Program
Please check back later for the program for the 2nd Technology Safety Summit. In the meantime, you can still check out last year’s program below.
Program
The final program is now available forthcoming Technology Safety Summit
8:15 – 9.00AM
Registration (Level 1 Foyer outside Telstra Theatre)
9.00 – 9:30AM
Welcome | Julie Oberin, National Chair, WESNET
Welcome to Country | Uncle Allen Madden, Gadigal Elder
Welcome address | Dr Hugh Bradlow, Chief Scientist, Telstra
What’s in store for exponential technologies and the exciting opportunities this presents for online safety into the future.
9:30 – 10:00AM
Session 1 – Current and Emerging Technology Safety Issues | Julie Oberin, National Chair, WESNET and Cindy Southworth, Executive Vice President, NNEDV (USA)
Join Julie and Cindy as they bring you the latest around the intersection of technology and violence against women, the big picture policy and emerging technology safety issues.
10:00 – 10:30AM
Session 2 – Technology abuse and Assistive Technology | Erica Olsen, Safety Net Deputy Director, NNEDV(USA)
Women with disabilities experience violence at higher rates than the general population. They also benefit from specialised or assistive technology. This session examines some of the risks and strategies for survivors using assistive technology.
10:30AM
Break & Exhibitions (Break out foyer area Level 1 and 2)
10:50 – 11.30AM
Session 3 – Image based sexual abuse and exploitation – Not about revenge, not about porn | Karen Bentley, National Director SafetyNet Australia, WESNET
Abusers are using intimate images to threaten, punish and humiliate their victims. Hear about what the WESNET SafetyNet team is seeing in the field, the ways it is happening, the impact on women experiencing this form of abuse and some strategies that might help.
11:30 – 12:15PM
Session 4 – There’s an App For That | Kaofeng Lee, Technology Safety Specialist, Safety Net Australia (WESNET)
One of the more exciting ways in which technology is being used to address violence against women and provide tools and resources for survivors is through mobile applications. Get insights into some of the issues that need to be considered by agencies and app developers during the development of safety apps, and more importantly, some tips and advice for survivors and frontline services when choosing safety apps.
12.15 – 1.15PM
Lunch & Exhibitions (Break out foyer area Level 1 and 2)
1:15 – 2:30PM
Session 5 – Tech Talk | Facilitated by Julie Oberin, National Chair, WESNET
Join all five Technology Safety Specialists from Australia and the US in this panel session as they talk tech, including emerging issues and topics around technology-facilitated abuse. You will be given a glimpse into various technologies that they are seeing in the field or currently emerging. Tasters will include topics such as spyware, geotracking, Pokemon Go, Rats & Slaves, and novel uses for Streak. We’ll also dip into how tech can be used for good through counterspeech, empowerment and evidence.
2:30 – 3:10PM
Session 6: Responding to sexism: Resistance in the digital era | Heidi Guldbaek, Technology Safety Specialist, Safety Net Australia (WESNET)
In a world where it’s easier than ever for misogynistic ideas, behaviours and systems to proliferate, strategies for resisting sexism are becoming increasingly important and intriguingly innovative. Join Heidi as she talks us through some of the emerging “hashtagactivism” in response to everyday sexism.
3:10PM
Break & Exhibitions (Break out foyer area Level 1 and 2)
3.40 – 4.45PM
Session 7 – Q&A with Technology Companies | Facilitated by Cindy Southworth, Executive Vice President, NNEDV (USA) with Tegan Kop (Telstra), Samatha Yorke (Google), Mia Garlick (Facebook) and Kara Hinesley (Twitter)
A panel session with technology companies including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Telstra, facilitated by Cindy Southworth. Hear about what tech companies are doing around violence against women and technology facilitated abuse.
This session is sponsored by
4.45 – 5.00PM
Closing Session – Summary & Wrap | Julie Oberin, National Chair,WESNET
Exhibitions
There will also be exhibitions in the breakout space during breaks and the lunch hour.
