Money in Politics

This year’s edition focuses on the digital transformation of political finance. Cryptocurrencies, virtual assets, decentralised finance, online political advertising, influencers, marketing agencies and third-party actors are creating new ways for money to be channelled, concealed and amplified in electoral campaigns. At the same time, disinformation, FIMI, vote buying and coordinated inauthentic behaviour are making it increasingly difficult to distinguish legitimate campaigning from manipulation.

The conference will seek practical answers to some of the most urgent questions facing democracies today. How can financial flows be traced in the digital space? How can online advertising, third-party financing and coordinated campaigns be monitored more effectively? And how can artificial intelligence help detect risks and analyse electoral data? Through regional exchange and expert dialogue, the event aims to identify smarter, more transparent and more adaptive responses to the new realities of political finance.