Farhaan Ladhani is the CEO of Perennial. For over a decade, Farhaan has been leading efforts on the use of digital tools to connect people. In 2012 and 2013, working …
Tara Denham is the Director of the Democracy Unit at Global Affairs Canada, which includes the Digital Inclusion Lab. Her team is responsible for supporting the department in defining and …
Laura Tribe is the Executive Director for OpenMedia, an organization working to keep the Internet open, affordable, and surveillance-free. Leading OpenMedia’s campaigns and advocacy on digital privacy, Laura has a …
Dmitri is the founder and director of eQualit.ie with over a decade of experience working on digital security and privacy technology within the human rights and independent media sector. He …
Fereidoon Bashar, an internet activist and developer at the Toronto-based technology lab ASL-19
Ralston Saul is an award-winning essayist and novelist. A long-time champion of freedom of expression, he was elected President of PEN International in October 2009 until October 2015. He has …
Dr. Michael Geist is a law professor at the University of Ottawa where he holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law and is a member of the …
Annie Game is the Executive Director of IFEX, a global network that defends and promotes freedom of expression and information as a fundamental human right. IFEX.org is a smart hub …
Kelsey Merkley is an open innovation practitioner. After 7 years in South Africa she has extensive experience in managing Pan-African projects with an open education focus, including Africa Open Toolkits, …
Amira Elghawaby obtained an honours degree in Journalism and Law from Carleton University in 2001. Since then, she has worked as both a full-time and freelance journalist, writing and producing …