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RightsCon is the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age. We provide 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.
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RightsCon Speakers have included
RightsCon features prominent speakers from companies, governments, foundations, think tanks, nonprofit organizations, universities, and international institutions. Check out a small selection of experts and leaders who have spoken at our most recent summits.
Pedro Vaca Villareal
Pedro Vaca Villareal
Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Amandeep Singh Gill
Amandeep Singh Gill
United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology
Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Denmark
Will Cathcart
Will Cathcart
Head of Whatsapp, Meta
Epsy Campbell Barr
Epsy Campbell Barr
President, Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, United Nations; Former Vice President of Co
Meredith Whittaker
Meredith Whittaker
President, Signal
Kent Walker
Kent Walker
President, Global Affairs, Google & Alphabet
Timnit Gebru
Timnit Gebru
Founder and Executive Director, Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (DAIR)
Nabiha Syed
Nabiha Syed
CEO, The Markup
Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa
Co-founder & CEO, Rappler; Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif
Human Rights Activist; Cybersecurity Expert; Founder, The Ethical Technologists Society; Host, Tech4
Pedro Vaca Villarreal
Pedro Vaca Villarreal
Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Angela Hession
Angela Hession
Global VP of Trust and Safety, Twitch
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
National Leader of Belarus, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
John Githongo
John Githongo
CEO, Inuka
Brad Smith
Brad Smith
President, Microsoft
Valeriia Ionan
Valeriia Ionan
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Government of Ukraine
Emel Mathlouthi
Emel Mathlouthi
Tunisian Musician, Producer, and Activist, “The Tunis Diaries”
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning
Security and Hardware Optimization Advisor, Nymtech
Samantha Power
Samantha Power
Administrator, United States Agency for International Development
Irene Khan
Irene Khan
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion
Tawana Petty
Tawana Petty
Director of Community, Algorithmic Justice League
Chung Ching Kwong
Chung Ching Kwong
Hong Kong Digital Rights Activist; Hong Kong Campaigns Coordinator, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on
Lina Alhathloul
Lina Alhathloul
Head of Monitoring and Communication, ALQST For Human Rights
DJ Switch
DJ Switch
Nigerian DJ; #EndSARS Movement Activist
Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Brett Solomon
Brett Solomon
Co-Founder, Access Now
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Thai Pro-Democracy Activist; Leader, United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration
Erika Cheung
Erika Cheung
Theranos Whistleblower; Executive Director, Ethics in Entrepreneurship
Julie Owono
Julie Owono
Executive Director, Content Policy & Society Lab, Stanford University; Executive Director, Internet
