LMF 2025
In 2025, the LMF conference will take place in Lviv from May 15 to 17. The event is themed “Speak the Unspoken: Choices, Decisions, Responsibility”.
The LMF 2025 program is structured around two main streams:
Frankly Spoken is a worldview-based stream where we’ll discuss the challenges facing media and democracy in a global context. Topics will include information security, freedom of speech, journalistic responsibility, and the role of media in times of change and crisis.
Smartly Done is a practical stream for journalists and communications professionals. Here, we’ll break down real case studies, explore the latest challenges faced by Ukrainian and international media professionals, and share tools for effective work.
In addition, LMF 2025 will feature a cultural program, giving participants a chance to recharge, network, and connect.
All events within this year’s conference program will be in English.
The keynote speaker for LMF 2025 opening will be Kateryna Zarembo, a political analyst specializing in Ukraine’s foreign and security policy and civil society. Since June 2024, Kateryna Zarembo has been serving as a paramedic of the Hospitallers Medical Battalion.
In addition, the speakers of the conference include: Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist for The Atlantic Anne Applebaum; France 24 correspondent Catalina Gómez; CEO of The Reckoning Project Janine di Giovanni; OCCRP expert Aida Cerkez; editor-in-chief of openDemocracy Aman Sethi; Danish analyst Mikkeline Thomsen; Ukrainian PEN president Volodymyr Yermolenko; filmmaker and journalist Angelina Kariakina; spokesperson for the “Khartiia” Brigade Volodymyr Dehtyarov and others.
The LMF 2025 program is available at the link. The program is being finalized, and the final version will be published in early May, with organizers providing a separate announcement.
Who Should Attend LMF 2025
The conference will be valuable for everyone working in the international information space, including foreign and Ukrainian media professionals, researchers, think tank experts, policymakers, communication specialists, public intellectuals, as well as representatives of civil society and international organizations.
How To Join LMF 2025
To participate in the conference, fill out the registration form. Organizers will notify applicants about their participation within 20 calendar days after form submission. This year, entry to the conference requires a mandatory charitable donation (except for active military personnel and veterans). All funds raised will go toward the institutional support of the NGO Lviv Media Forum.
Application deadline: May 1, 2025.
Due to the event’s format, the number of participants is limited. Submitting an application does not guarantee participation, and organizers reserve the right to withhold reasons for selection.