Everything you need to know about MozFest’s speaker series
Big names are taking on topics like privacy, security, and inclusion online
Don’t miss MozFest’s inaugural speaker series, titled Dialogues + Debates.
(What’s MozFest? It’s the world’s leading festival for and by the open internet movement. Learn more.)
On Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30, marquee-name speakers will give TED-style talks on everything from privacy and security online to digital inclusion.
Talks will be held in the Walker Space on the Ravensbourne’s ground floor. Can’t join us in London? No problem — all talks will stream live on facebook.com/mozilla.
Meet the speakers
Zeynep Tufekci // @zeynep
Professor, University of North Carolina. Contributor, New York Times
On Digital Inclusion and Decentralization
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 11:15 a.m.
Brian Behlendorf // @brianbehlendorf
Executive Director, Hyperledger Project
“Bringing Back the Decentralized Web, with Blockchains and Other New Tools”
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 11:15 a.m.
Maggie Vail // @magicbeans
Executive Director, CASH Music
On Web Literacy
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 11:15 a.m.
Mark Surman and Mitchell Baker // @msurman and @MitchellBaker
Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation / Executive Chairwoman, Mozilla
On Mozilla’s key issues
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.
Sahar Aziz // @saharazizlaw
Professor of Law, Texas A&M University
On movements and surveillance
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.
Katherine Maher // @krmaher
Executive Director, Wikimedia Foundation
On online harassment
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3:15 p.m.
Chris Soghoian // @csoghoian
Principal Technologist & Senior Policy Analyst, ACLU
On privacy and security
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3:15 p.m.
Ashe Dryden // @ashedryden
White House Fellow. Programmer. Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
“The Ethics of Unpaid Labor and Open Source Software”
Speaking Saturday, Oct. 29 at 3:15 p.m.
Volker Birk
CTO, pretty Easy privacy. President, p≡p Foundation Council
On privacy and security
Speaking Sunday, Oct. 30 at 12:15 p.m.
Katharina Borchert // @lyssaslounge
Chief Innovation Officer, Mozilla
On equal rating
Speaking Sunday, Oct. 30 at12:15 p.m.
Simone Browne
Professor, University of Texas at Austin
On Privacy, Security, and Digital Inclusion
Speaking Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.
Eliot Higgins // @EliotHiggins
Founder, Bellingcat & Brown Moses Blog. Research Associate, King’s College London
“The End of Secrets: Conflict in the Engagement Age”
Speaking Sunday, Oct. 30 at 2 p.m.
