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RightsCon Toronto 2018

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).

Madeline McSherry

Foreign Policy Rising
Editor in Chief
New York/London

https://foreignpolicyrising.com

I'm a writer, editor and researcher & Founding Editor in Chief of Foreign Policy Rising, a platform dedicated to getting more women writing about international politics. My work focuses on issues on inclusion/participation in tech & the intersection of international politics and emerging technologies. I've collaborated on projects with the Overseas Development Institute in London, the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs in Geneva, and various international technology companies.

09:00 EDT

RightsCon Toronto Opening Ceremonies 206A

10:30 EDT

A Decade of Progress: Where Do We Go Next? 205B

12:00 EDT

Digital Rights for the Persecuted Refugees: Can there be a Global Support Framework? 201B

16:00 EDT

Breaking through echo chambers: Is the way we talk about inclusion stopping us from achieving it? 204B State Hacking and Crypto Wars 2.0 206C

17:15 EDT

Forget about the President- let's talk to Facebook 206A Reclaiming Her Voice: Practical Solutions to Online Violence Against Women in Politics and Journalism 201A

09:00 EDT

Leveraging Technology to Address Misinformation 205B

10:30 EDT

Levelling the Playing Field: Partisan Political Expression in a Digital World 203B Digital Access: Bridging the divide or bringing exclusion? 206D

11:30 EDT

Mapping the Artificial Intelligence, Networked Hate, and Human Rights Landscape Village Main Stage

12:00 EDT

This Panel May Contain Sensitive Content: Automated Filtering and the Future of Free Expression Online 201B Harmful Content: Fighting Online Terrorist Incitement and Politically Motivated Disinformation 204B 10 days before the EU GDPR becomes applicable: are you ready? 204C Fast-forward to 2030: Can technology break the silos around human rights? 206D

16:00 EDT

On the Shoulders of Giants: Empowering the Next Generation of Digital Citizens 200C Is it misinformation or persuasion that is the problem? 206A

10:30 EDT

A Canadian position on AI and Human Rights: towards policies that promote and protect human rights 201C The Rules Of Cyberwarfare: Connecting A Tradition of Just War, Attribution, and Modern Cyberoffensives 204C Youth: The Vanguardians of Information 206B Can privacy solve fake news? Village Main Stage

12:00 EDT

AI'll Be Back: Legal and Ethical Implications With Everyday Uses of Artificial Intelligence Village Main Stage Observing tech in Elections 203A

14:30 EDT

Bay Area tech companies and governments: Discovering the art of conversation. 201A

16:00 EDT

Sci-Fi as Strategy: Imagining and Planning for the Future Using Speculative Fiction 202B

17:15 EDT

Has Social Media Destroyed our Information Diets and Politics? 203A Online Anonymity: Key Lessons & Emerging Threats 200A Algorithms and Online Abuse : Perspectives from Amnesty International, Google Jigsaw and Wikimedia 200C