DIALOGUES WITH DEXIS
Breaking Through the Noise: Strategic Communications in a New Era
Dialogues with Dexis are virtual events that bring together diverse practitioners in conflict prevention, stabilization, governance, and global security to discuss emerging trends and new innovations.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
10:00 am – 11:15 am EST
Virtual Event
Join Dexis Consulting Group and featured panelists on Thursday, October 5, 2023, from 10:00 am –11:15 am EST for a virtual discussion on strategic communications in an era of mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM), growing polarization, and failing trust in institutions.
The rapid adoption of new communications technologies has transformed how individuals and societies consume and share information. While these technologies create opportunities for openness and access, we are instead confronted with—and reacting to—the negative impacts of MDM, growing polarization, and failing trust in institutions. It is from this starting point that we will explore communication best practices in a new era.
Moderated by Dexis Senior Technical Advisor Andrew Sinclair, the panelists will draw on their experiences with donors, the private sector, and civil society to discuss the implications of this new information environment on their work, and the lessons learned from and challenges of adapting to it. Please join us for a lively discussion on how core strategic communication principles apply in a global information environment that is increasingly decentralized and contested.
Featured Panelists
Adam Kaplan, Development & Social Change Practitioner
Adam Kaplan is a development and social change consultant and practitioner specializing in media projects and communications strategies. His clients include international development organizations and donors, and domestic U.S. social change organizations. He has over 35 years of experience across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas navigating the complexity and disorder of countries and regions undergoing political flux, insecurity, and conflict. Prior to his tenure in development, he worked as a documentary filmmaker and freelance television cameraman and news producer for U.S. TV stations and networks. Now, when not working, he enjoys exploring the nuances of Peruvian ceviche from his home in Lima, where he resides with wife, six-year-old son, and eleven-year-old daughter.
Peter Jančárik, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of Konšpirátori.sk
Peter Jančárik is an anti-disinformation officer at Seznam.cz, a major tech company and media house in Czechia, where he is responsible for anti-disinformation, media quality, and brand safety initiatives. Prior to Seznam.cz, he worked at the leading PR and communication consultancy firm, Seesame, for fifteen years, developing an extensive track record in campaigning for both corporate and non-profit clients, as well as training private and public institutions in strategic, media, and crisis communications. He is also a co-founder of Konšpirátori.sk, a unique project that seeks to protect brands from displaying their ads on fake news websites. He holds a Master of Political Science from Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, and a Bachelor of European Studies from Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Márta Pardavi, Co-Chair, Hungarian Helsinki Committee
Márta Pardavi is co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, a leading human rights NGO based in Budapest, Hungary. A lawyer by training, she has recently been focusing on the threats to the rule of law and civil society space in Hungary and in the European Union (EU). Márta also co-leads the Recharging Advocacy for Rights in Europe (RARE) program, which equips human rights defenders to build stronger organizations and alliances for joint action on civic space and rule of law in the EU. Márta serves on the boards of PILnet and the International Partnership for Human Rights. She has been awarded the 2018 William D. Zabel Human Rights Award from Human Rights First, Civil Rights Defender’s Civil Rights Defenders of the Year 2019 award and was chosen to be a member of POLITICO28 Class of 2019. In 2020/2021, she was a Policy Leader Fellow at the European University Institute’s School of Transnational Governance in Florence, Italy.
Andrew Sinclair, Senior Technical Advisor, Dexis Consulting Group
Andrew is the Senior Advisor for Dexis’ Center for Global Security and Stabilization, leading strategy and thought leadership across Dexis’ security and foreign assistance portfolios. He brings considerable expertise operating in complex conflict environments with the U.S. government. Before joining Dexis, Andrew served as the USAID Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) Country Representative for both Libya and Syria. In Afghanistan, he led the Paktya Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) for USAID. Before his federal service, Andrew researched multilateral peace operations at the Center on International Cooperation. Andrew holds a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Jordan.
Event Details
Thursday, October 5, 2023
10:00 am – 11:15 am EST
Virtual Event
