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Every year, we bring together business leaders, human rights defenders, government representatives, technologists, and journalists from around the world to tackle the most pressing issues at the intersection of human rights and technology.
Join us for our 10th anniversary event, hosted online from Monday, June 7 to Friday, June 11, 2021.
RightsCon 2021 Speakers
Every year, RightsCon brings together 1000+ speakers from a range of sectors and around the world. Check out the line up of business leaders, technologists, government representatives, activists, and more who are joining us for our 10th anniversary summit below. Watch this space, we’re adding new speakers every day.
Waad Al-Kateab
Filmmaker, Activist, Founder of Action For SamaKyung-sin Park
Executive Director, Open Net KoreaMaize Longboat
Producer, Writer, and Game DesignerSupriya Sharma
Executive Editor, Scroll.inDavid R. Boyd
U.N. Special Rapporteur on the environmentOsama Manzar
Founder and Director, Digital Empowerment FoundationYara Sallam
Egyptian feminist and author of Even the Finest of WarriorsMama Fatima Singhateh
U.N Special Rapporteur on sale and exploitation of childrenCaitlin Kraft-Buchman
CEO and Founder of Women at the TablePaz Peña
Consultant on tech, environment, and social justiceClément Voule
U.N. Special Rapporteur Freedom of AssociationKojo Boakye
Director of Public Policy for Africa, FacebookChenie Yoon
Head of Public Policy, Twitter KoreaEmily van der Nagel
Lecturer in Social Media, Monash UniversityMariam Barghouti
Writer; Research and Policy Analyst, Al-ShabakaFatema Kothari
Senior Program Manager, MicrosoftGerard Quinn
U.N. Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilitiesEstelle Massé
Senior Policy Analyst and Global Data Protection Lead, Access NowMicaela Mantegna
Abogamer; Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard UniversityCory Doctorow
Activist, Science Fiction Author, Attack SurfaceJane Coffin
Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, ISOCColin Crowell
Former Vice President of Global Public Policy, TwitterXiaowei Wang
Research Fellow, Logic Foundation, Center on Race and Digital JusticeFionnuala Ní Aoláin
Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, United NationsSejal Parmar
Lecturer in Law, University of SheffieldCatherine Muya
Tech Policy Fellow, Lawyers Hub KenyaScott Busby
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of StateBurcu Kilic
Director, Digital Rights Program, Public CitizenRita Skjærvik
SVP Strategy & External Relations, TelenorEleanor Sarpong
Deputy Director and Policy lead, Alliance for Affordable InternetMarwa Fatafta
Interim Director of Policy and International Programs & MENA Policy and Advocacy Manager, Access NowNat Gyenes
Director, Digital Health Lab, MeedanJoyce Hakmeh
Senior Research Fellow, Chatham HouseEvelyn Douek
Lecturer and SJD Candidate, Harvard Law SchoolPeace Oliver Amuge
Executive Director, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)Zaituni Njovu
Executive Director, Zaina Foundation TanzaniaVirginia Pérez Alonso
Director of PúblicoKishonna Gray
Professor, Author, "Intersectional Tech"Prof. Changrok Soh
U.N. Human Rights Committee MemberJoan Katambi
Founder and Team Leader, Digital Literacy Initiative (DLI)Farzaneh Badiei
Director of Social Media Governance Initiative, Yale Law SchoolSheetal Kumar
Senior Programme Lead, Global Partners DigitalThenmozhi Soundararajan
Co-Founder and Executive Director of Equality LabsSasha Costanza-Chock
Steering Committee, designjustice.orgWafa Ali Mustafa
Syrian activist and journalistPamela Coke-Hamilton
Executive Director, International Trade CentreMarlena Wisniak
Senior Advisor, AI and Human Rights, ECNLAntonio Zappulla
Chief Executive Officer, Thomson Reuters FoundationAurora Diaz-Rato Revuelta
Permanent Representative of Spain to the UN Office GenevaLaura Schwartz-Henderson
Senior Program Officer, Global Technology, InternewsMary Lawlor
U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights defendersKatie Shay
Head of Privacy Legal & Human Rights, CiscoJarmo Sareva
Ambassador for Innovation, FinlandKristen Tcherneshoff
Programs Director, WikitonguesNick Clegg
Vice President of Global Affairs & Communications, FacebookAnne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Tech Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of DenmarkZahra Stardust
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland UniversityBruna Martins dos Santos
Advocacy Coordinator, Data Privacy Brazil Research AssociationEileen Donahoe
Executive Director, Global Digital Policy Incubator, Stanford UniversityBeatriz Busaniche
Director, Fundación Vía LibreCarmen Cheung
Executive Director, Center for Justice and AccountabilityCameron F. Kerry
Ann R. & Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting FellowMireille Miller-Young
Associate Professor of Feminist Studies, UCSBAdeboye Adegoke
Senior Program Manager, Paradigm InitiativeJoan Donovan
Research Director of the Shorenstein Center, Harvard Kennedy SchoolJennifer Stein
Acting Section Chief Internet Freedom, Business and HR, US DOSMohamad Najem
Executive Director, SMEXJiz Lee
Marketing Director, Pink & White ProductionsAshley Fowler
Technical Program Officer, Global Technology, InternewsJessica Ashooh
Director of Policy, RedditHadi Al Khatib
Executive Director, Mnemonic; Founder, Syrian ArchiveProfessor Can Yeginsu
Member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media FreedomJavier Pallero
Policy Director, Access NowKatrin Tiidenberg
Professor of Participatory Culture, Tallinn UniversityEliška Pírková
Senior Policy Analyst and the Global freedom of expression lead, Access NowNeema Iyer
Executive Director, PollicyClint Smith
Chief Legal Officer, DiscordPedro Vaca Villarreal
Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human RightsMutale Nkonde
Leader, AI for the PeoplePeggy Hicks
Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division, UN Human RightsIrene Khan
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinionMelody Patry
Advocacy Director, Access NowLina Alhathloul
Head of Monitoring and Communication, ALQST For Human RightsGbenga Sesan
Executive Director, Paradigm InitiativeBrett Solomon
Co-Founder, Access NowJulie Owono
Executive Director, Content Policy & Society Lab, Stanford University; Executive Director, InternetJeppe Kofod
Minister of Foreign Affairs of DenmarkMaria Ressa
CEO, RapplerDr. Tlaleng Mofokeng
Special Rapporteur on the right to healthVijaya Gadde
Former Head of Legal, Policy, and Trust, TwitterMiranda Sissons
Director of Human Rights, FacebookAgnès Callamard
Secretary General, Amnesty InternationalSafiya Umoja Noble
Associate Professor, UCLA; Co-Founder and Co-Director, C2i2Jane Horvath
Chief Privacy Officer, AppleMatthew Prince
Co-Founder & CEO, CloudflareRaman Jit Singh Chima
Asia Policy Director & Senior International Counsel, Access NowBerhan Taye
Senior Advisor, InternewsCaroline Greer
Director of Public Policy & Government Relations, TikTokMegha Rajagopalan
International Correspondent, BuzzFeed NewsLene Wendland
Head of Business & Human Rights, UN Human RightsAnd many, many more!
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