Programme Conference - May 2nd; 2022.

 

2 MAY

Closed sessions 14:00 - 19:00 (CET)  | 09:00 - 14:00 (UYT) Training Workshop with Privacy Commissioners on right to privacy, freedom of expression and data protection – by UNESCO and National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Personal Data Protection (INAI)
15:00 - 23:45 (CET)  | 10:00 - 18:45 (UYT)  Regional United Nations Workshop on Freedom of Expression, Safety of Journalists, and Access to Information – by UNESCO and the United Nations System Staff College
15:45 - 21:30 (CET)  | 10:45 - 16:30 (UYT) Artistic freedom in the digital sphere – by UNESCO and PEN America's Artist at Risk Connection (ARC),  CECC-SICA, with the support of the Kingdom of Norway
14:00 - 17:00 (CET) | 09:00- 12:00 (UYT) Principles of Effective Support to the Media Sector - by Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), the Global Forum for Media Development, UNESCO and the Government of Uruguay

 

Parallel sessions
15:00 - 16:00 (CET)  | 10:00 - 11:00 (UYT)  Kick-off of the Youth Newsroom covering the World Press Freedom Day Global Conference – by UNESCO and the Universidad Católica del Uruguay (UCU) - in the presence of Dra. Ana Ribeiro, Subsecretary of Education and Culture of Uruguay and Dr. Felipe Paullier, Director of the National Youth Institute
Regional Event: Towards a Model law on the safety of journalists - by SOCOLAC, ELAP and UNESCO
Litigation and Accountability for Pegasus Surveillance Against Journalists  – by Media Defence
16:00 - 17:00 (CET)  | 11:00 - 12:00 (UYT) Regional Event:  10th Anniversary of the UN Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity - achievements and challenges in Latin America and the Caribbean– by ACNUDH and UNESCO
Making societies and journalism sustainable – by Fojo Media Institute, Linnaeus University
Surveillance out of control: How to put an end to the Pegasus crisis – by Reporters Without Borders
Social Media 4 Peace: content moderation practices to advance social cohesion - by UNESCO
17:00 - 18:15 (CET)  | 12:00 - 13:15 (UYT) Regional Event: Follow-up to Windhoek+30 Declaration: Transparency of internet platforms: an agenda for Latin America and the Caribbean – by OBSERVACOM and UNESCO
17:00 - 19:00 (CET)  | 12:00 - 14:00 (UYT) Lunch Break
18:00 - 19:00 (CET)  | 13:00 - 14:00 (UYT) Adressing the business model challenge for public interest media – by International Fund for Public Interest Media and BBC Media Action
"I’ve got my AI on you: Spotlight on artificial intelligence and freedom of expression" - by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
19:15 - 20:00 (CET)  | 14:15 - 15:00 (UYT) High-level Opening Ceremony H.E Luis Lacalle Pou, President of Uruguay Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO with performances organised by the SODRE, the Official Service of Diffusion, Representations and Entertainment of Uruguay
20:15 - 21:00 (CET)  | 15:00 - 16:15 (UYT) Opening Talkshow: Journalism under Digital Siege
21:00 - 21:30 (CET)  | 16:15 - 16:30 (UYT) High-level interventions and Ministerial Statements
22:00 - 22:45 (CET)  | 17:00 - 17:45 (UYT)
UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Award Ceremony
22:45 - 23:45 (CET)  | 17:45 - 18:45 (UYT)
UNESCO – Nobel Peace Summit Session "The role of Freedom of Expression in Promoting Peace" (working title)
23:45 - 00:45 (CET)  | 18:45 - 19:45 (UYT) Cocktail