Side event on:
Current challenges to Media Regulation in the Southern Mediterranean
2 May 2015, Riga, Latvia
Programme
This side-event on Media Regulation will gather regulatory institutions, law makers and
experts from the Southern Mediterranean region to discuss current challenges facing
media regulation in the region, present best practices and cooperate with those
countries that are currently working on the creation of regulatory bodies. The event will
also form an informal network of regulatory institutions the MedMedia project will
support.
10am: Welcome and introductory speech by Mr. Josep Maria Carbonell. Dean of Blanquerna
University and former chairman of the Catalan Audiovisual Council.
10:15: Presentation of MedMedia Project and the creation of a Regulatory Network, by Fabio Del
Alisal, Director at Blanquerna University & MedMedia Project Leader; Presentation of Blanquerna
University activities in the MedMedia, by Jaume Suau, Professor and Researcher in Blanquerna
University & MedMedia Project Manager.
10:45: Panel 1. Regional/National challenges for media regulation. In this panel delegates will show
particular challenges that media regulation is facing in their countries or in the MEDA region as a whole.
We will see how some issues are strongly related with national contexts while other issues are in fact
more connected to regional trends. To conclude, it will be seen how the MedMedia can contribute to
future cooperation on the several issues introduced by delegates.
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Yahia Shukkeir
Representative of the Ministry of information Palestine 1
HAICA representative 1
Mousa Rimawi
Egypt delegate
CAN Lebanon representative 1
12:00: Lunch break
13:00: Panel 2. Future challenges: How can we adapt media regulation to new communication
technologies? This panel is focused in debating how the introduction of new communication
technologies is transforming the way we understand and apply media regulation. Delegates will address
how their countries are facing these transformations, being following debate aimed at establishing how
the MedMedia can contribute to future cooperation on that topic.
Will take part in this panel:
- HACA delegate 1
- Egypt delegate 1
- Mahmoud Dodeen
- CAN Lebanon delegate 2
14:00: Panel 3. Regulation Vs. Self-regulation. Delegates will address in this panel how to better
combine media regulation and self-regulation in the MEDA region and in their particular countries. The
following debate will be aimed at debating how self-regulation can be adopted in other countries and how
the MedMedia can work towards this objective.
Will take part in this panel:
- HACA delegate 2
- HAICA delegate 2
- Ministry of information Palestine delegate 2
15:00: Conclusions, preparation of next event and closure, by Mr. Josep Maria Carbonell. Dean of
Blanquerna University and former chairman of the Catalan Audiovisual Council.
The event is coordinated by Josep Maria Carbonel, Dean of Blanquerna University,
Fabio Del Alisal, Director in Blanquerna University and MedMEdia Project Leader and
Jaume Suau, researcher in Blanquerna University and Project Manager at MedMedia.
Will participate in the round table:
Mr.
Josep Maria Carbonell
Spain
Mr.
Fabio Del Alisal
Spain
Mr.
Jaume Suau
Mr.
Mahmoud Dodeen
Mr.
Mahgoub Seada
Mr.
Mousa Rahimi
Mr.
Mahmoud Y.M.Khalifa
Mr.
Maher S.M. Awawdeh
Dean of Blanquerna School
Professor at Blanquerna
School
Professor at Blanquerna
Spain
School
Lawyer - Professor Bir Zeit
Palestine
University
Program Director Egypt
Legislation Committee of
Press and Media
Journalist - General Director
of the Palestinian Center for
Palestine
Development and Media
Freedom (MADA)
Acting Minister of
Palestine
Information
Palestine
Director General, Ministry of
Information
Mr.
Nouri Lajmi
Tunisia
President Haute Autorité
Indépendante de la
Communication
Audiovisuelle
Mr.
Yahia Shukeir
Jordan
Journalist and consultant
Mr.
Ahmed Mahmoud
Egypt
Member of ERTU
Mr.
Ghaleb Kandil
Lebanon
Jamal Eddine NAJI
Morocco General Director, HACA
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Member of National Council
of Audiovisual
President National Council
Abdul-Hadi Mahfouz
Lebanon
for Audio-visual Media
Amjed Bader Manssour Al
General manager of the
Jordan
Jkadi
Media Commission
Mr.
Rabie Serghini
Ms.
RadhiaKhemri Saidi Ep
Bejaoui
HACA - Economic Analysis
of Audiovisual sector and
Morocco
relations with European
Audiovisual Observatory
HAICA member - Chargee
Tunissia
de Mission