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RightsCon Tunis 2019

Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon 2019, the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.

Together at RightsCon Tunis, our first summit hosted in the Middle East and North Africa, more than 2500 expert practitioners will come together across over 400 sessions to shape, contribute to, and drive forward the global agenda for the future of our human rights.

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Bruno Galizzi

Blueprint for Free Speech
Research and Assessment, Spain
brunogalizzi@blueprintforfreespeech.net

Licenciado en Sociología en la Universidad de Buenos Aires y Máster en Políticas Sociales y Públicas Internacionales en la London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), como becario Chevening. Ha participado en proyectos de desarrollo e incidencia legislativa para fomentar la protección de las persona alertadoras en diferentes países como España mediante una buena transposición de la Directiva Europea, o en México como observador internacional. Es cofundador de Latamleaks, una red para avanzar en la agenda de protección de las personas alertadoras en la región.

5:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Opening Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)

9:00am BST

Measuring Respect for Human Rights – Using benchmarks to create a race to the top in the ICT sector Celtic (Palais) Big Tech and the Future of Journalism: Reinventing news and information in the age of Google and Facebook Oya 2 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Making Civic Tech Work for Democracy: Lessons from Tunisia, Nigeria, and Taiwan Biscay (Palais) Working it out - journalism in the digital area : why we need an international pledge for Information and Democracy now more than ever Jelsa (Laico) Unlocking the Potential for Digital Technology to Enable Human Rights Adean (Palais)

12:00pm BST

Tech Demos: Blowing the Whistle – Data leaks and digital dropboxes Village Stage (Laico)

1:00pm BST

AI for Justice: Opportunities and limitations to analyzing today's human rights data troves Cyrene (Laico) Wide Whistleblowing: 9 NGOs, 10 countries, and 250 anonymous digital dropboxes Oya 3 (Laico) Social Media and Conflict: Research and product case studies Caspian (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Fighting for Human Rights and Democracy in the Digital World: New tools, new actors – How to be more efficient? Village Stage (Laico) Internet Regulation - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A model for regulatory effectiveness Oya 1 (Laico) Strategically Litigating Internet Shutdowns and Cybercrime Laws in Africa: Reflecting on steps taken and the road ahead Oya 2 (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Empowering the Next Generation of Digital Citizens: A continued push for progress Elyssa (Laico) Data, Technology, and the Global Gender Gap Carthage 3 (Laico)

9:00am BST

Developing a Digital Rights Model Law for Africa Amilcar (Laico) Decolonising Cyberpolicy: Developing a Cyberpolicy Framework Relevant to the Global South Limes (Laico) How Do You Trust the Internet? Insights into users' perceptions of security and privacy, what they mean for the Internet, and how we all can help improve trust online. Celtic (Palais)

10:30am BST

Coffee and Democracy: Let's talk about the EU elections results and what it means for digital rights Jelsa (Laico) Defending Encryption: Lessons from the Australian frontline Village Stage (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Regional Lunch: Latin America Laico Lower Community Village

3:45pm BST

Europe's Whistleblower Directive: Building an international consensus around public interest disclosure Cyrene (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Between the Silicon Valley-China Spectrum: Towards a democratic regulation to promote a free and open Internet Amilcar (Laico)

9:00am BST

An Innovative Equation for Improved Local Governance: Behavioral sciences + digital tools = new meaningful civic spaces Leptis (Laico) How to Impact the Global Human Rights Agenda: Recommendations from the UN High-level Panel Carthage 1 (Laico) Knocking Out Impunity for Violence: Defending civic space in a time of conflict Carthage 2 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Countering hate, preserving free expression Caspian (Palais)