Yvette Alberdingk Thijm is the Executive Director of WITNESS. She envisions a world where the millions of people turning to video today become human rights defenders and where collaboration between media, technology and human rights creates an ecosystem for social change. Yvette worked globally in start-ups and big companies in media, content and new technologies. She is a board member of Foundation Center and Access.org, a movement for digital freedom.
2012 SESSIONS
Horizontal Media: The New Influencers
Location: Seminar Room A
SoLoMo, or so what? We look at how social, local and mobile is and is not changing media. What will citizen journalists do next? Must you think local to be global? Is mobile the only way to reach, and change the minds, of millions? We will discuss how the news – public and private, formal and informal, in the west and the east – is bending to the systems that deliver it, as well as how it is resisting change. With “Horizontal Media”, we all contribute to as well as digest the news, choosing when, how and with whom to share it. Does this mash-up of referrals and reportage herald a fresh world-affecting era? Or something else altogether?
Speakers: Kinsey Wilson, Satnam Matharu, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, David Bornstein
2010 SESSIONS
Local Talent On A Global Scale: HR Strategies For Sustainability
This interactive session looks at cultivating talent throughout an organisation for scale and impact, whether you are working to convert local beneficiaries into operational staff, building a team to scale your organisation at a global level, or strategising around succession planning. Draw on the experience of top-level social entrepreneurs, consumers-turned-managers, and sector consultants to help you problem solve your toughest HR challenge.
Speakers: Jill Finlayson, Mai Siriphongphanh, Viwe Mgudlwa, Sam Goldman, Pari Jhaveri, Yvette Alberdingk Thijm, Sebastien Marot
2009 SESSIONS
Technology And Shifting Power In A Hyper-Connected World
In a hyper-connected world, engagement with technology, new media and social networking creates opportunities and potential setbacks. What are the implications for change in democracies, authoritarian societies and developing countries as the international blogosphere, censorship, and citizen engagement takes on new meaning and shape? What are the implications for global citizenship and the hope of systemic change? What are the innovations and limitations? Join celebrated thought leaders for a visionary and practical discussion on how to leverage this powerful medium in advancing the scope and reach of your work.
