Over the past 16 years, the Oslo Freedom Forum (OFF) has given life to new strategies, partnerships, and support for human rights advocates and civil society organizations across the globe.
Next month, as our OFF community gathers once again in Oslo, Norway, we expect the impact to only grow stronger. Through timely panel discussions, informative workshops, and more, attendees will explore practical, innovative solutions to expose tyranny and reclaim democracy.
Today, we’re excited to announce this year’s interactive programming. Visit our website to explore our session speakers!
PANEL DISCUSSIONS & FIRESIDE CHATS
Leading technologists, philanthropists, artists, business leaders, and activists will discuss and debate today’s most pressing human rights issues. Some of this year’s panels and fireside chats include:
-Achieving Justice with a Global Gavel
-AI, Deepfakes, and Surveillance
-Defying Gender-Based Violence in Authoritarian Regimes
-Inside Hotel Rwanda: Live Podcast with Paul Rusesabagina
-Silencing Critics: Authoritarian Hostage-Taking
-Sports & Dictators: Weaponizing Sports for Soft Power
-Threads of Repression: The Complicity of the Global Supply Chain
WORKSHOPS & OFFICE HOURS
Industry professionals will offer strategies and tips in hands-on, interactive sessions to better equip those in the struggle for freedom and democracy. Some of this year’s workshops include:
-Accountability Through Sanctions
-Bitcoin for Activism 101
-Counter-Speech: A Toolkit for Tackling Dangerous Speech
-How to Set Up and Run a Democratic Government in Exile
-Spyware Surveillance Check with The Citizen Lab
-Understanding and Healing from Trauma with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
EXPO SPACE
Industry professionals will offer strategies and tips in hands-on, interactive sessions to better equip those in the struggle for freedom and democracy. Some of this year’s workshops include:
-Accountability Through Sanctions
-Bitcoin for Activism 101
-Counter-Speech: A Toolkit for Tackling Dangerous Speech
-How to Set Up and Run a Democratic Government in Exile
-Spyware Surveillance Check with The Citizen Lab
-Understanding and Healing from Trauma with Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
FINANCIAL FREEDOM TRACK
On June 5, attend the OFF Financial Freedom track to learn how authoritarian regimes are deploying financial repression to target dissidents and how citizens worldwide are pushing back with open-source software. The Financial Freedom track will be a great place for activists to meet global experts who can help strengthen their work with better financial tools that governments cannot stop.
