Registration Open for International Conference: Europe on Edge

Europe on Edge: Tackling Hybrid Warfare amid Elections, Foreign Influence and Unfinished Europeanization

Regional Conference in Sofia, January 29 - Registration Open

The Institute for Global Analytics is convening the international conference Europe on Edge. Tackling Hybrid Warfare amid Elections, Foreign Influence and Unfinished Europeanization. It will take place on January 29 at Grand Hotel Sofia, Triaditza Hall 2, between 9 am and 5:30 pm, preceded by a cocktail and keynote speech at 6 pm on January 28 at Hyatt Regency Hotel. The event represents the second annual edition of discussion forums organized on the basis of the partnership between IGA and Free Press for Eastern Europe/Science+

The conference gathers key expert stakeholders from across Europe, who will take stock of the major trends in European politics that took place in 2024 and which sat at the intersection of foreign influence and hybrid activities, elections and unfinished Europeanization. The panels will zoom in on the roles played by Russia and China, domestic autocratic trends, the impact of (social) media and prospects for European integration, while referring to specific countries and geographic areas. The discussions will clarify developments in Romania, Moldova, the Western Balkans, South Caucasus (Armenia and Georgia) and Belarus.

Additionally, special presentation sessions will highlight the body of work conducted by the IGA and Science+ teams.

Please register by filling in the form at the bottom of the page. 

Featured Speakers

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Dr. Rumena Filipova
Chairperson and Founder at the Institute for Global Analytics
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Dr. Stoyan Panov
Senior Analyst at the Institute for Global Analytics
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Marketa Vasickova
Analyst at the Institute for Global Analytics
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Barbara Bačová
Analyst at the Institute for Global Analytics
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Maryia Sadouskaya-Komlach
Chairwoman, Free Press for Eastern Europe
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Diana Petriashvili
Director of Programs, Free Press for Eastern Europe
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Mykola Okhotnik
Audience researcher, SCIENCE+
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Dominika Stawarz
Audience researcher, SCIENCE+
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Daniel Sunter
Founder of Balkan Security Network (Belgrade)
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Dr. Miruna Butnaru-Troncota
Professor at National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (Romania)
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Giorgi Goguadze
Director at Georgian Center for Strategy and Development
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Aleksandre Khunjua
Intelligence Analyst, Mantis Analytics (USA/Ukraine)
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Massimo Flore
Disinformation Expert, Aurora Fellows
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Dr. Donika Emini
Executive Director of CiviKos platform (Kosovo)
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Dr. Shalva Dzebisashvili
Associate Professor at University of Georgia
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Dominika Hajdu
Policy Director of the Center for Democracy & Resilience at GLOBSEC
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Miroslav Sazdovski
Senior Analyst at Hybrid CoE (Helsinki)
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Armen Grigoryan
President of Center for Policy Studies (Armenia)
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Veronica Laputska
Co-Founder of EAST Center (Warsaw)
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Adnan Huskic
Professor at Sarajevo School of Science and Technology

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