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(3:24) Dr. Beth Stroble, Chancellor of Webster University, delivered an opening address by video to launch the Forum on Women’s Rights in the MENA Region on Thursday December 3rd 2020. She highlighted that the Forum continues a longstanding tradition at Webster University, founded by and for women before women gained suffrage in the U.S., to champion the cause of access to quality education for women. Chancellor Stroble concluded by asking all to join the campaign against discrimination and violence against women and girls by signing the RedCardPledge online.The program of the conference can be found here: https://webster.ch/news/2020/files/menaforum2020.pdf

(1:29:02) Panel 3 from the Forum on Women’s Rights in the MENA Region held at Webster University Geneva on Thursday December 3, 2020. The detailed program can be found at: https://webster.ch/news/2020/files/menaforum2020.pdf

(1:57:39) Panel 4 from the Forum on Women’s Rights in the MENA Region held at Webster University Geneva on Thursday December 3, 2020. The detailed program can be found at: https://webster.ch/news/2020/files/menaforum2020.pdf

(1:06:00) Panel 2 from the Forum on Women’s Rights in the MENA Region held at Webster University Geneva on Thursday December 3, 2020. The detailed program can be found at: https://webster.ch/news/2020/files/menaforum2020.pdf

(1:30:12) Panel 1 from the Forum on Women’s Rights in the MENA Region held at Webster University Geneva on Thursday December 3, 2020. The detailed program can be found at: https://webster.ch/news/2020/files/menaforum2020.pdf

(2:30:07) International symposium, online event organised by the WCCI and SLATE. Co-organizers: Vlad Glaveanu (Webster University Geneva), Ingunn Ness (University of Bergen) and Constance de Saint Laurent (University of Bologna).It has been three years since the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation (WCCI), Webster University Geneva, and the Centre for the Science of Learning and Technology (SLATE), University of Bergen, held the first international symposium on ‘Creativity, learning and technology’. Since then, the world has radically changed, and changed in ways that make a deeper understanding of the intersections between creativity, learning and technology more important than ever. It is not only the case that every year marks new advancements in the field of (educational) technologies - that both require and shape our capacity for creative learning - but the current pandemic has driven most teaching and learning online, with all the challenges and opportunities associated with such a move.In this context, the virtual meeting ‘New frontiers in creativity, learning and technology research’ will brought together experts in all these areas, from different countries, who participated in the 2017 edition and who shared with us the newest developments in their work and a range of valuable insights into how we learn and create using old and current technologies. Their reflections are expected to shed new light on creative learning in online and offline spaces, as well as the numerous complexities COVID-19 presents us with as individuals and societies.The event celebrated two outcomes from the initial symposium: a special issue 'Creativity, Learning and Technology' published by Creativity Research Journal (volume 32, issue 1, 2020) and, based on it, a book from Routledge, ‘Creative Learning in Digital and Virtual Environments: Opportunities and Challenges of Technology-Enabled Learning and Creativity’ (2021).More information at: https://webster.ch/news/2020/files/internationalsymposium2020.pdf

(1:12:26) Since April 2020, Webster University Geneva has organized a series of webinars entitled 'The Looking Glass' (http://www.webster.ch/news/2020/0706lookingglass.html).The purpose of the series is to reflect on contemporary social issues with experts. On Wednesday, November 25th at 6 pm the new episode tackled the issue of selfies and society. The title of the live stream was be 'Selfie Sapiens: the re-newed experience of being immortal?'.The event was organized as an online panel discussion on selfies, addiction and contemporary 'online' society and representation of the self. Moderated by Francesco Arese Visconti, Head of the Media Communications and Photography department of Webster University Geneva, the panel included a psychologist, a photographer, and a photography curator.Speakers Biographies:Wendy Ross – Experimental Psychology ResearcherWendy is a cognitive scientist based at Kingston University, London. Her main area of research is the role of serendipity in creativity and problem solving from both an experimental and a philosophical perspective. Her recent publications have explored mathematical and insight problem-solving, collaborative creativity, and serendipity. She is also a section editor for the Palgrave Encyclopaedia of the Possible and Secretary of the Serendipity Society.Athena Carey – Fine Art PhotographerAthena Carey is a multi-award winning fine art photographer widely recognized for her ability to capture the emotional essence of place and time within her images. She holds a BA in Psychology from East Carolina University in the United States, a BA in Photography from Webster University in Geneva, Switzerland and a Masters of Fine Art Photography from the University for the Creative Arts in the United Kingdom. Professionally, she has experience in portrait, landscape, travel, commercial and conceptual photography. Currently, she leads photography tours and workshops internationally, teaches university-level photography both online and locally, runs a Mindfulness Through Photography course and is also working on two large personal projects - English Follies and Balkan Spomeniks.Arianna Rinaldo - Photo Consultant, Curator and EditorArianna Rinaldo is a freelance professional working with photography at a wide range. Since 2012 she is the artistic director of Cortona On The Move, the international photography festival in Tuscany. Arianna is also curator of photography for PhEST, a festival on contemporary photography and art in Monopoli, Puglia. She is in the selection committee of BJP’s Ones to Watch and WPP’s 6x6 Global Talent Program.As a speaker and portfolio reviewer, Arianna is invited to important photo events around the globe, such as Houston Fotofest (USA), Format Festival (UK), Daegu Photo Biennale (South Corea), Paris Photo Lensculture Meeting Place (France). She is a regular participant in jury panels worldwide such as World Press Photo, Premio OjodePez de Valores Humanos, Czech Press Photo, PhMuseum Grant and Lensculture Awards.

(43:13) The MA in Communications Management is a 14-month program. It provides students with a unique combination of management skills and a deep understanding of media and communications, including how these are changing in light of emerging technologies. This gives students a competitive edge in the business environment.During this informal session, we learn about the program and join in a conversation with Professors, a current student and an alumna about graduate studies and student life.ParticipantsDr Sarah Grosso, Lead Professor, MA in Communications Management, Webster University Geneva Dr Nicoletta Iacobacci, Faculty, Webster University Geneva; Digital Humanities Scholar & Emerging Media ExpertMaria Pyatakova, Alumna, MA in Communications Management; Social Media Manager, Walkabout Foundation, London.Carolyn Kamau, Current Student, MA in Communications Management

(1:00) Established in Switzerland in 1978, Webster University Geneva is an accredited American university campus that offers high-quality programs in English at the undergraduate (bachelor level) and graduate (masters) level. Webster provides a broad Liberal Arts approach to teaching in the culturally-rich context of Switzerland, and the University has become an important member of the community and spirit that comprise "Genève Internationale".Find out more at: www.webster.ch

(1:07:57) How have cybertechnologies changed journalism?During this pandemic, access to accurate, trusted information can literally mean life or death. Increasingly confined to our homes, we need journalists more than ever to bring us the news, and yet they face increasing challenges: from restrictions to their movements and threats to security to accusations of “fake news”.Corinne Perkins, Reuters Pictures’ North American Editor and Gaetan Vannay, journalist, security expert and strong believer in “boots on the ground” reporting talk to us about the state of journalism and photojournalism today: the challenges faced and why we need journalists more than ever. The event organised by the Media & Photography Department, Webster University Geneva, honoured the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.ModeratorDr Sarah Grosso, Lead Professor, MA in Communications Management, Webster University GenevaParticipants Corinne Perkins is the North America editor for Reuters Pictures. She oversees staff and freelance photographers covering breaking news and in-depth stories across the U.S. and Canada. In 2018, she was part of the team awarded the Pulitzer Prize for comprehensive coverage of the immigration story. Originally from the Australian mining town of Mount Isa, Corinne began her career with Reuters as a freelance editorial assistant at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She was hired in 2005 as an editor-in-charge on the Singapore global pictures desk, before joining the reuters.com team in Toronto in 2007 as online visuals editor where she developed the “Photographer’s Blog” into a renowned forum to discuss pictures and tell photographers’ stories from around the world. Corinne has built up the Reuters Instagram account to over 3 million followers. Corinne continues to advocate for an inclusive and diverse photo community dedicated to telling important stories through images.Gaetan Vannay is Chief of staff of Securaxis - a company leveraging new technologies such as deep learning and data science among others to develop safety & security solutions, war reporter, member of the board at RSF Suisse.Gaetan Vannay has been a reporter for over 15 years, working for Swiss and international media. Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (RTS), Radio Canada, Radio France (France Info, France Inter), Al Jazeera, Le Temps, among others. He has been reporting international crises since the early 2000s. He reported from Chechnya, Ukraine, Georgia, Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast, Tunisia, Libya, Syria, Egypt, and many other places. Gaetan Vannay won Swiss and international awards and nominations for his reports. As a motto, he strongly believes that analyse and theory should backed by “boots on the ground”.Previously correspondent in London and Moscow, he is currently based in Geneva. Head of the international affairs news desk at the RTS-radio between 2009 and 2014. He majored in science at the college of the Abbaye de St-Maurice, studied journalism at Neuchâtel University, humanitarian law at Geneva University, Russian language at the Ural Technical Institute in Ekaterinburg (Russia) and conflict transformation at the International Center for Parliamentary Studies in London.

(56:39) On November 2nd, our virtual panel was composed of leading experts in the field of Digital Marketing: Jannis Koasidis, Luigi Matrone, Pierre Berendes and Chris Krzysztof Szarski. The event was moderated by the Director of Executive Education at Webster University Geneva, Dr. Kasia Jagodzinska.The subjects covered were new trends and main challenges in digital marketing, impact of COVID to digital economy, key digital skills needed in today's work environment and hints for those who want to work in digital marketing sector.www.webster.chPanelists' Biographies:Jannis Koasidis - Jannis is a digital marketing professional with close to 15 years of experience. He is a Senior Manager in the Global Digital Excellence team at Bayer Consumer Health, based in Basel, Switzerland. Jannis leads digital marketing transformation in the area of owned touchpoints & creative for Bayer's biggest brands worldwide (i.e. Aspirin, Rennie, Bepanthen), coordinating the strategy work, leading pilots and facilitating implementation at scale. He cooperates with digital teams in more than 70 markets across 5 continents. Before joining Bayer, Jannis worked in global and local roles at Saatchi & Saatchi (one of world's leading ad agencies), digital agencies and Accenture, for clients such as P&G, GSK, Google and Virgin Mobile. He successfully delivered hundreds of digital projects. Originally coming from Poland, Jannis speaks 8 languages and is a graduate of International Relations at the University of Warsaw, having also studied at Universität Bern and World Trade Institute in Switzerland.Luigi Matrone - Luigi, Former P&G Global Marketing Manager, leaves the company to pursue his passion for entrepreneurship, technology and innovation creating the eBusiness Institute and later co-founding Smarterchains. The eBusiness Institute’s is Fortune 1000’s end to end partner to invent their own tomorrow. A genuine fusion of bright minds accompanying clients of the likes of Nestlé, Mattel, Logitech, LVMH, Alcon and many others to frame the vision, create the growth strategy, provide creativity and capabilities on the journey to transform the business. Smarterchains is a technology platform that supports manufacturing leaders through the industry 4.0 transformation. Luigi is a Singularity University Alumni and a member of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers Community; speaker and trainer for companies and professionals on topics related to business transformation and the future of work.Pierre Berendes - Pierre is a digital advertising expert and pioneer. He is coaching brands and mentoring agencies on how to transform their sales and marketing organization. Over the last 20 years, he get a broad experience : trade show with the creation of eCommerce and digital marketing events, coaching start-ups in an incubator, eCommerce & Digital Marketing capacity building for Administration with United Nation in Africa and Asia, Intrapreneur in swiss telco operator to build and run e-commerce & digital transformation, editor while founding the blog ad-exchange.fr, creating a digital agency and selling the company to the first european TV broadcaster (TF1). Based in Geneva, Pierre owns a Master of Sciences in Telecommunication of Telecom SudParis and a MBA from the University of Quebec in Montreal.Chris Krzysztof Szarski - Chris Szarski is a marketeer with over 20 years of experience. He started his career in marketing department of a daily business newspaper and after 6 years he moved to digital field. He worked as digital marketing manager in gaming company CD Projekt, and Business Development Manager in largest local social media group. He managed digital departments of Canal+, and UPC with responsibility for digital marketing,eCommerce and web development. In leading digital agency K2 Internet, Chris worked as head of Conversion Growth and Web Analytics, supporting brands such as Volkswagen, Ikea, Carrefour, Toyota Bank, Shell and Nationale Nederlanden. Chris was a speaker at several conferences related to Digital Marketing and eCommerce and as an Internet Advertising Bureau expert Chris was a leader of a Marketing Automation conference program council with speakers from companies as IBM, Salesforce, Oracle, SAP, Forrester, and Deutsche Telekom.

(3:09) The Master of Arts (MA) degree in Communications Management is intended for aspiring young professionals or mid-career managers currently working in or transitioning to a communications-related field. It is relevant for those who are seeking a catalyst to higher managerial responsibilities or those seeking to reorient their career. In this video Francesco Arese Visconti, Head of the Department, introduces the program.Find out more at: http://www.webster.ch/academics/graduate/communicationsmanagement/

(4:50) Webster University Geneva students Dominik & Claire give you a tour of the campus in Bellevue, Switzerland. You can find out more about the university at: www.webster.ch

(1:05:11) This talk is part of the WCCI lecture series (for more information about the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation visit wcci.webster.ch)Philosophy begins in wonder. And much more follows from it. When wondering, we make the familiar unfamiliar. We don’t know and enjoy exploring the limits of our knowledge. We raise questions we have never raised before. We marvel at the world and at our place within it. We imagine and create. Wonder is more than a human phenomenon; it is what makes us human.In this talk, Dr Glăveanu will examine the nature and characteristics of wonder as a social and psychological process. Dr Glăveanu will connect wondering with our general capacity to become aware of and explore the possible in our lives and the lives of others. Wonder, then, has an important role to play in education, even if we rarely cultivate it often because we don’t often value, in the classroom, the experience of dwelling in the unknown. Equally, in society, to wonder means to start questioning ideas that we usually take for granted and to (re)imagine social life. This is why wonder – including collective wondering – is so central for social movements and activism. And also why it is often seen as dangerous by those in power. After all, Socrates was made to drink hemlock for educating the Athenian youth to wonder. Are we ready to reassess our relation to this fundamental human process in the 21st century? Dr Glăveanu will argue not only that we should but that we must, if we are to raise new generations capable of complex, critical, and creative thinking.This online event will also mark the launch of the book Wonder: The extraordinary power of an ordinary experience, published by Bloomsbury in 2020.About the Speaker:Vlad Glăveanu, PhD, is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology and Counselling at Webster University Geneva, Associate Professor II at Bergen University, Norway, and Director of the Webster Center for Creativity and Innovation (WCCI). His work focuses on creativity, imagination, culture, collaboration, and societal challenges. He edited the Palgrave Handbook of Creativity and Culture (2016) and the Oxford Creativity Reader (2018) and co-edited the Cambridge Handbook of Creativity Across Domains (2017) and the Oxford Handbook of Imagination and Culture (2017). He co-edits the book series Palgrave Studies in Creativity and Culture for Palgrave Macmillan. Vlad is editor of Europe’s Journal of Psychology (EJOP), an open-access peer-reviewed journal published by PsychOpen (Germany). He received, in 2018, the Berlyne Award from the American Psychological Association for outstanding early career contributions to the field of aesthetics, creativity, and the arts.

(1:11:00) The COVID-19 pandemic uniquely represents an unprecedented health crisis that has permeated all aspects of human society. Given the technological affordances of social media to disseminate fact-based and fake news, this talk explores the serious and strategic messaging associated with conspiratorial thinking that appears to characterize seemingly disparate groups such as boogaloo and QAnon as well as the anti-vaxxer movement. With the problematic politicization of COVID-19, healthy skepticism is replaced with conspiracy absent of theory.Bio: Bradley E Wiggins, PhD has been associate professor and department head of Media Communications at Webster Vienna Private University since 2015. His research interests include digital culture, new media, and strategic communication. His scholarship has been published in competitive journals, such as Simulation & Gaming, New Media & Society, International Journal of Communication, the International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics, Internet Pragmatics, and a monograph published in 2019 by Routledge.

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(50:24) Covid-19 has changed the landscape and culture of digital media: how we receive information, what grabs our attention, who is influencing us and what we trust. The workshop will provide insights as to the implications of these changes for the workplace, business and individuals.Find our more about Webster University Geneva at www.webster.ch