WEXFO

Day 1 Stream

Program

09.00-10.30 Opening Session: The Current State of Freedom of Expression

Opening Ceremony
Mads Nygaard, Ingunn Trosholmen, ISÁK, John Steinmark, Laila Bokhari
Freedom of Expression at War
Dmitrij Muratov
The Current State of Freedom of Expression and Key Challenges for the Future
Irene Khan
Spotlight: Ukraine
Oleksandra Matviichuk
What shall we do with the key Challenges to Freedom of Expression
Irene Khan, Barbara Trionfi, Burhan Sönmez, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Laila Bokhari
Spotlight: Working for Freedom of Expression in Exile
Farzana Elham Kochai, John Steinmark

10.50-12.15 Combating Growing Authoritarianism and Illiberalism

Artistic impression
Ali Dorani
Finding Facts and Debunking Lies
Christo Grozev
How to Hijack a Democracy
Adam Bodnar
How to defend Freedom of Expression against growing authoritarianism
Mohamed Kharwa, Agnes Callamard, Leandro Demori, Aage Borchgrevink
Spotlight: Hong Kong
Sebastien Lai

15.05-16.35 Society. How to Deal with Hate Speech?

The Way Forward: Sports Washing and Freedom of Expression
Lise Klaveness, Kadafi Zaman
How Do Young People Think the Challenges to Freedom of Expression Should be Addressed?
Vivian Haverstadløkken, Line Thostrup, John Steinmark
Spotlight: When Hate Speech Turns Into Killing
Astrid Hoem
Spotlight: How To Work With Hate Speech
Abetare Krasniqi, Laila Bokhari
Polarization And No-Platforming
Jakob Mchangama, Margit Ketterle, Adele Matheson Mestad, Knut Olav Åmås

19.30 Dinner

WEXFO Dinner
Helje Solberg, Even Aleksander Hagen, Rasha Al Ameer, Oleksandra Matviichuck, Svitlana Valko, Jon Peder Egenæs, Kristenn Einarsson