Taking the Long View - 2/25/25
Playing it safe is the most dangerous game you can play
Two events to flag.
The first is for my friends in the journalism industry. I'm excited to be joining NewsWhip at their Publisher Summit in New York on March 26th as one of their keynote speakers.
I'll discuss the changing information environment and the role Silicon Valley and global politics are playing in it. I'll be joined by speakers from the AP, Reuters, LinkedIn, Reddit, and WSJ, as well as leading news creators.
Visit https://www.newswhip.com/publisher-summit/ to learn more and apply to attend.
The second is Europe’s Premier Trust & Safety Summit 2025, March 25 and 26, 2025 at the Hilton London Syon Park, UK. Here industry leaders will gather to tackle the most pressing challenges in online safety today. This year’s summit is designed to empower Trust & Safety professionals with the tools, insights, and strategies they need to navigate the evolving regulatory landscape and manage online harms at scale. Each day is packed with insightful sessions led by top T&S experts from the likes of Ofcom, Roblox, Reddit, Bumble, Spotify, EA, and more incoming. Use code 'KATIE20' for 20% off your event pass; register here.
Calendar
NEW
March 20-21, 2025 - National Review Institute Ideas Summit
March 26, 2025 - NewsWhip Publisher Summit
April 1, 2025 - Florida special elections
May 6-8, 2025 - Stripe Sessions - The Internet Economy Conference (Zuckerberg will be one of the keynotes)
October 25, 2025 - Côte D'Ivoire Election
Topics to keep an eye on
Punchbowl: US Senate Calendar
TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped
Upcoming Dates
February 24-27, 2025 - RightsCon, Taiwan
February 27, 2025 - Ontario Snap Election
February 27, 2025 - Semafor: National Trust In News Summit
March 2, 2025 - Guyana General Election
March 3 (Week of) OR March 24, 2025 (Week of) - Deadline: Marjorie Taylor Greene Asks NPR And PBS CEOs To Testify At House Hearing On Alleged News Bias
March 4, 2025 - Trump to address joint session of Congress
March 4, 2025 - Spells, Strings, and Forgotten Things: A Novel by Breanne Randall
March 4, 2025 - Micronesia Election
March 7-13, 2025 - SXSW
Mid-March - V-Dem Democracy Report 2025
March 15, 2025 - Federal Register: Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
March 20-21, 2025 - National Review Institute Ideas Summit
March 26, 2025 - NewsWhip Publisher Summit
Mar 17-19, 2025 - Raisina Dialogue
April 1, 2025 - Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by Jonathan Allen
April 1, 2025 - Wisconsin Supreme Court election
April 1, 2025 - Florida special elections
April 13 - Ecuador Electoral Runoff
April 15, 2025 - Oakland, California Mayoral election
April 14, 2025 - Meta antitrust case goes to trial
April 23-25, 2025 - Cambridge Disinformation Summit 2025
April 28-May 1, 2025 - RSA Conference 2025
April 30 - May 1, 2025 - ElecTech
May 2025 - Moldova Legislative Election
May 2025 - Jamaica Election
May 2025 - Nauru Election
May 2025 - World Summit on the Information Society - 20 year review
May 6-8, 2025 - Stripe Sessions - The Internet Economy Conference (Zuckerberg will be one of the keynotes)
May 12, 2025 - Philippines General Election
May 13-14, 2024 - Copenhagen Democracy Summit
May 14-15, 2025 - IDU Forum, Brussels
May 17, 2025 - Australia Federal Election
May 18, 2025 - Poland Presidential Election
May 20, 2025 - Philadelphia and Pittsburgh mayoral primaries
May 25, 2025 - Suriname General Election
June 2-7, 2025 - SXSW London
June 4-5, 2025 - AI & Big Data Expo (North America)
June 5, 2025 - Burundi Election
June 10-11, 2025 - TICTeC 202
June 10, 2025 - New Jersey gubernatorial primary
June 11, 2025 - Albania Parliamentary Election
June 17, 2025 - Virginia gubernatorial primary
June 24, 2025 - New York mayoral primary
August 5, 2025 - Detroit mayoral primary
July 1-2, 2025 - Call for Papers & Panels - ‘We, the People’ and the Future of Democracy: Interdisciplinary Approaches
July 21-23, 2025 - TrustCon 2025
July 22, 2025 - White House AI "action plan" due
August 7-10, 2025 DEF CON
August 17, 2025 - Bolivia General Election
August 18-22, 2025 - Leadership Institute Campaign Management School
September 8, 2025 - Norway Election
September 9, 2025 - All the Way to the River: Love, Loss, and Liberation by Elizabeth Gilbert
September 16, 2025 - Malawi Election
September 27, 2025 - Seychelles Election
September 28, 2025 - Germany Election
September 30, 2025 - Emily Baker-White: Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over Tiktok
October 2025 - Czech Parliamentary Election
October 2025 - Qatar Election
October 1-3, 2025 - Athens Democracy Forum
October 5, 2025 - Cameroon Election
October 20, 2025 - Canada Election
October 25, 2025 - Côte D'Ivoire Election
October 26, 2025 - Argentina Election
October 27, 2025 - Ireland Election
November 2025 - Honduras Election
November 4, 2025 - Off-year elections in NJ, VA, NYC, Boston, Miami, San Antonio and St. Louis amongst others
November 16, 2025 - Chile Election
2025 - Barbados Election
2025 - Belize Election
2025 - Central African Republic Election
2025 - Egypt Election
2025 - Guinea Election
2025 - Niger Election
2025 - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Election
2025 - Singapore Election
2025 - Tajikistan Election
2025 - Tanzania Election
2025 - Tonga Election
2025 - Trinidad and Tobago Election
2025 - Venezuela Election