEO of the International Business Leaders Forum and MD of MTV Networks, Nordics. She has worked on start ups in e-commerce, fin-tech and ed-tech. Clare is a founding board member of Girls not Brides, the global coalition to end child marriage.