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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

Erdem Gunduz

Erdem Gunduz

Turkish performance artist and dancer
Erna Solberg

Erna Solberg

Former prime minister of Norway
Espen Barth Eide

Espen Barth Eide

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway
Essam Daod

Essam Daod

Psychiatrist and co-founder of Humanity Crew
Esther Htusan

Esther Htusan

Pulitzer Prize-winning Kachin journalist
Ethan Nadelmann

Ethan Nadelmann

Founder of the Drug Policy Alliance
Eunhee Park

Eunhee Park 

North Korean defector
Evan Mawarire

Evan Mawarire

Civil rights activist, pastor, and leader of the #ThisFlag movement
Evgenia Kara-Muzra

Evgenia Kara-Murza

Project manager at the Free Russia Foundation
Faisal Al Mutar

Faisal Al Mutar

Founder and president, Ideas Beyond Borders
Fang Zheng

Fang Zheng

Tiananmen Square survivor, former athlete, and president of the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation
Farida Nabourema

Farida Nabourema

Co-founder, Africa Bitcoin Conference
Fartuun Adan

Fartuun Adan

Somalian activist and educator
Fatemah Qaderyan

Fatemah Qaderyan

Former captain of Afghanistan’s first all-female high school robotics team
Fatma Karume

Fatma Karume

Tanzanian lawyer and human rights advocate
Fatou Jaw Manneh

Fatou Jaw Manneh

Gambian journalist

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