Appendix A - Workshop agenda

Who Said What? The Security Challenges of Modern Disinformation

An unclassified seminar of the Academic Outreach program of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

20 November 2017, Ottawa

8:30 – 8:45                          Opening remarks: Context and objectives of the seminar
               
8:45 – 9:30                          Scene-setter – Russia, the West and the geopolitics of disinformation: What to expect?

9:30 – 11:00                        Module 1 – What is the modern disinformation movement and who are the non-state actors behind it
                               
11:00 – 11:15                      Break

11:15 – 12:15                      Module 2 – China and the Philippines: Lessons learned and future considerations
                               
12:15 – 13:15                      Lunch

13:15 – 14:45                      Module 3 – Russia’s role in the disinformation movement: Current practise and future prospects
                               
14:45 – 15:00                      Break

15:00 – 16:00                      Module 4 – The way forward: How to minimise, counter or prevent the impact of disinformation
                                               
16:00 – 16:15                      Synthesis – The national security implications of disinformation
                                                               
16:15 – 16:30                      Closing comments
                                               
16:30                                   Adjourn