As part of GMIL Week and our ongoing activities in the field we are organizing a Global Panel discussion in order to present the situation and initiatives of MIL across the world. Our well known speakers from all over the world will discuss and present MIL activities and policies in different continents. They will share their expertise and ideas bringing into the forefront innovative practices across the world.
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Meet the speakers:


As Head of Media Literacy Department at the Hellenic Audiovisual Institute - IOM (2004-2011), Irene highlighted media literacy in the public discourse and typical education, through developing the "Greek Media Literacy Database for Children, Young People and the Media" and the first "Nationwide Research on Media Literacy Education in Primary Schools" in Greece. She has worked for the national public service broadcaster ERT (Children’s program section) and the Ministry of Digital Policy. She was also Research Associate at ELIAMEP - Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy on the Crisis Observatory Plus (2013-2019).


Literacy Alliance. She obtained her Ph.D. in Linguistics and Communication from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University (Paris 3), France, and she is the author of a number of publications in linguistics, communication, and media and information literacy.
A fervent advocate of Media and Information Literacy for All, she is the leader of Project MILA (Media and Information Literacy for All), a major part of which is her multilingual educational website "Media Information Literacy for All", hosted on the server of the United
Nations Alliance of Civilizations. Created in October 2013, it has an average of 30,000 visits per year.

Chrysoula (Chryssa) Lazou is an English Language educator and School Life Counselor in secondary education, Hellenic Ministry of Education. She holds a Bachelor Degree in English Language and Literature, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Master’s of Education in Distance Education, Athabasca University, Canada. Chryssa is an International Visitor Leadership Programs (IVLP) alumna, the Secretary General of the International Association for Blended Learning (IABL) and past president of the English Language Educators Association of Kavala, Northern Greece. She trains pre-service and in-service teachers in technology-enhanced learning, instructional design, mobile learning, and media literacy education. Chryssa implements projects on digital and media literacy enhancement for teenagers in her educational context on a local, national and international level, participates in the Greek Media Literacy Week with a focus on raising awareness and training teenagers on media literacy skills, and has published research articles and chapters in the field. Her media literacy projects have received awards and distinctions among which the Education Leaders Award for Innovation in Education, the ELT Excellence Award, and Bravo Schools Distinction.

Farai Mwakutuya is an award winning international journalist with over 14 years’ experience in the media industry in East and Southern Africa. He is acorrespondent for China Global Television covering Zimbabwe and Zambia.He helped set up Zimbabwe’s first privately owned radio station (ZiFM Stereo) in 2021 and was a presenter of current affairs and economic talk shows onthe station up to 2016. In 2012 he was named Mining Reporter of the Year inthe National Journalistic Awards. He is a founding trustee of the ZimbabweAssociation of Broadcasters. He holds a Masters in International Business(with Law) from the University of Salford (Manchester).

Digital Marketing Specialist with more than 4 years experience in Pay-Per-Click Marketing and Social Media. Content creator and curator. He focuses one curating news and newsletters.
