The panel aims to hear from women journalists and politicians about how social media and the internet is creating an often toxic and conspiratorial environment for their work and what can be done about it. The aim of the panels is to offer fresh perspectives and solutions rather than just focus on the problems.

Carole Cadwalladr

Hardeep Matharu, Editor in Cheif of Byline Times

Dawn Butler, a trailblazing British politician, the first elected African-Caribbean woman to become a UK Government Minister. She champions underrepresented groups, has held key roles in Parliament, and made history using British Sign Language in the Commons.

Naz Shah

Heidi Siegmund Cuda is an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, bestselling author, and columnist for Byline Supplement. She is co-host of the RADICALIZED Truth Survives podcast, producer/director of award-winning documentaries, and her Bette Dangerous Substack is read in 90 countries.