The RightsCon Community

RightsCon brings together business leaders, policy makers, general counsels, government representatives, technologists, and human rights defenders from around the world to break down silos, create partnerships, and drive large-scale, real-world change toward a more free, open, and connected world.

 

Meet the RightsCon Community

Meet some of our 2018 speakers below and see the full list of RightsCon Toronto’s 1,000+ speakers here on Sched.


María Paz Canales

María Paz Canales

Global Policy Advisor, Derechos Digitales

Steve Huffman

Steve Huffman

CEO and Co-Founder, Reddit

Kathy Brown

Kathy Brown

Former President and CEO, ISOC

Mitchell Baker

Mitchell Baker

Executive Chairwoman, Mozilla

Steve Crown

Steve Crown

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft

Mélanie Joly

Mélanie Joly

Minister of Canadian Heritage, Canadian Goverment

Nathaniel Gleicher

Nathaniel Gleicher

Head of Cybersecurity Policy, Facebook

Ahmad Primo

Ahmad Primo

Founder, Verify-Sy

Camille François

Camille François

Global Director for Trust & Safety, Niantic; Lecturer, Columbia University SIPA

Alix Dunn

Alix Dunn

Former Executive Director, The Engine Room

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin

Chair, CNIL (French Data Protection Authority)

Nanjira Sambuli

Nanjira Sambuli

Digital Equality Advocacy Manager, World Wide Web Foundation

Bruce Schneier

Bruce Schneier

Cryptographer, Privacy Specialist & Writer

Kathryn Hume

Kathryn Hume

Vice President, Product & Strategy, integrate.ai

Harlem Désir

Harlem Désir

Former OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media

Matt Chessen

Matt Chessen

Senior Technology Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of State

Alex Walden

Alex Walden

Counsel, Free Expression and Human Rights, Google

David Kaye

David Kaye

UN Special Rapporteur, Freedom of Expression

Michael Geist

Michael Geist

Professor, University of Ottawa

Edward Santow

Edward Santow

Human Rights Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission

Carolina Rossini

Carolina Rossini

RightsCon Director

Jim Halloran

Jim Halloran

Global Lead, Strategy, Policy, and Narrative, Google

Sunita Bose

Sunita Bose

Former Head of Policy and Global Brand, Change.org

Melody Patry

Melody Patry

Advocacy Director, Access Now

Heather Leson

Heather Leson

Data Literacy Lead, ICRC

Alp Toker

Alp Toker

Executive Director, Turkey Blocks

Waqas Naeem

Waqas Naeem

Project Manager, Media Matters for Democracy

Fatema Ahmad

Fatema Ahmad

Deputy Director, Muslim Justice League

Rebecca MacKinnon

Rebecca MacKinnon

Director, Ranking Digital Rights

Jackeline Stewart

Jackeline Stewart

Former Vice President, Spitfire Strategies

Ron Deibert

Ron Deibert

Director, Citizen Lab

Melissa Tidwell

Melissa Tidwell

Vice President & General Counsel, Reddit

Mario Oetheimer

Mario Oetheimer

Head of Sector Information Society, Privacy and Data Protection, EU FRA

Mark Graham

Mark Graham

Director of the Wayback Machine, Internet Archive

Hillary Hartley

Hillary Hartley

Chief Digital Officer, Province of Ontario

Michael R. Nelson

Michael R. Nelson

Public Policy, Cloudflare

Nighat Dad

Nighat Dad

Founder and Executive Director, Digital Rights Foundation; Member, Meta Oversight Board

Gbenga Sesan

Gbenga Sesan

Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative

Daniel Therrien

Daniel Therrien

Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Tara Denham

Tara Denham

Director, Democracy Unit, Global Affairs Canada

Brett Solomon

Brett Solomon

Executive Director and Co-Founder, Access Now

Carmelyn Malalis

Carmelyn Malalis

Chair and Commissioner, NY City Commission on Human Rights

Judith Hellerstein

Judith Hellerstein

Chair of the Global Indigenous Ambassador Program, ICANN

Jac sm Kee

Jac sm Kee

Executive Director, Numun Fund

Brenda Wambui

Brenda Wambui

Host and Executive Producer, Otherwise? Podcast

Pierre Gentile

Pierre Gentile

Head of Protection Division, ICRC

Julie Owono

Julie Owono

Executive Director, Content Policy & Society Lab, Stanford University; Executive Director, Internet

Arnaud Castaignet

Arnaud Castaignet

Head of Public Relations, e-Residency, Republic of Estonia

Cindy Cohn

Cindy Cohn

Executive Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Renu Mandhane

Renu Mandhane

Chief Commissioner, Ontario Human Rights of Ontario

Eileen Donahoe

Eileen Donahoe

Executive Director, Global Digital Policy Incubator, Stanford University

Milton Mueller

Milton Mueller

Professor, Georgia Tech School of Public Policy

Thomas Drake

Thomas Drake

Whistleblower

Eva Galperin

Eva Galperin

Director of Cybersecurity, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Kristin Antin

Kristin Antin

Director of Programmes, HURIDOCS

Scott Busby

Scott Busby

Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State

Craig Silverman

Craig Silverman

Media Editor, Buzzfeed News

Jen Castro

Jen Castro

Program Coordinator, Digital Democracy

Ryan Dochuk

Ryan Dochuk

CEO, TunnelBear

Alexa Koenig

Alexa Koenig

Executive Director, Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley

Cathleen Berger

Cathleen Berger

Global Engagement Lead, Mozilla

Pedro Vilanova

Pedro Vilanova

Co-Founder, Operação Serenata de Amor

Nushin Sarkarati

Nushin Sarkarati

Senior Staff Attorney, Center for Justice and Accountability

Ramy Raoof

Ramy Raoof

Technologist and Privacy Researcher

Toby Mendel

Toby Mendel

Executive Director, Centre for Law and Democracy

Andrew Hudson

Andrew Hudson

Crisis Action, CEO

Bishakha Datta

Bishakha Datta

Executive Director, Point of View

Mark Buell

Mark Buell

Regional Bureau Director, Internet Society

Deborah Brown

Deborah Brown

Global Policy Advocacy Lead, APC

Jason Kint

Jason Kint

CEO, Digital Content Next

Michael Posner

Michael Posner

Director, NYU Stern Center for Business & Human Rights

Roman Dobrokhotov

Roman Dobrokhotov

Editor-in-Chief, The Insider

Leigh Honeywell

Leigh Honeywell

CEO, Hypatia

Sherif Elsayed-Ali

Sherif Elsayed-Ali

Director of Partnerships, AI for Good

Fred Carter

Fred Carter

Senior Policy & Technology Advisor, Privacy Commissioner

Nicole Karlebach

Nicole Karlebach

Global Head, Business and Human Rights, Verizon and Verizon Media

Deji Bryce Olukotun

Deji Bryce Olukotun

Head of Social Impact, Sonos

Laura Tribe

Laura Tribe

Executive Director, OpenMedia

Bassem Awad

Bassem Awad

Deputy Director for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation, CIGI

Alexis Dorais-Joncas

Alexis Dorais-Joncas

Security Intelligence Team Lead, ESET

Robert Guerra

Robert Guerra

CEO, Privaterra

Mark Surman

Mark Surman

Executive Director, Mozilla Foundation

Ronaldo Lemos

Ronaldo Lemos

Director of the Institute for Technology and Society of Rio

Wu Min Hsuan (ttcat)

Wu Min Hsuan (ttcat)

Deputy CEO, Open Culture Foundation

Frederike Kaltheuner

Frederike Kaltheuner

Data Exploitation Programme Lead, Privacy International

Fabrice Houdart

Fabrice Houdart

Human Rights Officer, United Nations

Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet

Charlotte Lindsey-Curtet

Director of Communication and Information Management, ICRC

An Xiao Mina

An Xiao Mina

Director of Product, Meedan

Lorena Jaume-Palasi

Lorena Jaume-Palasi

Founder & Executive Director, AlgorithmWatch

Courtney C. Radsch

Courtney C. Radsch

Advocacy Director, Committee to Protect Journalists

Elinor Buxton

Elinor Buxton

Deputy Head, EU & International Data at Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Matt Mitchell

Matt Mitchell

Director, Digital Safety & Privacy, Tactical Tech

Alissa Starzak

Alissa Starzak

Head of Public Policy at Cloudflare

Francisco Brito Cruz

Francisco Brito Cruz

Director, InternetLab

Iryna Chulivska

Iryna Chulivska

Executive Director, Digital Security Lab Ukraine

George Conard

George Conard

Product Manager, Jigsaw (Google)

Kevin Bankston

Kevin Bankston

Director of the Open Technology Institute (OTI) at New America

Chenai Chair

Chenai Chair

Researcher, Research ICT Africa

Mira Milosevic

Mira Milosevic

Executive Director, Global Forum for Media Development

Laura Bacon

Laura Bacon

Principal, Omidyar Network

Fen Osler Hampson

Fen Osler Hampson

Director of Global Security Research, CIGI

Ruurd Oosterwoud

Ruurd Oosterwoud

Founder, DROG

Jen Castro

Jen Castro

Program Director, Digital Democracy

Natasha Jackson

Natasha Jackson

Head of Public Policy and Consumer Affairs, GSMA

Andrew Hudson

Andrew Hudson

Executive Director, Crisis Action

Maryant Fernandez Perez

Maryant Fernandez Perez

Senior Policy Advisor, European Digital Rights (EDRi)

Anahi Ayala Iacucci

Anahi Ayala Iacucci

Senior Humanitarian Director, Internews

Tarah Wheeler

Tarah Wheeler

Cybersecurity Policy Fellow, New America; Author, "Women In Tech"

Ursula Wynhoven

Ursula Wynhoven

Representative to the United Nations, ITU

Rohini Lakshané

Rohini Lakshané

Director of Emerging Research, The Bachchao Project

Hans de Zwart

Hans de Zwart

Executive Director, Bits of Freedom

Ann Cavoukian

Ann Cavoukian

Former Three-Term Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario

Gabe Sawhney

Gabe Sawhney

Executive Director, Code for Canada

Anowa Quarcoo

Anowa Quarcoo

Co-founder, Civic Tech Toronto

Sarah Moulton

Sarah Moulton

Senior Technology Innovation Analyst, National Democratic Institute

Sanja Kelly

Sanja Kelly

Freedom on the Net Director, Freedom House

Arthur Gwagwa

Arthur Gwagwa

Senior Research Fellow, Strathmore University (CIPIT)

Sarah Saska

Sarah Saska

CEO of Feminuity

Jen Ellis

Jen Ellis

Vice President of Community and Public Affairs at Rapid7

Stavroula Maglavera

Stavroula Maglavera

Research Engineer, University of Thessaly

Judith Lichtenberg

Judith Lichtenberg

Executive Director at Global Network Initiative

Amie Stepanovich

Amie Stepanovich

U.S. Policy Manager, Access Now

Bertrand De La Chapelle

Bertrand De La Chapelle

Executive Director, Internet & Jurisdiction Policy Network

Jan Gerlach

Jan Gerlach

Public Policy Manager, Wikimedia Foundation

Gawain Morrison

Gawain Morrison

CEO and Founder, Sensum

Abby Vollmer

Abby Vollmer

Policy Network Manager at GitHub

Kyung-sin Park

Kyung-sin Park

Director, Open Net Korea

Dia Kayyali

Dia Kayyali

Associate Director for Advocacy, Mnemonic

Carolina Botero

Carolina Botero

Director, Fundacion Karisma

Joana Varon

Joana Varon

Founder and Director, Coding Rights

Sean Brooks

Sean Brooks

Research Fellow, Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity

Jutta Treviranus

Jutta Treviranus

Director, Inclusive Design Research Centre

Zahra Ebrahim

Zahra Ebrahim

Co-Lead, Doblin Canada

Trinh Nguyen

Trinh Nguyen

Digital Advocacy Director, Viet Tan

Caroline Giraud

Caroline Giraud

Independent Consultant

Jon Penney

Jon Penney

Professor, Dalhousie University; Research Fellow, Citizen Lab

Mary Bridger

Mary Bridger

Head of Operations and Engagement, Equal Measures 2030

Michele Mosca

Michele Mosca

Co-founder, President, and CEO, evolutionQ Inc.

Wojciech Wiewiórowski

Wojciech Wiewiórowski

Assistant Supervisor at the European Data Protection Supervisor

Anika Verma

Anika Verma

Senior Manager - Media Campaign, Breakthrough India

Eric Meerkamper

Eric Meerkamper

Global Head, Citizen Engagement, RIWI Corp.

Laura Okkonen

Laura Okkonen

Senior Manager, Human Rights, Vodafone Group

David Fewer

David Fewer

Director, Samuelson-Glushko CIPPIC

Asomiddin Atoev

Asomiddin Atoev

Project Coordinator, Public Fund Canadian International Innovation Program

Want to know who you’ll connect with? Here’s who comes to RightsCon:

Airbnb
Amazon
Amnesty International
Automattic
Berkman Klein Center
Cisco
Citizen Lab
CPJ
Creative Commons
Derechos Digitales
EFF
European Commission
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
Facebook
Fairphone

Global Affairs Canada
GitHub
Google
GSMA
Human Rights Watch
ICANN
IFEX
Internet Sans Frontières
Internews
Mozilla
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs
New America’s Open Technology Institute
OpenMedia
Oxford Internet Institute

Ranking Digital Rights
Stripe
Telefonica
Twitter
U.S. Department of State
Uber
UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
UNESCO
UNICEF
UNOHCHR
University of Ottawa
Verisign, Inc.
Vodafone Group
Wikimedia Foundation
Yahoo

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