Oslo Freedom Forum 2024 | Financial Freedom Track Livestream

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