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 on the spot – 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 #FNF24!
We are also happy to confirm Ella Jakubowska, head of policy at EDRi (European Digital Rights), as keynote speaker for the opening!
Most of the barcamp will happen at the Mundo Matongé. The location of the organised networking dinner will be announced at a later point.
So first, here is a rough schedule (times are listed as CET):
Friday, Nov 8
- 18:00: Welcome desk opens
- 19:00: Opening and keynote, followed by self-organised networking evening
Saturday, Nov 9
- 9:00: Welcome desk opens
- 9:30: Opening plenary
- Throughout the day: sessions
- 18:00: Evening plenary
- from 19:00: moving to organised networking dinner
Sunday, Nov 10
- 9:30: welcome desk opens
- 10:00: Morning plenary
- Throughout the day: sessions
- 16:30: Closing plenary
Monday, Nov 11
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 9:00.
Participants will receive a more detailed schedule ahead of and during FNF24.
Programme preview
We already received very interesting session proposals, which we want to share with you:
- Chat control: Explaining to (non-technical) people why it is a bad idea
- Privacy and AI Harms: Why It’s Time For Citizens To Take Their Power Back
- Let’s network and discuss: Effective activism against online tracking
- Our rights are not for sale: Discussion on pay or okay
- Civil Society’s engagement in AI Regulatory Sandboxes
- First-Aid Logistics Softwares
- Watched but not watching? Learning from chilling surveillance measures.
- A federation of free hosters collectives: the CHATONS movement
- Privacy-oriented fintech and public trust
- AI Act Implementation across Europe
- Pushing Back Against Mandatory Age Verification
- Inside the EP – How to work the European Parliament
- EHDS – it is not over
- Smartphones and data privacy (Exodus privacy)
- Tech based violence and the new EU directive on violence against women
Feel free to think about how to bring your topic(s) to FNF24 and to give us a heads-up about sessions you want to convene during Freedom Not Fear 2024. We look forward to see you in Brussels November 8–11!