OFF 2026 Agenda

Explore the heartbeat of the Oslo Freedom Forum, a roadmap to human solidarity and hope.

Agenda

Panel

Protecting the Lawyers Who Defend Democracy

Sophie de Graaf

Executive Director of Lawyers for Lawyers

Santiago Canton

Secretary General, International Commission of Jurists

Brandon Silver

International Human Rights Lawyer

Roberto González

Chief Advocacy Officer, Human Rights Foundation

Tanele Maseko

Tanele Maseko, Swazi Human Rights Activist and CEO of the Thulani Maseko Foundation

Book Signing

Jacob Mchangama | BOOK SIGNING

Jacob Mchangama

Executive Director, The Future of Free Speech

Lightning Talks

Ignite Talks

Bol Deng Bol Arok

South Sudanese Civil Society Leader and Executive Director of INTREPID-South Sudan

Saiful Islam

Bangladeshi Pro-Democracy Activist and Program Officer at the Human Rights Support Society

Tsela Zoksang

Tibetan Student Activist and Campaigns Director at Students for a Free Tibet

Zumretay Arkin

Uyghur Pro-Democracy Activist and Vice President of World Uyghur Congress

Kawsar Yasin

Uyghur Pro-Democracy Activist and Co-Founder of the Coalition of Students Resisting the CCP

Ilia Gantvarg

Russian Pro-Democracy Activist, Blogger, and Program Officer at the Anti-Corruption Foundation

Evgeniia Belkina

Belarusian Human Rights Defender and Head of Volunteer Service at Viasna Human Rights Center

Alexa Zamora

Nicaraguan Pro-Democracy Activist

David Aragort

Venezuelan Digital Rights Advocate and Technologist

Ana Corina Sosa

Venezuelan Pro-Democracy Activist and Global Representative of María Corina Machado

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Resilience

OFF Medical Clinic | OFFICE HOURS

C. Michael Wright

MD

Tabita A. Wright

MD

Fireside Chat

What Does Justice Look Like for Survivors of Sexual Torture?

Dr. Alice Jill Edwards

UN Special rapporteur on torture

Kate Gibson

International Human Rights Lawyer, Doughty Street Chambers

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Theater talks to be announced

Interactive programming to be announced

Panel

Standing up to Rising Autocrats in Georgia, Serbia, and Beyond

Olesya Vartanyan

South Caucasus Conflict Analyst

Nikola Ilić

Co-Founder, ChangeLab & LeadUp AI, Georgetown Democratic Leadership Professor

Workshop

Engaging Meta's Oversight Board

Tracy Manners

Director of Global Affairs at Oversight Board of Meta

Panel

Maduro's Fall and the Future of Authoritarians in Latin America

Pedro Urruchurtu

Director of International Affairs for María Corina Machado

Félix Maradiaga

Nicaraguan Pro-democracy Advocate and President of the World Liberty Congress

Javier El-Hage

Chief legal and policy officer, Human Rights Foundation

Rosa María Payá

Founder, Cuba Decide; Executive Director, Fundación para la Democracia Panamericana

Panel

Ending Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains

Saunoamaalii Karanina Sumeo

Former Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission

Sarah Woodcock

CEO, The Anti-Slavery Collective

Mahendra Pandey

Forced Labor and Human Trafficking portfolio at Humanity United

Grace Forrest

Founding Director, Walk Free

Benjamin Skinner

Founder and Principal, Transparentem

Panel

Persecuted for Belief

Gina Romero

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

Katrina Lantos Swett

President, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice; Co-Chair, International Religious Freedom Summit

Dr. Matthew Gillett

Associate Professor at Essex Law School and UN Special Mandate Holder

Rushan Abbas

Executive Director, Campaign for Uyghurs

Panel

The Middle East in Turmoil: Geopolitical Wars and the Future of Democratic Governance

Lynn Harfoush

Executive Committee Member of Lebanese National Bloc Party

Mohammad Al Abdallah

Director of Syria Justice and Accountability Center

Gissou Nia

Human Rights Lawyer

Hagar Hajjar Chemali

Former NSC Director for Syria and Lebanon and Host of Oh My World!

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

Founder of Ideas Beyond Borders & Middle East Uncovered

Panel

How Dictators Use Corruption To Destroy Democracy (and Get Insanely Rich in the Process)

Ishaan Tharoor

Global Affairs Journalist, Former Columnist Washington Post

David Szakonyi

Co-Founder, Anti-Corruption Data Collective; Associate Professor, George Washington University

Vadim Kleiner

Director of Research, Hermitage Capital; Chief Investigator, Magnitsky Justice Campaign

Panel

Beautiful Game, Ugly Politics: Is the World Cup Good for Democracy?

Philippe Auclair

Investigative Reporter, Josimar/The Guardian

Jonathan Wilson

Guardian columnist and author of The Power and the Glory

Abdullah Ibhais

Media Strategy Expert & FIFA World Cup Qatar Whistleblower

Karim Zidan

Sports & Dictators Program Lead, Human Rights Foundation

Day 1

Panel

Protecting the Lawyers Who Defend Democracy

Sophie de Graaf

Executive Director of Lawyers for Lawyers

Santiago Canton

Secretary General, International Commission of Jurists

Brandon Silver

International Human Rights Lawyer

Roberto González

Chief Advocacy Officer, Human Rights Foundation

Tanele Maseko

Tanele Maseko, Swazi Human Rights Activist and CEO of the Thulani Maseko Foundation

Book Signing

Jacob Mchangama | BOOK SIGNING

Jacob Mchangama

Executive Director, The Future of Free Speech

Lightning Talks

Ignite Talks

Bol Deng Bol Arok

South Sudanese Civil Society Leader and Executive Director of INTREPID-South Sudan

Saiful Islam

Bangladeshi Pro-Democracy Activist and Program Officer at the Human Rights Support Society

Tsela Zoksang

Tibetan Student Activist and Campaigns Director at Students for a Free Tibet

Zumretay Arkin

Uyghur Pro-Democracy Activist and Vice President of World Uyghur Congress

Kawsar Yasin

Uyghur Pro-Democracy Activist and Co-Founder of the Coalition of Students Resisting the CCP

Ilia Gantvarg

Russian Pro-Democracy Activist, Blogger, and Program Officer at the Anti-Corruption Foundation

Evgeniia Belkina

Belarusian Human Rights Defender and Head of Volunteer Service at Viasna Human Rights Center

Alexa Zamora

Nicaraguan Pro-Democracy Activist

David Aragort

Venezuelan Digital Rights Advocate and Technologist

Ana Corina Sosa

Venezuelan Pro-Democracy Activist and Global Representative of María Corina Machado

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Resilience

OFF Medical Clinic | OFFICE HOURS

C. Michael Wright

MD

Tabita A. Wright

MD

Fireside Chat

What Does Justice Look Like for Survivors of Sexual Torture?

Dr. Alice Jill Edwards

UN Special rapporteur on torture

Kate Gibson

International Human Rights Lawyer, Doughty Street Chambers

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Day 2

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Day 3

Panel

Standing up to Rising Autocrats in Georgia, Serbia, and Beyond

Olesya Vartanyan

South Caucasus Conflict Analyst

Nikola Ilić

Co-Founder, ChangeLab & LeadUp AI, Georgetown Democratic Leadership Professor

Workshop

Engaging Meta's Oversight Board

Tracy Manners

Director of Global Affairs at Oversight Board of Meta

Panel

Maduro's Fall and the Future of Authoritarians in Latin America

Pedro Urruchurtu

Director of International Affairs for María Corina Machado

Félix Maradiaga

Nicaraguan Pro-democracy Advocate and President of the World Liberty Congress

Javier El-Hage

Chief legal and policy officer, Human Rights Foundation

Rosa María Payá

Founder, Cuba Decide; Executive Director, Fundación para la Democracia Panamericana

Panel

Ending Modern Slavery in Global Supply Chains

Saunoamaalii Karanina Sumeo

Former Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission

Sarah Woodcock

CEO, The Anti-Slavery Collective

Mahendra Pandey

Forced Labor and Human Trafficking portfolio at Humanity United

Grace Forrest

Founding Director, Walk Free

Benjamin Skinner

Founder and Principal, Transparentem

Panel

Persecuted for Belief

Gina Romero

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association

Katrina Lantos Swett

President, Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice; Co-Chair, International Religious Freedom Summit

Dr. Matthew Gillett

Associate Professor at Essex Law School and UN Special Mandate Holder

Rushan Abbas

Executive Director, Campaign for Uyghurs

Panel

The Middle East in Turmoil: Geopolitical Wars and the Future of Democratic Governance

Lynn Harfoush

Executive Committee Member of Lebanese National Bloc Party

Mohammad Al Abdallah

Director of Syria Justice and Accountability Center

Gissou Nia

Human Rights Lawyer

Hagar Hajjar Chemali

Former NSC Director for Syria and Lebanon and Host of Oh My World!

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

Founder of Ideas Beyond Borders & Middle East Uncovered

Panel

How Dictators Use Corruption To Destroy Democracy (and Get Insanely Rich in the Process)

Ishaan Tharoor

Global Affairs Journalist, Former Columnist Washington Post

David Szakonyi

Co-Founder, Anti-Corruption Data Collective; Associate Professor, George Washington University

Vadim Kleiner

Director of Research, Hermitage Capital; Chief Investigator, Magnitsky Justice Campaign

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OFF 2026 Agenda​

Agenda

Protecting the Lawyers Who Defend Democracy

Sophie de Graaf

Executive Director of Lawyers for Lawyers

Santiago Canton

Secretary General, International Commission of Jurists

Brandon Silver

International Human Rights Lawyer

Roberto González

Chief Advocacy Officer, Human Rights Foundation

Tanele Maseko

Tanele Maseko, Swazi Human Rights Activist and CEO of the Thulani Maseko Foundation

Jacob Mchangama | BOOK SIGNING

Jacob Mchangama

Executive Director, The Future of Free Speech

Ignite Talks

Bol Deng Bol Arok

South Sudanese Civil Society Leader and Executive Director of INTREPID-South Sudan

Saiful Islam

Bangladeshi Pro-Democracy Activist and Program Officer at the Human Rights Support Society

Tsela Zoksang

Tibetan Student Activist and Campaigns Director at Students for a Free Tibet

Zumretay Arkin

Uyghur Pro-Democracy Activist and Vice President of World Uyghur Congress

Kawsar Yasin

Uyghur Pro-Democracy Activist and Co-Founder of the Coalition of Students Resisting the CCP

Ilia Gantvarg

Russian Pro-Democracy Activist, Blogger, and Program Officer at the Anti-Corruption Foundation

Evgeniia Belkina

Belarusian Human Rights Defender and Head of Volunteer Service at Viasna Human Rights Center

Alexa Zamora

Nicaraguan Pro-Democracy Activist

David Aragort

Venezuelan Digital Rights Advocate and Technologist

Ana Corina Sosa

Venezuelan Pro-Democracy Activist and Global Representative of María Corina Machado

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist

OFF Medical Clinic | OFFICE HOURS

C. Michael Wright

MD

Tabita A. Wright

MD

What Does Justice Look Like for Survivors of Sexual Torture?

Dr. Alice Jill Edwards

UN Special rapporteur on torture

Kate Gibson

International Human Rights Lawyer, Doughty Street Chambers

Sulaima Ishaq Elkhalifa Sharif

Sudanese women’s rights activist

Standing up to Rising Autocrats in Georgia, Serbia, and Beyond

Olesya Vartanyan

South Caucasus Conflict Analyst

Nikola Ilić

Co-Founder, ChangeLab & LeadUp AI, Georgetown Democratic Leadership Professor

Engaging Meta's Oversight Board

Tracy Manners

Director of Global Affairs at Oversight Board of Meta

Maduro's Fall and the Future of Authoritarians in Latin America

OFF 2026 Agenda