Speakers

Learn more about all of our remarkable and inspirational speakers representing 81 countries on six continents.

Maziar Bahari
Iranian Canadian journalist and filmmaker.
Emmanuel Jal
South Sudanese hip hop artist and activist.
Belarus Free Theatre
Belarusian underground theater group.
Fred and Cindy Warmbier
Parents-turned-activists of Otto Warmbier, an American student who was arrested and imprisoned in North Korea.
Antonio Rodiles
Cuban pro-democracy activist and dissident.
Fang Zheng
Chinese activist and athlete.
Farida Nabourema
Togolese writer and blogger.
Antonio Ledezma
Venezuelan lawyer, opposition leader, and former political prisoner.
Omar Mohammed
Iraqi historian and citizen journalist behind Mosul Eye.
Leyla Yunus
Azerbaijani human rights activist.
Rick Doblin
Founder and executive director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).
Mu Sochua
Cambodian human rights activist and former politician.