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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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avatar for Afsaneh	Rigot

Afsaneh Rigot

ARTICLE 19
C

Christen Dobson

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
D

Daragh Murray

Swansea University
H

Holger Krekel

ISCC CNRS
avatar for Newman

Newman

metaLAB and Berkman Klein Center, Harvard University
Senior Researcher
avatar for Ramakrishna	Padmanabhan

Ramakrishna Padmanabhan

CAIDA, University of California San Diego (UCSD)
Postdoctoral researcher
avatar for Suelette	Dreyfus

Suelette Dreyfus

Blueprint for Free Speech
Executive Director
avatar for Zeynep Tufekci

Zeynep Tufekci

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Associate Professor
avatar for Jan Gerlach (TBC)

Jan Gerlach (TBC)

Wikimedia Foundation
Senior Public Policy Manager
avatar for Zied Abaoub

Zied Abaoub

The Carter Center
Nemo Data Collection Specialist
avatar for Susan Abbott

Susan Abbott

crosspollinate consulting
Director
avatar for Amira Abdel-Aziz

Amira Abdel-Aziz

Collective Routes
Cofounder and Managing Partner
avatar for Shams Radhouani Abdi

Shams Radhouani Abdi

Freelancer
Content Producer
RA

Rasha Abdulla

The American University in Cairo
Professor
avatar for Afef Abrougui

Afef Abrougui

Global Voices
Advox Lead Editor
avatar for Adeboye Adegoke

Adeboye Adegoke

Paradigm Initiative
Program Manager
avatar for Vivian Affoah

Vivian Affoah

Media Foundation for West Africa
Programme Manager: Freedom Expression and Digital Rights Advocacy
avatar for Celina Agaton

Celina Agaton

Map the Philippines
Founder and Managing Director
avatar for Naman Aggarwal

Naman Aggarwal

Access Now
Asia Policy Associate
avatar for Zena Agha

Zena Agha

Al-Shabaka
US Policy Fellow
RA

Rosemary Ajayi

Digital Africa Research Lab
avatar for Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola

Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola

Nigeria Data Protection Bureau (NDPB)
Member AU Cybersecurity Experts Group and Strategic Road Map Action...
avatar for Nima Akbarpour

Nima Akbarpour

BBC
Presenter, Producer
avatar for Mohammed Al-Maskati

Mohammed Al-Maskati

Front Line Defenders
Middle East and North African Digital Protection Coordinator
avatar for Majd Al-Shihabi

Majd Al-Shihabi

SMEX
Media Democracy Fellow
AA

Alexandre Alaphilippe

EU DisinfoLab
Executive Director
avatar for Nadira Alaraj

Nadira Alaraj

EAST Team -Expert in Arabic Semantic Technologies- Palestine
avatar for Dunstan Allison-Hope

Dunstan Allison-Hope

Business for Social Responsibility (BSR)
Managing Director
avatar for Kira Allmann

Kira Allmann

University of Oxford
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Media Law & Policy
avatar for J. Bob Alotta

J. Bob Alotta

Astraea Foundation
Executive Director
avatar for Sarah Altschuller

Sarah Altschuller

Verizon
Business & Human Rights Counsel
avatar for Dorra Amara

Dorra Amara

Soliya
Youth Engagement Officer
avatar for Peace Oliver Amuge

Peace Oliver Amuge

Women of Uganda Network ( WOUGNET)
Program Manager, Information Sharing & Networking
avatar for Thea Anderson

Thea Anderson

Omidyar Network
Director
avatar for Urvashi Aneja

Urvashi Aneja

TANDEM RESEARCH
Co-Founder & Director
avatar for Dennys Antonialli

Dennys Antonialli

InternetLab
Executive Director
avatar for Pavel Antonov

Pavel Antonov

BlueLink
Co-founder/Executive Editor
avatar for Albert Antwi-Boasiako

Albert Antwi-Boasiako

National Cyber Security Centre/Ministry of Communications
National Cybersecurity Advisor
DA

Daniel Arnaudo

National Democratic Institute
Senior Program Manager
avatar for Verónica Arroyo

Verónica Arroyo

Access Now
Latin America Policy Associate
avatar for Mohammad Asadi-Lari

Mohammad Asadi-Lari

Youth Advisor @ Canadian Commission for UNESCO
MD/PhD Candidate @ University of Toronto
avatar for Amar Ashar

Amar Ashar

Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society
Assistant Director of Research
avatar for Avi Asher-Schapiro

Avi Asher-Schapiro

Committee to Protect Journalists
North America Researcher & Technology Reporter
avatar for Bakhtiyor Avezdjanov

Bakhtiyor Avezdjanov

Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
KA

Kaveh Azarhoosh

Small Media
Senior Researcher
avatar for Mana Azarmi

Mana Azarmi

Center for Democracy & Technology
Policy Counsel
OB

Olumide Babalola

Olumide Babalola LP
Managing Partner
avatar for Layal Bahnam

Layal Bahnam

Maharat Foundation
Program Manager
avatar for Victoria Baines

Victoria Baines

Cartimandua Insight
Principal
avatar for Mikael Baker

Mikael Baker

USAID
Senior ICT Advisor
avatar for Rob Baker

Rob Baker

Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Director, Signal Program
avatar for Suzanne Bakker

Suzanne Bakker

Radio Dabanga at Free Press Unlimited
avatar for Rozália Klára Bakó

Rozália Klára Bakó

Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania
Associate Professor
MB

Michael Baldassaro

Carter Center
Digital Threats Project Lead
avatar for Mounira Balghouthi

Mounira Balghouthi

activiste tunisienne; chercheuse doctorante en Philosophie du genre dans l’ère numérique
avatar for Louise Balsmeyer

Louise Balsmeyer

Freedom of the Press Foundation
Director of Development
avatar for Alejandro Mayoral Banos

Alejandro Mayoral Banos

Indigenous Friends Association
Executive Director
avatar for Amélie Banzet

Amélie Banzet

Etalab
Head of open government
avatar for Donna Baranski-Walker

Donna Baranski-Walker

Rebuilding Alliance
Founder and Executive Director
avatar for Joan Barata

Joan Barata

Stanford CIS
Intermediary Liability Fellow
avatar for heather barr

heather barr

Human Rights Watch
acting co-director, women's rights
avatar for Daniella Barreto

Daniella Barreto

Amnesty International Canada
Digital Activism Coordinator
avatar for Varoon Bashyakarla

Varoon Bashyakarla

Tactical Tech
Data Scientist
avatar for Fahd Batayneh

Fahd Batayneh

ICANN
Stakeholder Engagement Senior Manager, Middle East
avatar for matthew battles

matthew battles

Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
Associate Director, metaLAB (at) Harvard
avatar for Lea Beckmann

Lea Beckmann

Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte e.V. (GFF)
Litigator and Coordinator
MB

Marc Behrendt

Freedom House
Director Europe and Eurasia Programs
avatar for Heidi Beirich

Heidi Beirich

Southern Poverty Law Center
Director, Intelligence Project
avatar for Hamdi Belhadj

Hamdi Belhadj

Maktaris News
Citizen reporter
avatar for Luca Belli

Luca Belli

FGV Law School
Professor and Head of CyberBRICS.info
avatar for Wafa Ben-Hassine

Wafa Ben-Hassine

Access Now
Global Policy Counsel
RB

Rachel Bernstein

Benetech
Senior Program Manager, Human Rights
avatar for Wendy Betts

Wendy Betts

eyeWitness to Atrocities
Project Director
avatar for Liba Beyer

Liba Beyer

Human Rights Watch
Director Global Campaigns
SB

Shaan Bhagat

Noc Labs LLC
DB

Dan Bielefeld

Transitional Justice Working Group
avatar for Oli Bird

Oli Bird

Ofcom
Head of International Internet Policy
avatar for Dan Blah

Dan Blah

Open Technology Fund
Co-Founder
avatar for Stephanie Willman Bordat

Stephanie Willman Bordat

MRA Mobilising for Rights Associates
Founding Partner
MB

Maria Borisyonok

Technologies for Social Good. Teplitsa
avatar for abdou bouchra

abdou bouchra

Association Tahadi
Directrice
HB

Hanane Boujemi

Tech Policy Tank
Executive Director
avatar for Nikki Bourassa

Nikki Bourassa

Global Network Initiative
AB

Ashley Bowe

The Impact Open Source Software Trust (Trustee) and SPC / RRRT (Programme Manager)
avatar for Michael Braithwaite

Michael Braithwaite

New Media Advocacy Project
Director of Narrative Strategy
avatar for Betsy Bramon

Betsy Bramon

Kronia Collaborative
Principal
avatar for Laureen van Breen

Laureen van Breen

WikiRate
Managing Director
avatar for Michael Brennan

Michael Brennan

Ford Foundation
Program Officer
avatar for Andrew Bridges

Andrew Bridges

Fenwick & West LLP
Partner
avatar for Marena Brinkhurst

Marena Brinkhurst

Mapbox
Community Program Manager
avatar for Elda Brogi

Elda Brogi

Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, European University Institute
Scientific coordinator
avatar for Anne-Marie Brook

Anne-Marie Brook

Human Rights Measurement Initiative
Co-founder
DB

Daniel Brown

Freedom House
Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
LB

Lisl Brunner

AT&T
Director, Global Public Policy
avatar for Victoria Bucataru

Victoria Bucataru

Foreign Policy Association of Moldova
Executive Director
avatar for Isabelle Buechner

Isabelle Buechner

Accountable Now
Programme Officer
avatar for Catherine Buerger

Catherine Buerger

Dangerous Speech Project
Senior Researcher
avatar for Ulf Buermeyer

Ulf Buermeyer

Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte - GFF.NGO
President
GB

Georgia Bullen

Simply Secure
Executive Director
avatar for Jakob Bund

Jakob Bund

Global Cyber Security Capacity Centre, University of Oxford
Research Associate
avatar for Adam Burns

Adam Burns

free2air
founder
avatar for Brian Byaruhanga

Brian Byaruhanga

Defenders Protection Initiative
Digital Security Executive
avatar for Julian Cable

Julian Cable

BBC
Lead Architect, World Service Distribution
avatar for Natalie Cadranel

Natalie Cadranel

OpenArchive
Founder & Director
avatar for Agnès Callamard

Agnès Callamard

UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions
avatar for Jon Camfield

Jon Camfield

Internews
Director, Global Technology Programs
avatar for Natalia Carfi

Natalia Carfi

Open Data Charter
Executive Director
avatar for Eduardo Carrillo

Eduardo Carrillo

TEDIC
Programme and Research Assistant
DC

David Carroll

Carter Center
Director, Democracy Program
avatar for Mighty Casey

Mighty Casey

Mighty Casey Media LLC
the Mighty Mouth
avatar for Danya Centeno

Danya Centeno

R3D: Red en Defensa de los Derechos Digitales
Lawyer
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