IMI Annual Event 2024

 

The IMI Annual Event 2024 took place on November 19 at the unlimitrust campus in Prilly. The program included our latest updates, an overview of our activities, insightful presentations on our ongoing research-oriented projects, and the launch of Décryptage, our new magazine, with this year’s issue highlighting the lessons learned from global elections under the growing influence of AI. The evening concluded with a friendly networking cocktail.

The event was a great success, attracting over 100 attendees, including media professionals, academics, and enthusiasts. It fostered rich discussions about the rapid changes shaping the media landscape and their profound implications for the future of information and society.

Event photos

Speakers

Pascal Marmier

Pascal Marmier

unlimitrust campus Director
Kilian Stoffel

Kilian Stoffel

Rector of UniNE & Chair of the IMI Board
Mounir Krichane

Mounir Krichane

Director of IMI
Laura Finarelli

Laura Finarelli

Doctoral Researcher, HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Johan Rochel

Johan Rochel

Post-doctoral Researcher & Lecturer, UZH / EPFL
Nathalie Pignard-Cheynel

Nathalie Pignard-Cheynel

Full Professor, UniNE
Abdessalam Ouaazki

Abdessalam Ouaazki

Scientific Collaborator, UniNE
Adrian Holzer

Adrian Holzer

Full Professor, UniNE
Jessica Chautems

Jessica Chautems

Product & AI Innovation Manager, Blick | fr
Zhan Liu

Zhan Liu

Senior Research Fellow, HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Kirell Benzi

Kirell Benzi

Senior Applied Scientist, EPFL
Aude Favre

Aude Favre

Journalist & Co-founder of CITIZEN FACTS Assn.
Julie Schüpbach

Julie Schüpbach

Industry Partnership Program Manager, IMI
Gilles Labarthe

Gilles Labarthe

Journalist & Researcher
Sanja Kordic

Sanja Kordic

Head of EPFL Industry Liaison Office Moderation

Program

  • 17:00 : Registration
  • 17:30 : Welcome From the Host – Pascal Marmier
    unlimitrust campus Director
  • 17:35 : Opening Remarks – Kilian Stoffel
    Rector of UniNE and Chair of the IMI Board as the Triangle Azur representative
  • 17:40 : Updates and Insights from IMI – Mounir Krichane
    Director of IMI
  • 17:50 : Focus on IMI-affiliated Projects
    • “DemoSpaces: Stimulating Content Discovery to Improve Democratic Information Spaces” – Laura Finarelli (HES-SO Valais-Wallis) & Johan Rochel (UZH / EPFL)
    • “Data During a Pandemic (PANDA)” – Nathalie Pignard-Cheynel, Abdessalam Ouaazki & Adrian Holzer (UniNE)
    • “B-News: Predictive System for Bilingual News Republishing” – Jessica Chautems (Blick | fr) & Zhan Liu (HES-SO Valais-Wallis)
    • “REMIT: AI-Driven Dynamic Narratives from Audiovisual Archives” – Kirell Benzi (EPFL)
    • “Citizen Facts” – Aude Favre (CITIZEN FACTS)
  • 18:50 : 2024 Spotlight: Lessons from a Year of Elections and the Rise of AI
    Julie Schüpbach (Industry Partnership Program Manager at IMI) & Gilles Labarthe (Journalist & Researcher)
  • 19h20: Cocktail reception and networking
  • 20h30: End of event

Language: English & French

Moderation: Sanja Kordic, Head of Industry Liaison Office, EPFL

 

Location

unlimitrust campus
Route des Flumeaux 42
1008 Prilly

 

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