RightsCon is the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age.

Pedro Vaca

Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, IACHR

Carmen Cheung

Executive Director, Center for Justice and Accountability

Cameron F. Kerry

Ann R. & Andrew H. Tisch Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Mireille Miller-Young

Associate Professor of Feminist Studies, UCSB

Adeboye Adegoke

Senior Program Manager, Paradigm Initiative

Jessica Ashooh

Director of Policy, Reddit

Jennifer Stein

Acting Section Chief Internet Freedom, Business and HR, US DOS

Mohamad Najem

Executive Director, SMEX

Jiz Lee

Marketing Director, Pink & White Productions

Ashley Fowler

Technical Program Officer, Global Technology, Internews

Neema Iyer

Executive Director, Pollicy

Hadi Al Khatib

Executive Director, Mnemonic; Founder, Syrian Archive

Professor Can Yeginsu

Member of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom

Javier Pallero

Policy Director, Access Now

Javier is Access Now's Policy Director. Before joining Access Now, he worked for several years with digital rights organizations in Argentina, conducting policy analysis and promoting human rights activism on the net. He also was a teaching assistant at Cordoba's National University in Argentina on the subject of Internet Law and Economics while serving as a consultant and speaker in the local media. In addition to all of this, Javier is an amateur musician who is passionate about the internet and its power for social change.

Katrin Tiidenberg

Professor of Participatory Culture, Tallinn University

Supriya Sharma

Executive Editor, Scroll.in

David R. Boyd

U.N. Special Rapporteur on the environment

Waad Al-Kateab

Filmmaker, Activist, Founder of Action For Sama

Professor Kyung-Sin Park

Co-founder and Director of Open Net Korea

Maize Longboat

Producer, Writer, and Game Designer

Paz Peña

Consultant on tech, environment, and social justice

Clément Voule

U.N. Special Rapporteur Freedom of Association

Osama Manzar

Founder and Director, Digital Empowerment Foundation

Yara Sallam

Egyptian feminist and author of Even the Finest of Warriors

Mama Fatima Singhateh

U.N Special Rapporteur on sale and exploitation of children

Caitlin Kraft-Buchman

CEO and Founder of Women at the Table

Mariam Barghouti

Writer; Research and Policy Analyst, Al-Shabaka

Kojo Boakye

Director of Public Policy for Africa, Facebook

Chenie Yoon

Head of Public Policy, Twitter Korea

Agnès Callamard

Secretary General, Amnesty International

Emily van der Nagel

Lecturer in Social Media, Monash University

Micaela Mantegna

Lawyer specialized in video games and AI, Berkman Klein Center

Cory Doctorow

Activist, Science Fiction Author, Attack Surface

Fatema Kothari

Senior Program Manager, Microsoft

Gerard Quinn

U.N. Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

Irene Khan

U.N Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion

Estelle Massé

Senior Policy Analyst, Global Data Protection Lead, Access Now

Estelle is Senior Policy Analyst and Global Data Protection Lead at Access Now. Her work focuses on data protection, privacy, surveillance and telecoms policies. In particular, Estelle leads the work of the organization on data protection in the EU and around the world. She is a member of the Multistakeholder Expert Group of the European Commission to support the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She graduated with a Master in European Law from the University of Granada, Spain.

Jeppe Kofod

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

U.N. Special Rapporteur on the protection of human rights

UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

Jane Coffin

Senior Vice President, Internet Growth, ISOC

Colin Crowell

Former Vice President of Global Public Policy, Twitter

Xiaowei Wang

Creative Director, Logic Magazine

Rita Skjærvik

SVP Strategy & External Relations, Telenor

Lina al-Hathloul

Saudi activist, sister of Loujain al-Hathloul

Sejal Parmar

Lecturer in Law, University of Sheffield

Catherine Muya

Tech Policy Fellow, Lawyers Hub Kenya

Scott Busby

Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Burcu Kilic

Director, Digital Rights Program, Public Citizen

Joyce Hakmeh

Senior Research Fellow, Chatham House

James Alkove

Chief Trust Officer, Salesforce

Eleanor Sarpong

Deputy Director and Policy lead, Alliance for Affordable Internet

Marwa Fatafta

Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Policy Manager, Access Now

Marwa Fatafta leads Access Now’s work on digital rights in the Middle East and North Africa region as the MENA Policy Manager. She is an advisory board member of the Palestinian digital rights organization 7amleh, and a policy analyst at Al-Shabaka, The Palestinian Policy Network working on issues of political leadership, governance and accountability. Before joining Access Now, Marwa worked as the MENA Regional Advisor at Transparency International Secretariat in Berlin and coordinated regional and global efforts to mainstream gender into anti-corruption policies and norms. She previously served as a Communications Manager at the British Consulate-General in Jerusalem. She was a Fulbright scholar to the US and holds an MA in International Relations from Syracuse University and an MA in Development and Governance from the University of Duisburg-Essen. Marwa is a feminist killjoy, a painter, and a chocolate addict.

Nat Gyenes

Director, Digital Health Lab, Meedan

Virginia Pérez Alonso

Director of Público

Evelyn Douek

Lecturer and SJD Candidate, Harvard Law School

Peace Oliver Amuge

Executive Director, Women of Uganda Network (WOUGNET)

Vijaya Gadde

Head of Legal, Policy, and Trust, Twitter

Zaituni Njovu

Executive Director, Zaina Foundation Tanzania

Thenmozhi Soundararajan

Co-Founder and Executive Director of Equality Labs

Kishonna Gray

Professor, Author, "Intersectional Tech"

Prof. Changrok Soh

U.N. Human Rights Committee Member

Joan Katambi

Founder and Team Leader, Digital Literacy Initiative (DLI)

Farzaneh Badiei

Director of Social Media Governance Initiative, Yale Law School

Sheetal Kumar

Senior Programme Lead, Global Partners Digital

Safiya Umoja Noble

Associate Professor, UCLA; Co-Founder and Co-Director, C2i2

Sasha Costanza-Chock

Steering Committee, designjustice.org

Wafa Ali Mustafa

Syrian activist and journalist

Pamela Coke-Hamilton

Executive Director, International Trade Centre

Marlena Wisniak

Senior Advisor, AI and Human Rights, ECNL

Antonio Zappulla

Chief Executive Officer, Thomson Reuters Foundation

Aurora Diaz-Rato Revuelta

Permanent Representative of Spain to the UN Office Geneva

Laura Schwartz-Henderson

Senior Program Officer, Global Technology, Internews

Nick Clegg

Vice President of Global Affairs & Communications, Facebook

Mary Lawlor

U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders

Katie Shay

Head of Privacy Legal & Human Rights, Cisco

Jarmo Sareva

Ambassador for Innovation, Finland

Kristen Tcherneshoff

Programs Director, Wikitongues

Eileen Donahoe

Executive Director of the Global Digital Policy Incubator, Stanford

Beatriz Busaniche

Director, Fundación Vía Libre

Clint Smith

Chief Legal Officer, Discord

Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen

Denmark’s Tech Ambassador

Jane Horvath

Chief Privacy Officer, Apple

Zahra Stardust

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University

Bruna Martins dos Santos

Advocacy Coordinator, Data Privacy Brazil Research Association

Joan Donovan

Research Director of the Shorenstein Center, Harvard Kennedy School

Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng

Special Rapporteur on the right to health

Mutale Nkonde

Leader, AI for the People

Julie Owono

Executive Director, Internet Sans Frontières

Julie Owono is a lawyer and the founder of start-up Feowl, a platform that produces data on energy in African cities. She is the head of the Africa Desk at Internet Sans Frontières (Internet Without Borders), where she focuses on Rights and Freedoms in the digital space, and develops the organization globally. She regularly writes columns for various publications, including Al Jazeera English and Quartz, on issues related to politics, law and innovation in the Gulf of Guinea. She often appears as a Gulf of Guinea expert on International TV channels (France 24 English, BBC World, Russia Today, Huff Post Live, etc).

Matthew Prince

Co-Founder & CEO, Cloudflare

Peggy Hicks

Director, U.N. Human Rights

Melody Patry

Advocacy Director, Access Now

Melody Patry (Email: [email protected]) is Advocacy Director at Access Now. She leads on global advocacy, communications, and campaigns, working closely with the Policy and Tech teams to develop the strategies and partnerships needed to protect the internet and those who use it. Previously, Melody was head of advocacy at free speech organization Index on Censorship in London, where she worked with human rights defenders, government officials, and in coalitions such as the Global Network Initiative, the Civic Solidarity Platform, and Don’t Spy on Us. Before that, she worked with Cairo-based grassroots organizations and artists on campaigns addressing women’s rights issues, assisted the Representative to the European Union for Doctors Without Borders, and acted as a political advisor for the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations. She holds an MA in International Security from Sciences Po Paris and a BA in Law and Political Science from Lille II University.

Brett Solomon

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Access Now

Brett Solomon is the co-founder and Executive Director of Access—a non-profit human rights organization focused on digital freedom. The Access mission is to ensure open global internet access and an uncensored and secure digital sphere, working to create a world where citizens can be active participants in their future by freely seeking, receiving and imparting information digitally. Prior to Access, he was the Campaign Director at the 6.5 million member strong Avaaz.org, and before that the first Executive Director of GetUp!, an Australian grass roots political organization with over 430,000 members. Solomon completed a Bachelors of Law at the University of Sydney, a Masters in International Law at the University of NSW, founded the International Youth Parliament and worked for many years at both Oxfam Australia and Amnesty International Australia.

Gbenga Sesan

Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative

Gbenga Sesan is the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative. Originally trained as an Electronic & Electrical Engineer at Obafemi Awolowo University, Gbenga completed Executive Education programs at Lagos Business School, New York Group for Technology Transfer, Oxford University, Harvard University, Stanford University, Santa Clara University and University of the Pacific. His consulting experience includes assignments completed for numerous institutions, including Microsoft, Harvard University and United Nations agencies, among others, in over 30 countries. A Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur of the Year (2014) and former member of the United Nations Committee of eLeaders on Youth and ICT, he is a CyberStewards Fellow, Crans Montana Forum Fellow, Archbishop Desmond Tutu Leadership Fellow, Ashoka Fellow, Our Common Future Fellow and Cordes Fellow. Gbenga served as a member of the Presidential committees on Harmonization of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Sectors (2006) and Roadmap for the Achievement of Accelerated Universal Broadband Infrastructure and Services Provision (2013), and was listed by CNN as one of the Top 10 African Tech Voices on Twitter and by Ventures Africa as one of 40 African Legends Under 40.

Maria Ressa

CEO, Rappler

Miranda Sissons

Director of Human Rights, Facebook

Raman Jit Singh Chima

Asia Policy Director, Senior International Counsel, Access Now

Raman Jit Singh Chima serves as Asia Policy Director and Senior International Counsel at Access Now, leading the organization's work in protecting an open internet and advancing the rights of users at risk across the region. He is a founding volunteer with the SaveTheInternet.in Net Neutrality Coalition and assisted the legal team involved in the Supreme Court of India's landmark Shreya Singhal v. Union of India judgment on internet free speech. Prior to this, he served as Policy Counsel and Government Affairs Manager with Google based in Delhi across 2010-2014 and advised government, industry bodies and academia on technology policy issues. He is an India qualified lawyer enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi and clerked for Justice V.S. Sirpurkar of the Supreme Court of India, in addition to training with India's National Judicial Academy and National Human Rights Commission. Raman has studied internet regulation as an independent research fellow with the Sarai programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, and contributed to Freedom House's inaugural Freedom on the Internet report in 2009. He holds a Bachelors in Arts and Law (Honours) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, where he was Chief Editor of the Indian Journal of Law and Technology.

Berhan Taye

Senior Advisor, Internet Governance and Policy Global Internet Freedom

Berhan Taye leads Access Now’s work on digital rights in Africa as the Africa Policy Manager. As the Global Internet Shutdowns Lead, Berhan advises Access Now’s #KeepItOn Coalition on policy and advocacy engagements against internet shutdowns. Berhan is also a visiting researcher at the Center for Intellectual Property and Information Technology (CIPIT) at Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. She previously led the #KeepItOn campaign, a global campaign that fights against internet shutdown with a coalition of more than 220 member organizations worldwide. Before joining Access Now, she was a researcher on the Technology for Social Justice Field Scan project, where she researched the tech and social justice space in the US. Before that, she was a Ford-Mozilla Open Web Fellow (2016-2017) with Research Action Design and Open Technology Institute. Berhan previously worked with the Alliance for Affordable Internet researching the gender digital divide in Kenya and at the IGAD’s Conflict Early Warning and Early Response Center mitigating violent conflict in East Africa. Berhan holds an MA in Peace Studies and Public Policy from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in International Relations from Malmö University.

Caroline Greer

Director of Public Policy & Government Relations, TikTok

Megha Rajagopalan

International Correspondent, BuzzFeed News

Lene Wendland

Head of Business & Human Rights, UN Human Rights