Opening Plenary
Sunday 12 July 15:00 EEST / 12:00 UTC/GMT
Watch the Opening Plenary here
Moderator: Kaarle Nordenstreng, Tampere University
- Welcoming words - IAMCR President Janet Wasko, City of Tampere Mayor Lauri Lyly, Tampere University President Mari Walls
- IAMCR Awards - announced by President Wasko
- Keynotes on conference theme: Reimagining the Digital Future: Building inclusiveness, respect and reciprocity: Changfeng Chen, Tsinghua University, Executive Dean of School of Journalism and Communication |Klaus Bruhn Jensen, University of Copenhagen, Professor of Communication |Kari Enqvist, University of Helsinki, Professor Emeritus of Cosmology
- Organising teams and introduction to programme
Plenary 1: "Global Communication in the Digital Age" - Monday 13 July 15:00 EEST (12:00 UTC)
- Chair Kaarina Nikunen, Tampere University
- Yuezhi Zhao, Simon Fraser University
- Maja Mikula, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
- Gayathry Venkiteswaran, University of Nottingham
- Gholam Khiabany, University of London
Plenary 2: "The Future of Internet Governance: UN Roadmap for Digital Cooperation" - Tuesday 14 July 15:00 EEST (12:00 UTC)
- Chair Wolfgang Kleinwächter, Tampere University
- Laura de Nardis, American University
- Anita Gurumurthy, IT for Change
- Helen Kennedy, University of Sheffield
- Xiaodong Lee, Tshinghua University
Plenary 3: "Communication in the post-Covid-19 world" - Wednesday 15 July 15:00 EEST / 12:00 UTC
- Chair Sinikka Torkkola, Tampere University
- Simon Cottle, Cardiff University
- Audrey Gadzekpo, University of Ghana
- Claudia Lago, University of Sao Paulo
- Wai Han Lo, Hong Kong Baptist University
Plenary 4: "The role of science in global crises" (audio) - Thursday 16 July 15:00 EEST (12:00 UTC)
- Chair Thomas Tufte, Loughborough University, London
- Vandana Shiva, India
- Julieta Fierro, Mexico
- Sabelo Ndlovu-Gatsheni, South Africa
- Cees Hamelink, The Netherlands
The Unclosing: "Continuity and Change in Eras of Risk and Uncertainty" - Friday 17 July 16:30 EEST/ 13:30 UTC
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Moderator: Kaarle Nordenstreng, Tampere University
- Reviewing IAMCR history and launch of Basics of IAMCR history by Cees Hamelink and Kaarle Nordenstreng.
- Recalling the MacBride Commission (1977-80) and subsequent developments with Juan Somavia, Commission member and former Director General of ILO
- Highlighting McQuail's Media & Mass Communication Theory 7th ed. with Mark Deuze, University of Amsterdam
- Reflecting on the future of media and communication research - two dialogues
* Usha Raman, University of Hyderabad / Trine Syvertsen, University of Oslo
* Laura Ahva, Tampere University / Leonardo Custodio, Åbo Akademi University
- Welcome to Nairobi 2021
- Concluding thoughts: Outgoing president, Janet Wasko and incoming president, Nico Carpentier
