Program "Youth in a Digital Society" 2026
| Time | Thursday, 8 October 2026 | Friday, 9 October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-9:00 | Coffee break + registration | Coffee break + registration |
| 9:00-10:00 | Keynote 1 Digital Media, Youth Wellbeing, and Effective Intervention Vicky Goodyear (University of Birmingham) | Keynote 2 Instagram as a Platform for Youth’s Politics Shelley Boulianne (Mount Royal University) |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break | Coffee break |
| 10:30-12:00 | Symposium 1: Growing Up Digital: Longitudinal Perspectives on Digital Media, Wellbeing, and Youth Development Linda Juang, University of Potsdam Silje Steinsbekk, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Melissa Bohnert (University College Dublin) Kaspar Burger, University of Potsdam
| Symposium 3: To Speak Up or Not to Speak Up: The Effects of Digital Media Use on Adolescents‘ Political Engagement Yannis Theocharis, Technical University of Munich Nina Kolleck, University of Potsdam TBD |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch | Lunch |
| 13:30-15:00 | Symposium 2: Digital Media and Adolescents‘ Mental Health: The Role of Context, Literacy, and Resilience Jolien Trekels, Universität Wien Laura Vandenbosch, KU Leuven TBD | Symposium 4: Navigating Information in the Digital Age: Youth, Credibility, and Democratic Resilience Sanne Tamboer, Wageningen University Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol Aileen Oeberst, University of Potsdam |
| 15:00-15:30 | Coffee break | Coffee break |
| 15:30-17:00 | Round Table | Panel Discussion |
| 17:00-18:00 | Poster Session | |
| 19:00-... | Self-paid dinner |