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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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Dean Jackson

National Endowment for Democracy
Assistant Program Officer
Washington, DC

I work on the Research & Conferences team at the National Endowment for Democracy, a grantmaking institution that provides support to democratic activists and independent media around the world. On the R&C team, I handle disinformation-related projects. Talk to me about disinfo, political and media freedom, media manipulation, "fake news" (if we have to call it that), state-sponsored bots and trolling, etc.

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5:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Opening Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)

9:00am BST

AI Explainability, Explained Adean (Palais) Let's See the Evidence! Algorithmic decisions in real life - where and how are they used? El Jem (Laico) Smart Cities: Their future or yours? Carthage 1 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Defense Against the Dark Arts: Meme Campaigns and Propaganda Elydhafa (Laico) Protecting the Integrity of the Global Information Space Celtic (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)

1:00pm BST

Pegasus Spyware Threatens Press Freedom, From Mexico to Saudi Arabia Biscay (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Busting Out of the Echo Chamber: an inclusive approach to build diverse online communities and generate constructive conversations between polarized youth Carthage 2 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

The Future of Human Rights in the Governance of Artificial Intelligence Carthage 1 (Laico) Getting a Handle on Facial Recognition Tech Elyssa (Laico) Prepare Don't Panic: Strategize a human rights-based response to deepfake technologies, synthetic media, and increasing volumes of visual misinformation Elydhafa (Laico)

5:15pm BST

If you keep suggesting blockchain, I swear to God I will f—ing scream Oya 1 (Laico) Combating Fake News: Exploring approaches for protecting the messenger and the message Caspian (Palais)

9:00am BST

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

10:30am BST

Separating human rights activism from regime change Cyrene (Laico) Know Thy Enemy: Narrative framing, storytelling, and tech in the disinformation age Oya 2 (Laico) Who said What to Whom? Disinformation and anonymous speech Leptis (Laico)

12:00pm BST

Defending Democracy from Foreign Interference in a Digital Age Caspian (Palais)

1:00pm BST

Lightning Talks: Hey, what are you doing with my data? Village Stage (Laico)

2:15pm BST

How to build civil society cross-expertise in response to disinformation Carthage 1 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Elections and Public Discourse in Africa: Do social media platforms level the playing field? Oya 3 (Laico)

5:15pm BST

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

9:00am BST

Testing New Methods for Social Media Monitoring by Civic Groups in Elections Amilcar (Laico) The Tone from the Top: Setting responsible regulation for tech Cyrene (Laico)

10:30am BST

Disinformation and Our Deepest Beliefs: Are more radical measures needed? L'Escale (Laico) Network Propaganda in a Comparative Perspective: a South-North dialogue about democracy, privacy and free speech Oya 3 (Laico)

12:00pm BST

AI and Privacy: Challenges and ways forward in the Global South Hannibal (Laico) Antitrust, consumer protection, and the digital economy Elyssa (Laico)

1:00pm BST

Emojis and human rights Carthage 3 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Social Media, Mis/Disinformation, and Human Rights: Messages from Nations' Elections Biscay (Palais)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)