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Program

Hosts: Yama Wolasmal, journalist and correspondent NRK and Ingeborg Volan, CEO, De norske Bokklubbene.

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Opening Ceremony

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
09.00-09.20
Wexfo Youth Lillehammer

WEXFO Youth, Lillehammer will be arranged for the first time in May 2023. The target groups are.....
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Workshops

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
9:30 - 10:50
How to Tackle the Challenge to Freedom to Publish?

An interactive workshop for publishers looking at specific cases that have challenged the freedom to.....Mjøsa
9:30 - 10:50
Is there a shrinking of civic spaces, and if so, is it a threat to the democracy?

Civic space provides the framework in which people and groups can meaningfully participate in the.....Weidemann 5
9:30 - 12:30
Freedom of Expression and the Protection of Artistic Rights: Are We Doing Enough?

Freedom of Expression as a universal human right, a main pillar of democracy, and a prerequisite for.....Lillehammersalen, room 1
9:30 - 10:50
Self-Censorship in Art

Key-note
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9:30 - 10:50
Supporting Free and Independent Media in Ukraine: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward

Ukraine’s goal is to develop in the direction of a stronger democracy with press freedom, free.....Lillehammersalen, room 2
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Workshops

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
11:05 - 12:30
AI – A Threat to Freedom of Expression?

Complex matters call for open discussions and dialogue. This workshop is a coming together of.....Mjøsa
11:05 - 12:30
Confronting History

Two months prior to the full-scale attack on Ukraine, Russian authorities banned Memorial, the human.....Lillehammersalen, room 3
11:05 - 12:30
In a World of Conflicts: Are Tech Companies Strengthening or Weakening the Freedom of Expression?

No matter the conflict or crisis – be it Ukraine, Myanmar, or COVID-19 – tech companies play a.....Lillehammersalen, room 2
11:05 - 12:30
Fighting Bad Speech with Better Speech: From Cliché to Reality

In this workshop, we will focus on how freedom of expression and access to information can be used.....Weidemann 5

Lunch

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
12.30-13.15
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The High Cost in Defending the Freedom of Expression and Democracy

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
13.15-14.40
Standing Up for Facts in an Age of Fake: The OSINT Revolution

Christo Grozev

Keynote.
Has Russia’s Aggression Against Ukraine Divided the World?

Ine Eriksen Søreide, Pankaj Mishra, Svitlana Mykhajlyshyn, Søren Liborius

Is the strong reaction from Europe to the war in Ukraine an example of Western double standards, and.....
The Depth of Unfreedom in the Assad’s Regime

Karam Nachar

Spotlight.
Publishing and Editing in Extreme Situations

Jakob Nielsen, Karam Nachar, Rasha al Ameer

How to strenghten the freedom to publish under authoritarian rule, during cathastrophies and in.....
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Strengthening the Framework of Freedom of Expression: Where Do We Go From Here?

Scandic Lillehammer Hotel
15.05-16.15
Saving Democracy by Limiting Freedom of Expression?

Ingeborg Volan, Jakob Mchangama, Sasha Havlicek

In a time with tangible tensions between nations, it may be tempting to limit freedom of expression.....
How to go from Autocracy to Democracy?

Natalia Pinchuk

Keynote
Rising to the Challenges

Anette Trettebergstuen, Henry Elkus, Joanna Krawczyk

What is the way forward for defenders of Freedom of Expression?
Sustainable Societies Presupposes Freedom of Expression

Irene Khan

Wexfo 2023 Summarized – Our Takeaways