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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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Neal McCarthy

Oxfam
Sr. Manager, ICT4D Programme
Greater Boston Area

Neal McCarthy leads the ICT4D team at Oxfam America: supporting humanitarian, development and campaign teams in the adoption of technology in the service of program objectives, with the goal of increasing efficiency and amplifying impact. He espouses a rights-based approach to information systems: that staff, partners and participants have a right to the digital tools and connectivity that they need to do their work.
Neal has worked with Oxfam in Canada and the USA since 2009. Previously, Neal worked with Amnesty International Ireland and with GOAL in Ireland and Sudan. Prior to his non-profit career, he worked for 10 years in the financial services and marketing sectors. He has a BSc in Computer Systems from the University of Limerick, and an MSc in Development Studies from University College Dublin.

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Some Like it Bot: Can AI Strengthen Global Democracy? 204B Tech Demo Block #1: Data management and visualization 200A How to start using data analytics to grow your organization's impact...today! 206D

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Refugee.Info: Empowerment for Refugees through Connectivity and Information 200A

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Is there an app for that? Meeting the technology needs of displaced persons 205B Forget about the President- let's talk to Facebook 206A

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Women’s voices cocreate the Internet 204A

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Social Media Takedowns: Protecting Who? 202B Global Perspectives on Technology Facilitated Violence Against Women and Girls 203A Fireside Chat with Reddit CEO Steve Huffman and GC Melissa Tidwell 204C Video Forensics at The New York Times 204A

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Beyond the Hype Cycle: What does Blockchain Mean for Human Rights Online? Village Main Stage

12:00 EDT

Engaging Citizens at Scale in Restrictive Environments 203B Fast-forward to 2030: Can technology break the silos around human rights? 206D

14:30 EDT

What about the 'invisible' unconnected? Targeting gender digital divides with policies and measures informed by evidence from the Global South 200C The evidence locker of the 21st century: cooperation between social media platforms and law enforcement authorities for preserving digital material for justice 204B The Fourth Industrial Revolution and civil society: Turning the tide from where we’re heading 204A

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On the Shoulders of Giants: Empowering the Next Generation of Digital Citizens 200C Is it misinformation or persuasion that is the problem? 206A Access Now's Heroes at RightsCon 202B

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Harnessing Big Data and Artificial Intelligence to Advance Knowledge Societies and Sustainable Development 201A

09:00 EDT

Security, digital rights, and location information - making maps that protect, not harm 206B

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Massive audience engagement in human rights and humanitarian reporting. 204A Building Inclusive Community Based Digital Security Programs 200B The Widening Digital Divide 201B Data literacy for humanitarian and human rights workers in conflict and armed violence 203A

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Archer: 25 UC Berkeley engineers present six tech solutions for human rights and corruption investigators 200A Tactics for advancing digital rights in developing economies and challenging political contexts: an RDR perspective 201C Protecting Digital Rights at the City Level: A Unified Agenda 205C

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Proceeding with Caution: Doing good work in difficult places 205C

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Big Data, Big Goals, Big Ideas: How Collaboration can Accelerate the SDGs for Girls and Women Village Main Stage Creating community capacity to respond to smart city initiatives to support data justice and human rights in a connected space 205C The Internet Giants: concentration in the Internet layers and its impacts to freedom of expression and other human rights 206B

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

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Algorithms and Online Abuse : Perspectives from Amnesty International, Google Jigsaw and Wikimedia 200C

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RightsCon Toronto Closing Ceremonies 206C