Schedule

Get ready for an extraordinary event. This is our 14th global conference and we expect over 1,500 journalists from over 100 countries and territories. The conference is a chance to learn from the best in the business — winners of the Pulitzer Prize and other top awards, pioneers of data journalism, and fearless investigators who have exposed corruption and abuses of power almost everywhere. 

Here’s a look at the schedule. We’ve integrated more than 400 pitches and proposals, as well as what past attendees have told us they most valued. You’ll find more than 100 workshops, expert panels, networking sessions, and special events — with more than 300 speakers from around the world. This is not the final program, there are more sessions and speakers to come. And the timings of panels may be subject to changes.

Friday November 21

3:30pm
Networking

Networking: Turkish

KLCC Level 4 - Room 403
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 in a relaxed atmosphere and help strengthen Turkish-speaking investigative networks. All sessions are first come, first served. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.
3:30pm
Safety & Security

Drop-In Legal Clinic (1)

KLCC Level 3 - Room 304
Facing a legal threat? Threatened by national security or privacy laws? Want to know more about how to protect yourself and your organization? This informal "clinic" offers one-on-one advice from top experts on media law. Come by and have an informal, off-the-record chat — they're here to help. All sessions are first come, first served. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.
Speakers
Carlos Gaio
Padraig Hughes
Alexander Papachristou
Jodi Blankenship
5:00pm
Crime & Corruption

Tools And Techniques To Investigate Cryptoasset Crimes

KLCC Level 3 - Room 305
Cryptoassets have revolutionized financial crimes, creating new opportunities for illicit actors to hide their money trails. This workshop equips investigative journalists with tools and methodologies to track suspicious cryptocurrency transactions, unmask bad actors, and identify the platforms enabling financial crimes. Participants learn practical techniques for following digital breadcrumbs, analyzing blockchain data, and connecting pseudonymous wallets to real-world identities through advanced investigation methods.
Speakers
Guilherme Amado
Jan Strozyk
5:00pm
Data

Connecting the Dots: Investigating in Data-Scarce Contexts

KLCC Level 3 - Room 303
Journalists in data-scarce environments face unique challenges due to government restrictions on information access and lack of infrastructure. This panel showcases innovative methodologies that combine rigorous fieldwork with open source research to uncover hidden stories. Speakers demonstrate practical techniques for gathering data in restrictive contexts, integrating satellite imagery analysis with on-the-ground reporting, and building compelling investigations from fragmented sources. Through real case studies, attendees learn innovative strategies for data collection, verification methods for unofficial sources, and workflows that succeed despite limited resources.
Speakers
Purity Mukami
E’thar AlAzem
Jacopo Ottaviani
Teodora Ćurčić
5:00pm
Data

Intro to R Programming (Part 1)

KLCC Level 3 - Room 302
This first part of the hands-on workshop introduces participants to R's powerful capabilities for data analysis, moving beyond traditional spreadsheet limitations. Learn to efficiently scrape, clean, sort, and visualize large datasets through reproducible code workflows. Perfect for reporters ready to enhance their data skills with this free, industry-standard tool that streamlines complex investigations.
Speakers
Liz Lucas
5:00pm
Data

Investigating Datasets to Hold AI Accountable

KLCC Level 4 - Room 405
Algorithmic systems are increasingly embedded in our societies – and it’s no longer good enough for reporters to declare AI models impossibly complex and unknowable. Instead, experts point out that "people make AI," and that the harms they create can be traced to corporate choices and human values. In this advanced workshop, a Pulitzer Prize-winning data journalist shows how investigating datasets that are used to train AI systems can penetrate the algorithmic black box, and expose the causes of the gaps, errors, and biases that can emerge.
Speakers
Christo Buschek
5:00pm
Data

Open Source Tools to Accelerate Your Research

KLCC Level 3 - Conference Hall 1
Most bad actors — from extremists to scamsters and oligarch enablers — seek to hide information about themselves, their projects, and their assets. But open source tools, social media connections, and leaks databases hold the power to surface their true origins with as little as an email address or footnote reference. Even Google reviews and fitness apps like Strava can offer insights that can unlock a powerful investigation. In this panel, journalists who train others in open source research share powerful tips and tools to defeat secrecy, as well as dig into case studies that show how they work in practice.
Speakers
Craig Silverman
Sebastian Erb
Karina Shedrofsky
Ignacia Velasco
5:00pm
Environment

Uncovering Environmental Crimes Through Collaborations

KLCC Level 3 - Conference Hall 2
Environmental crimes routinely cross borders, requiring innovative collaborative approaches to expose corporate wrongdoing and hold powerful entities accountable. At this panel, learn from veteran investigative collaborators on how to build trusted networks, leverage open source research tools, work with field reporters, establish collaborative databases, and use drones for territorial documentation. Panelists also cover budget optimization, practical and ethical newsroom cooperation techniques, safety protocols for information sharing, and innovative presentation formats.
Speakers
Sapariah Saturi
Sam Schramski
Milagros Salazar
Laurent Richard
Vo Kieu Bao Uyen
Madeleine Ngeunga
5:00pm
Health & Medicine

Global Health Under Siege: Exposing Corporate Lobbying Tactics

KLCC Level 4 - Room 404
This panel exposes how multinational corporations deploy sophisticated lobbying strategies to undermine public health regulations worldwide. Through concrete case studies, panelists reveal tactics used by tobacco corporations to target children with flavored products, how food giants add sugar to children's products in developing countries, and chemical companies' efforts to block PFAS bans. Speakers will also share investigative techniques for uncovering corporate influence networks and discuss cross-border collaboration strategies to counter global threats to public health.
Speakers
Bana Salameh
Lina Ejeilat
Stéphane Horel
Maria Perez
5:00pm
Networking

Networking: South Asia

KLCC Level 4 - Room 401
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 South Asia — Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and more — and help strengthen the region's investigative networks. All sessions are first come, first served. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.
5:00pm
Networking

Networking: Spanish and Portuguese

KLCC Level 4 - Room 402
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 around the world in a relaxed atmosphere and help strengthen investigative networks across Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries. All sessions are first come, first served. Be aware that some sessions are in relatively small rooms and they will fill up quickly.
5:00pm
Nonprofit & New Models

Strategies for Sustainability

KLCC Level 4 - Room 403
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.
Speakers
Mira Milosevic
Mayuri Mei Lin
Sue Cross
David Kaplan
Kole Shettima
5:00pm
Safety & Security

Let's Talk: Investigative Safety & Security (1)

KLCC Level 3 - Room 304
Investigative journalism exposes reporters to online harassment, physical threats, and legal repercussions. This hands-on workshop, led by safety trainers, addresses common safety concerns in investigative reporting and teaches comprehensive risk assessment and mitigation strategies. Participants learn to conduct digital risk assessments, use encryption tools for sensitive communications, employ best practices to avoid censorship, and implement digital hygiene to protect themselves and their sources.
Speakers
Elisabet Cantenys
Luis Assardo
Colin Pereira
Marc Perkins

Saturday November 22

9:15am
General

In Conversation with Gustavo Gorriti: Investigating in the Face of Repression

KLCC Level 3 - Conference Hall 2
Increasingly, authoritarian governments abuse laws, manufacture security concerns, deploy oligarch allies, and misuse state organs to intimidate and persecute independent journalists: an autocrats’ playbook tactic to “investigate the investigators.” In this critically topical keynote session, Gustavo Gorriti, the pioneering director of IDL-Reporteros in Peru, shares lessons learned and key insights about the power of collaboration, new tools, and uncompromising independence in the face of repression.
Speakers
Gustavo Gorriti
Minna Knus-Galán
10:45am
Crime & Corruption

Following Global Supply Chains

KLCC Level 4 - Room 403
Following international supply chains can be challenging. But whether you are covering labor abuses or sanctions evasion or environmental damage as a by product of consumer goods, this session will give you the basics on where to get the documents you need, including major governmental and commercial shipping databases. Also, it will feature tips on how to dig through customs and corporate records as well as other tools and methods useful for journalists anywhere in the world.
Speakers
Karol Ilagan
Anton Delgado
Scilla Alecci
Andrew Lehren
10:45am
Data

10 R Functions That Replace Your Excel

KLCC Level 3 - Room 302
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.
Speakers
Yevheniia Drozdova
10:45am
Data

Global Databases to Power Cross-Border Investigations

KLCC Level 3 - Room 305
The search for information for cross-border investigations does not have to start from scratch. Multiple organizations have systematically compiled vast volumes of public interest data and previous investigations often share their source materials to enable new searches, uncover connections, and generate fresh findings. This panel convenes four experts leading global database initiatives to reveal the untapped potential within these resources and demonstrate techniques for maximizing their investigative value.
Speakers
Frederik Richter
Karrie Kehoe
Rigoberto Carvajal
Alina Tsogoeva
E’thar AlAzem
10:45am
Data

Satellite Imagery for Investigations - Hands-on Workshop

KLCC Level 3 - Room 303
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.
Speakers
Laura Kurtzberg
10:45am
Exiled Media

Investigating in Exile: Strategies to Develop Sources and Fight Censorship

KLCC Level 3 - Room 306
Exiled journalists face unique challenges in maintaining credible reporting while operating under constant surveillance and restricted access to their home countries. This panel explores practical strategies for building secure source networks, implementing digital and physical security protocols, and circumventing censorship from abroad. The session also covers lessons learned from successful exiled journalists, including how to avoid intelligence tracking, maintain investigative impact despite geographic barriers, and create sustainable workflows for accountability reporting under authoritarian pressure.
Speakers
Mohammad Bassiki
Yucca Wai
David Dembélé
Penelope Winterhager
10:45am
General

How to: Collaborations with Civil Society Organizations

KLCC Level 4 - Room 405
Investigative journalism can broaden its impact through strategic partnerships with civil society organizations. This session explores innovative methodologies for collaboration that strengthens democratic practices and serves the public good. Through real-world case studies and lessons learned, attendees discover concrete approaches to foster meaningful partnerships and enhance their investigative reporting's reach.
Speakers
Hajira Maryam
Pablo Baños
Nathaphob Sungkate
Roberto Perez-Rocha
Margo Smit
10:45am
Nonprofit & New Models

Strategies to Identify Funding Sources for Investigative Journalism

KLCC Level 4 - Plenary Theatre
Nonprofit investigative journalism funding around the world faces a perfect storm of philanthropic pullback and politicized attacks, so who will fund the next generation of watchdog reporting? This panel analyzes diverse funding pathways, shares practical strategies for donor engagement and revenue generation, and discusses essential skills needed to transform media organizations into financially sustainable entities capable of thriving in today's difficult funding environment.
Speakers
Pradeep Gairola
Nkirote Koome
María Teresa Ronderos
Drew Sullivan
10:45am
Safety & Security

Tails: A Portable and Secure Computer for Newsrooms

KLCC Level 3 - Room 304
Journalists often rely on personal computers for their work and have no feasible alternatives to enhance security or separate highly sensitive communication from their personal devices. This workshop will introduce Tails, a secure, portable, and low-cost operating system that runs directly from a portable USB memory stick. Tails helps mitigate surveillance and network censorship while leaving no trace on the computer it is used on. It includes a suite of secure applications tailored for journalistic work and secure whistleblowing.
Speakers
Raya Sharbain
Gustavo Gus
1:30pm
Business & Finance

How to Investigate Oligopolies in the Pharmaceutical Industry

KLCC Level 4 - Room 404
This workshop teaches journalists how to investigate oligopolies in the pharmaceutical industry that restrict access to essential medicines through high pricing and market manipulation. Participants learn to uncover price-setting mechanisms, expose patent extensions and lobbying tactics, reveal conflicts of interest, regulatory capture, and barriers to generic competition. The session provides practical tools for investigating complex market structures, holding pharmaceutical companies accountable, and informing policy debates that can improve healthcare access and affordability globally.
Speakers
Fabiola Torres
1:30pm
Crime & Corruption

Following the Money: Tools, Tips, and Techniques

KLCC Level 3 - Room 306
Oligarchs, criminals, sanctions-evaders, and other bad actors have found new and cheaper ways to hide their ill-gotten assets, thanks to emerging technologies, secrecy jurisdictions, and sophisticated enablers. But journalists are countering this camouflage with their own innovative tools, persistence, and collaborative projects. In this highly practical panel, investigative journalists from three continents will share open source resources, leaks databases, and investigative pathways that can help follow the money far beyond the identify of hidden owners.
Speakers
Jelter Meers
Emmanuel K. Dogbevi
Miranda Patrucic
Francisca Skoknic
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