RightsCon is the world’s leading summit on human rights in the digital age. We provide 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.
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RightsCon Speakers have included
RightsCon features prominent speakers from companies, governments, foundations, think tanks, nonprofit organizations, universities, and international institutions. Check out a small selection of experts and leaders who have spoken at our most recent summits.
Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand
Maria Ressa
Maria Ressa
Co-founder & CEO, Rappler; Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Antony J. Blinken
Antony J. Blinken
United States Secretary of State
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif
Human Rights Activist; Cybersecurity Expert; Founder, The Ethical Technologists Society; Host, Tech4
Pedro Vaca Villarreal
Pedro Vaca Villarreal
Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Angela Hession
Angela Hession
Global VP of Trust and Safety, Twitch
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
National Leader of Belarus, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
John Githongo
John Githongo
CEO, Inuka
Brad Smith
Brad Smith
President, Microsoft
Valeriia Ionan
Valeriia Ionan
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Government of Ukraine
Emel Mathlouthi
Emel Mathlouthi
Tunisian Musician, Producer, and Activist, “The Tunis Diaries”
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning
Security and Hardware Optimization Advisor, Nymtech
Samantha Power
Samantha Power
Administrator, United States Agency for International Development
Irene Khan
Irene Khan
United Nations Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression and opinion
Tawana Petty
Tawana Petty
Director of Community, Algorithmic Justice League
Chung Ching Kwong
Chung Ching Kwong
Hong Kong Digital Rights Activist; Hong Kong Campaigns Coordinator, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on
Lina Alhathloul
Lina Alhathloul
Head of Monitoring and Communication, ALQST For Human Rights
DJ Switch
DJ Switch
Nigerian DJ; #EndSARS Movement Activist
Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Thai Pro-Democracy Activist; Leader, United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration
Erika Cheung
Erika Cheung
Theranos Whistleblower; Executive Director, Ethics in Entrepreneurship
Julie Owono
Julie Owono
Executive Director, Content Policy & Society Lab, Stanford University; Executive Director, Internet
Jeppe Kofod
Jeppe Kofod
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng
Dr. Tlaleng Mofokeng
Special Rapporteur on the right to health
Vijaya Gadde
Vijaya Gadde
Former Head of Legal, Policy, and Trust, Twitter
Agnès Callamard
Agnès Callamard
Secretary General, Amnesty International
Paola Vega Castillo
Paola Vega Castillo
Minister, Science, Technology and Telecommunications, Government of Costa Rica
William Cathcart
William Cathcart
Head, WhatsApp
Safiya Umoja Noble
Safiya Umoja Noble
Associate Professor, UCLA; Co-Founder and Co-Director, C2i2
Jane Horvath
Jane Horvath
Chief Privacy Officer, Apple
Shoshana Zuboff
Shoshana Zuboff
Author, "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism"
Matthew Prince
Matthew Prince
Co-Founder & CEO, CloudflareRightsCon sponsors have included
