Program

More program to be announced shortly. 
Program subject to change.

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Time Stage 1
10:00

Opening

by conference hosts from Tagesspiegel & Deutsche Welle
10:05

Welcome Address by the Governing Mayor of Berlin and Patron of the Berlin Freedom Conference

10:15

Keynote: The Peaceful Revolution and the fight for freedom today

10:25

Keynote: Freedom in the World

10:40

Keynote: Global situation - perspective Europe

10:55

Impulse Talk: Global situation - perspective Venezuela

11:05

Impulse Talk: Global situation - perspective Iran

11:15

Impulse Talk: Global situation - perspective Africa

11:25

Impulse Talk: Global situation - perspective Mozambique

11:40

BREAK

12:00

Opening Session II

12:05

Impulse Talk: Freedom & Tech

12:20

Impulse Talk: Freedom & Security

12:35

Impulse Talk: Freedom & Security

12:50

Impulse Talk: Freedom of Speech

13:00

Impulse Talk: Transnational Repression

13:10

LUNCH BREAK

14:05

Opening Breakout Session Freedom & Tech

14:10

Impulse Talk: Freedom & Tech

14:25

Impulse Talk: Democracy & Tech

by Mariam Kaulashvili-Southwell
14:40

Presentation: Democracy & Tech

from Ubdhav Tiwari 
14:55

Impulse Talk: Democracy & Tech

15:55

Demo: Freedom Tech by World Liberty Congress hackathon winner

16:05

BREAK

16:35

Opening Session III

16:40

Impulse Talk: Global situation - perspective Taiwan

16:55

Impulse Talk: The role and importance of Bundeswehr for Democracy and Freedom

17:25

Impulse Talk: How autocrats work

by Michael Sauga
17:45

Impulse Talk: Non-violent movements - perspective Tibet

by Chemi Lhamo
17:55

Impulse Talk: Protest in Czech Republic "Milion cvilek pro demokraci“

18:05

Closing Words

by Marko Martin
Time Stage 2
12:00

Panel hosted by Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung for Freedom

Unseating the Top in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua: Adaption, Regime Survival, and the Quest for Democratic Spaces

with Pedro Urruchurtu (Venezuela), Rosa María Payá (Cuba) and Jonathan Duarte (Nicaragua), moderated by Diana Luna 

 
14:00

Report on Transnational Repression

14:15

Panel hosted by Community of Democracies

Making Democratic Countries Safe for Activists: How To Counter Transnational Repression

with Jamie Fly, Dr. Hannah Neumann, Carmen Lau, Masih Alinejad and Dr. Mantas Adoménas 
15:10

Panel

Fight against Gender Apartheid

with Hoda Jassor (Afghanistan), Marzieh Hamidi (Afghanistan), Mojgan Keshavarz (Iran), Kosar Eftekhari (Iran) and Mojgan Keshavarz (Iran)
Time Stage 3
12:00

Panel

From Courage to Collective Power: Africa's Democratic Future

with Tanele Maseko (Eswatini), Dr. Alfred Anyama Berliner (Uganda), Tendai Biti (Zimbabwe), and Hager Eissa (Sudan), moderated by Carine Kanimba (Rwanda)
Time Stage 4
14:00

Panel hosted by Aspen Institute Germany

The Digital Frontline: Protecting Democratic Discourse on Social Media
15:10

Panel hosted by Reporters without Borders

Digital Self-Defense for Freedom of the Press

with Stevan Dojčinović (Serbia), Jonathan Magoma (DR Kongo) and Mahtab Gholizadeh (Iran)
Time Stage 5
11:30

Mini Café Kyiv

The EU defence industry - stronger with Ukraine?  

organised by: European Commission Representation in Germany & European Parliament Liaison Office in Germany 
12:30

Mini Café Kyiv: Book presentation & Discussion

Life despite everything. On courage, humanity, and the strength of women in Ukraine  

with Birgit Virnich and Victoria Bandurko
13:45

Mini Café Kyiv

Evolving Warfare and the Hunting of Civilians: The Case of the "Human Safari" in Kherson

organised by Be and Angel e. V.  
14:45

Mini Café Kyiv

Ukrainian Resilience as a Model: Practical Approaches to International Crisis Management 

organised by CURE with the support of the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine 
15:45

Mini Café Kyiv

Voices from Captivity: Letters and Live Under Russian Occupation 

with Frank Wilde and Franziska Davies, organised by Libereco