
Get ready for RightsCon Brussels: March 29-31, 2017!
Access Now is proud to bring you the sixth installment of RightsCon, the world’s leading event on the future of the internet. Together we are shaping the global conversation about how to keep the internet open, free, and secure.
AtRightsCon Silicon Valley 2016, we brought together more than 1,100 attendees from 84 countries and more than 500 organizations. This upcoming Spring 2017 in Brussels, Belgium we’re gathering the global digital rights community in the heart of European politics and policymaking to host our most impactful RightsCon yet.
Together at RightsCon Brussels 2017, we’ll tackle the most pressing issues at the intersection of technology and human rights. If you have an idea for something you’d like to see happening there,tell us about it!
TICKETS
Tickets get you full access to three full days of program and Demo Room sessions, complimentary meals, beverages, parties and social events, and much more.
Discounts: We offer discounts to program session organizers, speakers, and participants attending from the Global South. The ticket price should not prohibit your attendance, so please contact [email protected]if you would like to request a discount, or have a question about who qualifies. For more information, please see ourticket policyand ourtravel support policy.
As of October 3, 1 Euro is the equivalent of about 1.1 USD. If you would like to purchase your tickets in US dollars, please contact Nick Dagostino ([email protected]) for steps on how.
Past Sponsors Include:
PAST SPEAKERS

Mitchell Baker
Mitchell Baker
Executive Chairwoman, Mozilla
Behrouz Boochani
Behrouz Boochani
Author, Journalist, Professor, University of New South Wales
Kathy Brown
Kathy Brown
Former President and CEO, ISOC
Alexander De Croo
Alexander De Croo
Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium
Steve Crown
Steve Crown
Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft
Harlem Désir
Harlem Désir
Former OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
Camille François
Camille François
Global Director for Trust & Safety, Niantic; Lecturer, Columbia University SIPA
Steve Huffman
Steve Huffman
CEO and Co-Founder, Reddit
Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein
Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein
Former UN High Commissioner, Human Rights
Derrick Johnson
Derrick Johnson
President & CEO, NAACP
Alice Klein
Alice Klein
CEO, NOW Magazine
Rashad Robinson
Rashad Robinson
President, Color Of Change
Anthony D. Romero
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director, ACLU
Nanjira Sambuli
Nanjira Sambuli
Digital Equality Advocacy Manager, World Wide Web Foundation
Marietje Schaake
Marietje Schaake
Member of European Parliament
Salil Shetty
Salil Shetty
Former Secretary General at Amnesty International
Brad Smith
Brad Smith
President and Chief Legal Officer, Microsoft
Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden
Board Member, Freedom of the Press Foundation
Audrey Tang
Audrey Tang
Digital Minister, Taiwan
Alex Walden
Alex Walden
Counsel, Free Expression and Human Rights, GooglePAST SATELLITE EVENTS
To complement our official programming, Access Now partners with other organizations to host relevant, topical satellite events both before and after RightsCon. Interested in having your satellite events at RightsCon 2017? Let us know! Here’s a look at what's happened before: