"Almost no one in power really gets the enormity of how the digital space is turning public information on its head.”

Nik Gowing, international broadcaster and visiting professor, King’s College, London, U.K., during a panel discussion entitled Foreign Policy In 140 Characters: How Technology Is Redefining Diplomacy.

"Millenials have gone beyond sustainability. They are going for re-generation, becoming the regeneration generation.”

Scilla Elworthy, three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee; founder of Oxford Research Group, Peace Direct and Rising Women Rising World; Councillor of the World Future Council, U.K., in her closing keynote

“The courage to see beyond personal gain is part of the skill set of future leaders​.” ​

Scilla Elworthy

“Journalists on social media desks repeatedly exposed to violent images are at risk of PTSD.”

Gavin Rees, director, Dart Centre Europe for Journalism and Trauma, U.K., during a session entitled Social Media vs Digital Jihad

"It’s not the​ ​business​ ​of journalists to carry out anti-jihad campaigns. Our job is to shed light on truth behind the claims.”

Gavin Rees​ ​during the Social Media vs Digital Jihad workshop

“There is a lack of female messengers and mentors in the battle against ISIS.”

Marie Lamensch, researcher and assistant to the director, Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, Concordia University, Canada, in the Social Media vs Digital Jihad workshop

“We​ ​are​ ​lacking a counter narrative [to ISIS], particularly for women.”

​Marie Lamensch during the Social Media vs Digital Jihad workshop

"We need​ ​to​ ​develop counter narratives to what ISIS is selling.”​

Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director, Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, and founder, Digital Mass Atrocity Prevention Lab, Concordia University, Canada​ ​during​ ​the discussion on social media and digital jihad

"The radicalisation of women is similar to men, although this becomes more gendered with time.”

Marie Lamensch​ during the “Social Media vs Digital Jihad” workshop