InfoJam 2024 agenda
Date: September 25, 2024
Location: Infinity Conference Centre, Karađorđeva 2-4, Belgrade
9.30 – 10.00: Welcome and Registration
Participants arrive and register for the conference at the check-in area.
10.00 – 10.20: Opening Speeches
Oliver McCoy, Chief of Party @ USAID/Sida Media Innovation Activity
Alexander Titolo, Chargé d’affaires of the US Embassy in Belgrade
Anne-Charlotte Malm, Head of Development Cooperation @ Embassy of Sweden, Serbia
10.20 – 11.00: Generations, prompts and us – a year after
Đorđe Krivokapić, Professor @ Faculty of Organizational Sciences
Pavle Zlatić, Senior Lead for Digital Development @ Mediji.Inovacije
11.00 – 11.45: Media and AI in Serbia – current state
Attendees will gain insights into the current state of AI in Serbia’s news industry through three distinct research efforts: an industry-wide stakeholder survey with over 100 participants, in-depth interviews with representatives of local media, and comprehensive cross-sectoral research. These insights will be presented by:
Dragana Milin, Assistant Professor @ University of Novi Sad
Tanja Maksić, Programme Coordinator @ Balkan Investigative Reporting Network (BIRN) Serbia
Pavle Zlatić, Senior Lead for Digital Development @ Mediji.Inovacije
11.45 – 12.00: Coffee Break
12.00 – 13.00: Keynotes – session 1
Elin Wieslander, AI Editor @ Aftonbladet, Sweden
→ Experimentation and adoption of AI in newsrooms – what, how and why do we do it (and can we do it)
Jody Doherty-Cove, Head of Editorial AI @ Newsquest, UK
→ How small teams and local newsrooms can use AI, a demonstration of simple tools and how to no-code create your own tools
13.00 – 14.00: Lunch Break
14.00 – 15.00: Keynotes – session 2
Goran S. Milovanović, Chief AI Officer @ Smartocto, Netherlands/Serbia
→ Smart analytics, smart insights and how AI is changing the perspective of the newsroom
Mila Bajić, Research Lead @ SHARE Foundation, Serbia
→ On algorithmic content editing, transparency and biases
15.05 – 16.00 – Current state and the future of AI in media in Serbia – publisher lens
Ana Marković, Digital Media Director @ Wireless Media Group
Dragana Žarković Obradović, Country Director @ BIRN Serbia
Jasmina Koprivica, Head Of Digital Media @ Euronews Serbia
Ivan Krstić, Digital Director @ United Media
Moderator: Ana Martinoli, Professor @ University of Arts, Belgrade