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Welcome to the Official Schedule for RightsCon Toronto 2018. This year’s program, built by our global community, is our most ambitious one yet. Within the program, you will find 18 thematic tracks to help you navigate our 450+ sessions

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Last updated: Version 2.3 (Updated May 15, 2018).

avatar for Carmen Scurato

Carmen Scurato

Free Press
avatar for Adam Segal

Adam Segal

Council on Foreign Relations
Director, Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program
avatar for Nicolas Seidler

Nicolas Seidler

The Internet Society
Senior Policy advisor
avatar for Taisa Sganzerla

Taisa Sganzerla

Global Voices
Lusophone News Editor
avatar for Omaid Sharifi

Omaid Sharifi

ArtLords
President
avatar for Bernard Shen

Bernard Shen

Microsoft Corporation
Assistant General Counsel
avatar for Elissa Shevinsky

Elissa Shevinsky

OR Books
Author
avatar for Micah Sifry

Micah Sifry

Civic Hall
President and co-founder
avatar for Scott Simpson

Scott Simpson

Muslim Advocates
Public Advocacy Director
avatar for Caroline Sinders

Caroline Sinders

Design Researcher/Artist
Founder, Design Researcher
avatar for Ryan Singel

Ryan Singel

Stanford Law School's Center for Internet and Society
Fellow
avatar for Amit Singh

Amit Singh

Uber
Global Lead
avatar for Anubha Sinha

Anubha Sinha

Centre for Internet and Society
Senior Programme Manager
CS

Christina Sinha

Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus
Staff Attorney and Program Manager, National Security and Civil...
avatar for Zac Skeith

Zac Skeith

Three Lefts
VP Governance & Strategy
avatar for James Slifierz

James Slifierz

SkyWatch
CEO
avatar for Tim Smith

Tim Smith

CIPA
General Manager
DS

David Snead

i2Coalition
Attorney at Law
avatar for Brett Solomon

Brett Solomon

Access Now
Co-Founder and Executive Director
avatar for Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Equality Labs
Thenmozhi is an artist, activist, and technologist with Equality Labs.
avatar for vincent southerland

vincent southerland

New York University School of Law
Assistant Professor of Clinical Law
avatar for Matthias Spielkamp

Matthias Spielkamp

AlgorithmWatch
Founder and Executive Director
avatar for Josje Spierings

Josje Spierings

HumanityX - Leiden University
Project Design & Delivery
avatar for Vinita Srivastava

Vinita Srivastava

The Conversation Canada
Editor (culture, race, arts)
avatar for Luke Stark

Luke Stark

Dartmouth College/Harvard University
Postdoctoral Fellow
avatar for Alissa Starzak

Alissa Starzak

Cloudflare
Head of Public Policy
avatar for Joseph Steele

Joseph Steele

Access Now
Director of Organizational Development and Impact
avatar for Amie Stepanovich

Amie Stepanovich

Access Now
U.S. Policy Manager
avatar for Mark Stephens

Mark Stephens

Howard Kennedy
Partner: Head of Media Law and Regulatory
avatar for Peter Stern

Peter Stern

Facebook
Policy Manager for Stakeholder Engagement
avatar for Kristina Stockwood

Kristina Stockwood

Gulf Centre for Human Rights
Chair of the Advisory Board
avatar for James Tager

James Tager

PEN America
Deputy Director, Free Expression Research and Policy
avatar for Gabriela Terrazas

Gabriela Terrazas

RNW Media
Business Development & Partnerships
avatar for Lhadon Tethong

Lhadon Tethong

Tibet Action Institute
Director
avatar for Dhanaraj Thakur

Dhanaraj Thakur

Alliance for Affordable Internet / Web Foundation
Senior Research Manager
avatar for Kristen Thomasen

Kristen Thomasen

Windsor Law
Assistant Professor ~ Law, Robotics & Society
avatar for Melissa Tidwell

Melissa Tidwell

Vice President & General Counsel
Reddit
avatar for Casey Tilton

Casey Tilton

Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University
Project Coordinator
avatar for Alp Toker

Alp Toker

NetBlocks
Executive Director
avatar for Amalia Toledo

Amalia Toledo

Fundación Karisma
Project Coordinator
avatar for Jutta Treviranus

Jutta Treviranus

OCAD University
Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre
avatar for Tom Trewinnard

Tom Trewinnard

Meedan
Programs & Partnerships
avatar for Henry Tuck

Henry Tuck

Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD)
Senior Manager - Digital Policy
avatar for Nicole Tumaine

Nicole Tumaine

University of Ottawa
Interim Program Manager & Research Fellow, Open AIR
avatar for Arsène Tungali

Arsène Tungali

Rudi International
Executive Director
avatar for Leandro Ucciferri

Leandro Ucciferri

Asociación por los Derechos Civiles
Policy Analyst
avatar for Sue Udry

Sue Udry

Defending Rights & Dissent
Executive Director
avatar for Ilana Ullman

Ilana Ullman

Ranking Digital Rights
Policy and Communications Analyst
avatar for Claudia von Vacano

Claudia von Vacano

University of California, Berkeley
Executive Director
avatar for Mariana Valente

Mariana Valente

InternetLab
Director
avatar for Tara Vassefi

Tara Vassefi

Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley
Visiting Scholar
avatar for Lisa Ventura

Lisa Ventura

World Economic Forum
Lead, Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI)
avatar for anika verma

anika verma

Breakthrough India
Senior Manager - Media Campaign
avatar for Lisa Vermeer

Lisa Vermeer

Dutch MFA
Senior Policy Officer
avatar for Dmitri Vitaliev

Dmitri Vitaliev

eQualit.ie
Founder and Director
avatar for Abby Vollmer

Abby Vollmer

GitHub
Policy Manager
avatar for Timothy Vollmer

Timothy Vollmer

Creative Commons
Senior Manager, Public Policy
EV

Eugene Volokh

UCLA School of Law
Professor of Law
CW

Claudia Wagner

Tech Against Terrorism
Research Analyst
avatar for Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer

Jonathan McPhedran Waitzer

The Leap
Director of Operations @ Finance
avatar for Alexandria Walden

Alexandria Walden

Google
Global Head of Human Rights
avatar for Livia Walpen

Livia Walpen

Swiss Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM)
Advisor International Relations
BW

Brenda Wambui

Otherwise? Podcast
Host & Executive Producer
avatar for Alicia Wanless

Alicia Wanless

SecDev Foundation
Director of Strategic Communications
avatar for David Watkis

David Watkis

Automattic
Lead Community Guardian
avatar for Friedhelm Weinberg

Friedhelm Weinberg

HURIDOCS
Executive Director
avatar for Victoria Welborn

Victoria Welborn

National Democratic Institute
Senior Program Officer
avatar for Justin Wiebe

Justin Wiebe

Mastercard Foundation
Program Manager
avatar for Richard Wingfield

Richard Wingfield

Global Partners Digital
Head of Legal
avatar for Cynthia Wong

Cynthia Wong

Human Rights Watch
Senior Researcher, Internet And Human rights
avatar for Matt Wood

Matt Wood

Free Press
VP of Policy
avatar for Min-hsuan Wu

Min-hsuan Wu

Civic Tech Activist
avatar for Bianca Wylie

Bianca Wylie

Tech Reset Canada
Co-founder
avatar for Maria Xynou

Maria Xynou

Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI)
VY

Veronica Yates

Child Rights International Network
Director
avatar for Hilary Young

Hilary Young

University of New Brunswick
Associate Professor
avatar for Kaliya Young

Kaliya Young

Identity Woman in Business
Founding Partner
avatar for Rafael Zanatta

Rafael Zanatta

Idec
Policy Analyst
PZ

Pablo Zavala

Front Line Defenders
Program Coordinator
avatar for Ana Zbona

Ana Zbona

Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
Project Manager, Business, civic freedoms & human rights defenders
avatar for Amy Zhang

Amy Zhang

MIT CSAIL
Researcher
avatar for Xiaochen Zhang

Xiaochen Zhang

FinTech4Good
President
avatar for Benjamin Zhou

Benjamin Zhou

Hong Kong Transparency Report
Project Manager
avatar for Sonny Zulhuda

Sonny Zulhuda

International Islamic University Malaysia
Associate Professor
avatar for Hans de Zwart

Hans de Zwart

Bits of Freedom
Executive Director
avatar for Cara Zwibel

Cara Zwibel

Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Director, Fundamental Freedoms Program
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