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

Jamila Raqib

Executive director of the Albert Einstein Institution

Jan Egeland

Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council

Janet Hinostroza

Ecuadorian journalist, news anchor, and host

Jared Genser

Human rights lawyer and founder of Freedom Now

Jason Silva

Futurist and Emmy-nominated host of Nat Geo’s hit television series "Brain Games"

Jean-Robert Cadet

Haitian children's rights advocate

Jeffrey Wright

Critically acclaimed American actor and founder of Taia Lion Resources

Jenan Moussa

Lebanese investigative journalist and news host

Jestina Mukoko

Zimbabwean human rights activist

Jesùs Roldan

Venezuelan satritist and stand-up comedian

Jeta Xharra

Investigative journalist

Jewher Ilham

Uyghur advocate and daughter of imprisoned scholar Ilham Tohti

Ji Seong-Ho

North Korean Defector, member of the South Korean National Assembly

Jody Williams

American Nobel Laureate

Joe Lonsdale

American tech entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist

Joey Siu

Policy adviser, Hong Kong Watch

John Ralston Saul

Canadian author and former president of PEN International

Jon Callas

American cryptographer, inventor, and co-founder of Silent Circle, an encrypted communications firm

Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon

Filipino community organizer, lawyer, and activist

Julia Ormond

Emmy-award winning British actress and activist against human trafficking

Julian Assange

Australian journalist and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks

Julio Borges

Venezuelan lawyer and politician

Jung Chang

Award-winning Chinese-born British author

Jung Gwang-il

North Korean defector

Justin Kosslyn

Director of product management at Google

Justine Hardy

British journalist and author

Kalbinur Sidik

Survivor of China’s genocide and eyewitness to forced labor camps

Kambiz Hosseini

Iranian satirist, actor, and television and radio host

Kang Chol-Hwan

North Korean defector, author, and journalist

Kasha Jacqueline

Ugandan LGBTQ+ rights activist

Kenan Malik

Free expression Advocate, Historian, and Scientific Author

Ketakandriana Rafitoson

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