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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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Will Derks

Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)
Innovation advisor
The Hague, Netherlands

https://nimd.org

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) Let's See the Evidence! Algorithmic decisions in real life - where and how are they used? El Jem (Laico) Responding to Mass Atrocities in the Digital Age: Challenges and Lessons Learned from Myanmar Hannibal (Laico) Smart Cities: Their future or yours? Carthage 1 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Hey, That’s My Vote! The Emerging Science of Digital Election Observation L'Escale (Laico) Making Civic Tech Work for Democracy: Lessons from Tunisia, Nigeria, and Taiwan Biscay (Palais)

1:00pm BST

Social Media and Conflict: Research and product case studies Caspian (Palais)

2:15pm BST

Future Proof: Imagining a tech positive future Hannibal (Laico) Fighting for Human Rights and Democracy in the Digital World: New tools, new actors – How to be more efficient? Village Stage (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Votek: e-Governance solution for participatory democracy Leptis (Laico)

5:15pm BST

If you keep suggesting blockchain, I swear to God I will f—ing scream Oya 1 (Laico) What(went)'sApp at the Brazilian elections? Oya 3 (Laico) Combating Fake News: Exploring approaches for protecting the messenger and the message Caspian (Palais)

9:00am BST

The Palestinian Cause for Digital Freedom Leptis (Laico) With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: Keeping public sector algorithms accountable Carthage 1 (Laico)

10:30am BST

Coffee and Democracy: Let's talk about the EU elections results and what it means for digital rights Jelsa (Laico) Political Ads on Social Networks: Tearing the curtains of opacity Elyssa (Laico)

12:00pm BST

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

2:15pm BST

It’s the business model, stupid! Targeted advertising and human rights Utique (Laico) #DigitalPolitik and the Internet's Warring States Period Carthage 2 (Laico)

3:45pm BST

Elections and Public Discourse in Africa: Do social media platforms level the playing field? Oya 3 (Laico) Harnessing Technology for the Public Good: Improving local government performance and accountability through new technologies El Jem (Laico)

10:30am BST

It's time for a bill of data rights Oya 1 (Laico) Is Russian intelligence that intelligent? How to resist state-sponsored hacking Village Stage (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) Social Media, Mis/Disinformation, and Human Rights: Messages from Nations' Elections Biscay (Palais)

4:00pm BST

RightsCon Tunis Closing Ceremonies The BeeHive (Palais)