Freedom not Fear is a self-organised conference, a barcamp or if you will an “un-conference”. That means participants decide on the programme during morning plenaries – so naturally there is no fixed programme yet. Every year a organising team still prepares a stucture within which FNF can take place. We also ask participants to already indicate sessions they know they intend to convene, so that we can offer a preview. These should in no way be seen as limiting possibilities, 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 and Securitisation in EU politics.
Most of the barcamp will happen at JES.

So first, here is a rough schedule (times are listed as CEST):

Friday, 26 September

• 18:00: Welcome desk opens
• 19:00: Opening and keynote
• after 20:00: joint dinner and socialising option (on site)

Saturday, 27 September

• 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

• 9:30: welcome desk opens
• 10:00: Morning plenary
• Throughout the day: sessions
• 18:00: Closing plenary
• after 19:00: joint dinner option (in the area nearby)

Monday, 29 September

The programme here slightly varies, depending 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 regarding 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.

Participants receive a more detailed schedule ahead of and during FNF25.

Programme preview

We already received very interesting session proposals, which we want to share with you:

• 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 FNF25 and to give us a heads-up about sessions you want to convene during Freedom Not Fear 2025. We look forward to see you in Brussels 26–29 September!