Techfugees Conference

The main aims of the event will be to bring back together the key players involved, re-cap what has been achieved so far, and work further on the best technology best solutions that can aid both refugee agencies and the refugees themselves, on the ground.

A number of Techfugees-supported Hackathons have taken place in the last few weeks since the Techfugees movement was started, including in Oslo, Venice and Warsaw. Other are planned for Munich, Berlin and Sydney, among others in the works. We will hear about what they have achieved so far. We will also hear from UNHCR among other agencies.

We aim to address major issues such as deploying Wifi in a fast way to refugees; the best, most effective apps and sites that have been deployed so far (what has been effective, and what hasn’t worked); how tech can be used to integrate refugees into society as they transition to asylum seeker status, and eventually citizens of new countries; and the crucially import Legal aspects that surround the issues.

We hope you will join us once again. We are unable to bear all the costs of the event, so the ticket costs will represent the literal cost of providing for the venue, lunch and coffee/tea etc, but it is a low £36.

Speakers include:

27 year old Syrian Asylum seeker

Colin Yeo, Barrister and Blogger behind Free Movement

Sabir Zazai, Director of Coventry Refugee & Migrant Center

Nando Sigona, Researcher on the refugee crisis at University of Oxford

Tim Finch, Coordinator of the National Refugees Welcome Board

In addition to representatives from UNHCR,  and Refugee Council.

Thanks again for your support!

The Techfugees Team

 Email mike@techfugees.com and josephine@techfugees.com about speaking at the event.