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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

Ramon Jose Velazquez

Ramón José Velázquez

Venezuelan politician, journalist, and lawyer
Raqib Hameed Naik founder of India Hate Lab and Hindutva Watch

Raqib Hameed Naik

Founder India Hate Lab & Hindutva Watch
Rayma Suprani

Rayma Suprani

Venezuelan political cartoonist
Rebecca MacKinnon

Rebecca MacKinnon

American journalist, digital rights activist, and co-founder of Global Voices
Rebiya Kadeer

Rebiya Kadeer

Prominent Uyghur leader, entrepreneur, and former political prisoner
Rick Doblin

Rick Doblin

Founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies and Researcher focused on PTSD
Roar Hagen

Roar Hagen

Norwegian political cartoonist
Roberto de Jesús Guerra Pérez

Roberto de Jesús Guerra Pérez

Cuban journalist
Roman Dobrokhotov

Roman Dobrokhotov

Russian investigative journalist
Rosa María Payá

Rosa María Payá

Cuban pro-democracy activist and founder, Cuba Decide
Roya Mahboob

Roya Mahboob

Afghan tech entrepreneur
Saad Mohseni

Saad Mohseni

Chairman and CEO of MOBY Group
Sam Rainsy

Sam Rainsy

Co-founder of Cambodia's main opposition party
Samuel Kofi Woods

Samuel Kofi Woods

Liberian journalist, human rights activist, and politician
Sanaa Seif

Sanaa Seif

Egyptian filmmaker and activist
Sandra Rodríguez Nieto

Sandra Rodríguez Nieto

Mexican investigative journalist

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