Understanding how companies are owned, controlled and managed is crucial for investigations. To reveal the real human owners with the right to share in a company’s income or assets, or the ability to control its activities, you need beneficial ownership data. Open Ownership drives the global shift towards beneficial ownership transparency and in this session we will share where to find and make use of up-to-date data on company ownership. We will also explain how journalists can find such information in unstructured data in a range of places.
Data is the beating heart of many cross-border investigations. But how do you build a data team capable of delivering groundbreaking work? In this panel, we will discuss how to manage complex, multinational collaborations, juggle deadlines, and push back on unreasonable demands. We'll also explore best practices for leading data-driven investigations across multiple jurisdictions while navigating technical and editorial challenges. This panel will also explore the relationship between a data editor and their team, as well as their role in embedding data journalism in newsrooms of different sizes. This session is geared toward data journalists, editors (of all stripes), newsroom decision-makers, and cross-border organisations seeking to explore new investigative data stories or strengthen their existing offerings.
As global tensions continue to rise amid shifting security dynamics, the need for transparent, reliable, and impartial data has never been greater. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has been at the forefront of independent research on conflict, armaments, arms control and disarmament since its founding in 1966. Its comprehensive datasets serve as essential tools for policymakers, researchers, and analysts seeking to understand military spending patterns, arms industry developments, and their broader geopolitical implications. In this session, SIPRI's researcher will share the methodology, scope, and significance of SIPRI's data on Military Expenditure and Arms Production. Understanding the databases reveals trends and stories within two of the most topical subjects of the past years.
Did you know there is a tool which can get around the protection of commercial secrets? Journalists have used it to access details on Russian bitcoin-mining near a NATO exercise, and to find out about privately owned salmon farms and overseas fracking operations. In this session you will learn about the Aarhus Convention. The beauty of this tool is not only that it can overrule secrecy of business interests, but also the vague or wide definitions of "environmental information". Come and learn how this can be done, and what arguments to use to open otherwise closed doors.
