The 11th edition of RightsCon will take place from Monday, June 6 to Friday, June 10, 2022 online and across all timezones. The RightsCon platform is now open and tickets – both paid and free – are available until June 3.
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RightsCon 2022 Speakers
Every year, RightsCon brings together 1000+ speakers from a range of sectors and around the world. Check out a small selection of business leaders, technologists, government representatives, activists set to join us for RightsCon (June 6-10, 2022).
Pedro Vaca Villareal
Pedro Vaca Villareal
Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Special Rapporteur on counter-terrorism and human rights, United Nations
Zen Mathe
Zen Mathe
Investigator, Open Secrets
Chawki Gaddes
Chawki Gaddes
President of the Tunisian National Authority for Protection of Personal Data (INPDP), Government of
Kyung-sin Park
Kyung-sin Park
Executive Director, Open Net Korea
Deborah N. Archer
Deborah N. Archer
President, ACLU; Professor of Clinical Law, NYU School of Law
Sara Matthieu
Sara Matthieu
Member of the European Parliament
Niousha Roshani
Niousha Roshani
Director LatAm, Digital Connectivity & Inclusion, United Capital Group
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
Emre Kizilkaya
Emre Kizilkaya
Vice-Chair, International Press Institute (IPI); Chair, IPI National Committee, Turkey; Project Edit
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
Manal al-Sharif
Manal al-Sharif
Human Rights Activist; Cybersecurity Expert; Founder, The Ethical Technologists Society; Host, Tech4
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
Chelsea Manning
Chelsea Manning
Security and Hardware Optimization Advisor, Nymtech
Helena Leurent
Helena Leurent
Director General, Consumers International
Jawad Fairooz
Jawad Fairooz
Chairman, SALAM for Democracy and Human Rights
Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Anne Marie Engtoft Larsen
Danish Tech Ambassador, Government of Denmark
Brittany
Brittany
Organizing Director, Facebook Users Union
Agnès Callamard
Agnès Callamard
Secretary General, Amnesty International
Eyal Weizman
Eyal Weizman
Founder and Director, Forensic Architecture; Professor of Spatial and Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths, U
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
Savena Surana
Savena Surana
Co-Creator, Identity 2.0
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
Aung Myo Min
Aung Myo Min
Minister of Human Rights, National Unity Government of the Union of Myanmar
Aye Min Thant
Aye Min Thant
Features Editor, Frontier Myanmar
Ayoade Ibrahim
Ayoade Ibrahim
Founder and President, National Union of Professional App-based Transport Workers; Founding Member a
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
Chérif El Kadhi
Chérif El Kadhi
MENA Policy Analyst, Access Now
Sophie Zhang
Sophie Zhang
Whistleblower
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
Micaela Mantegna
Micaela Mantegna
Abogamer; Affiliate, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University
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
Angela Hession
Angela Hession
Global VP of Trust and Safety, Twitch
Lydia X. Z. Brown
Lydia X. Z. Brown
Policy Counsel, Privacy & Data Project, Center for Democracy & Technology
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
Itika Sharma Punit
Itika Sharma Punit
South Asia Editor, Rest of World
Cecília Olliveira
Cecília Olliveira
Journalist; Executive Director, Instituto Fogo Cruzado
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul
Thai Pro-Democracy Activist; Leader, United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration
María Paz Canales
María Paz Canales
Global Policy Advisor, Derechos Digitales
DJ Switch
DJ Switch
Nigerian DJ; #EndSARS Movement Activist
Julie Inman-Grant
Julie Inman-Grant
eSafety Commissioner, Government of Australia
Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
Delphine Halgand-Mishra
Delphine Halgand-Mishra
Executive Director, The Signals Network
Bernard Chiira
Bernard Chiira
Director, Innovate Now: Africa’s 1st Assistive Tech Accelerator
Rachita Taneja
Rachita Taneja
Political Cartoonist; Creator, Sanitary Panels
Michael Hull
Michael Hull
President, Psiphon
Chung Ching Kwong
Chung Ching Kwong
Hong Kong Digital Rights Activist; Hong Kong Campaigns Coordinator, Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on
Abby May
Abby May
Investigator, Open Secrets
Timo Harakka
Timo Harakka
Minister of Transport and Communications, Government of Finland
Michelle Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet
High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations
Nadim Nashif
Nadim Nashif
Executive Director, 7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
National Leader of Belarus, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Dr. Joy Buolamwini
Founder, Algorithmic Justice League
Thomas Volmer
Thomas Volmer
Director, Head of Global Content Delivery Policy, Netflix
Camille François
Camille François
Global Director for Trust & Safety, Niantic; Lecturer, Columbia University SIPA
Julie Owono
Julie Owono
Executive Director, Content Policy & Society Lab, Stanford University; Executive Director, Internet
Peggy Hicks
Peggy Hicks
Director, Thematic Engagement, Special Procedures and Right to Development Division, UN Human Rights
Emilar Gandhi
Emilar Gandhi
Global Head of Inclusivity, Policy Development, Meta
Jac sm Kee
Jac sm Kee
Co-Founder and Cartographer, Numun Fund
Henri Verdier
Henri Verdier
Ambassador for Digital Affairs, Government of France
Berhan Taye
Berhan Taye
Senior Advisor, Internews
Dia Kayyali
Dia Kayyali
Associate Director for Advocacy, Mnemonic
Jason Pielemeier
Jason Pielemeier
Executive Director, Global Network Initiative
Rumman Chowdhury
Rumman Chowdhury
Director of META (ML Ethics, Transparency, and Accountability), Twitter2022 sponsors include
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