Media Party Barcelona 2026, to be held at CaixaForum on September 7 and 8, invites journalists, developers, researchers, and media entrepreneurs to submit proposals to lead the gathering.
This is an opportunity to share cutting-edge projects and participate in hands-on problem-solving to address the forces reshaping news, with an agenda focused on how to sustain information integrity.
We are in the post-search and generative AI era. With the first speakers for our European debut already announced—led by experts from Maldita.es, Reuters Institute, and NPR—we are concurrently opening the call for proposals so that, for two days, CaixaForum will operate as a living laboratory full of activities.
The submission period for proposals is open from June 4 to June 30.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for proposals organized around the conference’s key formats and themes:
- Practical Workshops: Hands-on sessions covering content verification, authenticity, and traceability, AI-powered editorial workflows, sustainable business models, and tools for creators and newsrooms.
- Lightning Talks: Brief, dynamic presentations focused on showcasing real-world cases, demos, and applied experiments.
Key Thematic Pillars: Information integrity and authenticity, synthetic content detection, distribution and discovery, metrics and trust, newsrooms and artificial intelligence, anti-misinformation design, business models, governance, and data ethics.
Who should submit a proposal?
This international call is aimed at journalists, developers, designers, product managers, researchers, policymakers, civic organizations, and media leaders from the global community.
We welcome professionals actively working in the technology ecosystem, applied innovation, and the future of news who seek to provide practical solutions to improve the sustainability, credibility, and impact of contemporary journalism.
We look forward to receiving your proposals to help us drive innovation within the global media ecosystem.
Important Reminder: You have until June 30, 2026, to submit your applications.
Not submitting a proposal but want to attend Media Party Barcelona? Register here.
