Philippines journalist and 2021 Nobel peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa will deliver the keynote address at this year’s 15th DW Global Media Forum, which takes place online and in person in Germany on 20-21 June.

Ressa, who will be speaking about “Journalism in political and informational crises”, is joined on this year’s line-up by, among others, Russian opposition leader, lawyer and anti-corruption activist Alexei Navalny's political adviser, Leonid Volkov, and by Reuters’ editor-in-chief Alessandra Galloni.

Against a backdrop of war and escalating crises, this year’s Global Media Forum explores opportunities to foster resilient journalism in times of crisis, and looks at issues such as what the media can learn from dealing with crisis upon crisis, the role of media professionals in the wake of global digital transformation, and safeguarding journalism in an environment of increasing restraints to media freedom, pluralism and human rights.