Oslo Freedom Forum Speakers

Explore more than 15 years of talks, panels, and performances by the world’s top pro-democracy advocates.

2024 Speakers

Agather Atuhaire

Ugandan journalist and digital activist

Ahmed Alkhatib

Gazan writer and analyst

Ambassador Marie Antoinette Sedin

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland

Anastasia Shevchenko

Russian politician and opposition figure

Carlos Chamorro

Nicaraguan journalist in exile

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk

Researcher, founder of the Trauma Research Foundation, and New York Times best-selling author of “The Body Keeps the Score”

Espen Barth Eide

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Faisal Al Mutar

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Georges Azzi

Gender and sexual rights activist

Gershon Baskin

Israeli columnist and political activist

Hilde Sandvik

Journalist, author, and creator of the award-winning podcast "Norsken, svensken og Dansken"

Jack Dorsey

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter

Lyn Alden

Macroeconomist; author of “Broken Money”

Mustafa Barghouti

Head of the Palestinian National Initiative

Olga González

Venezuelan human rights activist

Paul Rusesabagina

Humanitarian and real-life hero of “Hotel Rwanda”

Raqib Hameed Naik

Founder India Hate Lab & Hindutva Watch

Sam Rainsy

Co-founder of Cambodia's main opposition party

Sebastien Lai

Son of Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper

Zhala Bayramova

Child Of Azerbaijani Political Prisoner On A Quest To Free Their Father

Past Speakers

Erdem Gunduz

Turkish performance artist and dancer

Erna Solberg

Former prime minister of Norway

Espen Barth Eide

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Essam Daod

Psychiatrist and co-founder of Humanity Crew

Esther Htusan

Pulitzer Prize-winning Kachin journalist

Ethan Nadelmann

Founder of the Drug Policy Alliance

Eunhee Park

North Korean defector

Evan Mawarire

Civil rights activist, pastor, and leader of the #ThisFlag movement

Evgenia Kara-Murza

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation

Faisal Al Mutar

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Fang Zheng

Tiananmen Square survivor, former athlete, and president of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation

Farida Nabourema

Co-founder, Africa Bitcoin Conference

Fartuun Adan

Somalian activist and educator

Fatemah Qaderyan

Former captain of Afghanistan’s first all-female high school robotics team

Fatma Karume

Tanzanian lawyer and human rights advocate

Fatou Jaw Manneh

Gambian journalist

Felix Agbor Nkongho

Cameroonian human rights lawyer and activist

Félix Maradiaga

Nicaraguan pro-democracy advocate and former prisoner of conscience

Fernão Lara Mesquita

Brazilian journalist

Filmon Debru

Eritrean human trafficking survivor

Firuzeh Mahmoudi

Iranian-American entrepreneur, founder, and director of United for Iran

Flemming Rose

Danish author and journalist

Francis Fukuyama

American political scientist and author

Fred Bauma

Congolese pro-democracy leader and founder of youth group LUCHA

Fred Warmbier

Father of Otto Warmbier

Freddy Tshiong-Tso Lim

Taiwanese metal artist and member of parliament

Frederica Jansz

Sri Lankan journalist

Garry Kasparov

Former chairman of the Human Rights Foundation

Génesis Dávila

Venezuelan lawyer and founder, Defiende Venezuela

George Ayittey

Ghanaian political economist

Georges Azzi

Gender and sexual rights activist

Gershon Baskin

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Oslo Freedom Forum Speakers

2024 Speakers

Ugandan journalist and digital activist

Gazan writer and analyst

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland

Russian politician and opposition figure

Nicaraguan journalist in exile

Researcher, founder of the Trauma Research Foundation, and New York Times best-selling author of “The Body Keeps the Score”

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Gender and sexual rights activist

Israeli columnist and political activist

Journalist, author, and creator of the award-winning podcast "Norsken, svensken og Dansken"

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter

Macroeconomist; author of “Broken Money”

Head of the Palestinian National Initiative

Venezuelan human rights activist

Humanitarian and real-life hero of “Hotel Rwanda”

Founder India Hate Lab & Hindutva Watch

Co-founder of Cambodia's main opposition party

Son of Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper

Child Of Azerbaijani Political Prisoner On A Quest To Free Their Father

Past Speakers

Turkish performance artist and dancer

Former prime minister of Norway

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway

Psychiatrist and co-founder of Humanity Crew

Pulitzer Prize-winning Kachin journalist

Founder of the Drug Policy Alliance

North Korean defector

Civil rights activist, pastor, and leader of the #ThisFlag movement

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders

Tiananmen Square survivor, former athlete, and president of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation

Co-founder, Africa Bitcoin Conference

Somalian activist and educator

Former captain of Afghanistan’s first all-female high school robotics team

Tanzanian lawyer and human rights advocate

Gambian journalist

Cameroonian human rights lawyer and activist

Nicaraguan pro-democracy advocate and former prisoner of conscience

Brazilian journalist

Eritrean human trafficking survivor

Iranian-American entrepreneur, founder, and director of United for Iran

Danish author and journalist

American political scientist and author

Congolese pro-democracy leader and founder of youth group LUCHA

Father of Otto Warmbier

Taiwanese metal artist and member of parliament

Sri Lankan journalist

Former chairman of the Human Rights Foundation

Venezuelan lawyer and founder, Defiende Venezuela

Ghanaian political economist

Gender and sexual rights activist

Israeli columnist and political activist

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