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 Atahuaire Ugandan journalist and digital activist headshot

Agather Atuhaire

Ugandan journalist and digital activist
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib Gaza writer and analyst headshot

Ahmed Alkhatib

Gazan writer and analyst

Ambassador Marie Antoinette Sedin

Palestinian ambassador to Norway and Iceland
Anastasia Shevchenko Russian politician and opposition figure headshot

Anastasia Shevchenko

Russian politician and opposition figure
Carlos Chamorro Nicaraguan journalist in exile headshot

Carlos Chamorro

Nicaraguan journalist in exile
Bessel Van Der Kolk

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

Espen Barth Eide

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Faisal Al Mutar

Faisal Al Mutar

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders
Georges Azzi gender and sexual rights activist headshot

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, Block; co-founder, Twitter headshot

Jack Dorsey 

CEO at Block; co-founder, Twitter
Lyn Alden macroeconomist; author of "Broken Money" headshot

Lyn Alden

Macroeconomist; author of “Broken Money”

Mustafa Barghouti

Head of the Palestinian National Initiative
Olga Gonzalez

Olga González

Venezuelan human rights activist
Paul Russesabagina humanitarian and Real-life hero of "Hotel Rwanda"

Paul Rusesabagina

Humanitarian and real-life hero of “Hotel Rwanda”
Raqib Hameed Naik founder of India Hate Lab and Hindutva Watch

Raqib Hameed Naik

Founder India Hate Lab & Hindutva Watch
Sam Rainsy

Sam Rainsy

Co-founder of Cambodia's main opposition party
Sebastien Lai

Sebastien Lai

Son of Jimmy Lai, founder of Hong Kong's Apple Daily newspaper
Zhala Bayramova daughter of Dr. Gubad Ibadoghlu headshot

Zhala Bayramova

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

Past Speakers

Naomi Natale

Naomi Natale

Installation artist, photographer, and social activist
Nasako Besingi

Nasako Besingi

Cameroonian environmental activist and civil society leader
Natalia Kaliada Belarusian theater director and political activist headshot

Natalia Kaliada

Belarusian theater director and political activist
Nathan Law

Nathan Law

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists
Nazanin Boniadi

Nazanin Boniadi

Iranian actress and human rights activist
Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal

Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal

Thai education reform activist and author
Nick Cohen

Nick Cohen

British journalist and author
Nico Sell

Nico Sell

American entrepreneur and privacy advocate
Nicholas Perez

Nicolás Pérez

Ecuadorean journalist and media executive
Nurul Izzah Anwar

Nurul Izzah Anwar

Malaysian politician and daughter of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim
Nury Turkel

Nury Turkel 

Uyghur activist and attorney
Oleksandra Matvichuuk

Oleksandra Matviichuk

Head of the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine
Olga Gonzalez

Olga González

Venezuelan human rights activist
Omar Alshgore

Omar Alshogre

Director of Detainee Affairs at the Syrian Emergency Task Force
Omar Mohammed

Omar Mohammed

Iraqi historian, citizen journalist, and founder of Mosul Eye
Omar Sharif Jr

Omar Sharif Jr. 

Egyptian actor, model, and LGBTQ+ rights activist

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