The Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET), a project of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation (ICSR), is delighted to announce that our fifth annual conference will take place on 28 May 2025 at King’s College London. Participants can attend in person or virtually via Zoom.
For the fifth consecutive year, the GNET conference will examine the evolving relationship between terrorism, extremism, and technology. In line with GNET’s mission, the conference will spotlight how extremists exploit technology and how we can better respond to these threats. Taking place in the heart of London, the one-day conference will feature insights from global experts, academics and tech sector representatives. We look forward to bringing together a diverse group of participants from across sectors for a day of insights, questions, and solutions.
Conference Programme
9:30 – 10:15 – Registration and Coffee Opens
10:15 – 11:00 – Conference Introduction and Fireside Chat
Panellists:
- Naureen Chowdhury Fink, Executive Director of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
- Dr. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, co-director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation
11:00 – 12:15 – Panel 1: Extremism and Emerging Technology: The Risks and Realities of Innovation
Panellists:
- Chair: Dr. Erin Saltman, Senior Director of Membership and Programs at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
- Ricardo Cabral Penteado, GNET Fellow and Doctoral Researcher in Computational Linguistics at the University of São Paulo (USP)
- Dr. Marten Risius, Distinguished Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, Germany
- Mona Thakkar, Research Fellow at the International Centre for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE)
- Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage, Royal Military College of Canada
12:15 – 13:15 – Lunch Break
13:30 – 14:45 – Panel 2: The Researcher’s Toolkit: Resources for P/CVE Practitioners
Panellists:
- Chair: Micalie Hunt, Senior Membership and Programming Associate at the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT)
- Julien Bellaiche, Research Director at the Global Network on Extremism and Technology
- Kathryn Grant, Research Data Lead at TikTok Trust & Safety
- Wassef Lemouchi, Project Manager at the Centre for Action and Prevention against Individual Radicalisation, based in Bordeaux, France
14:45 – 15:15 – Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:30 – Panel 3: Multi-Media Radicalisation and the Online-Offline Extremism Nexus
Panellists:
- Chair: Dr. Alexander Meleagrou-Hitchens, co-director of the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation
- Milo Comerford, Director of Policy & Research at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue
- Clara Jammot, PhD Student in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London
- Dr. Ryan Scrivens, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University
- Dr. Jessica White, Acting Director of the Terrorism and Conflict Research Group at the Royal United Services Institute
16:30 – 17:00 – Conference Conclusion
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