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RightsCon 2022 Speakers
Every year, RightsCon brings together 1000+ speakers from a range of sectors and around the world. Check out a small selection of business leaders, technologists, government representatives, activists joining us for RightsCon (June 6-10, 2022).
Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Danish Tech Ambassador, Government of Denmark
Savena Surana
Savena Surana
Co-Creator, Identity 2.0
Delphine Halgand-Mishra
Delphine Halgand-Mishra
Executive Director, The Signals Network
Bernard Chiira
Bernard Chiira
Director, Innovate Now: Africa’s 1st Assistive Tech Accelerator
Rachita Taneja
Rachita Taneja
Political Cartoonist; Creator, Sanitary Panels
Michael Hull
Michael Hull
President, Psiphon
Anne-Marie Slaughter
Anne-Marie Slaughter
CEO, New America
Ayoade Ibrahim
Ayoade Ibrahim
Founder and President, National Union of Professional App-based Transport Workers; Founding Member a
Chung Ching Kwong
Chung Ching Kwong
Hong Kong Digital Rights Activist; Hong Kong Campaigns Coordinator, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on
Abby May
Abby May
Investigator, Open Secrets
Timo Harakka
Timo Harakka
Minister of Transport and Communications, Government of Finland
Joanne McNeil
Joanne McNeil
Author of Lurking
Aye Min Thant
Aye Min Thant
Features Editor, Frontier Myanmar
Valeriia Ionan
Valeriia Ionan
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Government of Ukraine
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
Samaneh Moafi
Samaneh Moafi
Senior Researcher, Forensic Architecture, Goldsmiths University of London
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
Mylene Cabalona
Mylene Cabalona
President, BPO Industry Employees Network (BIEN)
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
Anastasiya Zhyrmont
Anastasiya Zhyrmont
Campaigner for Eastern Europe & Central Asia, 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
Estelle Massé
Estelle Massé
Europe Legislative Manager and Global Data Protection Lead, 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
Eileen Donahoe
Eileen Donahoe
Executive Director, Global Digital Policy Incubator, Stanford University
Carolyn Tackett
Carolyn Tackett
Campaigns & Rapid Response Director, Access Now
Antigone Davis
Antigone Davis
Vice President, Global Head of Safety, Meta
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning
Security and Hardware Optimization Advisor, Nymtech
Helena Leurent
Helena Leurent
Director General, Consumers International
Jawad Fairooz
Jawad Fairooz
Chairman, SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights
Richard Gaines
Richard Gaines
Senior Human Rights Advocacy Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
Agnès Callamard
Agnès Callamard
Secretary General, Amnesty International
Tawana Petty
Tawana Petty
Director of Community, Algorithmic Justice League
Fadi Salem
Fadi Salem
Director of Policy Research, Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government
Mélanie Joly
Mélanie Joly
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Government of Canada
Houyem Mchirgui
Houyem Mchirgui
Advocacy Project Manager, Mawjoudin
Pedro Vaca Villarreal
Pedro Vaca Villarreal
Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Teki Akuetteh
Teki Akuetteh
Founder and Executive Director, Africa Digital Rights Hub; ICT Lawyer; Data Protection Consultant
Karen Smit
Karen Smit
Principal Specialist: Specific Needs, Vodacom South Africa
Dominique Day
Dominique Day
UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent; Executive Director, DAYLIGHT
Sanaa Seif
Sanaa Seif
Sister of British-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah; Filmmaker; Producer; Political Activist
Kyung-sin Park
Kyung-sin Park
Executive Director, Open Net Korea
Samantha Power
Samantha Power
Administrator, United States Agency for International Development
Anna Gielewska
Anna Gielewska
Vice-Chairman, Reporters Foundation (Poland)
Urvashi Aneja
Urvashi Aneja
Founder and Executive Director, Digital Futures Lab
Peter Stern
Peter Stern
Director, Content Policy Stakeholder Engagement, Meta
Chérif El Kadhi
Chérif El Kadhi
MENA Policy Analyst, Access Now
Cristin Flynn Goodwin
Cristin Flynn Goodwin
General Manager, Digital Security Unit, Microsoft
Lama Aloraiman
Lama Aloraiman
Co-Founder and Vice President, Ignition Kuwait; Former National Point of Contact for Kuwait, Space G
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne
CEO, Watchdog Sri Lanka; Senior Researcher, LIRNEasia
Harry Halpin
Harry Halpin
CEO, Nym Technologies SA
Rua M. Williams
Rua M. Williams
PhD, Assistant Professor in User Experience Design, Purdue University
Agustina Del Campo
Agustina Del Campo
Director, Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, Universidad de Pale
Emre Kizilkaya
Emre Kizilkaya
Vice-Chair, International Press Institute (IPI); Chair, IPI National Committee, Turkey; Project Edit
Arda Awais
Arda Awais
Co-Creator, Identity 2.0
Stephen Bonner
Stephen Bonner
Executive Director of Regulatory Futures and Innovation, Information Commissioner's Office, Governme
Antaraa Vasudev
Antaraa Vasudev
Founder, Civis.Vote
Angela Hession
Angela Hession
Global VP of Trust and Safety, Twitch
John Githongo
John Githongo
CEO, Inuka
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif
Human Rights Activist; Cybersecurity Expert; Founder, The Ethical Technologists Society; Host, Tech4
Dr. Wilneida Negrón
Dr. Wilneida Negrón
Director of Research and Policy, Coworker.org
Dorothy Mukasa
Dorothy Mukasa
Executive Director, Unwanted Witness
Victoria Heath
Victoria Heath
Member, Space Generation Advisory Council - Space Law and Policy Project Group
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Cecília Olliveira
Cecília Olliveira
Journalist; Executive Director, Instituto Fogo Cruzado
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Thai Pro-Democracy Activist; Leader, United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration
María Paz Canales
María Paz Canales
Global Policy Advisor, Derechos Digitales
Natalie Patrice Tucker
Natalie Patrice Tucker
Senior Accessibility Lead, Spotify
Brittany
Brittany
Organizing Director, Facebook Users Union
DJ Switch
DJ Switch
Nigerian DJ; #EndSARS Movement Activist
Julie Inman-Grant
Julie Inman-Grant
eSafety Commissioner, Government of Australia
Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Esha Bhandari
Esha Bhandari
Deputy Director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, ACLU
Nadim Nashif
Nadim Nashif
Executive Director, 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media
Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern
Prime Minister of New Zealand
Michelle Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet
High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations
Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa
Co-founder & CEO, Rappler; Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
National Leader of Belarus, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Zahra Nader
Zahra Nader
Afghan Journalist; Contributing Reporter, Fuller Project; PhD Student, Women and Gender Studies, Yor
Antony J. Blinken
Antony J. Blinken
United States Secretary of State
Thomas Volmer
Thomas Volmer
Director, Head of Global Content Delivery Policy, Netflix
Camille François
Camille François
Global Director for Trust & Safety, Niantic; Lecturer, Columbia University SIPA
Julie Owono
Julie Owono
Executive Director, Content Policy & Society Lab, Stanford University; Executive Director, InternetRightsCon 2022 Sponsors
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