Freedom not Fear is a self-organised “un-conference”, where participants decide on the programme during the event. Every year an organising team prepares a programme structure with time slots for the plenaries, keynote, and sessions. Individual sessions are assigned to times and rooms in the morning plenaries. We also ask participants to indicate in advance any sessions they intend to convene, so that we can offer a preview. This should in no way be seen as restricting your options, but instead inspire you to bring your own topics and session ideas to #FNF25!
Keynote
We are happy to confirm Christoph Schmon, International Policy Director at EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), as keynote speaker for the opening! He will speak about ProtectEU, Going Dark and Securitisation in EU politics.
Programme structure
Times are listed as CEST.
The barcamp will take place at JES.
Friday, 26 September |
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| 18:00 | welcome desk opens |
| 19:00 | opening and keynote |
| after 20:00 | joint dinner and socialising (on site) |
Saturday, 27 September |
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| 9:00 | welcome desk opens |
| 9:30 | opening plenary |
| throughout the day | sessions |
| 18:00 | evening plenary |
| after 19:00 | networking dinner (on site) |
Sunday, 28 September |
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| 9:30 | welcome desk opens |
| 10:00 | opening plenary |
| throughout the day | sessions |
| 18:00 | closing plenary |
| after 19:00 | joint dinner option (near JES) |
Monday, 29 September |
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| The Monday programme depends on whether you are part of an organised European Parliament visit. We always encourage participants to schedule self-organised meetings with policy-makers, such as MEPs or the European Commission, to advocate on the (digital rights) policy topics they bring to Freedom Not Fear.
If you are part of the organised European Parliament visit, please be there by 9:30. |
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A more detailed schedule will be prepared at FNF25.
Sessions preview
We received some very interesting session proposals in advance:
- Campaigning against chat control
- The Digital Identity Event Horizon: How Identity Systems Create Brittle Societies
- Online activism with legal tech: Opt-out Generators for German Healthcare Systems
- Organising for Democratic AI: A Code of Conduct from Civil Society in Germany
- Présentation de la “Fresque de la vie privée”
- What can EU policy-makers do for the Fediverse?
Feel free to think about how to bring your topic(s) to Freedom Not Fear 2025 and to give us a heads-up about sessions you want to convene. We look forward to seeing you in Brussels 26–29 September!