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EDMO’s Executive Board Conflict of Interest Statements

Name Surname EDMO Role Interests in the sector/sub-sectors of the information ecosystem Jeopardisation of independence (YES/NO)
Miguel Poiares Maduro Chair of the EDMO Executive Board No No
Claes H.  de Vreese Member of the EDMO Executive Board Chair of Digital Democracy Center and co-chair of ALGOSOC Research Program and AI, Media and Democracy Lab None  
Sally Reynolds Member of the EDMO Executive Board No  No 
Giovanni Zagni Member of the EDMO Executive Board, Fact-checking Director  Pagella Politica and Facta have an ongoing partnership with Meta as part of Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-checking Program PP/F have an ongoing partnership with the messaging app Whatsapp (also owned by Meta)
PP/F have an ongoing partnership with TikTok
No 
Julia Conemans Member of the EDMO Executive Board – Hubs representative (BENEDMO)  No No 
Stephan Mündges Member of the EDMO Executive Board – Hubs representative (GADMO)  Ownership of Alphabet stock
Ownership of various Big Tech stock through various ETFs
Occasional freelance work as reviewer for the IFCN 
No 
Peter  Erdelyi Member of the EDMO Executive Board – Hubs representative (HDMO)  Consultant at MDIF
Co-founder of the Center for Sustainable Media
Majority stake in Media Consult Advisory
No