RightsCon provides a platform for people from around the world – activists, technologists, business leaders, policymakers, journalists, and more – to come together and set the agenda for human rights in the digital age. Every year, the summit supports a program of 400+ sessions across 15+ program tracks, all sourced and selected from an open Call for Proposals.
Read our guide for tips, tricks, and advice to develop your session idea into a standout proposal.
Our recent blog post highlights topics to watch, including gender justice, labor, and the environment.
We’re sharing our approach for the first-ever hybrid RightsCon and what it means in practice.
Past RightsCon speakers
Every year, RightsCon brings together 1000+ speakers from a range of sectors and around the world. Check out a small selection of the business leaders, technologists, government representatives, activists who joined us at RightsCon 2022.
Ayoade Ibrahim
Ayoade Ibrahim
Founder and President, National Union of Professional App-based Transport Workers; Founding Member a
Abby May
Abby May
Investigator, Open Secrets
Timo Harakka
Timo Harakka
Minister of Transport and Communications, Government of Finland
Samaneh Moafi
Samaneh Moafi
Senior Researcher, Forensic Architecture, Goldsmiths University of London
Aye Min Thant
Aye Min Thant
Features Editor, Frontier Myanmar
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, United Nations
Zen Mathe
Zen Mathe
Investigator, Open Secrets
Chawki Gaddes
Chawki Gaddes
President of the Tunisian National Authority for Protection of Personal Data (INPDP), Government of
Mylene Cabalona
Mylene Cabalona
President, BPO Industry Employees Network (BIEN)
Sophie Zhang
Sophie Zhang
Whistleblower
Jan Eissfeldt
Jan Eissfeldt
Director, Global Head of Trust & Safety, Wikimedia Foundation
Sara Matthieu
Sara Matthieu
Member of the European Parliament
Niousha Roshani
Niousha Roshani
Director LatAm, Digital Connectivity & Inclusion, United Capital Group
Anastasiya Zhyrmont
Anastasiya Zhyrmont
Policy Manager (Eastern Europe & Central Asia), Access Now
Micaela Mantegna
Micaela Mantegna
Abogamer; Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
Jane Chung
Jane Chung
Labor Organizer, The Worker Agency
Carol Ndosi
Carol Ndosi
Director, Women at Web Tanzania
Sophie in ‘t Veld
Sophie in ‘t Veld
Member of the European Parliament
Juliana Castro Varón
Juliana Castro Varón
Senior Designer, Access Now; Founder, Cita Press
Estelle Massé
Estelle Massé
Europe Legislative Manager and Global Data Protection Lead, Access Now
Lydia X. Z. Brown
Lydia X. Z. Brown
Policy Counsel, Privacy & Data Project, Center for Democracy & Technology
Khari Johnson
Khari Johnson
Senior Staff Writer, WIRED
Mona Shtaya
Mona Shtaya
Advocacy Advisor, 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media
Nick Allardice
Nick Allardice
CEO, Change.org
Bojana Bellamy
Bojana Bellamy
President, Center for Information Policy Leadership
Felicia Anthonio
Felicia Anthonio
#KeepItOn Campaign Manager, Access Now
Carolyn Tackett
Carolyn Tackett
Campaigns & Rapid Response Director, Access Now
Itika Sharma Punit
Itika Sharma Punit
South Asia Editor, Rest of World
Dr. Joseph Seering
Dr. Joseph Seering
Postdoctoral Scholar, Stanford University
Maulie Dass
Maulie Dass
Senior Director, Cisco Innovation Labs, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Charlotte Godart
Charlotte Godart
Investigator & Global Authentication Project Lead, Bellingcat
Pang Khee Teik
Pang Khee Teik
Malaysian Activist; Co-Founder, Seksualiti Merdeka
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