Wikimania Opening Ceremony 19:00 – 22:00 Thursday 7th August


Time Barbican Hall Time
18:00

Registration & welcome reception in the lower foyer

18:00
18:15 18:15
18:30 18:30
18:45 18:45
19:00

Greetings from Edward Saperia, Wikimania Conference Director

19:00
19:15

Greetings from Jon Davies, Chief Executive Wikimedia UK

19:15
19:30

Greetings from Jimmy Wales, Founder of Wikipedia

19:30
19:45

Greetings from Lila Tretikov, Executive Director of The Wikimedia Foundation

19:45
20:00

Keynote: Salil Shetty, Secretary General of Amnesty International

20:00
20:15 20:15
20:30

A concert of traditional British music

20:30
20:45 20:45
21:00 21:00
21:15 21:15
21:30 21:30
21:45 21:45