Now in its eighth year, the Festival has become a flagship gathering for those who believe that a strong, independent, and sustainable media is central to democracy. This year’s theme, A Resilient Media for a Resilient Democracy – Navigating the Future of Information, responds to one of the most urgent questions of our time: how do we safeguard media freedom in an age of information manipulation, shrinking civic space, mis- and dis-information, AI disruption, and authoritarian pushback?