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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

Audrey Tang

Audrey Tang

Taiwan’s digital minister

Aung San Suu Kyi

Burmese pro-democracy leader and former prisoner of conscience
Ausama Monajed

Ausama Monajed

Syrian activist and member of the Syrian National Council
Badiucao

Badiucao

Chinese political artist and activist
Barbara Demick

Barbara Demick

American journalist
Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef 

Egyptian satirist, columnist, and talk show host
Bektour Iskender

Bektour Iskender

Kyrgyz journalist and free speech activist
Belisario Betancur

Belisario Betancur

Former Colombian president
Belquis Al Lahabi

​Belquis Al Lahabi 

Yemeni pro-democracy and women's rights activist
Benjamin Skinner

Benjamin Skinner

Founder, Transparentem
Benny Wenda

Benny Wenda

Chairman of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP)
Berta Valle

Berta Valle

Nicaraguan journalist and pro-democracy activist
Bethany Allen Ebrahimian

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian

China reporter at Axios and author
Bill Browder

Bill Browder

Founder and CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and author
Bjørn Ihler

Bjørn Ihler

Norwegian activist, writer, designer, and filmmaker
Bolat Atabayev

Bolat Atabaev

Kazakhstani theater director and human rights defender

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