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Panel Discussion | Innovate or Die: Turning Ideas Into Effects (Main Stage)

In strategic communications, speed and adaptability can determine victory or failure. Adversaries exploit delays, test vulnerabilities, and manipulate perception in real time. Success depends on a culture of innovation that moves beyond labs and theory - rapidly turning research, technology, and creative ideas into tools applied across industry, media, and even the battlefield. How do organizations innovate fast enough to stay ahead, integrate political, military, and societal action, and shape the information environment to constrain adversary choices?

10:30 - 11:30
UTC+3 (EEST)
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Alistair Wheate
Principal Solution Strategist, Brandwatch
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Dr. Halyna Padalko
Fulbright Scholar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Sabrina Speileder
Head of Information Environment Assessment, NATO
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Dr. Trenton W. Ford
Assistant Professor, Data Science, William & Mary
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Hadley Newman
Senior Advisor, Defence & Security Academic
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