Agenda

The ab14 summit will take place between 20 and 23 January, 2014 in Amman, Jordan. The three first days are closed to the public and media. They are followed by a public day:

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23

Time

Activity type

Title/Theme

Speakers

0800 – 0930

 

REGISTRATION and BREAKFAST

 

0930 – 0945

 

OPENING AND WELCOME

Hisham Almiraat, Global Voices Advocacy

0945 – 1100

Discussion

FROM OBSERVERS TO ACTORS: A REFLECTION ON THE TRANSITIONING ROLE OF ARAB BLOGGERS [Arabic]

1 hour discussion, 15m Q&A

Long-term participants of the Arabloggers meetings will discuss what has changed, what has remained the same, and what’s next.

MODERATOR: Leila Nachawati, Global Voices Advocacy, Syria Untold

PANELISTS:

1100 – 1115

 

COFFEE BREAK

 

1115 – 1215

Motion

CENSORSHIP DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE: SURVEILLANCE IS THE REAL PROBLEM [ENGLISH]

A debate.

MODERATOR: Jillian York, Electronic Frontier Foundation

FOR:

AGAINST:

1215 – 1330

 

LUNCH BREAK 

(Participants will be issued lunch tickets; guests may purchase lunch in Colors restaurant on the first floor)

 

1330 – 1430

Discussion

CREATIVITY AND TRANSITION: ART AND ARTISTS IN THE (POST)REVOLUTION [Arabic]

What are the challenges faced by artists in the Arab world?  

MODERATOR: Mark LeVine, University of California Irvine

PANELISTS:

1430 – 1530

Discussion

THE SHIFTING WINDS OF ACTIVISM [ENGLISH]

The Internet gave an opportunity for activists to battle their dictators, but with the region’s shifting politics, it has now become a contested space where established groups of different ideologies also peddle their “products,” and disseminate their ideas via social media. What consequences will this have for online political activism in the region?

MODERATOR: Antoun Issa, Al-Monitor

PANELISTS:

1530 – 1600

 

COFFEE BREAK

 

1600 – 1615

Discussion

SPECIAL TBA

 

1615 – 1715

Debate

DOES INTERNET GOVERNANCE MATTER IN THE ARAB WORLD? [Arabic]

What is the role of multistakeholder Internet governance structures in the Arab world?  

MODERATOR: Reem Al Masri, 7iber.com

PANELISTS:

1715 – 1815

Discussion

ACTIVIST/JOURNALIST/ACTIVIST? [Arabic]

“In a dictatorship independent journalism by default becomes a form of activism & the spread of information is essentially an act of agitation” – Hossam Hamalawy

MODERATOR: Samia Errazouki, Mamfakinch.com

PANELISTS:

1815 – 1830

 

CLOSING REMARKS

Afterparty

1930+ Band night @7iber cafe for barcamp and public day participants