Global Media Forum explores economic values and media

The 2013 Deutsche Welle Global Media Forum is underway in Bonn this week.

The theme of this year’s forum is The Future of Growth – Economic Values and the Media

“Experts from the fields of politics, business, finance, culture, academia, civil society and the media will jointly explore fundamental concerns, such as: What opportunities are presented by new economic values? Is growth imperative to increasing prosperity? How can the media help to raise awareness of sustainable consumption and responsible use of resources? How can fair competition be assured at local, regional, national and international levels? Can interaction between stakeholders be improved? What potential do digital media have to inspire interactive participation in the economic dialogue, especially among younger generations?”

There are several speakers from across Africa at this year’s GMF – click here to launch an interactive map to see who they are.

You can follow a live stream of keynote speeches and plenary sessions and follow the conversation on Twitter via #dwgmf

Professor Noam Chomsky will deliver a keynote address on Monday, 17 June at 17:00 CEST (UTC + 2).

And DW Akademie’s Steffen Leidel is also gathering #dwgmf tweets, blog posts and online content here.