Drawing on work from over 25 conflicts — including images used at The Hague to help indict and convict war criminals — Ron Haviv shares how investigative photojournalism uncovers truth, demands accountability, and shapes history. Participants will explore case studies from concept to execution, gaining practical skills and a clear understanding of the ethical responsibilities behind visual evidence to document war crimes.

Our networking sessions are just that: informal meet-ups where you can introduce yourself, talk about your work, brainstorm, and find colleagues to collaborate with. Here is a chance to meet Russian-speaking colleagues from around the world in a relaxed atmosphere and help strengthen investigative networks across Eurasia.All sessions are first come, first served. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Our networking sessions are just that: informal meet-ups where you can introduce yourself, talk about your work, brainstorm, and find colleagues to collaborate with. Here is a chance to meet colleagues from across Southeast Asia in a relaxed atmosphere and help strengthen the region's investigative networks. All sessions are first come, first served. That means people who arrive first will get seats. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.

Financial sustainability remains a critical challenge for investigative journalism organizations. This panel brings together nonprofit media leaders, funding experts, and philanthropic partners who have developed viable long-term models. Participants examine proven approaches to diversified revenue streams, donor relations, and operational planning. The session focuses on practical lessons learned and strategies for building financially stable organizations capable of sustaining high-quality investigative journalism.

Investigative journalism involves navigating complex threats — from digital surveillance to physical retaliation and legal intimidation. This hands-on workshop teaches participants how to conduct comprehensive risk assessments, implement security protocols, and protect sources while maintaining journalistic integrity. Attendees learn to identify vulnerabilities, develop personalized security measures, and balance story pursuit with safety considerations in high-stakes reporting environments.

Disinformation campaigns have undermined elections and voter trust in democratic institutions across the world. But innovative collaboration is emerging as one of the most effective responses to this plague. This globally-relevant panel highlights challenges in India, Venezuela, and Ghana, as experts will describe powerful projects that have exposed campaign bad actors and revealed emerging disinformation tactics, and also share successful digital tools and collaborative techniques.

Social media anonymity and generative AI have amplified manipulation campaigns, threatening democracies and elections worldwide. These sophisticated operations deploy fabricated content to impose false narratives on public discourse. Exposing the architects behind such campaigns requires combining digital forensics with traditional reporting techniques. Expert panelists share tips on dismantling influence operations and tracing anonymous actors, while providing practical tools for investigating similar manipulation campaigns in diverse contexts.

Find your friends, take your seats, and get comfortable — we've got a great program for you tonight. It includes local artistic performances, the distinguished Global Shining Light Award ceremony and a celebratory dance party.❗NOTE: Don't bring unnecessary bags in order to speed up the security checks at the entrance. For security reasons, only registered attendees are allowed to participate in the conference and the special events. Please leave your spouses or plus-ones at home.

Our emcee for the night Jo Kukathas will keep things lively and flowing, while GIJC25 co-hosts GIJN and Malaysiakini offer thanks to everyone who organized or contributed to this great event, from the donors, co-sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers to the hard-working staffs at GIJN and Malaysiakini. We've also arranged for some dance performances from the ASK Dance Company, a professional Malaysian dance collective specializing in traditional and contemporary dance.

Enjoy a four-course meal featuring local Malaysian delights, dance performances by ASK Dance Company, and a comedy segment by actor, director, and writer Jo Kukathas which blends comedy and critique with wit and insight. We will then transition into the night's most anticipated event — revealing the winners of the Global Shining Light Award, a GIJN tradition that honors great investigative journalism in developing or transitioning countries while under threat or duress. Join us as we celebrate the winners and recognize the work of 13 outstanding finalists that shone a light on the truth and demanded accountability from powerful entitites.❗NOTE: For security reasons, only registered attendees are allowed to participate in the conference and the special events. Please leave your spouses or plus-ones at home.

It's time to let your hair down, put on your dancing shoes and join us for a DJ-hosted party in the grand ballroom. Professional event music coordinator DJ Spexx will spin us tunes from across the globe for 90 minutes. There will be a bar onsite for you to purchase drinks — card payments only.Enjoy, but don't forget — we've still got half a day of sessions tomorrow with some of our best speakers and workshops.❗NOTE: For security reasons, only registered attendees are allowed to participate in the conference and the special events. Please leave your spouses or plus-ones at home.

Programming opens up powerful new possibilities for journalists, yet those without a tech or science background may find the prospect intimidating. In this hands-on workshop, we'll step out of our comfort zones together and master 10 essential R functions from the "dplyr" package library that will jumpstart participants' programming journeys. These carefully selected functions help perform common data operations – typically done in Excel spreadsheets – faster and more efficiently.

Satellite imagery can be a potential game-changer for investigative journalists – if you know how to access, choose, and analyze the image for little to no cost. In this hands-on workshop, a veteran journalist with deep knowledge of satellite providers will share insider tips on how to acquire medium and even high-resolution images from commercial and public sources, as well as how to filter and use these resources to give investigations into topics like the scars of war or environmental disasters much greater reach.

Swedish businessman Ian Lundin amassed billions through the oil trade, alongside his associate Alexandre Schneiter, former CEO of Lundin Petroleum. Years ago, both men were accused of grave crimes: between 1999 and 2003, they allegedly abetted war crimes in an effort to secure oil exploration in Sudan. Lundin and Schneiter became the focus of a landmark trial in Sweden, a five-year proceeding that ended with a request for dismissal. Yet The Lundin Case uncovers how plaintiffs and key witnesses were subjected to intimidation, threats, violence, and even murder. The documentary maps out a chilling story of power abused without restraint to deny justice to the victims of war crimes.

Need advice on an investigative project? Or insights to shape your investigative ideas? Come and chat for 15 minutes one-on-one with experienced investigative and data editors. Each attendee gets only one 15-minute slot.All information shared with the editors will remain strictly confidential and will not be appropriated, reproduced, disclosed, or claimed by the editors for their own purposes. This session is first come, first serve.

The Global Shining Light Award (GSLA) honors investigative journalism in developing or transitioning countries, done under threat, duress, or in the direst of conditions. These winners came from among hundreds of submissions and their intrepid work exposed abuses across a wide range of topics. In this panel, the GSLA winners announced at GIJC25's gala dinner will explain how they pursued their award-winning investigations.

Flourish is one of the most popular visualization tools today. It offers easy-to-use and rich visualization methods, especially for newsrooms engaged in data journalism. In this session, attendees learn Flourish's data visualization library and how to make basic types of charts, projection maps, heat maps, and hierarchy maps. Case studies are also included. Those who want to practice during the panel can create an account here: https://app.flourish.studio/login. You can access the datasets in the presentation or you can download the datasets from this GitHub page: https://github.com/pinardag.

The ability to expose abuse and oppression through data-driven investigations is deeply meaningful — and it all starts with spreadsheets. This hands-on workshop reveals advanced Excel techniques for uncovering hidden information in your datasets. Master Excel's classic secrets and robust statistical functions that turn raw information into compelling evidence.

Need advice on pitching, an investigative story or your journalism career? Come and speak one-on-one with our experienced mentors, who will offer practical advice in a supportive environment. Each attendee will get a 15 minute slot with one mentor.All information shared with the editors will remain strictly confidential and will not be appropriated, reproduced, disclosed, or claimed by the mentors for their own purposes. This session is open to only women and nonbinary individuals, and it is first come, first served.

Join GIJC25 organizers — GIJN and Malaysiakini — and the newly announced GIJC27 co-hosts for an informal and lively farewell. Celebrate key highlights from the conference with us and get a preview of what's ahead for GIJC27.