OFF 2025 Agenda
Explore the heartbeat of the Oslo Freedom Forum, a roadmap to human solidarity and hope.
Agenda
Registration & Networking
- 8:30-9:30
- Oslo Konserthus Plaza
Theater Session I
- 9:30-11:20
- Theater
Intermission
- 11:20-11:55
Lunch
- 13:30-14:45
- Oslo Konserthus Plaza
Office Hours
AI for Activists
- 13:30-14:30
- AI for Activists
Workshop
Financial Freedom 101
- 13:30-17:30
- Financial Freedom 101
Workshop
AI for Activists
- 14:30-17:30
- AI for Activists
Debate
Are Sanctions an Effective Policy Tool?
- 15:00-16:00
- Theater
Workshop
Bringing a Case to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD)
- 15:00-16:00
- Workshops
Lightning Talks
Ignite Talks: HRF Freedom Fellows
- 15:00-16:00
- Lille Sal
Office Hours
Resilience Lounge
- 15:00-17:00
- Resilience Lounge
Office Hours
OFF Medical Clinic
- 15:00-17:30
- OFF Medical Clinic
Office Hours
Spyware Surveillance Check with The Citizen Lab
- 15:00-17:30
- The Citizen Lab
Panel
After Dictatorship: Will Syrians Embrace a Free, Democratic, and Prosperous Future?
- 16:30-17:30
- Theater
Panel
Engaging UN Bodies to Free Prisoners of Conscience
- 16:30-17:30
- Lille Sal
Book Signing
Song Byeok
- 16:30-17:30
- Atrium
Registration & Networking
- 8:30-9:30
- Oslo Konserthus Plaza
Intermission
- 11:20-11:55
Theater Session IV
- 11:55-13:30
- Theater
Lunch
- 13:30-14:45
- Oslo Konserthus Plaza
Office Hours
AI for Activists
- 13:30-14:30
- AI for Activists
Workshop
Financial Freedom 101
- 13:30-17:30
- Financial Freedom 101
Workshop
AI for Activists
- 14:30-17:30
- AI for Activists
Workshop
Becoming a Democratic Leader
- 15:00-16:00
- Workshops
Panel
Democracy’s Funding Crisis: How Private Philanthropy Can Step In
- 15:00-16:00
- Theater
Book Signing
Lilian Tintori
- 15:00-16:00
- Atrium
Panel
Sports & Dictators: Gulf Monarchies, Rwanda’s Reputation, and the Global Game
- 15:00-16:00
- Lille Sal
Office Hours
Resilience Lounge
- 15:00-16:00
- Resilience Lounge
Office Hours
OFF Medical Clinic
- 15:00-17:30
- OFF Clinic
Office Hours
Spyware Surveillance Check with The Citizen Lab
- 15:00-17:30
- The Citizen Lab Room
Panel
From Hub to Crisis: Hong Kong's Shift
- 16:30-17:30
- Lille Sal
Book Signing
Miguel Delaney
- 16:30-17:30
- Atrium
Fireside
Resilience-Building for Activists and Dissidents
- 16:30-17:30
- Theater
Registration & Networking
- 9:30-10:15
- Rebel
Office Hours
Spyware Surveillance Check with The Citizen Lab
- 10:00-17:30
- The Citizen Lab Room
Panel
Dark Waters: Combating Human Rights Abuses at Sea
- 10:30-11:30
- Yellow Room
Panel
The Path Forward in the Middle East: Democracy or Dictatorship?
- 14:45-15:45
- Green Room
Panel
Venezuela: A Challenge for Democratic Solidarity in Latin America
- 10:30-11:30
- Blue Room
Sessions
AI for Human Rights
- 11:30-13:00
- Purple Room
Fireside
Disrupting the Authoritarian Playbook: Lessons from Serbian Protests
- 12:00-12:40
- Yellow Room
Workshop
Bringing a Case to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (UNWGAD)
- 12:00-13:00
- Blue Room
Panel
In the Shadows: Gendered Violence Under Authoritarian Rule
- 12:00-13:00
- Green Room
Lunch
- 13:00-14:30
Session
Freedom Tech Track
- 14:00-17:30
- Purple Room
Workshop
Becoming a Democratic Leader
- 14:45-15:45
- Blue Room
Panel
China and Russia’s Influence in Africa
- 14:45-15:45
- Yellow Room
Podcast
Dictators and Dirty Money Live Podcast: Examining the Case of Bashar al-Assad
- 10:30-11:30
- Green Room
Workshop
Sneak Peek: HRF’s Tyranny Tracker Index
- 16:15-17:15
- Blue Room
Workshop
Bearing Witness and Finding Peace: A Workshop on Community Trauma and Healing
- 16:30-17:30
- Green Room
Fireside Chat
Jailed for Revealing Qatar’s FIFA’s World Cup Lies: A fireside chat with Abdullah Ibhais
- 16:20-17:00
- Yellow Room
