Internet and democratic change - Main session

Welcome
Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, Director General, Sida

Introduction
Marcin de Kaminski, The Julia Group

New Media in the New World of the 21st Century
Scott Lucas, Professor, Birmingham University, (UK)

Internet surveillance, censorship, and avenues of resistance with anonymity
Jacob Appelbaum, Researcher and Hacker, The Tor Project (USA)

Revolutions from the couch
Stephan Urbach, Hacktivist, Telecomix (Germany)

Virtual Activism, Real Change: Women & Democratic Transition in the Middle East
Mahnaz Afkhami, Founder and President, Women’s Learning Partnership, WLP

Egypt: Popular uprising or Internet revolution?
Salma Said, Political blogger (Egypt)

Syria: ICT and the revolution: A grassroots movement case
Hamza Fakhr, Activist (Syria)

Closing remarks
Hanna Hellquist, State secretary , Ministry for Foreign Affairs

In the crossroads between traditional journalism and social media
Dima Khatib and Sultan al-Quassemi