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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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Joanne

Internet Freedom Foundation
Associate Counsel
Delhi

internetfreedom.in

Recently completed a masters in Information and Intellectual Property Law at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom. Currently working with a digital rights advocacy organisation in India that focuses on the protection of the fundamental rights of individuals in the digital sphere. Keen interest in privacy, data protection and the intersection of law and technology in various other areas.

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12:00pm BST

Lightning Talks: Exploring the complex world of artificial intelligence The BeeHive (Palais)

1:00pm BST

Digital Rights Monopoly Hannibal (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Internet Regulation - The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: A model for regulatory effectiveness Oya 1 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Getting a Handle on Facial Recognition Tech Elyssa (Laico) Landmark: The Global State of Surveillance Tech - In Conversation with UN Special Rapporteurs The BeeHive (Palais)

5:15pm BST

Indian elections, disinformation, and the state of Indian Social Media Cyrene (Laico)

6:45pm BST

RightsCon Movie Night Oya 1 (Laico)

9:00pm BST

Mawjoudin and Access Now Diversity Party Bridge Bar (Laico)

9:00am BST

Decolonising Cyberpolicy: Developing a Cyberpolicy Framework Relevant to the Global South Limes (Laico) How you can start using data analytics to grow your organizations impact and resources...tomorrow! Adean (Palais)

10:30am BST

Data Trusts: Getting beyond the hype Biscay (Palais) Know Thy Enemy: Narrative framing, storytelling, and tech in the disinformation age Oya 2 (Laico)

2:15pm BST

Artificial Benevolence: Updating informed consent in the age of AI Celtic (Palais) Before the ship sails on AI governance, let's talk about trade Cyrene (Laico) It’s the business model, stupid! Targeted advertising and human rights Utique (Laico) Putting Users First! The responsibility of tech SMEs in the Global South to respect human rights Carthage 3 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Enhancing Human Rights Due Diligence with Futures Methodology Carthage 2 (Laico) Big Data Strikes Back: Building the data protection rebellion Dougga (Laico)

5:15pm BST

Studying the impact of shutdowns from the lens of gender, conflict, and ethnicity Hannibal (Laico)

9:00am BST

An Innovative Equation for Improved Local Governance: Behavioral sciences + digital tools = new meaningful civic spaces Leptis (Laico) Landmark: Tracked - Pitfalls and Promises of Digital Identification Systems The BeeHive (Palais) You're Not Just a Pretty Face: Biometric surveillance has moved beyond face recognition - how do we stop it? Hannibal (Laico)

10:30am BST

It's time for a bill of data rights Oya 1 (Laico) Striking the Right(s) Balance: ‘Open by default’ vs ‘privacy by design’? Biscay (Palais)

12:00pm BST

AI and Privacy: Challenges and ways forward in the Global South Hannibal (Laico)

1:00pm BST

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

2:15pm BST

Tech Demos: Getting it rights(respecting) Elydhafa (Laico)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)