Babak Fakhamzadeh
Babak was working in ICT4D before it had a name, and has, since, created solutions for NGOs and news organisations on 5 continents.
He brought photomarathons to Africa and won the Highway Africa new media award. To date, he is the only person to have won the UN World Summit Award three times; in 2012 for Uganda, in 2016 for Brazil, and in 2021 for The Netherlands.
He has a keen interest in creating mobile solutions for urban discovery that move decision making powers into the hands of the individual, along the lines of the ideas of the Situationists.
Session
16/05
22:00
50min
United Against Big Tech: How Journalists and Geeks Can Fight for a Fairer Digital Future
Babak Fakhamzadeh, Natalia Viana Rodrigues
Journalist Natalia and technologist Babak will explore how media professionals and tech experts can join forces to challenge the power of Big Tech.
Tecnopolítica
Chelsea Manning