As the Oslo Freedom Forum quickly approaches, we’re excited to offer you the opportunity to join us virtually for the Financial Freedom Track. Our livestream event will take place June 5th and promises to be a day filled with enlightening discussions and groundbreaking insights.

This year, we explore how authoritarian regimes worldwide exercise financial repression to target dissidents, and how innovative individuals are fighting back using open-source software. An incredible roster of speakers join us, including macroeconomist Lyn Alden, human rights activist Farida Nabourema, founder and CEO of Strike Jack Mallers, and many more.

Streaming details:
Date: Wednesday, June 5th
Time: 11am to 6pm CEST | 5am to 12pm EDT

Please mark your calendar and set a reminder to ensure you don’t miss out on these timely discussions. Join us online as we explore the pivotal role that technology plays in advancing financial freedom and human rights worldwide.

(All times below CEST)
11:00 - 11:05
Opening Remarks
Alex Gladstein

11:05 - 11:35
Broken Money
Lyn Alden

11:35 - 11:45
How Bitcoin Can Fund Counter-terrorism
Hadiya Masieh

11:45 - 12:00
Designing Better Tools for Activists
Mogashni Naidoo

12:00 - 12:05
Project Spotlight: Innovation Hub
Noble Nyangoma

12:05 - 12:15
Using Bitcoin in a High Fee Environment
Ben Perrin

12:15 - 12:25
Growing the Africa Bitcoin community
Farida Nabourema

12:25 - 12:30
Bitcoin Development Fund Announcement
Alex Li

12:30 - 12:45
CBDC Tracker
Nick Anthony

12:45 - 1:15
CBDCs in Nigeria, China, and Beyond
Charlene Fadirepo & Roger Huang

1:15 - 1:20
Project Spotlight: Freedom Fellows
Jhanisse Vaca-Daza

1:20 - 1:25
Project Spotlight: CISA Fellowship
Fabian Jar

1:25 - 1:45
The State of Financial Freedom
Jack Mallers, Jeff Booth & Troy Cross

BREAK

2:50- 3:00
Finney Freedom Prize Announcement
Video

3:00 - 3:10
Transacting privately with Bitcoin
Craig Raw

3:10 - 3:20
Bringing Women into Bitcoin
Lorraine Marcel

3:20 - 3:30
Connecting the World with Lightning
Elizabeth Stark & Ayelen Osorio

3:30 - 3:45
Ecash: The Ultimate Privacy Tool?
Calle

3:45 - 3:50
Project Spotlight: Stakwork Bounty Program
Paul Itoi

3:50 - 4:05
Bitcoin Adoption in South Africa
Luthando Ndabambi & Christian Keroles

4:05 - 4:10
Project Spotlight: Announcement
Abubakar Nur Khalil

4:10 - 4:25
Bitcoin and Democratic Values
Mike Brock & Peter McCormack

4:25 - 4:40
The Library of Satoshi
Dulce Villarreal

4:40 - 4:55
How Africa Strengthens Bitcoin
Femi Longe

4:55 - 5:30
Freedom Tech: A Conference Recap
Matt Odell and Carla Kirk-Cohen