EmpowerLIVEthe international reference meeting promoted by the Cibervolunteers Foundation since 2006 on the use of technology to improve the world, brings together on October 7 and 8 at the Echegaray Theater in Malaga more than 20 international leaders and researchers and around 250 experts who work, worldwide, to protect human rights, face major global challenges and promote ethical technology at the service of people.
The inauguration of this XVII edition (Tuesday, October 7, at 09:30 a.m.) will be carried out by Yolanda RuedaFounder and current President of Fundación Cibervoluntarios.
With the motto “Citizen Digital Sovereignty: Hacking global challenges”, #EmpoderaLIVE rThis edition brings together more than 250 experts from institutions, entities, universities and civil society, who are working to build more fair and inclusive technological models that guarantee digital rights, strengthen democracy and put innovation at the service of people in solving the great social, environmental and economic challenges of our time.
EmpowerLIVE 2025 will bring together international voices that are setting the course for technology with social impact. Among them, Monique Morrow, recognized as one of the 50 most influential women in technology by Forbes and a reference in the defense of digital rights, and Ananya Chadha, an innovator who at the age of 16 combined genetics and blockchain, founder and director of an AI startup to generate video.
Also participating will be Betelhem Dessie, a pioneer in training young people in robotics, AI and programming in Africa; Tasos Stampelos, who works for a fairer and more transparent Internet at Mozilla; Irina Velasco, reference in applying collective intelligence to accelerate the SDGs; and Solana Larsen, journalist and editor of publications that defend rights and diversity on the Internet from the Open Knowledge Foundation. From the field of social entrepreneurship, Gabriela Chang and Jori Armbruster stand out, creators of EthicHub, a platform that connects farmers without access to banking with global investors.
The event will also feature Sarven Capadisli and Virginia Balseiro, leaders of the decentralized web and open software; Goran Buldioski, key figure in the European debate on governance and democracy; Salvatore Romano, supervises the algorithms from civil society that demand responsibility from large technology companies in Europe and the world; Melissa Muñoz, promotes AI models for governance in Latin America; Andy Piper, key voice in the global expansion of Mastodon and free software. And Raúl Magallón will present SmartVote, an initiative that promotes the fight against disinformation in Spain and Portugal to stop its impact on our democracies.
On the official EmpoderaLIVE website you can consult the complete program with all the schedules and activities for this edition. Registration is open and free until capacity is reached. It is also broadcast live via streaming on the official website and on the EmpoderaORG YouTube Channel.
About Empodera LIVE
EmpoderaLIVE is the international reference meeting, promoted by the Cibervoluntarios Foundation since 2006, on social innovation and the use of technology to improve the world. In previous editions, names such as Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter, have participated; Saskia Sassen, Prince of Asturias Award; or Nikhil Seth, UN Undersecretary General, among others.
About Cibervoluntarios Foundation
Fundación Cibervoluntarios is an international Spanish NGO that is a pioneer in technological volunteering focused on facilitating the acquisition of digital skills for people in situations of digital vulnerability and eliminating the digital divide, and promoting the use and knowledge of technology as a means to alleviate social gaps, generate social innovation and empower citizens. Since 2001, it helps thousands of people a year to use technology, thanks to the time and dedication of the more than 4,500 people who already volunteer in technology, more than 500 trainers and in collaboration with more than 7,000 national and international entities.