MozFest’s Funder Track panel series this year is in partnership with critical grassroots movement-builder All Tech Is Human. The curated sessions aim to harness the collective power of philanthropy to fuel a movement for positive human and digital rights progress, and the actualization of trustworthy AI.

The MozFest Funder Track Panel Series is a curated 15 panel experience designed with and for the global philanthropic community. Between March 20 and March 24, join funders, partners, and allies around the world, as we unite to learn, share expertise, build new partnerships, inspire critical conversations, and explore ways to strengthen the philanthropic movement alongside the movement for a healthier digital world. The tech future we want requires all hands on deck, and philanthropy is critical.

Here are 5 sessions from our MozFest 2023 Funder Track. And please visit the schedule here to learn more about the full series.

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Building Digital Resilience: Challenges and Opportunities in the Age of Transformation

Hosted by: Alfred Landecker Foundation

Wednesday, March 22 @ 1pm ET/6 pm CET

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Moderated by: Silke Muelherr, Co-CEO | Alfred Landecker Foundation

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Pia Lamberty | CeMAS

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Omri Preiss | Alliance4Europe | DISARM Foundation

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Alicia Wanless | Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Building The African Tech Ecosystem | Mozilla Africa Innovation Mradi

Tuesday, March 21 @ 8:45am ET / 1:45pm CET

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Moderated by: Hanan Elmasu, Director of Fellowships and Awards | Mozilla Foundation

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Chenai Chair, Africa Innovation Mradi | Mozilla Foundation

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Steve Azeka, Responsible Computing Challenge | Mozilla Foundation

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Nkirote Koome | Luminate Africa

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Mark Irura Gachara | GIZ

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Belona Sonna | BEL’s AI Initiative

Monetization, Media, and Misogyny

Gaming and creator economies are shifting the future of culture, tech, and global markets

Hosted by: Omidyar Network

Wednesday, March 22 @ 5:45pm ET / 10:45pm CET

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Moderated by: Thea Anderson, Responsible Technology | Omidyar Network

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Dr. Kishonna Grey | University of Kentucky

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Anita Sarkeesian | Feminist Frequency

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Micaela Mantegna | Metaverse Ethicist

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Albert Fox Cahn | Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

Redistributing Power Through Trust-Based Philanthropy

Thursday, March 23 @ 11am ET / 4pm CET

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Shaady Salehi, Executive Director | Trust-Based Philanthropy Project

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Kathleen Fleming | The Bridgespan Group

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Katy Knight | Siegel Family Endowment

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Mike Scutari | Inside Philanthropy

Putting the Public Interest Before Tech

Hosted by: Ford Foundation

Friday, March 24 @ 1:30pm ET / 6:30pm CET

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Moderated by: J. Bob Alotta, VP Global Programs | Mozilla Foundation

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Michelle Shevin | Ford Foundation

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Afua Bruce | ANB Advisory Group LLC

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Katy Knight | Siegel Family Endowment

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Lyel Resner | Cornell Tech | Startups & Society

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This year’s Funder Track series is presented by Mozilla Foundation in partnership with All Tech Is Human. All Tech Is Human is a non-profit organization that intentionally brings together multidisciplinary stakeholders across civil society, government, and industry to tackle wicked tech and society problems together, grow the field of Responsible Tech, and co-create a better tech future.

MozFest is part art, tech and society convening, part maker festival, and the premiere gathering for activists in diverse global movements fighting for a more humane digital world. To learn more, visit www.mozillafestival.org.

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Jessie Keating

Jessie Keating, Senior Lead, Partnerships + Fundraising | Mozilla Foundation Jessie Keating leads Mozilla’s Partnerships and Fundraising efforts on the Global Programs team. She also curates the MozFest Funder Track, a series of panels created with and for the global philanthropic community. The Funder Track aims to spark critical conversations, inspire collaboration and de-siloing, and bolster a more united philanthropic movement alongside the movement for a healthier digital world.

Announcing the MozFest 2023 Funder Track