The conference was opened by OSCE Secretary General Lamberto Zannier and was attended by representatives of governments, governmental and non-governmental international organizations, the media as well as the academic sphere.  During discussions the main focus was put on following five thematic panels: security implications of the phenomenon of "post-truth politics", the state of European security today and the prospects for the future, overcoming divergent threat perceptions, countering fragmentation within and between societies and the future of European security with an emphasis on how to create a climate for stability.