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

Ghazi Gheblawi

Libyan author and blogger

Gilbert Tuhabonye

Burundian runner and genocide survivor

Grace Gao

Chinese human rights activist

Grace Jo

North Korean defector and vice president of North Korean Refugees in the USA (NKinUSA)

Gregory Shvedov

Russian investigative journalist

Guadalupe Llori

Ecuadorean politician

Gulbahar Haitiwaji

Uyghur survivor of China’s concentration camps

Gulchera Hoja

Uyghur journalist

Gustavo Tovar Arroyo

Venezuelan filmmaker, author, poet, and nonviolence activist

Hanna Liubakova

Exiled Belarusian journalist

Hannah Song

North Korean human rights activist

Hans Rosling

Swedish statistician and co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation

Harry Wu

Chinese dissident and former political prisoner

Hatice Cengiz

Turkish activist and the fiancée of late Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi

Hernando de Soto

Peruvian economist

Hilde Sandvik

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

Hugo Rodriguez

Former Twitter director of public affairs in Latin America

Humberto Prado

Venezuelan lawyer and human rights activist

Hyeonseo Lee

North Korean defector and author

Ian Birrell

Columnist and foreign correspondent

Ian C. Kelly

Former U.S. statesman and foreign service officer

Igor Eidman

Russian sociologist and dissident

Irwin Cotler

Canadian parliamentarian and human rights lawyer

Iyad el-Baghdadi

Palestinian writer, satirist, and activist

Izzeldin Abuelaish

Palestinian doctor and writer

Jack Dorsey

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter

Jack Healey

American human rights advocate and head of Human Rights Action Center

Jacob Mchangama

Executive director, The Future of Free Speech

Jacqueline Moudeina

Chadian human rights lawyer

James Fallon

American neuroscientist

James Kirchick

American journalist and foreign correspondent

James O’Neill

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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

Libyan author and blogger

Burundian runner and genocide survivor

Chinese human rights activist

North Korean defector and vice president of North Korean Refugees in the USA (NKinUSA)

Russian investigative journalist

Ecuadorean politician

Uyghur survivor of China’s concentration camps

Uyghur journalist

Venezuelan filmmaker, author, poet, and nonviolence activist

Exiled Belarusian journalist

North Korean human rights activist

Swedish statistician and co-founder of the Gapminder Foundation

Chinese dissident and former political prisoner

Turkish activist and the fiancée of late Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi

Peruvian economist

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

Former Twitter director of public affairs in Latin America

Venezuelan lawyer and human rights activist

North Korean defector and author

Columnist and foreign correspondent

Former U.S. statesman and foreign service officer

Russian sociologist and dissident

Canadian parliamentarian and human rights lawyer

Palestinian writer, satirist, and activist

Palestinian doctor and writer

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter

American human rights advocate and head of Human Rights Action Center

Executive director, The Future of Free Speech

Chadian human rights lawyer

American neuroscientist

American journalist and foreign correspondent

American science and technology investor

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