Here is the initial set of 150 confirmed 2018 speakers. Many more are still to be added. For reference, the 2017 festival welcomed more than 600 speakers to Perugia.
Topics to be covered in the 2018 programme include sexual harassment, disinformation, climate change, cyber-war and propaganda, artificial intelligence, the alt-right and populism, humanitarian crises, investigative journalism, basic income, trust in the media, migration, fact-checking and debunking, confronting trauma, data journalism, engagement, news start-ups, news literacy, local journalism, diversity and inclusion, public service media, business models, freedom of expression, philanthropy in the media, and many more. For reference, there were more than 280 sessions in the 2017 festival programme.
Note that all 2018 festival sessions will be free entry for all attendees, without any need for registration. Festival sessions will take place in English or Italian, with simultaneous translation for speakers and attendees where necessary.