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.
We’re sharing our approach for the first-ever hybrid RightsCon and what it means in practice.
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.
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
Estelle Massé
Estelle Massé
Europe Legislative Manager and Global Data Protection Lead, 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
Carolyn Tackett
Carolyn Tackett
Campaigns & Rapid Response Director, 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
Richard Gaines
Richard Gaines
Senior Human Rights Advocacy Manager, Wikimedia Foundation
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
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