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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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Charlotte Slaiman

Public Knowledge
Senior Policy Counsel
Washington, DC

https://publicknowledge.org/about-us/staff/#CharlotteSlaiman

Charlotte is Senior Policy Counsel for competition policy at Public Knowledge, advocating for ways to increase competition against today's dominant digital platforms. Prior to joining Public Knowledge, Charlotte worked in the Anticompetitive Practices Division of the Federal Trade Commission, investigating and litigating antitrust conduct violations, including the 2017 case against 1-800 Contacts for manipulating Google search ad auctions. She previously worked as a Legislative Aide to Senator Al Franken, focusing on Judiciary Committee issues including competition, media, and consumer privacy.

My Friends

5:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Opening Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)

6:30pm BST

RightsCon Opening Reception Palais des Congrès Terrace

9:00am BST

AI Explainability, Explained Adean (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

Change the Terms: Approaches for addressing a new era of hate online Carthage 1 (Laico) Defense Against the Dark Arts: Meme Campaigns and Propaganda Elydhafa (Laico)

12:00pm BST

RightsCon Info Session: Where to start? Oya 2 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Future Proof: Imagining a tech positive future Hannibal (Laico) Ending Impunity for Online Violence Against Women in Politics Elydhafa (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Getting a Handle on Facial Recognition Tech Elyssa (Laico) Network Disruptions in Times of Conflict: Strategies for circumvention and resistance Oya 3 (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Multistakeholder Models of Content Moderation: A global perspective Carthage 2 (Laico)

9:00am BST

Do Moderators Dream of Electric Sheep? The potential for AI in regulating online content L'Escale (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Balancing Data Protection and Access to Information: Internet RTBF case Utique (Laico) Defending Democracy from Foreign Interference in a Digital Age Caspian (Palais)

1:00pm BST

Regional Lunch: North America Laico Buffet Restaurant

2:15pm BST

Transparency with Teeth: Making supply chain data work in the apparel industry Dougga (Laico) How to build civil society cross-expertise in response to disinformation Carthage 1 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

The Imprisonment of Ola Bini: Building solidarity and protecting the community Hannibal (Laico) The Ranking Digital Rights 2019 Corporate Accountability Index: Which companies have improved their respect for your rights? Adean (Palais)

5:15pm BST

Beyond Bots: Anticipating challenges from future tech and disinformation Oya 3 (Laico)

7:00pm BST

Official RightsCon Party Laico Pool Deck

9:00pm BST

Party in the Penthouse 13th Floor (Laico)

9:00am BST

The Dangers of Consuming Content (and other framing mistakes) Jelsa (Laico) Community Networks: Cooperation, regulation, and action Carthage 3 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Disinformation and Our Deepest Beliefs: Are more radical measures needed? L'Escale (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Antitrust, consumer protection, and the digital economy Elyssa (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Landmark: Voter Beware! - Microtargeting in Political Elections and Campaigns The BeeHive (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Voter Beware! Lessons from the ground Oya 3 (Laico)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)