Programme

Programme

10:00-10:05 | Welcome by the FRRL Group President

• José Antonio Moreno Díaz, FRRL Group President

10:05-10:30 | Opening

• Silvia Semenzin, Senior Researcher at AI Forensics; and Adjunct Professor at Open University of Catalonia - online

On the realities of online misogyny and gender-based cyberviolence: implications for women's rights, democratic participation and online safety.

Q&A

10:30-11:30 | Panel 1: Understanding and responding to gender-based cyberviolence

Objective: Exploring the scale and impact of gender-based cyberviolence, examining the experiences of victims, and discussing existing support, reporting and accountability mechanisms.

Guiding question: What happens when women become targets of gender-based cyberviolence and what responses are currently available to support victims and hold perpetrators accountable?

Moderator: Dovilė Juodkaitė, FRRL Group Vice-President

• Monica Barbovschi, Gender-based violence team, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) - online
• Stephanie Grimshaw, Head of public affairs and communications at Welsh Women’s Aid - online
• Camille Magnissalis, Press freedom monitoring & communications officer, European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) 
• Carmen Martínez Perza, Government Delegate against gender-based violence, Spain - online

Q&A

11:30-11:45 | Coffee break

11:45-12:45 | Panel 2: Strengthening the European response

Objective: Discussing how EU institutions, platforms and civil society can strengthen prevention, protection and accountability.

Guiding question: How can governments, platforms and civil society strengthen efforts to combat gender-based cyberviolence?

Moderator: Paul Soete, FRRL Group Vice-President

• Eleonora Esposito, Policy officer, Directorate-General for communications networks, content and technology (DG CNECT), European Commission
• Adele Philtjens, Policy officer, European Women's Lobby (EWL)
• Marie Seck, Research and advocacy officer, Centre for Democracy and Technology Europe (CDT Europe)

Q&A

12:45-13:00 | Conclusions 

• José Antonio Moreno Díaz, FRRL Group President