Participants
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Miriam Cohen
Moderator, Diplomat International · Diplomat International
Moderator and dialogue designer. Has convened intercultural panels for cultural institutions across Europe and the Middle East.
- Projects
- Common Heaven series design, Moderator training programme
- Publications
- Notes on Convening (2025)
prof. Thomas Christensen
Film historian · University of Copenhagen
Film historian working on preservation and the ethics of restoring cinematic heritage with machine learning.
- Projects
- European Film Memory
- Publications
- The Restored Image (2024)
ks. dr Antoine Rahal
Theologian, teacher · Pontifical Institute
Theologian focused on human dignity in technological societies and on Christian–Muslim dialogue in the Levant.
- Projects
- Beirut Dialogue Seminars
- Publications
- Dignity and the Machine (2026)
Rachel Abrams
Producer, festival director · Independent
Producer building financing structures for AI-assisted independent features and documentary work.
- Projects
- New Independents Fund
- Publications
- Budgets After Scarcity (2026)
Yusuf Karim
Film critic · Doha Cultural Review
Critic writing on Gulf cinema, representation and the responsibilities of synthetic imagery.
- Projects
- Gulf Screen Archive
- Publications
- The Honest Frame (2025)
dr Leila Rahmani
Media sociologist · Sorbonne Université
Sociologist researching how audiences build trust in mediated information across cultures.
- Projects
- Trust in Media Observatory
- Publications
- Audiences of Doubt (2024)
David Goldman
Technology policy advisor · POLONICO LTD
Advisor on AI governance for cultural and educational institutions.
- Projects
- Diplomat AI governance framework
- Publications
- Institutions in the Loop (2026)
Amina Diallo
Screenwriter · Dakar Film Lab
Screenwriter and educator developing African narrative traditions with new production tools.
- Projects
- Oral Histories on Screen
- Publications
- Griot and Generator (2026)
