Prof. Marko M. Skoric Participates in Bay of Bengal Conversation 2026

21 Oct 2026 (Wed)

Associate Professor Marko M. Skoric of the Department of Media and Communication at City University of Hong Kong participated as a featured speaker at the fifth Bay of Bengal Conversation (BoBC) 2026, held 3–5 October at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.


Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurates BoBC 2026

Organised by the Centre for Governance Studies and inaugurated by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the premier regional forum brought together more than 200 speakers from over 100 countries under the theme “Fragments, Frontiers and Futures: Navigating Power, Technology and Trust in a World Rewritten.”


Prof. Marko M. Skoric (far left) with session participants

Prof. Skoric contributed to two key sessions: “Can Algorithms Build Trust? Rethinking State Capacity in the Age of AI” and “Media, Misinformation and Democratic Resilience,” the latter alongside Barrister Shihab Uddin Khan, Deputy Attorney General of Bangladesh. His research on new media, civic engagement, and the societal impacts of digital technologies enriched discussions on public trust, algorithmic governance, and democratic resilience across the Bay of Bengal region.


Prof. Skoric (left) during the Media, Misinformation and Democratic Resilience session