RightsCon provides 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.
Read our guide for tips, tricks, and advice to develop your session idea into a standout proposal.
Our recent blog post highlights topics to watch, including gender justice, labor, and the environment.
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Past RightsCon speakers
Every year, RightsCon brings together 1000+ speakers from a range of sectors and around the world. Check out a small selection of the business leaders, technologists, government representatives, activists who joined us at RightsCon 2022.
Antigone Davis
Antigone Davis
Vice President, Global Head of Safety, Meta
Helena Leurent
Helena Leurent
Director General, Consumers International
Jawad Fairooz
Jawad Fairooz
Chairman, SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights
Houyem Mchirgui
Houyem Mchirgui
Advocacy Project Manager, Mawjoudin
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
Sanaa Seif
Sanaa Seif
Sister of British-Egyptian Activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah; Filmmaker; Producer; Political Activist
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
Cristin Flynn Goodwin
Cristin Flynn Goodwin
General Manager, Digital Security Unit, Microsoft
Kyung-sin Park
Kyung-sin Park
Executive Director, Open Net Korea
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
Agustina Del Campo
Agustina Del Campo
Director, Center for Studies on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information, Universidad de Pale
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
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
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
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
Natalie Patrice Tucker
Natalie Patrice Tucker
Senior Accessibility Lead, Spotify
Cecília Olliveira
Cecília Olliveira
Journalist; Executive Director, Instituto Fogo Cruzado
María Paz Canales
María Paz Canales
Global Policy Advisor, Derechos Digitales
Esha Bhandari
Esha Bhandari
Deputy Director, Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project, ACLU
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